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[Report on Survey]: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of El Paso County including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date:
1965
Creator:
United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interim Survey Report]: Running Water Draw, Plainview, Texas
Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of the watersheds in the vicinity of Plainview, Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date:
1969
Creator:
United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colonel A. W. Evans' Christmas Day Indian Fight (1868)
Article chronicles the events that lead to a fight between Colonel A. W. Evans' troops and a band of Comanche warriors after marching through the winter in New Mexico.
Date:
Autumn 1938
Creator:
Rister, C. C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 26, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner discussing a letter from Daniel Kempner that explains that Daniel Kempner will be in New York on Monday and be staying at the Plaza Hotel. Kempner also discusses the raisin cost for crops in Sugar Land.
Date:
August 26, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Kempner, August 21, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Kempner discussing a letter from Joe Moss regarding the National City Bank and the status of cotton held in foreign ports, particularly in China. I. H. Kempner discusses another letter from Spunt to Harris Kempner asking about interest rates that would be allowed on fixed deposits placed with the Kempners.
Date:
August 21, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission: 1991
Annual report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission describing goals and activities during their annual meeting and the previous year as well as tabular data and other statistics related to the management of the Rio Grande River.
Date:
1992
Creator:
Rio Grande Compact Commission
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with H. William Taylor, January 20, 1986
Interview with William Taylor, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation from New York, about his experiences working for the company in the Philippines and Thailand, the joint venture refinery in Thailand, expansion of the company, and the move of headquarters from New York to Dallas.
Date:
January 20, 1986
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Taylor, H. William
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company, March 26, 1964]
Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company informing about enclosing a check for revised version of Chester's Map of Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
Date:
March 26, 1964
Creator:
Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester H. Milliken to H. Kempner, March 20, 1964]
Letter from Chester H. Milliken to H. Kempner informing about the last revision of the Texas and Southeast New Mexico map and mentioning it's price.
Date:
March 20, 1964
Creator:
Milliken, Chester H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company, March 19, 1964]
Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company requesting for a copy of Chester's Map of Texas and Eastern New Mexico if available, and information on prices of the map.
Date:
March 19, 1964
Creator:
Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. M. Carruthers to Mrs. E. D. Cavin, March 15, 1948]
Letter from T. M. Carruthers to Mrs. E. D. Cavin discussing her son's admission status.
Date:
March 15, 1948
Creator:
Carruthers, T. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eva Del Real, May 2, 2013
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Eva Del Real, a Mexican-American woman. Del Real talks about her childhood memories of attending school, having children, and attending college.
Date:
May 2, 2013
Creator:
Bravo, Francis & Del Real, Eva, 1971-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. G. H. Minchin, April 25, 1951]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. G. H. Minchin discussing plans to meet before an upcoming luncheon during which Kempner wants to make a favorable impression to the attendees.
Date:
April 25, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Alexander Hatcher, December 4, 2008
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with William Hatcher, a World War II Army veteran (29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force). Hatcher discusses concerning his his childhood and education; family's experiences in the Great Depression; decision to attend University of Tennessee-Knoxville and major in mechanical engineering; memories of Pearl Harbor attack; decision to join U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942; 1943 call-up; basic training at Ft. Belvoir, Va.; instruction in engineering, communications, and radar repair at City College of New York and Chanute Field, Ill.; assignments to Truax Field, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla.; meeting future wife, Jean E. Sheppard, at USO Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.; transfer to B-29 unit and bases in Neb. And Kan.; deployment to Guam with 29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, March 1945; details of high-altitude radar repair work; aspects of daily life for American soldiers stationed in Guam; descriptions of devastation of Japan, including Hiroshima; transfer to base on Tinian; return to U.S. in February 1946; wedding; return to UT-Knoxville using GI Bill benefits; work at Oak Ridge; decision to transfer to University of New Mexico for Mrs. Hatcher's health; career with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Convair Corp. of Fort Worth; …
Date:
December 4, 2008
Creator:
Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joel K. Walker, November 11, 1971
Interview with Joel Walker, an employee of the Home Owners' Loan Association from Marietta, Oklahoma. Walker worked for the HOLA in Dallas during the Great Depression; he discusses working at a bank in Roswell, New Mexico, unemployment, hiring with HOLA in Dallas, how the Association operated, loan terms, mortgages, and foreclosures.
Date:
November 11, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Walker, Joel K.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lloyd Wood, February 24, 1993
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Interview with Lloyd Wood, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Valera, Texas. Wood discusses his family background, joining the CCC and assignment to Cache, Oklahoma, the layout of the camp, daily routine, projects, fights, recreation and entertainment, his fellow men and superiors, transfer to a camp at Roswell, New Mexico, sports and athletics, pay, ethnic relations in camp, and the National Association of CCC Alumni.
Date:
February 24, 1993
Creator:
O'Day, Buckley & Wood, Lloyd
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date:
November 1, 2005
Creator:
Riley, Voris C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date:
November 1, 2005
Creator:
Riley, Voris C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Water Alarm For Boilers
Patent for "improvements in low water alarms for steam boilers and more particularly to those which are operated by the heat from the steam in the boiler, after the water therein has fallen below a predetermined danger point" (lines 15-20).
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Anderson, Williamson D. & Shearer, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 4, September 1932
Annual journal of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date:
September 1932
Creator:
Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve
Patent for a triple valve for air brakes on trains that gives the engineer more control over the brakes.
Date:
August 13, 1912
Creator:
Anderson, Williamson D. & Shearer, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1978
Proceedings of the 14th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference.
Date:
1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History