[Cast of Rawhide at a Diner]

Photograph of O. H. Crew with Clint Eastwood, who played Rowdy Yates, and Paul Brinegar, who played Wishbone, on the television series "Rawhide." This photograph was taken in Montgomery, Alabama, 1964. They sit in a booth in front of a window and most of the decor is seafoam green in color.
Date: 1964
Creator: Bankston, Ray
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "WW2 Flying Women"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WW2 Flying Women"]

Newspaper clipping of the "People" section of the June 1995 issue of Florida Today. Articles about the story of the WASPs, Michael Jackson's accusations of child molestation, neutering dogs, and more are included. "WW2 Flying Women" discusses two local women, Marjorie Sizemore and Carolyn Miller, and their service in the WASP.
Date: June 22, 1995
Creator: Morris, Betty
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Miscallanious news bulletins] (open access)

[News Script: Miscallanious news bulletins]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 21, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Box for Meat and Oil Presses (open access)

Box for Meat and Oil Presses

Patent for box for meat and oil presses. This box prevents meat from adhering to the box by using a lining, preferably sheet metal (p. 2). This keeps the box from breaking.
Date: May 26, 1885
Creator: Culberston, John J., of Paris, Texas; O'Connell, John C., of Montgomery, Alabama & Gaston, Bernard, of Paris, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Stephens to parolee - May 29, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from L. B. Stephens to parolee - May 29, 1957]

A letter addressed to a parolee in Lakeland, Florida from L. B. Stephens, Administrator, Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles (Montgomery, Alabama), dated May 29, 1957. The Alabama Board advises that the request was made to the Florida authorities to investigate a transfer from Texas. Stephens advises regarding a reply from Florida and gives instructions for Subject No.59,311 to report. The reverse side includes inked stamp; RECEIVED 1957 JUN - 4 AM 3:11 BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
Date: May 29, 1957
Creator: Stephens, L. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruby Blackburn to L. B. Stephens - October 17, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Ruby Blackburn to L. B. Stephens - October 17, 1957]

A letter addressed to Mr. L. B. Stephens, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Montgomery, Alabama, from Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Austin, Texas (by Ruby Blackburn, Administrative Assistant), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, dated October 17, 1957. Blackburn acknowledges the receipt of correspondence relative to the termination of the supervision of Subject 59,311. Typewritten at the bottom of the page is correspondence from Blackburn to Mr. Carswell advising him to return the supervisory material to their office, that the Subject has been transferred to Florida and she expresses their appreciation for the cooperation and assistance by him in this matter.
Date: October 17, 1957
Creator: Blackburn, Ruby
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook] (open access)

[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]

Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date: 1940/1966
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Jimmy the Greek] (open access)

[News Script: Jimmy the Greek]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 28, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Jimmy The Greek] (open access)

[News Script: Jimmy The Greek]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 28, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Stephen F. Austin, September 9, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Stephen F. Austin, September 9, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Henry Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on September 9, 1836, discussing his wish to go to Texas and the things that keep him from going.
Date: September 9, 1836
Creator: Austin, William Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men at Podium]

Photograph of a man talking into a microphone at a podium, surrounded by several other men. The man speaking may be Raymond Howard. A sign is attached to the podium, which reads: The trend is to polled Herefords. This picture was taken either in Montgomery, Alabama, Pike Road, Alabama, or Blooming Grove, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dalco Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Men at Podium Behind Horse]

Photograph of four men standing behind a podium that features two images of a cow. They are surrounded by several other men, and a horse stands in front of the podium. One of the men may be Raymond Howard. This picture may have been taken in Montgomery, Alabama, Pike Road, Alabama, or Blooming Grove, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dalco Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. The transcript includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. F. Ohme to A. N. Densmore, November 3, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from M. F. Ohme to A. N. Densmore, November 3, 1960]

Letter from M. F. Ohme to Captain A. N. Densmore informing him of his satisfactory completion of his staff study report.
Date: November 3, 1960
Creator: Ohme, M. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett] (open access)

[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett]

Filled in and graded answer sheet for a test taken by Horace E. Bartlett, along with a blank student progress sheet, a book order form, and a list of books available to purchase from Maxwell Air Force Base. These are paired with an envelope addressed to Bartlett in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: Bartlett, Horace E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of the WASPs and some of their personal experiences in aviation.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 154, July 21, 1954 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 154, July 21, 1954

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: July 21, 1954
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 121, December 2, 1953 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 121, December 2, 1953

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: December 2, 1953
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin (open access)

Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin

A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
Date: 1887/1963
Creator: Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 22, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling between Selma, AL, and Houston. The postcard features an image of an AT-6 in flight.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Stephens to Jack Ross - October 11, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from L. B. Stephens to Jack Ross - October 11, 1957]

A letter written to Mr. Jack Ross, Compact Administrator, Austin, Texas, from L. B. Stephens, Administrator, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Montgomery, Alabama, dated October 11, 1957. Stephens advises Ross that Florida has tentatively agreed to supervise Subject 59,311 and Texas can close their files. The reverse side includes inked stamp; RECEIVED 1957 OCT 16 AM 8: 15 BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
Date: October 11, 1957
Creator: Stephens, L. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1989] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1989]

Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1989, including color photographs, tickets, business cards, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel throughout the U.S. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. This scrapbook also documents his time spent with friends and family.
Date: [1987..1989]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Paterson's Rosemont Gardens, August 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Paterson's Rosemont Gardens, August 16, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Paterson's Rosemont Gardens responding to an advertisement in the Florists Review about crotons as well as their sizes and prices. Kempner also asks about the types of rubber trees available.
Date: August 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History