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[Shoe Ration Booklet from First National Bank] (open access)

[Shoe Ration Booklet from First National Bank]

Shoe ration booklet from First National Bank in Grapevine, Texas; the booklet contains 20 receipt stubs followed by 30 blank receipts. The majority of stubs show purchases from Graham Brown Shoe Co.
Date: {1943..1944}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album of Alton Brown] (open access)

[Photo Album of Alton Brown]

Photo album made by Alton Brown, with pictures of him as a child in the 1940s and 1950s, some of which were taken in Waco, Texas. Included are several pages of "autographs of my friends."
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Brown, Alton
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #3] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #3]

Scrapbook of materials related to events in the McMurry College Fine Arts Department between 1923 and 1947, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1943-1945] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1943-1945]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1943 and 1945, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #2] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #2]

Scrapbook of materials related to events in the McMurry College Fine Arts Department between 1937 and 1947. It is primarily a photo album containing photos with written descriptions, and also includes newspaper clippings.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1941 and 1943, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[History of The Chanters] (open access)

[History of The Chanters]

Handwritten description of the founding of the McMurry College singing group "The Chanters," including names of all of the group's members and officers, by year.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Wylie, Gypsy Ted Sullivan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1945-1947] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1945-1947]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1945 and 1947, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, meeting minutes and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1945/1982
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 2] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 2]

Volume two of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, letters and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: [1948..1953]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 3] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 3]

Volume three of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, letters and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1941/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940 (open access)

Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940

Book describing the history of the U.S. National Guard in Texas including a written description of involvement in actions as well as lists of various important persons and locations. It also includes a pictorial yearbook of the members of the National Guard for 1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: Texas. National Guard.
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Ration Book No. 3 (open access)

War Ration Book No. 3

Ration book issued to Marjorie N. Forester, a house wife of a soldier overseas; the front cover contains information about Forester's address, sex, weight, height, age, and occupation. This book has four sheets of stamps inserted into the middle.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two] (open access)

[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two]

War Ration Book Two belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; there are no more food stamps left in the book as they have all been used.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Four Belonging to Majarie N. Forester] (open access)

[War Ration Book Four Belonging to Majarie N. Forester]

Ration book belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; her signature reads: "Mrs. Wade E. Forester." There are two sheets of food stamps attached to the inside of the book, the rest have been torn out.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autobiography of David Dahlberg] (open access)

[Autobiography of David Dahlberg]

Autobiography of David Dahlberg written for a high school English class assignment. His work covers his ancestral and family histories as well as his life from his birth up to 1944.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: Dahlberg, David
System: The Portal to Texas History