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Oral History Interview with Perry Simmons, April 23, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Perry Simmons, April 23, 2003

Interview with Perry Simmons, a seaman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military during the war.
Date: May 11, 2004
Creator: McElhaney, Michelle & Simmons, Perry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Hollywood Women's Political Committee Barbara Jordan Award (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Hollywood Women's Political Committee Barbara Jordan Award

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, introducing the recipient of the Barbara Jordan Award, Marian Wright Edelman, and speaking of the goals and hopes of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee.
Date: May 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella meeting minutes, May 10, 1979] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella meeting minutes, May 10, 1979]

Minutes for the Order of Fifinella meeting of May 10, 1979, including the secretary's report, treasurer's report, issues with an order of prints from artist Rick Broom, selecting a site for the 1980 WASP reunion, commissions and organization, old business, and new business. The first page is not included.
Date: May 10, 1979
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Roy F. Wilcox and Co., May 16, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Roy F. Wilcox and Co., May 16, 1950]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by Roy F. Wilcox and Co., including Philodendron Erubescens, Asplenium Nidus-Avis, Philodendron Cordatums, and Dieffenbachia Rudolph Roehrs for $21.93.
Date: May 16, 1950
Creator: Roy F. Wilcox and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Beverly Bagley, May 3, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Beverly Bagley, May 3, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Beverly Bagley of Fullerton, California. She discusses where she was when Pearl Harbor was bombed and recalls hearing President Roosevelt's speech about the incident. Mrs. Bagley also talks about how her father wanted to volunteer for the military, but her mother refused to sign off on it, so he was barred from joining the war. Mrs. Bagley recalls having to save everything from aluminum cans to chewing gum wrappers and the war time rationing that occurred. She also recounts her time spent in the hospital during the war, in 1943, due to Polio. Mrs. Bagley tells the interviewer that there was no celebration when Germany surrendered, but there was one when the bombs were dropped over Japan and the peace treaty signed, signifying the real end of World War 2. She also talks about her cousins and her husband who were enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
Date: May 3, 2018
Creator: Bagley, Beverly Kolman
System: The Portal to Texas History