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[Letter from John C. Beasley - May 17, 1886]
Letter written by John C. Beasley to "S. and J.," requesting a response to questions and issues discussed therein.
Date:
May 17, 1886
Creator:
Beasley, John C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts, May 5, 1977]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts of the Victoria Advocate discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. She mentions that she has enclosed copies of the bills and thanks him for his support in publicizing the WASPs' efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
May 5, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Alan Cranston, May 15, 1978]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Senator Alan Cranston asking why the WASP still have not received veteran status despite Congress saying that they would be given such status.
Date:
May 15, 1978
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Editor of Victoria Advocate, May 12, 1977]
Letter from Eleanor McLernon Brown to the editor of Victoria Advocate telling her who the WASP are, the issues that have risen with Congress regarding giving them veteran status, and asking them if she can inform her readers about this, and get them to send letters to Congress.
Date:
May 12, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle
Patent for a non-refillable bottle that once filled, it does not allow anything else to be added to the bottle.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Burke, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]
Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date:
May 5, 1978
Creator:
Cranston, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]
Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date:
May 5, 1978
Creator:
Cranston, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 27, 1977]
Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing legislation to grant veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that bill S. 247 has been introduced in the Senate and that the Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold hearings on the bill in the late spring.
Date:
May 27, 1977
Creator:
Cranston, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Drier and Warmer.
Patent for a new and improved bed drier and warmer. This design "includes, primarily, a suitable frame of essentially elliptical form, whose ends allow of the said frame being readily slipped in between the bed and bedding or between two articles of bedding, and in connection with said frame a suitable fire-pot of portable construction" (lines 23-29).
Date:
May 14, 1889
Creator:
Fossati, Jasper
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Megalonaias nervosa, Specimen #1653
One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
May 16, 2011
Creator:
Hammontree, Sarah; Pulliam, Lauren; Perry, Heather & Mabe, Jeffery
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010
Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, a former Kerr County sheriff and justice of the peace from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kaiser discusses about how she was elected as sheriff, including her views on law enforcement and justice. She also describes some of the honors she received over the years, including being chosen for the "Women in Power" program in 1999. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Kaiser and her family, on pages 20-21
Date:
May 17, 2010
Creator:
Leonard, Julie Mosty; Collins, Francelle Robison & Kaiser, Frances Hubble
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brahmin grade [cattle at] McFaddin Ranch
Photograph of a herd of cattle and yearlings standing or lying in a large open range on McFaddin Ranch. Cowboys on horses are in the background.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grade Brahmin yearlings
Photograph of a herd of Brahman yearlings and cattle at McFaddin Ranch.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High grade Brahmin
Photograph of Brahman calves and cattle at McFaddin Ranch.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High-grade Brahmin, Victoria County, Texas
Photograph of scattered Brahman cattle in a field.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rattlesnake at bay
Photograph of a rattlesnake, coiled.
Date:
May 25, 1917
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
'Tippoo' [an] imported Brahmin bull
Photograph of a Brahman bull standing among other cattle on a range.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Triple post oak [tree in] Victoria County, Texas
Photograph of a large oak tree.
Date:
May 24, 1917
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two year [old] half breed Brahmin
Photograph of a two year old half-breed Brahman calf at McFaddin Ranch. Other cattle are in the background.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-year[-old] half breed Brahmin bull [at] McFaddin Ranch
Photograph of cattle in a field at McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County Texas. One is identified as a two-year old half-breed Brahman bull.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-year[-old] half breed Brahmin bull [at] McFaddin Ranch
Photograph of cattle at McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County, Texas. One of these is identified as a half-breed two-year old Brahman bull.
Date:
May 5, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Gillespie Montgomery to Eleanor Brown, May 10, 1977]
Letter from Representative Gillespie Montgomery to Eleanor Brown discussing her support of recent bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Chairman of the Veterans Affairs' Committee will follow to determine when the legislation will be added to the hearing schedule.
Date:
May 10, 1977
Creator:
Montgomery, Gillespie V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for an animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 16, 1911
Creator:
Morris, Leopold
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 76, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1925
Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 29, 1925
Creator:
Morris, Leopold
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History