Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the beliefs that have shaped American society and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 5. Democracy Versus Communism (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 5. Democracy Versus Communism

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the differences between democracy and communism and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 14, Chapter 6. Implementation of Survival Plans (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 6. Implementation of Survival Plans

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter discusses "representative standards for developing functional civil defense units at State and community levels" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 8, Chapter 1. Berlin - A Divided City (open access)

Current Study 8, Chapter 1. Berlin - A Divided City

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about major areas of conflict in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the historical background on divided Berlin and [provides] an understanding of the impact -- both positive and negative -- that the area has had on the Western World's attempts to achieve a guaranteed peace through diplomacy" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 2. Denmark and Iceland (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 2. Denmark and Iceland

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses Denmark and Iceland and their contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide (open access)

Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide

Study guide from Area I, Phase I of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The guide covers communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aubrey R. Allen to Truett Latimer, August 13, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Aubrey R. Allen to Truett Latimer, August 13, 1961]

Letter from Aubrey R. Allen to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer asking if any jobs may be available at the Texas Capitol, listing her educational and professional background.
Date: August 13, 1961
Creator: Allen, Aubrey R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas

Reprint of atlas map of the state of Texas with regions or counties outlined with color. Map includes two inset maps: "Plan of Galveston Bay from a M.S." and map of the Western United States, Texas, and Mexico. Cartouche includes two seals, one of the Republic of Texas and the second of the General Land Office, Texas. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:2,661,120
Date: August 1, 1960
Creator: Arrowsmith, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. B. Baxter to Truett Latimer, August 16, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from C. B. Baxter to Truett Latimer, August 16, 1961]

Letter from C. B. Baxter to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer thanking him for helping repeal the Brokers Occupation Tax.
Date: August 16, 1961
Creator: Baxter, C. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Black to Truett Latimer, August 17, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Bill Black to Truett Latimer, August 17, 1961]

Letter from Bill Black to Truett Latimer showing appreciation for the copy of the Commission's appropriation he received from Mr. Latimer's Office.
Date: August 17, 1961
Creator: Black, Bill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Blackwell to T. N. Carswell - August 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Blackwell to T. N. Carswell - August 17, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Horace J. Blackwell, Dallas, dated August 17, 1965. Blackwell expresses his appreciation for Carswell attending the services held for his mother in Hawley. He advises of the difficulty in obtaining factual information on life insurance companies and offers the information that he did find noting that Best's recommended the company.
Date: August 17, 1965
Creator: Blackwell, Horace J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. S. W. Mitchell and Mrs. G. H. Blair to Truett Latimer, August 1, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. S. W. Mitchell and Mrs. G. H. Blair to Truett Latimer, August 1, 1961]

Letter from Mrs. S. W. Mitchell and Mrs. G. H. Blair to Truett Latimer urging him to support the bill to close retail establishments on Sunday.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: Blair, Mrs. George H. & Mitchell, Mrs. S. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from E. L. Bowden, August 11, 1961] (open access)

[Telegram from E. L. Bowden, August 11, 1961]

Telegram from E. L. Bowdenf for Truett Latimer urging for his continued support of public schools legislation.
Date: August 11, 1961
Creator: Bowden, E. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bryan Bradbury to T. N. Carswell - August 28, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from Bryan Bradbury to T. N. Carswell - August 28, 1969]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Bryan Bradbury, Bradbury, Tippen & Cross, Abilene, Texas, dated August 28, 1969. Bradbury advises that he concludes Beatrice Jackson as the owner of a half interest in the property and Carswell is the owner of the other half if in fact Mrs. Beatrice Jackson is the former Beatrice Whitley.
Date: August 28, 1969
Creator: Bradbury, Bryan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Charles Branch, M.D. of the Montreal Neurological Institute in Montreal, Canada, thanking Blanche Perry for the baptistry painting.
Date: August 14, 1966
Creator: Branch, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Frank Bridwell to Truett Latimer, August 1, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Frank Bridwell to Truett Latimer, August 1, 1961]

Letter from Mrs. Frank Bridwell to Truett Latimer inviting him to a coffee meeting on behalf of the Abilene League. Bridwell writes that the group would like to hear from Latimer and Senator Ratliff about legislation from the recent regular and special sessions, especially bills of interest to the League of Women Voters of Texas.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: Bridwell, Mrs. Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ruby Dell Browder to Truett Latimer, August 2, 1961]

Postcard from Ruby Dell Browder to Truett Latimer asking that he support Senate Bill 35.
Date: August 2, 1961
Creator: Browder, Ruby Dell
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Omar Burleson to T. N. Carswell - August 8, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Representative Omar Burleson to T. N. Carswell - August 8, 1967]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Omar Burleson, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated August 8, 1967. Burleson expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell regarding Howard Caldwell which enabled him to make a more personal intervention in Caldwell's behalf regarding application to A.I.D. United States Agency for International Development.
Date: August 8, 1967
Creator: Burleson, Omar
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caboose #13121 in Mission, Texas]

Photograph of caboose #13121 in Mission, Texas. There is an engine visible behind it. Written below the image are "Mission, Texas Aug 14 1967 #13121 caboose" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: August 14, 1967
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. D. Carroll to Truett Latimer, August 7, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from W. D. Carroll to Truett Latimer, August 7, 1961]

Letter from W. D. Carroll to Truett Latimer discussing sending birth cards for Mrs. Latimer, Jeff and Laura.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: Carroll, W. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Elna Peagler Davis - August 14, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Elna Peagler Davis - August 14, 1969]

A letter written to Mrs. Elna Peagler Davis from Norwood [T. N. Carswell], dated August 14, 1969. Carswell expresses his sympathy to Davis on the death of her mother. Handwritten notation includes Davis Brothers Florists, Waycross, Georgia.
Date: August 14, 1969
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to H. J. Blackwell - August 11, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to H. J. Blackwell - August 11, 1965]

A letter written to Horace [H. J. Blackwell] from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated August 11, 1965. Carswell explains his holdings of 200 shares of South Coast Life Insurance stock, of his desire to acquire more and requests information regarding the Company, if available. He advises, in a postscript, that he would value Blackwell's opinion. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: August 11, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - August 12, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - August 12, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Muller from T. N. Carswell, dated August 12, 1965. Carswell advises Muller as to the condition of Dr. Cyrus N. Ray giving an account of some activities involving Dr. Ray which caused his concern. He advises, in a postscript, that there seems to be a gradual weakening of Ray's mental condition. Notation at top of page reads "A. D. Ray, Lubbock, Tx" dated June 7, 1966. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: August 12, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Beatrice Jackson - August 7, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Beatrice Jackson - August 7, 1969]

A letter written to Mrs. Beatrice Jackson, Los Angeles, California 90003, from T. N. Carswell, dated August 7, 1969. Carswell advises Jackson that he paid the Taxes on Lewis lot No. 24, City Taxes, for 1968 noting this lot is now owned by Jackson and Carswell.
Date: August 7, 1969
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History