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[Letter from Alex Bradford to Mr. H. E. Slaymaker - July 13, 1940]
Letter from Alex Bradford to H.E. Slaymaker providing an update about his current status and informing that the next letter will come in a week or two.
Date:
July 13, 1940
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. T. Dinneen to Alex Bradford - June 26, 1940]
Letter from W.T. Dinneen to Alex Bradford discussing the establishment of a distribution amount needed for the explosive super 135 also known as Atomite 78.
Date:
June 26, 1940
Creator:
Dinneen, W. T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Written on Partial Letter]
Portion of a page that has been trimmed to include the date, addresses, and first line of a letter to Milton Bayliss and listing an enclosure on the back. The page has been used to make notes: on the front in red pencil, "Sent P. C. Milt on July 3 2 Washington" with a Gregg shorthand note in pencil; also typewritten on back: "Sent postcard to Milt from Ottawa on July 28th (Sunday) asking him to write me at Hotel Alexandra."
Date:
June 22, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Ladonia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Heydon to Alex Bradford - May 21, 1940]
Letter from P. R. Heydon to Alex Bradford thanking Mr. Bradford for his intention to volunteer for military service for the allied cause.
Date:
May 21, 1940
Creator:
Heydon, P. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Gervasi to Alex Bradford, May 20, 1940]
Letter from Frank Gervasi to Alex Bradford on how he's been away from the office gathering what Bradford asked for. An Gervasi can't disclose the name of the person who hired the 8 Texans to do whatever deed or task asked of them.
Date:
May 20, 1940
Creator:
Gervasi, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baseball Game at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a baseball game at C.C.C. Camp in 1940.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxing at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of two men playing boxing at C.C.C. Camp with a few others seen seated behind them.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Library at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a group of men reading at the library at C.C.C. Camp in 1940. One of them is browsing through the books on the shelf.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pool at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a group of men playing pool at C.C.C. Camp in 1940.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shooting Arrows at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of two men aiming a bow and arrow at C.C.C. Camp during the Summer of 1940.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Views at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a group of people playing volleyball at C.C.C. Camp in 1940.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Views Taken at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a small group of children playing baseball at a field at C.C.C. Camp in the Summer of 1940.
Date:
May 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford, May 15, 1940]
Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford on him thanking Bradford for liking his works. Yet he didn't want to talk about that, he wanted to get to know Mr. Chupp instead. Frank would leave his location if Alex wanted to visit him. He mentioned how he wrote about Texas but hated the heat.
Date:
May 15, 1940
Creator:
Hanighen, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Westbrook Pegler - May 12, 1940]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Westbrook Pegler discussing Mr. Pegler's article "Fair Enough" which covers pro-war sentiments.
Date:
May 12, 1940
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Veteran's Views]
Newspaper clipping with an article titled "A Veteran's Views" underlined in red. The article gives the opinion of veterans on the actions of the British during WWII. The name "R. M. Bayliss," associated with another article, is underlined in blue. Other articles are unmarked. The back of the page has advertisements.
Date:
May 10, 1940
Creator:
Nichols, Fred E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Cros's Nest, Letters to the Lookout - May 10 1940]
Newspaper clipping taken from the Letters to the Lookout section of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Four (4) letters have been written to the editor of the newspaper covering anti-allied comments made in previous issues of the Corpus Christi Caller. On the back of the newspaper clipping is an advertisement for men's suits, bathing accessories, and bedding.
Date:
May 10, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Precinct 32 Deomcratic Convention Minutes: May 4, 1940]
Minutes for the Texas 32nd Precinct Democratic convention listing motions and their outcomes, including the seven people elected to be delegates at the county convention. A resolution circled in red pencil documenting the decision to vote for John Nance Gardner, followed by Franklin D. Roosevelt for succeeding ballots.
Date:
May 4, 1940
Creator:
Elliott, D. S. & Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from George F. Eliot to Tex Bradford - May 2, 1940]
Correspondence between George F. Eliot and Tex Bradford discussing military sentiments and qualifications. In the first letter, George F. Elliot writes about a meeting between himself and C. Hartley Grattan. In the second letter George F. Eliot advises Mr. Bradford on applying for a military position in Ontario, Canada.
Date:
May 2, 1940
Creator:
Eliot, George Fielding
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. L. Convers to Alex Bradford, April 29, 1940]
Letter from F. L. Convers to Alex Bradford thanking him for the complements he always gives them and the information on some of the old-timers.
Date:
April 29, 1940
Creator:
Convers, F. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wendell Zimmerman to Alex Bradford, April 25, 1940]
Letter from Wendell Zimmerman to Alex Bradford informing him that he has quit his job at Hercules and describing new explosives being developed by the U.S. Army.
Date:
April 25, 1940
Creator:
Zimmerman, Wendell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester P. Barlow to Alex Bradford, April 24, 1940]
Letter from Lester P. Barlow to Alex Bradford on Lester wanting Bradford to meet Senator Sheppard and get a tour of the plant. On the second page explosives are being discussed.
Date:
April 24, 1940
Creator:
Barlow, Lester P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. H. Merrell to Alex Bradford, April 23, 1940]
Letter from C. H. Merrell to Alex Bradford on expecting to be in Houston to find out the correct people to contact at Hudson Engineering Company. Merrell tells Bradford that'll see him next week.
Date:
April 23, 1940
Creator:
Merrell, C. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson, April 17, 1940]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson on an editorial he's sending from the Calter-Times.
Date:
April 17, 1940
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History