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From Hell to Breakfast (open access)

From Hell to Breakfast

Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date: 1944
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Graduating Class of 1944 from Academy in Colonia Juarez]

Photograph of the graduating class of 1944 from Academy in Colonia Juarez, Mexico posing outside the school. They are posing in alternating rows of women and men, with the first two rows kneeling or seated on the ground and the others lined up behind them. A large gate and a number of trees are visible behind them.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Leave Pass] (open access)

[Leave Pass]

A pass allowing Jesse J. Boyd to visit surrounding cities while off duty. It reads: "A member of the organization shown above has permission to visit Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, and/or Salinas between Retreat and Reveille daily when off duty, and from Retreat Saturday to Reveille Monday, when off duty." It is signed by Boy and his commanding officer, Captain W. H. Garner.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.
Date: October 7, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. W. Grove to Daniel W. Kempner, April 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from E. W. Grove to Daniel W. Kempner, April 15, 1944]

Handwritten letter from Daniel W. Kempner to E. W. Grove discussing importing onions from Mexico as there are none available for sale in any stores in San Benito. He states that he will send Kempner as many onions as are allowed through customs on April 17, 1944. Grove also says that it will be another 10 days before onions are harvested and that most will be diverted to the black market.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: Grove, E. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, June 1, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, June 1, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner discussing a circular letter from Judge Dancy discussing funding for an end to the division of the Rio Grande River with Mexico and asking if Daniel finds the letter to then send it to Kempner. The letter also explains Kempner having to travel back to New York after returning to attend a sugar committee meeting.
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Dallas Parks] (open access)

[Letter from James Dallas Parks]

A letter from James D. Parks to Carl B. Compton about his travels in Mexico.
Date: October 22, 1944
Creator: Parks, James Dallas
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sargi Jones to T. N. Carswell - May 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Sargi Jones to T. N. Carswell - May 28, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Sargi Jones, San Antonio, Texas, Calle Albino Mereles, Chihuahua, Chi, dated May 28, 1944. Mereles acknowledges the receipt of "the lovely book" noting "The Charge of The Light Brigade" as a personal favorite.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Jones, Sargie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 267th week of the war, 149th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Pacific, Western front, Eastern front, Italy, China, the Philippines Maps: Germany, the Philippines, Italy. Back: Large map of the United States and adjoining portions of Canada and Mexico. Includes inset map of naval districts beyond the continental United States, population of the states, sixteenth census, 1940.
Date: October 23, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, July 1943 - April, 1944 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, July 1943 - April, 1944

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 447.
Date: 1944
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History