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[Photograph 2012.201.B0089.0075]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dana X. Bible, athletic director and head football coach at the University of Texas in Austin is shown with his bride, the former Mrs. Agnes Doran Stacy of Austin, once physical education instructor at the university."
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Men Butchering Meat at Victory Food Show]

Photograph of give men butchering meat, with cuts of meat displayed on the walls behind them. A banner on the wall above the meat reads "First Annual Travis County Victory Food Show, March 17-18." According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the third man from the left is T. A. Mayes. About six people are on the opposite side of the table watching the men.
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with a Pig]

Photograph of a man showing a pig in the to a crowd of people formed into a circle.
Date: June 8, 1944
Creator: Austin Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Butchering Meat at Victory Food Show]

Photograph of men standing at a counter butchering meat, with many cuts of mean displayed on the wall behind them. A sign on the wall above the meat display reads "First Annual Travis County Victory Food Show, March 17th and 18th."
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Lutheran Concordia College of Texas Board of Control to the Evangelical Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States Board of Directors, September 1944] (open access)

[Letter from the Lutheran Concordia College of Texas Board of Control to the Evangelical Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States Board of Directors, September 1944]

Letter from Lutheran Concordia College of Texas Board of Control to the Evangelical Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States Board of Directors regarding necessary maintenance at Austin Concordia. Handwritten notes can be found throughout the maintenance notes.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Concordia Lutheran College (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Rolfe to Martin Neeb, August 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Walter Rolfe to Martin Neeb, August 9, 1944]

Letter from Walter Rolfe to Martin Neeb regarding Rolfe's inspection of the Professor's Residence Number 2 at Lutheran Concordia College of Texas. He includes observations regarding the building as well as recommendations for repairs.
Date: August 9, 1944
Creator: Rolfe, Walter T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Docket of business to be presented for consultation with Dr. Paul Schulz, Chairman, Committee on Colleges (open access)

Docket of business to be presented for consultation with Dr. Paul Schulz, Chairman, Committee on Colleges

Letter to Paul Schulz regarding repairs and expansion plans for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Schulz to Henry Studtmann, August 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Schulz to Henry Studtmann, August 16, 1944]

Letter from Paul Schulz to H. Studtmann regarding appropriations for appliances, as well as a potential visit to the college.
Date: August 16, 1944
Creator: Schulz, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. V. Weise to Martin Neeb, September 23, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from A. V. Weise to Martin Neeb, September 23, 1944]

Letter from A. V. Weise to Martin Neeb regarding clay roofing tiles.
Date: September 23, 1944
Creator: Weise, A. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Overby Smith to Martin Neeb, August 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. Overby Smith to Martin Neeb, August 21, 1944]

Letter from J. Overby Smith to Martin Neeb regarding compliance with Texas Food and Drug laws.
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: Smith, J. Overby
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. V. Weise to Martin Neeb, September 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from A. V. Weise to Martin Neeb, September 30, 1944]

Letter from A. V. Weise to Martin Neeb saying that a representative from the Turner Roofing and Supply Company will hopefully arrive in the middle of October.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: Weise, A. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson receiving pin in lapel]

Photo of Lyndon B. Johnson getting pin in lapel while others gather around and watch. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1944
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6210 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6210

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of City of Austin to acquire by purchase or condemnation more than 640 acres of land outside the city limits for parks and playgrounds.
Date: November 1, 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - July 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - July 4, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, Austin 17, Texas from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Chief, Field Division, State Headquarters for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas dated July 4, 1944. Fellbaum offers his congratulations to Carswell on his promotion to CAF-7.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel John J. O'Reilly - December 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel John J. O'Reilly - December 15, 1944]

A letter addressed to the Chairman, Taylor County Local Board No. 1, Abilene, Texas, from John J. O'Reilly, Colonel, Medical Corps State Medical Officer, dated December 15, 1944. O'Reilly provides instructions for transmitting DSS Forms 221.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: O'Reilly, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1944]

A Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas dated December 28, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form titled "Certificate Required for Sick Leave."
Date: December 28, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - 1944]

A memorandum from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Policy Supervisor, to Mr. T. N. Carswell. Fellbaum compliments Carswell regarding his Inspection Report on Lampasas County Local Board No. 1 describing it as exceptionally good.
Date: 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Notification of Personnel Action for T. N. Carswell - July 1, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Notification of Personnel Action for T. N. Carswell - July 1, 1944]

A Notification of Personnel Action form for Thomas N. Carswell from the Texas State Headquarters, Selective Service System from H. J. Weiler, Lt. Colonel, QMC, Personnel Officer. Within-Grade Promotion dated July 1, 1944. The reverse side includes instructions by the Selective Service System pertaining to new appointees, employees and War Service appointments.
Date: July 1, 1944
Creator: Weiler, H. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Harris to State Headquarters, Selective Service System, Texas - May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Harris to State Headquarters, Selective Service System, Texas - May 19, 1944]

A letter from Nancy Harris, Clerk for the Matagora County Local Board #1 of the Selective Service System, dated May 19, 1944. Harris advises regarding a copy of a discharge order and asks Headquarters if the board has the authority to send registrant 2nd Lt. William Wellborn Stinnett in for induction or if they are to continue in his I-C classification.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Harris, Nancy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grover Sellers to T. N. Carswell - July 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Grover Sellers to T. N. Carswell - July 15, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Grover Sellers, Attorney General of Texas, Austin, dated July 15, 1944. Sellers expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell dated July 7th. Sellers advises that he had previously received copies of the enclosure and confirms that the letter is entirely false noting that such tactics are often employed by a certain type of politician.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: Sellers, Grover
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, for work in District 7-B from October 1, 1944 through October 17, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form (2 pages).
Date: October 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 28, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 28, 1944]

A revised itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell for Special work engaged in on the dates of October 28, 1944 through November 10, 1944. The itinerary is approved and signed by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division. Second page is a duplicate unsigned copy.
Date: October 28, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from General J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - August 9, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from General J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - August 9, 1944]

A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Brigadier General J. Watt Page, Austin, Texas, dated August 9, 1944. Carswell is advised of the approval of a fifteen day leave.
Date: September 9, 1944
Creator: Page, J. Watt
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History