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[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date: 1944~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Montgomery County Tax Receipt, 1943] (open access)

[Montgomery County Tax Receipt, 1943]

1943 Montgomery County tax receipt for Ruth Cox, showing a paid total of $7.24.
Date: January 20, 1944
Creator: Texas. Montgomery County.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facts on the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, September, 1944 (open access)

Facts on the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, September, 1944

A factsheet for UTMB including its total monetary value, standing, staff, clinical material, expenses of the Sealy and Smith Foundation, and its Health Program.
Date: September 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Three Others in an Operating Room]

Photograph of four men standing in the gallery of an operating room. From left to right: W. O. Bohman, A. D. Singleton, Q. B. Carter, and Chauncey D. Leake. Operating mirrors and lights hang in the foreground.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 30, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recent travels, meetings, and correspondence.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notes on Medical Education Needs, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, March, 1944 (open access)

Notes on Medical Education Needs, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, March, 1944

A paper from a UTMB official explaining the need for expanded healthcare education and more doctors in the state of Texas, and the university's ability to address that need.
Date: March 1944
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, June 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, June 13, 1944]

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing doctors' responsibilities, socialized medicine, and establishing a school for public health services.
Date: June 13, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson to Judge John H. Bickett Jr., July 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson to Judge John H. Bickett Jr., July 25, 1944]

Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson, presidents of the Galveston and Houston chambers of commerce respectively, to UT Board of Regents Chairman Judge John Bickett Jr., discussing their opposition to proposals for moving UT Medical School programs from their cities.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: Bowen, R. E. & Simpson, A. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, May 19, 1944]

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing his correspondence with Dr. Sam Thompson and the public perception of doctors and nurses.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 30, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing insecticide, correspondence, laboratories, and the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, July 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, July 29, 1944]

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing support for a proposal by Leake for a public health program in Texas.
Date: July 29, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Health, Past, Present, and Future (open access)

Public Health, Past, Present, and Future

Text of a speech by Dr. Witten B. Russ to the Health Officers and Health Unit Directors of Texas. Russ discusses his experience with tuberculosis and public health in San Antonio, Texas, and advocates for increasing education of the public on health matters, and for making medicine and disease prevention a civic issue.
Date: April 18, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Men Standing in Front of Fire Engine]

Photograph of five men standing in front of a fire engine. The photo is labelled "Engine 7" and the names and titles of the men are listed on the back of the photo; "1. George Akley, Del. Eng. Man for Seagrave; 2. Chief Steven Douglas O'Conor; 3. Fred Stone (Mayor; 4. Hugh Petsovek - City Mgr.; 5. John Douglas Southwell - Dept. of Fire Alarm."
Date: October 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Strickland to the University of Texas Board of Regents, July 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Strickland to the University of Texas Board of Regents, July 15, 1944]

Handwritten letter prepared by D. F. Strickland to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas regarding Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and the UT Medical Branch.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: Strickland, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, July 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, July 28, 1944]

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing moving the U. of Texas School of Medicine.
Date: July 28, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Witten B. Russ, July 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Witten B. Russ, July 31, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. W. B. Russ discussing work with the Texas State Health Officer.
Date: July 31, 1944
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, February 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, February 29, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing their correspondence, events at the U. of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, research, and travel.
Date: February 29, 1944
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 14, 1944 (open access)

Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 14, 1944

Newsletter of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: June 14, 1944
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morning Press News (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Monday, June 12, 1944 (open access)

Morning Press News (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Monday, June 12, 1944

Newsletter of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: June 12, 1944
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morning Press News (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1944 (open access)

Morning Press News (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1944

Newsletter of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: January 22, 1944
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Gymnasium, Ashburn General Hospital]

Postcard of the Post Gymnasium at Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a square, white panel-sided building. "Post Gymnasium, Ashburn General Hospital, McKinney, Texas" is written in the upper right corner of the front and "Facilities and equipment for hand ball, boxing, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, etc. Also modern locker rooms with showers." is printed on the back of the postcard. There is faint pencil on the back, "[...]d Dec. 6 -1944].
Date: 1944?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Men Standing in Front of Brick Building #1]

Photograph of seven men standing in front of brick building. There are three men crouching facing towards them on the right side of the image. The back of the photo is titled "Testing Engine 7" and lists their names and roles; "1. George Akley - Del. Eng. Man of Seagrave; 2. Frank Estes - Ass't Fire Chief; 3. Chief Steven [sic] Douglas O'Conor; 4. John E. Southwell - Supt. of Fire Alarm; 5. Chief Dave [P]achal - Port Arthur Tex.; 6. Hugh Petkovsek - City Mgr.; 7. Fred Stone (Mayor)."
Date: October 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Men Standing in Front of Brick Building #2]

Photograph of seven men standing in front of brick building. There are three men crouching facing towards them on the right side of the image. The back of the photo is labeled "Engine 7" and lists their names and roles; "1. George Akley - Del. Eng. Man of Seagrave; 2. Frank Estes - Ass't Fire Chief; 3. Chief Steven Douglas O'Conor; 4. John D. Southwell - Supt. of Fire Alarm; 5. Chief Dave Pachal - Chief Port Arthur Tex.; 6. Hugh Petkovsek (City Mgr.); 7. Fred Stone (Mayor)."
Date: October 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, June 10, 1944 (open access)

Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, June 10, 1944

Newsletter of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: June 10, 1944
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History