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Plates 1-4: Aeroradioactivity Maps (ARMS-II), Las Vegas Area, Nevada, Arizona, and California

Maps of four quadrants in the Las Vegas area surveyed as part of a radiological survey, outlining "Radioactivity levels in hundreds of counts per second normalized to 500 ft above ground." Scale 1:250,000.
Date: October 1961
Creator: Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Why England Slept] (open access)

[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Why England Slept]

Call slip from Stanford University Library filled out by Harris Kempner requesting the book "Why England Slept" by J. F. Kennedy.
Date: 1961/1963~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler] (open access)

[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler]

Call slip from Stanford University Library filled out by Harris Kempner requesting the book "Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler" by Pete Duignan.
Date: 1961/1963~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madree C. Johnson to Truett Latimer, September 12, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Madree C. Johnson to Truett Latimer, September 12, 1961]

Letter from Madree C. Johnson to Truett Latimer; She details her parents living situation to help get their Old Age Assistance reinstated. She summarizes their past, discussing their finances and health. She also talks about other members of her family and what they have done to support their parents.
Date: September 12, 1961
Creator: Johnson, Madree C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Request and Authorization for Temporary Duty Travel of Military Personnel (open access)

Request and Authorization for Temporary Duty Travel of Military Personnel

Request and authorization for Marjorie Wakeham to report to Amarillo Technical Training Center in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: 1961-02-24/1961-02-27
Creator: Ferris, Douglas A. & Delay, Maurice M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convairiety, Volume 14, Number 16, August 2, 1961 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 14, Number 16, August 2, 1961

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: August 2, 1961
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Confessed killer] (open access)

[News Script: Confessed killer]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the a confessed killer in the murder case of Homer Morrison being flown back to Fort Worth.
Date: February 24, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salton Sea Meteorological Instrumentation Test Series, Salton Sea, California, Conducted in September 1959 (open access)

Salton Sea Meteorological Instrumentation Test Series, Salton Sea, California, Conducted in September 1959

Abstract: "This report discusses tests conducted to determine the accuracy of meteorological equipment which is used to gather upper air data. Equipment tested was the GMD-2, SMD-1A, GMD-1B, and the WBRT-57. A four-station phototheodolite network was used as a standard for point-in-space determinations."
Date: January 1961
Creator: Jones, L. E.; Levesque, R. L., Jr.; Niper, E. D. & Willis, John T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Client Card: Mrs. Jean Archbold] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Jean Archbold]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Jean Archbold, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. The item included in this order is a "Head of Paul Revere."
Date: September 1961
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mining and Furnacing Mercury Ore at the New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California (open access)

Mining and Furnacing Mercury Ore at the New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining methods and operations of mercury at the New Idria Mine. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to promote the development and conservation of our mineral resources by dissemination of technological information on mining and processing procedures, and related practices at operating mines" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Linn, R. K. & Dietrick, W. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Hererra - 1961-08-04] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Hererra - 1961-08-04]

Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Hererra, dated August 8, 1961. Casas gives Herrera an update on his life and business and asks about the Herrera family.
Date: August 4, 1961
Creator: Casas, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rules for censure, removal or retirement of judges, Division I, California] (open access)

[Rules for censure, removal or retirement of judges, Division I, California]

Document of the rules of censure, removal or retirement of judges for Division I, California, adopted by the Judicial Council of the State of California, effective August 1, 1961. Rules 901 to 904. Supplement No. 1-1967.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: California. Judicial Council
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Singers and Storytellers (open access)

Singers and Storytellers

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date: 1961
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1961 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1961

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1961. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the Los Angeles Region, California (ARMS-I) (open access)

Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the Los Angeles Region, California (ARMS-I)

Report regarding an airborne gamma-radioactivity survey that took place in the 2,800 square mile area around the Los Angeles region in California. Topics include the types of bedrock noted in the area as well as their levels of radioactivity.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Books, Kenneth G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library