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[Shoe Ration Booklet from First National Bank] (open access)

[Shoe Ration Booklet from First National Bank]

Shoe ration booklet from First National Bank in Grapevine, Texas; the booklet contains 20 receipt stubs followed by 30 blank receipts. The majority of stubs show purchases from Graham Brown Shoe Co.
Date: {1943..1944}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album of Alton Brown] (open access)

[Photo Album of Alton Brown]

Photo album made by Alton Brown, with pictures of him as a child in the 1940s and 1950s, some of which were taken in Waco, Texas. Included are several pages of "autographs of my friends."
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Brown, Alton
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #3] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #3]

Scrapbook of materials related to events in the McMurry College Fine Arts Department between 1923 and 1947, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1943-1945] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1943-1945]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1943 and 1945, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #2] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #2]

Scrapbook of materials related to events in the McMurry College Fine Arts Department between 1937 and 1947. It is primarily a photo album containing photos with written descriptions, and also includes newspaper clippings.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1941 and 1943, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[History of The Chanters] (open access)

[History of The Chanters]

Handwritten description of the founding of the McMurry College singing group "The Chanters," including names of all of the group's members and officers, by year.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Wylie, Gypsy Ted Sullivan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1945-1947] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1945-1947]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1945 and 1947, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, meeting minutes and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1945/1982
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 2] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 2]

Volume two of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, letters and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: [1948..1953]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 3] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 3]

Volume three of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, letters and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1941/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940 (open access)

Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940

Book describing the history of the U.S. National Guard in Texas including a written description of involvement in actions as well as lists of various important persons and locations. It also includes a pictorial yearbook of the members of the National Guard for 1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: Texas. National Guard.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure of the Military Government in Germany] (open access)

[Brochure of the Military Government in Germany]

Book concerning the "Military Government [in] Germany" now that the allied forces had made their way into Germany. The Table of Contents shows each section dealing with the abrogation, dissolution, or altering of policies that had been set forth by the Nazi Party in 1933. The text on the front page says this book contains "Proclamation, Laws, Ordinaces and Notices. Directives and Instructions to German Police."
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Ration Book No. 3 (open access)

War Ration Book No. 3

Ration book issued to Marjorie N. Forester, a house wife of a soldier overseas; the front cover contains information about Forester's address, sex, weight, height, age, and occupation. This book has four sheets of stamps inserted into the middle.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Ration Book Four (open access)

War Ration Book Four

Ration book used during World War II with sheets of stamps inserted in the middle. There is a note on the back of the book that reads: "NEVER BUY RATIONED GOODS WITHOUT RATION STAMPS, NEVER PAY MORE THAN THE LEGAL PRICE."
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two] (open access)

[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two]

War Ration Book Two belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; there are no more food stamps left in the book as they have all been used.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Four Belonging to Majarie N. Forester] (open access)

[War Ration Book Four Belonging to Majarie N. Forester]

Ration book belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; her signature reads: "Mrs. Wade E. Forester." There are two sheets of food stamps attached to the inside of the book, the rest have been torn out.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Album For the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds (open access)

Stamp Album For the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds

Stamp album used for buying and storing war savings bonds; the note on the inside cover says this book will be worth $18.75 when it is completely full of stamps. The cover of the album is patriotically decorated with an eagles at the bottom and a red, white, and blue color scheme; the back cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket in his hand and an American flag in the background. Each page on the inside has empty squares to where one places a bought stamp.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autobiography of David Dahlberg] (open access)

[Autobiography of David Dahlberg]

Autobiography of David Dahlberg written for a high school English class assignment. His work covers his ancestral and family histories as well as his life from his birth up to 1944.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: Dahlberg, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett] (open access)

[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett]

War ration book belonging to Beatrice Blewett of Alexandria, Louisiana; the front of the book has information regarding her address, age, sex, and the signature of the issuing officer. Inside, there are miscellaneous stamps, some having been torn out and some still in the form of sheets.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History