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The Asbestos Industry (open access)

The Asbestos Industry

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production and use of asbestos. Descriptions of the different types of asbestos are discussed. Its applications are also discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1955
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the Sixth Tripartite Instrumentation Conference, Part 3: System and Component Reliability (open access)

Proceedings of the Sixth Tripartite Instrumentation Conference, Part 3: System and Component Reliability

Collection of papers presented during the third session (Tuesday, April 21, 1959) at the 6th Tripartite Instrumentation Conference. The five papers describe reliability, maintenance, and failure of electronic equipment and other components in reactors at Chalk River (Canada), Harwell (U.K.), and Oak Ridge (U.S.).
Date: June 1959
Creator: Woolston, J. E. & Townsend, S. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[A Copyright Certifcate for Jacqueline Cochran's "The Stars at Noon"] (open access)

[A Copyright Certifcate for Jacqueline Cochran's "The Stars at Noon"]

A Copyright certificate given to Jacqueline Cochran for the book "The Stars at Noon." The certificate is from the Canadian Copyright Office, and has a red seal affixed to the bottom left corner.
Date: September 16, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sign for Gander International Airport

Photograph of an exterior sign for Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. Gander was a common refueling stop for planes traveling between the United States and Europe during this time.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2]

Photograph of the baptistry paintings created by Blanche Perry for Blundell Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notes on the back of the photo read in part "Brundell Church, Vancouver, B.C., May 1957, visited the church Aug. 1957" and "Jordan River near Tiberias ... Taken from Sawyers View Master scences of Holy Land."
Date: May 8, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lithium Resources of North America (open access)

Lithium Resources of North America

Report discussing the various resources of lithium for the United States and Canada. The report contains information regarding the geology of lithium in the U.S. and Canada, lithium reserves and resources, and the future of the lithium mining industry.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Norton, James J. & Schlegel, Dorothy McKenney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Surgeon: an Autobiography (open access)

Texas Surgeon: an Autobiography

This autobiographical account of Dr. Donald Taylor Atkinson tells "the story of the life of a world-renowned doctor who overcame tremendous financial obstacles in order to gain an education" (vii). The author chronicles his family's history, his upbringing in Canada, as well as his journey towards becoming a surgeon in Texas.
Date: 1958
Creator: Atkinson, Donald Taylor
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of Unpublished Climatological Tabulations: Section 4. Summaries of General Weather Conditions, Ceiling Heights, and Visibilities, Monthly and Annual. (open access)

Inventory of Unpublished Climatological Tabulations: Section 4. Summaries of General Weather Conditions, Ceiling Heights, and Visibilities, Monthly and Annual.

This report outlines weather conditions in 300 hundred stations in the United States, Canada, and Pacific Islands in four figures: (1) Monthly General Weather Conditions, (2) Monthly Ceiling Heights, (3) Monthly Visibility, and (4) Annual Summaries of General Weather, Ceiling Heights, and Visibility; a list at the end also documents additional available information by station location.
Date: April 1, 1954
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. William Willis Sealy, January 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. William Willis Sealy, January 8, 1954]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to William Willis Sealy thanking him for sympathies and discussing old memories.
Date: January 8, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Samuel Bronfman, December 1, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Samuel Bronfman, December 1, 1955]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Samuel Bronfman discussing an article in the New York Herald about the latter's company that reminded him of their friendship and how infrequently they see each other.
Date: December 1, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Messrs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, January 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Messrs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, January 27, 1956]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Messrs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane asking if the stocks in three Canadian companies they investigated few years ago still have any value.
Date: January 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Upward Trend in Steel Imports Interrupted in August: Exports Drop to New Low] (open access)

[Press Release: Upward Trend in Steel Imports Interrupted in August: Exports Drop to New Low]

Press release from the United States Department of Commerce discussing steel imports for the month of August 1959, along with historic trends for the past two years, including data in tables.
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: United States. Business and Defense Services Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack W. Lindsey to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce, November 13, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Jack W. Lindsey to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce, November 13, 1950]

Letter from Jack W. Lindsey to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce discussing importing goods from Texas to Ontario.
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: Lindsey, Jack W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to William W. Sealy, March 28, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to William W. Sealy, March 28, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to William W. Sealy thanking him for entering his name as a subscriber to Plaisir de France magazine.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from United Aircraft Corporation, October 18, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from United Aircraft Corporation, October 18, 1955]

Letter from United Aircraft Corporation regarding subscription shares of preference stock and providing instructions on how to subscribe or sell ones shares.
Date: October 18, 1955
Creator: United Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 1A. American Foreign Policy in Growth and Action (open access)

Course 2, Volume 1A. American Foreign Policy in Growth and Action

This booklet is the first volume of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses the military history of the United States of America from the country's inception through the post-World War 1950's.
Date: April 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bronfman - December 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bronfman - December 26, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Sam and Saidye Bronfman thanking them for the kind Christmas greeting, and hoping to greet personally in the near future, perhaps Winter vacation.
Date: December 26, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbonizing Properties: British Columbia, Matanuska Valley (Alaska), and Washington Coals and Blends of Six of Them with Lower Sunnyside (Utah) Coals (open access)

Carbonizing Properties: British Columbia, Matanuska Valley (Alaska), and Washington Coals and Blends of Six of Them with Lower Sunnyside (Utah) Coals

From Introduction and Summary: "This report gives results of an investigation of the carbonizing properties of 18 coals, including 2 from Alaska, 12 from British Columbia, 3 from Washington, and 1 from Utah. Each coal was carbonized in the standard 13-inch Bureau of Mines-American Gas Association (BM-AGA) retort at 900 degrees C."
Date: 1952
Creator: Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Brewer, R. E.; Naugle, B. W.; Wolfson, D. E.; Gibson, F. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Imperial Sugar Company Cirular #45- August 1, 1955] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company Cirular #45- August 1, 1955]

Notice from Ken L. Laird to all brokers (list #1) discussing updates and information passed along from New York including a quota increase and affect on the market, new legislation affecting sugar, distribution figures, and international sales.
Date: August 1, 1955
Creator: Laird, Kenneth L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 232, January 18, 1956 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 232, January 18, 1956

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: January 18, 1956
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 321, August 28, 1957 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 321, August 28, 1957

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: August 28, 1957
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Growth of the Canadian Oil Industry (open access)

The Growth of the Canadian Oil Industry

The purpose of the investigation is to present--chronologically, whenever possible--the growth of the Canadian oil industry from the days of earliest discovery to the present, with an eye on both historical growth and potential development.
Date: 1958
Creator: Stanley, Philip Arnold
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Military visitors] (open access)

[News Script: Military visitors]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Dallas by the chief of staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force to tour major air installations in the region.
Date: March 9, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Client Card: Miss Eugenia Berlin] (open access)

[Client Card: Miss Eugenia Berlin]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Miss Eugenia Berlin, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze cast portrait head (14").
Date: September 1956
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History