Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past. (open access)

Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past.

Draft of an article about train museums across Texas that was published in the February 2001 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Epiphany on the Prairie: A Whirlwind Tour of Dinosaurs, Downtowns, and Heavenly Delights (open access)

Epiphany on the Prairie: A Whirlwind Tour of Dinosaurs, Downtowns, and Heavenly Delights

Text for an article about the areas between between Tyler and Dallas, Texas that was published in the September 2000 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2000-09~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone. (open access)

Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone.

Text for an article about drive-through holiday lights parks that was published in the December 2000 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holiday Lights Galore (open access)

Holiday Lights Galore

Text about drive-through holiday light parks that was published in the "When..." section of a December 2000 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2000-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Officer Reports: October 2008] (open access)

[TXSSAR Officer Reports: October 2008]

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 2008 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 2008] (open access)

[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 2008]

Committee Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 2008 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Compatriot, Summer 2008 (open access)

The Texas Compatriot, Summer 2008

Newsletter of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, published in the summer of 2008, containing organizational news and updates, as well as other information of interest to members.
Date: Summer 2008
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Saddam Statue in Fort Hood] captions transcript

[News Clip: Saddam Statue in Fort Hood]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 26, 2005, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[WASP Grace Putnam Jones, 43-W-7] (open access)

[WASP Grace Putnam Jones, 43-W-7]

Printed obituary for Grace Rosanky Putnam Jones, a WASP from class 43-W-7 who had a popular fashion store in Salado, Texas. Pictures of the inside and outside of the store can be seen included.
Date: February 16, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 78, 2007 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 78, 2007

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25, 2008] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25, 2008]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held from October 25, 2008, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Temple, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order by President Harry Fife in the Salon C & D in the Hilton Garden Inn.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Sirena Statue Next to Salado Creek]

Photograph of a statue half-submerged in clear water in the middle of a grassy, green field surrounded by trees. The statue is of a young woman holding her mermaid tail. A small bank of rocks separates the small body of water from a flooded creek, and beyond the creek is another flooded, grassy field. A downed tree limb with leaves still on it rests on the bank to the left of the statue. Handwritten notes and a white rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the sculpture is called Sirena.
Date: August 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Denman Building]

Photograph of the Denman Building on Main Street in Salado, Texas, during the final stages of construction; the town water town is located behind the building. According to the note on the back of the photograph, this building was sold to the library.
Date: July 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000

Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25-26, 2008] (open access)

[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25-26, 2008]

Minutes of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Board of Managers meeting covering the general sessions, held October 25-26, 2008 at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Temple, Texas. It includes information about the committees and business covered by the attending members.
Date: 2008-10-25/2008-10-26
Creator: Pugh, Don
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Archaeological Survey of Drainage Improvements Along South Nolan Creek, Bell County, Texas (open access)

An Archaeological Survey of Drainage Improvements Along South Nolan Creek, Bell County, Texas

An archaeological Survey with the intent to make channel improvements along the banks of South Nolan Creek from Fort Hood Road to 28th street in Killeen, Texas
Date: March 21, 2008
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Central Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: September 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 2000 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 2000

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Vanicek, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 2005 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 2001

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 2001
Creator: Vanicek, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 2001 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 2001

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 2001
Creator: Vanicek, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History