External Environmental Radiation Measurements in the United States (open access)

External Environmental Radiation Measurements in the United States

Report regarding ion chamber measurements made of the external environmental radiation in various location in the United States during the summer of 1957.
Date: March 11, 1958
Creator: Solon, Leonard R.; Lowder, Wayne M.; Zila, Albert; LeVine, H. D.; Blatz, Hanson & Eisenbud, Merril
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strontium Program: Quarterly Summary Report, November 19, 1958 (open access)

Strontium Program: Quarterly Summary Report, November 19, 1958

From Abstract: "This report up-dates certain sections of HASL-42, "Environmental Contamination from Weapon Tests". In particular, the levels of Strontium-90 in fallout, milk, tap water, air, and soil are included for data available up to November 1, 1958."
Date: November 19, 1958
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr. & Klein, Stanley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Radiological Assessment and Recovery of Contaminated Areas (open access)

The Radiological Assessment and Recovery of Contaminated Areas

From Abstract: "The conceptual nature of a radiological defense system and role of decontamination or reclamation in such a system are discussed. Most of the report deals with methods for reducing the observed data to interpretive form because the data were taken with a large contaminated area."
Date: March 1958
Creator: Miller, Carl F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Washington Coals: Supplement to Technical Papers 491 and 618 (open access)

Analyses of Washington Coals: Supplement to Technical Papers 491 and 618

From Washington Coalfields: The geographical distribution of the principal coal areas of Washington is shown in figure 1. Detailed information concerning these fields is given in Bureau of Mines Technical Paper 491. Further information on the minor coal areas is given in two bulletins of the Washington Division of Mines and Geology. Analyses, plastic properties, free-swelling indexes, and agglutinating values of the separate coals, together with data on yields of carbonization products and properties of the cokes produced in laboratory tests and under operating conditions."
Date: 1958
Creator: Daniels, Joseph; Yancey, H. F.; Geer, M. R.; Abernethy, R. F.; Aresco, S. J. & Hartner, F. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, Supplement to Bulletin 486 (open access)

Helium-Bearing Natural Gases of the United States: Analyses and Analytical Methods, Supplement to Bulletin 486

Supplementary report from the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the results of a survey of the natural gas (helium) resources available in the United States. From the summary: "Certain source data and results of analysis pertinent to 1,575 gas samples, which have been obtained from 26 States, Alaska, and Canada (only a few from the latter 2 regions) and analyzed in connection with the helium-survey program of the Bureau of Mines, are presented in tabular form. This publication is supplementary to Bulletin 486 of the Bureau of Mines. Samples analyzed from late 1947 to around May 1956 are included in this bulletin and augment the samples reported in Bulletin 486" (p. 1).
Date: 1958
Creator: Boone, W. J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Index of Oil-Shale and Shale-Oil Patents, 1946-56: A Supplement to Bulletins 467 and 468: (In Three Parts) [Part 1]. United States Patents (open access)

Index of Oil-Shale and Shale-Oil Patents, 1946-56: A Supplement to Bulletins 467 and 468: (In Three Parts) [Part 1]. United States Patents

From Introduction: "This bulletin contains nearly 300 United States patents that relate to retorting (and distilling underground), refining, and utilization of oil shale and its products. The largest single group, of which the majority was assigned to a single company, relates to fluidized handling of shale. The patents are arranged in numerical order, and an alphabetical list of investors and assignees follows them. A classified list of all the patents will be included in Part III, European patents."
Date: 1958
Creator: Klosky, Simon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jayton North Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Fort Hood Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Soil Map, Cherokee County, Texas

Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1958
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
United States Earthquakes, 1958 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1958

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1958. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical investigation of acceleration restriction in a fighter airplane with an automatic control system (open access)

Analytical investigation of acceleration restriction in a fighter airplane with an automatic control system

From Introduction: "In the present report, consideration is given to certain features intended to improve the accleration-limiting characteristics of a normal-accleration control system."
Date: January 1958
Creator: Matthews, James T., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Ramjet Engines Using Supersonic Combustion (open access)

An Analysis of Ramjet Engines Using Supersonic Combustion

From Introduction: "The concept of supersonic combustion is by no means new, although little work appears to have been published on the subject. For example, an analysis of supersonic combustion to provide lift under a wing is given in reference 1. Reference 2 discusses applications to hypersonic ramjets being studied at the University of Michigan."
Date: September 1958
Creator: Weber, Richard J. & MacKay, John S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Manganese Areas, Hammond Plantation and Hodgdon Townships, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine (open access)

Investigation of Manganese Areas, Hammond Plantation and Hodgdon Townships, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on manganese deposits of Aroostook County, Maine. Descriptions of the deposits, and the results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1958
Creator: Eilertsen, Nils A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laboratory and Full-Scale Sulfur Elimination Tests on Coal from Pratt Bed, Alabama (open access)

Laboratory and Full-Scale Sulfur Elimination Tests on Coal from Pratt Bed, Alabama

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Pratt coal bed in Alabama. The report details "washability studies of coal from beds in Alabama and other southern states in which commercially important deposits occur" (p. 1). This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Perry, R. E.; Gandrud, B. W.; Riley, H. L.; Gayle, J. B. & Eddy, W. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical Evaluation of Electrical-Resistivity Surveys as a Guide to Zinc-Lead Exploratory Drilling, Badger-Peacock Camp and Vicinity, Cherokee County, Kansas (open access)

Practical Evaluation of Electrical-Resistivity Surveys as a Guide to Zinc-Lead Exploratory Drilling, Badger-Peacock Camp and Vicinity, Cherokee County, Kansas

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on geophysical surveys for exploratory drilling. Electrical-resistivity techniques are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1958
Creator: Brichta, Louis Chanborn & Ryan, J. Patrick
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield, Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield, Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Beluga River coalfield "to determine, if possible, which areas were most favorable for developing large reserves of coal suitable for open-pit mining" (p. 1). Description of the coal deposits, and results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and maps.
Date: 1958
Creator: Maloney, Raymond P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thermal Pretreatment and Pelletizing of North Dakota Lignite (open access)

Thermal Pretreatment and Pelletizing of North Dakota Lignite

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines investigations of "converting small particle lignite to a stable, storable fuel of relatively high heating value" (p. 1). The equipment and methods used for the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 1958
Creator: Oppelt, W. H.; Cooney, J. P.; Golob, E. F. & Kube, W. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strawberry Culture: South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions (open access)

Strawberry Culture: South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions

Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for the cultivation of strawberries in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Topics discussed include varieties, soil preparation, mulch and fertilizers, irrigation, harvesting, and diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1958
Creator: Darrow, George M. (George McMillan), 1889-
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Statutes At Large, Volume 71, 1957 (open access)

United States Statutes At Large, Volume 71, 1957

United States Statutes at Large include the text of various legislation passed by Congress such as private and public laws, concurrent resolutions, and Constitutional amendments as well as proclamations, changes to the structure of government departments, etc. Indexes start on page d45.
Date: 1958
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-167 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-167

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the "reserve" mentioned in Section 7 of Article 3.44, Texas Insurance Code, includes therein the deficiency reserve described in Section 2 of Article 3.28, Texas Insurance Code.
Date: March 28, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-191A (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-191A

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a foreign corporation that is a limited partner must take out a permit to do business in the State if the limited partnership engages in certain limited activities in the State; and related question.
Date: February 17, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-387 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-387

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Commissioners' Court to order or refuse to order a local option election.
Date: March 6, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-42 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-42

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Classification of real estate held by a State bank for the purpose of a future home.
Date: January 23, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-284A (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-284A

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Amount of a vendor's lien note that may be carried by an insurance company against a building which was previously the home office of the insurance company.
Date: February 18, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History