Veneer Basket. (open access)

Veneer Basket.

Patent for stronger, lighter construction of baskets frequently used in shipping fruit, although the improvement "may be used for any and all purposes of which it is capable" (lines 13-15).
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Aber, Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Padlock (open access)

Seal-Padlock

Patent for a seal padlock, designed to "render it absolutely impossible to gain access to the interior of the lock" (lines 12-14). Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Abrams, Frederic
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for "car-couplers of the class known as 'link-and-pin' couplers, and has for its object the provision of means whereby the coupling is effected automatically and whereby the coupling-pin is made to actuate the brake-shaft" (lines 14-19).
Date: June 14, 1892
Creator: Acuff, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Utensil. (open access)

Kitchen Utensil.

Patent for a kitchen utensil that can be used for washing dishes, scraping cooking vessels, and cleaning ornamental glass and silver.
Date: June 11, 1895
Creator: Adair, Annie E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a plowshare, of cutting-knives secured to the rear end thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom in an upward direction, and a bar connecting the mold-board and landside and arranged below the cutting knives" (lines 68-73).
Date: June 23, 1885
Creator: Adair, Richard Harding
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 6, Number 6, June 1975 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 6, Number 6, June 1975

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1975
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 7, Number 6, June 1976 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 7, Number 6, June 1976

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1976
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 8, Number 5, June 1977 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 8, Number 5, June 1977

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1977
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 9, Number 6, June 1978 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 9, Number 6, June 1978

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 10, Number 5, June 1979 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 10, Number 5, June 1979

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 11, Number 6, June 1980 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 11, Number 6, June 1980

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1980
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 12, Number 6, June 1981 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 12, Number 6, June 1981

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1981
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 13, Number 6, June 1982 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 13, Number 6, June 1982

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1982
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 14, Number 6, June 1983 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 14, Number 6, June 1983

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1983
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 15, Number 3, June 1984 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 15, Number 3, June 1984

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 16, Number 4, June/July 1985 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 16, Number 4, June/July 1985

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
ACTVE News, Volume 18, Number 3, June 1987 (open access)

ACTVE News, Volume 18, Number 3, June 1987

Newsletter issued by the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.
Date: June 1987
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Education for Living and Making a Living": A Report of the Governor's Conference on Technical-Vocational Education (open access)

"Education for Living and Making a Living": A Report of the Governor's Conference on Technical-Vocational Education

Proceedings of the 1973 Governor's Conference on Technical-Vocational Education in Texas including text of addresses, session summaries with comments from speakers and participants, an overview of the participants and major issues, and other information about the conference.
Date: June 1973
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Education for Living and Making a Living": Proceedings, 1974 Community Conferences (open access)

"Education for Living and Making a Living": Proceedings, 1974 Community Conferences

Proceedings of the 1974 Community Conferences held January 25- February 28 in 16 communities in Texas, including the review of their vocational education activities and profits from the findings of study groups for their community.
Date: June 1974
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proceedings of ACTVE Impact Conferences: February 3-March 4, 1976] (open access)

[Proceedings of ACTVE Impact Conferences: February 3-March 4, 1976]

Proceedings of the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas' 1976 Impact Conferences held from February 3 to March 4 in 19 locations around the state, including survey results, key concerns for the year, and summaries of each conference.
Date: June 1976
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Special Report to the State Board of Education (open access)

A Special Report to the State Board of Education

The Advisory Council publishes a "Special Report" every two years, containing primarily recommendations requiring state legislation and/or appropriations.
Date: June 24, 1982
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Special Report to the State Board of Education, From the Advisory Counsil For technical-vocational Education in Texas (open access)

A Special Report to the State Board of Education, From the Advisory Counsil For technical-vocational Education in Texas

Report outlining recommendations from the Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas, based on public input, regarding potential legislation or appropriations to improve vocational education and other services.
Date: June 24, 1980
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Vocational Education...Gateway to the Future": A Report of the Governor's Conference on Technical-Vocational Education (open access)

"Vocational Education...Gateway to the Future": A Report of the Governor's Conference on Technical-Vocational Education

Report summarizing "the key issues which surfaced during the Governor's Conference [on Technical-Vocational Education]--issues related to the funding, delivery, and evaluation of vocational programs; the development of a data and information system for vocational education; the use of advisory committees; serving the needs of adults, disadvantaged, and handicapped persons; soliciting and using student viewpoints; parenthood education; and other issues" (p. ii).
Date: June 1977
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Row Attachment for Corn-Planters (open access)

Check-Row Attachment for Corn-Planters

Patent for "an improved check-row attachment for corn-planting machines, the object of my invention being to provide an efficient mechanism for actuating the seed-dropping mechanism of the corn-planter and which my be operated by the feet of the driver or by a check-wire in such manner as to cause the seeds to be planted in check-rows." (lines 8-15) including illustrations.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Agee, George S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History