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[V-Mail envelope in War Bond Budget Portfolio]

Photograph of an envelop from a War Bond Budget Portfolio held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Books and Texana Collections. It is a cream paper with red print that has the front face of an envelope on one side and instructions on sending V-Mail letters. The paper is stained in purple at the top.

Date: October 15, 2014

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[War Bond Budget Portfolio front]

Photographs of the front of a war bond portfolio from the Rare Book and Texana Collections, held by UNT Special Collections. The portfolio has a blue cover with a mock envelope at the top and an upside down instruction box at the bottom. The contents are listed underneath the title. Image 2, the charts inside of a war bond budget portfolio from the Rare Book and Texana Collections. There are five charts for recording war bonds that you own, separated by savings, children's education, new car or… more

Date: October 15, 2014

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[American Soldier Ballads, cover]

Photograph of the cover of "American Soldier Ballads" by F.B. Camp, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is dark yellow in color with the title at the top in red lettering.Under the title is an illustration of soldiers sitting or standing around a fire. This edition of Patriotic Toasts was published in 1917 by Forbes and Company in Chicago. Each page has a lithographic decorative blue border surrounding the printed text, and the dense cardboard cover contains a stoic depiction of Uncle Sa… more

Date: October 14, 2016

Creator: Sylve, Joshua

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Compilation of Results of Aquifer Tests in Texas

"The mission of the Texas Water Development Board's (TWDB) Groundwater Resources Division is to collect, interpret, and provide accurate, objective information on the groundwater resources of Texas. In support of this mission, the TWDB has undertaken a long-term process of mapping and characterizing the aquifers of Texas."

Date: April 2012

Creator: Wuerch, David Robert & Christian, Brent

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Texas State Parks

Text describing the work completed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in various parks throughout Texas, with a brief background on the program.

Date: 2010

Creator: Steely, James Wright

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Women training on the fire drill tower]

Photograph of women training on a fire drill tower. The tower is approximately three stories tall and ladders are propped against the building on the three sides. In April 1942 the Women’s Defense Corps was formed at UNT. The primary purpose of the organization was to train college women to organize their hometown defense and to instruct their fellow citizens in home defense. Training in the first aid, firefighting, the use of gas masks, and ambulance driving was included in this program.

Date: May 7, 2015

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Soldiers Housed on campus]

Photograph of a large number of people attending a dance in a gymnasium. The men are dressed in army uniforms; the women are wearing dark-colored dresses and heels. The wall behind them is all multi-paned windows and there is a basketball hoop above. The soldiers were housed on campus, and those from nearby camps were also guests at dances held on campus.

Date: May 7, 2015

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Resolution - Women Airforce Service Pilots Day #1]

Resolution issued by the State of Texas recognizing the achievements of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and declaring May 26, 2012 as Women Airforce Service Pilots Day. It is signed by Dawnna Dukes, State Representative of District 46.

Date: May 2012

Item Type: Legislative Document

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Resolution - Women Airforce Service Pilots Day #2]

Date: May 2012

Item Type: Legislative Document

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Interior of a Photo-lab Index]

A photograph of a photo index from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is 'The cumulative Formula of Standard Recommended Photographic Procedures" and has a red cloth cover. The book is open on the table and there are tabs between the sections labeled 8-17. There are stains on the inside of the front cover where the metal bracket and rings that are holding the pages together touched the paper.

Date: July 20, 2016

Creator: Sylve, Joshua

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Military training at North Texas]

Photograph of one of several military units training at North Texas parades down Denton’s Theater Row in 1942. From September 1942 to December 1943, training detachments of the Army Air Forces were housed in Chilton Hall. The military soldiers are seen marching down a street by a row of shops in a downtown area. Cars are parked in front of the shops, one of them titled Theatre Row.

Date: May 4, 2015

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff]

Newspaper clipping of the obituary for Anne Geise Herff (April 4, 1942 - February 29, 2012), describing activities during her life and various family members, along with information about services to be held March 4 and 5, 2012.

Date: March 4, 2012

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Clipping: Helen Snapp Obituary]

Newspaper clipping of an obituary listing for Helen Wyatt Snapp, a former WASP member, as well as other obituaries and articles about local news.

Date: [2013-02-18..]

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sweetwater museum salutes female pilots]

Newspaper clipping describing how the Sweetwater museum honored the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) with several exhibits about their experiences and services during World War II.

Date: May 23, 2010

Creator: Wiley, Judy

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Funeral Program for Geraldine B. Richardson, April 15, 2016]

Funeral program for Gerald B. Richardson, born March 1, 1942 and died April 5, 2016. The funeral was held April 14, 2016 at Main Post Chapel, officiated by Rev. Otis I. Mitchell. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Date: April 15, 2016

Item Type: Pamphlet