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U. S. S. Monitor LSV-5: Personal Information Booklet

Description: Booklet providing general information for sailors aboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). The booklet discusses letters, telegrams, and censorship, laundry, the Monitor herself, liberty and leave, smoking, uniforms, do's and don'ts, and obscenity.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: United States Navy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Midnight Christmas Mass Program for the 391st Infantry, December 25, 1944]

Description: Program for Midnight Mass held for the 391st Infantry on the night of Christmas Eve, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the night, verses from the Gospel of Luke, and a message from the 391st Infantry's Catholic Chaplain Ernest P. Pearsall.
Date: December 25, 1944
Creator: 391st Infantry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Parachutes: A Pilot Saved Is a Pilot Made

Description: Guidebook on the use and maintenance of parachutes and various scenarios they may be needed in intended for United States military pilots. The book discusses types of parachutes, handling parachutes, parachute inspection, potential hazards when exiting a ship in an emergency, and landing instructions.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Pickering, George M. & Bowman, R. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

The Edwin J. Schanfarber Memorial

Description: Pamphlet discussing the proposed Edwin J. Schanfarber Memorial and requesting contributions to go towards building the memorial. This pamphlet also includes the work of Edwin and explains the reason he deserves to be memorialized.
Date: 1944
Creator: Edwin J. Schanfarber Memorial Headquarters
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Questions and Answers for the Building Fund Drive for $75,000.00

Description: Pamphlet from the B'nai B'rith Hillel Building Fund at The University of Texas discussing what is needed, how much is needed, when construction will begin, and who should donate towards the Hillel Building Fund.
Date: 1945
Creator: B'nai B'rith Hillel Building Fund at The University of Texas at Austin
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[American Women's Voluntary Services Informational Pamphlet]

Description: Pamphlet containing information on the American Women's Voluntary Services and their activities. The front of the pamphlet features a logo with an eagle and the name "American Women's Voluntary Services" on a blue, white, and red striped background. The back of the pamphlet contains the names of the national officers and board of directors of the A. W. V. S.
Date: [1904..1945]
Creator: American Women's Voluntary Services
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Fisk's Patent Metallic Burial Cases and Caskets: Air-Tight and Indestructible, for Protecting and Preserving the Dead, for Vaults, Transportation, Ordinary Interment, or Future Removal

Description: Catalog listing descriptions and prices, with selected illustrations, for fifteen different hearse styles available for purchase from W. M. Raymond & Co. There is also an introductory statement describing order information.
Date: 1864-05~
Creator: W. M. Raymond & Co.
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Views bulletin

Description: No Description Available.
Date: 191X
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Advertisement from T. W. House - August 4, 1881]

Description: An advertisement from T. W. House advertising his expansion of business, the People's Press, and his market share of the Houston cotton market.
Date: August 4, 1881
Creator: House, T. W.
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Graduation Program for the Army Specialized Training Unit, March 3, 1944]

Description: Program for the Graduation Exercises of the Army Specialized Training Unit at Pomona College in Claremont, California held on Friday, March 3, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the ceremony, a roster of graduates, and lyrics to "Your Land and My Land" to be sung during the ceremony.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Army Specialized Training Unit
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Funeral Program for Pastor J. Carlton Allen, Sr., August 28, 2015]

Description: Funeral program for Pastor J. Carlton Allen, Sr., born December 7, 1943 and died August 23, 2015. The funeral was held August 28, 2015 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Meadowlawn Funeral Home Crematory and Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 28, 2015
Creator: Wilson, Tiffanie
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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