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[Speech delivered by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1953-04-21]

Description: Speech delivered by John J. Herrera at San Jacinto Battleground on April 21, 1953. Herrera compares the volunteers from numerous countries that fought for Texas Independence to the United Nations fighting together for freedom in Korea.
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[News Script: Brief No. 111]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the planning of a World's Fair for 1956, near the San Jacinto Battleground, east of Houston. The Fair would never take place.
Date: September 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Attorney General Opinion: MS-103

Description: Letter opinion 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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Property acquired by the Texas Hall of State,San Jacinto Museum ,Battleship Texas, the French Embassy, the Alamo Museum in the old Land office Building
Date: October 21, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from C. R. Tips to the Sons of the Republic of Texas members - 1953-03-27]

Description: Letter from C. R. Tips, President of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, typed on organization letterhead and dated March 27, 1953. The letter informs members about the annual meeting to be held at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston on April 21, 1953. Included is a brief overview of the itinerary, reminders about dues, and information on rooms at the hotel.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: Tips, C. R.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955]

Description: This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in New Mexico and Texas in 1953 - 1955 and performing for various events including the March of Dimes in Lovington, New Mexico and a labor convention in El Paso, Texas. The film begins with band members boarding the Flagship San Antonio airplane and includes footage of Midway Airport and Carswell Air Force Base (01 min., 08 sec.); Paul Blount, Lefty Perkins, "Big Bill" Lister, Joe Bill, Johnny Hicks, Claude King, Bobby Williamson… more
Date: 1953/1955
Duration: 30 minutes
Partner: UNT Media Library
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