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The Artificial Kidney: What It Is, How It Works

Description: "Using a combination of text, diagrams, and humorous cartoon-style illustrations, this pamphlet provides a simple explanation of how the artificial kidney, based on the principle of dialysis, removes or adds substances to the blood and how it can take the place of destroyed kidneys and return patients to useful life" - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide
Date: May 1967
Creator: United States Kidney Disease Control Program
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Basic Training: Your First Step

Description: Graphic pamphlet designed to help prepare new recruits in the United States Army for basic training, including time conventions, daily schedules, individual responsibilities, and more.
Date: May 1968
Creator: United States. Department of the Army.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Classification in a Nutshell

Description: Graphic pamphlet about Federal employee position classifications, which determines the pay of a Federal employee.
Date: April 1961
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Personnel.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Future Is Now!

Description: Graphic pamphlet about Social Security, told through four stories of people who benefited from the Social Security system. Also includes trivia and facts about Social Security.
Date: February 1969
Creator: United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Social Security Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Good News for Household Workers: Your Earnings Now Can Bring Monthly Social Security Checks Later on for You and Your Family--and You Can Look Forward to Having Hospital Insurance When You Retire

Description: Graphic pamphlet informing workers about social security.
Date: January 1967
Creator: United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Social Security Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Harvest of Hope

Description: Graphic pamphlet about Social Security, highlighting the importance of keeping your employer's records of your Social Security up to date.
Date: 1962
Creator: Untied States. Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hooked!

Description: Graphic pamphlet about a young man's descent into drug abuse, beginning with marijuana and ending with mainline heroin.
Date: 1967
Creator: Public Health Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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...In Other Peoples' Homes

Description: Graphic pamphlet about Social Security benefits, told through the experiences of a hardworking older woman.
Date: July 1963
Creator: United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Social Security Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Jimmy Has More Fun

Description: Graphic pamphlet about food relief, told through the lens of a mother trying to provide good nutrition for her son.
Date: December 1969
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Joe Wheeler Finds a Job and Learns About Social Security

Description: "This booklet is designed for use in adult basic reading courses. Its purpose is to give students enrolled in these courses a general explanation of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance provisions of the social security law" (p. 2).
Date: June 1964
Creator: United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Social Security Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pogo Primer for Parents: (TV Division)

Description: A book of cartoon drawings illustrating ways for parents to select television programs for their children. The concepts of mental health and child rearing described in the book are based on the findings of the 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth.
Date: 1961
Creator: Kelly, Walt
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Security Is an Eye Patch: Starring Sally and Charlie Brown

Description: This educational pamphlet consists entirely of reprints of Peanuts cartoons that appeared in newspapers in November and December 1965 and January and March 1966. The cartoons use the characters Sally and Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip to teach the public about the nature and treatment of amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye." - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide
Date: January 1968
Creator: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, Neurological and Sensory Disease Control Program
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Security Sense

Description: Pamphlet on the importance of properly protecting military information, specifically in resisting espionage efforts. Contains true stories, a brief history of espionage, tips for service members to avoid compromising situations, and more.
Date: 1964
Creator: United States. Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Aviation Training Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Smokey's Record

Description: Pamphlet discussing the background and history of the Smokey the Bear forest fire prevention campaign.
Date: January 1968
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Three Who Came Back!

Description: Graphic pamphlet about Social Security and how it can help people, told through the stories of three young people.
Date: January 1965
Creator: United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Social Security Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Uniformed Services Savings Program

Description: Graphic pamphlet informing service members of the Uniformed Services Savings Deposit Program, which allows service members stationed overseas to deposit their savings in a special program that offers 10% annual interest.
Date: May 1969
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Headquarters.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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