ACU Missions Department - Local Church USA: How to Interview a Prospective Missionary transcript

ACU Missions Department - Local Church USA: How to Interview a Prospective Missionary

Lecture given Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 24, 1998
Creator: Mathews, Ed
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 4, Number 1, Spring, 1992 (open access)

Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 4, Number 1, Spring, 1992

Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Dallas Goes to War."
Date: 1992
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daniel's Battery: A Narrative History and Socio-Economic Study of the Ninth Texas Field Battery (open access)

Daniel's Battery: A Narrative History and Socio-Economic Study of the Ninth Texas Field Battery

This thesis combines a traditional narrative history of a Confederate artillery battery with a socio-economic study of its members. A database was constructed using the Compiled Service Records, 1860 census, and county tax rolls. The information revealed similarities between the unit's members and their home area. Captain James M. Daniel organized the battery in Paris, Texas and it entered Confederate service in January 1862. The battery served in Walker's Texas Division. It was part of a reserve force at the Battle of Milliken's Bend and was involved in the battles of Bayou Bourbeau, Mansfield, and Pleasant Hill. The battery also shelled Union ships on the Mississippi River. Daniel's Battery officially surrendered at Natchitoches, Louisiana, in May 1865.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Perkins, John Drummond
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heritage, Volume 13, Number 4, Fall 1995 (open access)

Heritage, Volume 13, Number 4, Fall 1995

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mei Nakano. Nakano is a Japanese-American and was an internee at the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She was born in 1924 in Olathe, Colorado. She provides detail of her life growing up in Colorado and various prejudices she received from teachers and classmates. They moved to Los Angeles, California in 1935 where she graduated from high school. She provides detail of the discrimination she and her family received in California, particularly after 7 December 1941. As notices were going out to other Japanese-American families regarding evacuation, Nakano describes her family’s preparations for the inevitable. They were evacuated by the War Relocation Authority to the Santa Anita Racetrack and in 1942 transferred to the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She provides much detail of life in these camps. Nakano returned to California after the war.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Nakano, Mei
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making a Good Soldier: a Historical and Quantitative Study of the 15th Texas Infantry, C. S. A. (open access)

Making a Good Soldier: a Historical and Quantitative Study of the 15th Texas Infantry, C. S. A.

In late 1861, the Confederate Texas government commissioned Joseph W. Speight to raise an infantry battalion. Speight's Battalion became the Fifteenth Texas Infantry in April 1862, and saw almost no action for the next year as it marched throughout Texas, Arkansas, and the Indian Territory. In May 1863 the regiment was ordered to Louisiana and for the next seven months took an active role against Federal troops in the bayou country. From March to May 1864 the unit helped turn away the Union Red River Campaign. The regiment remained in the trans-Mississippi region until it disbanded in May 1865. The final chapter quantifies age, family status, wealthholdings, and casualties among the regiment's members.
Date: December 1998
Creator: Hamaker, Blake Richard
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Historian, Volume 58, Number 1, September 1997 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 58, Number 1, September 1997

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1997
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Americans who did not wait: the American Legion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1915-1917 (open access)

Americans who did not wait: the American Legion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1915-1917

This study examines the five American Legion battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force formed in 1915 specifically to recruit American volunteers for the Canadian overseas contingent of the First World War. This study reviews the organization of Canada's militia and Anglo-American relations before examining the formation of the American Legion, the background of its men, and the diplomatic repercussions it sparked. This study is based largely on material in the Public Archives of Canada including war records and the personal papers of several participants. During its brief existence, the American Legion precipitated constitutional, diplomatic, and political problems. The issues the American Legion raised were mostly solved by America's entry in the war. The episode hastened the maturity of Canada as a nation.
Date: May 1996
Creator: Smylie, Eric
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William O. Holston, February 12, 1994

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with William Holston concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Holston worked at a camp in Powers, Oregon. Includes an appendix.
Date: February 12, 1994
Creator: Henley, Shelly & Holston, William O.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baytown Vignettes: One Hundred and Fifty Years in the History of a Texas Gulf Coast Community (open access)

Baytown Vignettes: One Hundred and Fifty Years in the History of a Texas Gulf Coast Community

Book containing twenty essays written by the Baytown’s Lee College American Studies class. The essays highlight various aspects of the history of the Baytown area through its people and places.
Date: 1992
Creator: Britt, John & Tyssen, Muriel
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heritage, Volume 14, Number 3, Summer 1996 (open access)

Heritage, Volume 14, Number 3, Summer 1996

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Emergency Powers (open access)

National Emergency Powers

This report the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601-1651) that eliminated or modified some statutory grants of emergency authority, required the President to declare formally the existence of a national emergency and to specify what statutory authority, activated by the declaration, would be used, and provided Congress a means to countermand the President's declaration and the activated authority being sought.
Date: April 29, 1991
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Historian, Volume 56, Number 4, May 1996 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 56, Number 4, May 1996

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: May 1996
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tracings, Volume 16, Number 3, November 1997 (open access)

The Tracings, Volume 16, Number 3, November 1997

Newsletter of the the Anderson County Genealogical Society containing genealogical information such as generation charts, family histories, and lists of records (births, deaths, church records, etc.).
Date: November 1997
Creator: Anderson County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kingman, Ariz.), Vol. 52, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1999 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kingman, Ariz.), Vol. 52, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1999

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: January 1999
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kingman, Ariz.), Vol. 46, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1993 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kingman, Ariz.), Vol. 46, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1993

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: January 1993
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 43, No. 10, Ed. 1, June 1990 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 43, No. 10, Ed. 1, June 1990

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Softened as into a Dream": The Letters of Robert B. Huston, Oklahoma Rough Rider (open access)

"Softened as into a Dream": The Letters of Robert B. Huston, Oklahoma Rough Rider

Article examines the experience of the Oklahoma Rough Rider through the life and correspondence of one such participant in the Spanish-American War, Robert Bell Huston.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Todd, Joe L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi (open access)

Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi

Article describes the issues faced by the Confederate Army when their government could not supply uniforms for the troops while they were in the field, contributing to their ragtag appearance. Whit Edwards dwells on some of the difficulties this caused, including the yellowed look of unlaundered uniforms creating the "butternut" nickname for troops.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Edwards, Whit
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District (open access)

Crisis of Command: The Hindman/Pike Controversy over the Defense of the Trans-Mississippi District

Article describes the conflict that occurred between two Confederate officers, General Thomas C. Hindman and General Albert Pike, over the defense of Indian Territory. Thomas W. Kremm and Diane Neal discuss how this conflict impacted the military situation in the area.
Date: Spring 1992
Creator: Kremm, Thomas W. & Neal, Diane
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stirpes, Volume 32, Number 4, December 1992 (open access)

Stirpes, Volume 32, Number 4, December 1992

Quarterly publication containing unpublished records and other material of interest to genealogists. "Its purpose is to stimulate and support research and teaching on the genealogical aspects of history." This issue includes a name index for Volume 32 starting on page 256.
Date: December 1992
Creator: Texas State Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 1993 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 1993

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1993
Creator: Morales, Sgt. 1st Class Marco
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1992 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1992

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 1992
Creator: Phipps, Marilyn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1990 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1990

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 14, 1990
Creator: Thomas, George
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History