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Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999
Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date:
September 25, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara, March 29, 1863]
Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him. He explains about the care of peach trees. He also says that he thinks it would be best to allow a slave, Rhett, to marry her beau. He ends the letter by sending his love to her and the children.
Date:
March 29, 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Health Knowledge of Eighth Grade Students in Arkansas for the Purpose of Developing a Prospective Curriculum Guide
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a curriculum guide to be made available to junior high schools in the state of Arkansas. A study of the amount of health knowledge possessed by eighth grade students in Arkansas was made to assist the investigator in the construction of the curriculum guide. The objective of the study was to determine the quality of the health education possessed by the eight grade students in Arkansas, in terms of teacher qualifications and number of hours heath education is taught per year, and compare it with students across the nation to build a suggested curriculum guide in health education. The following conclusions were reached: 1) Arkansas eight grade students are one school year behind national norms, relative through the AAHPER Cooperative Health Test results. 2) Female students scored higher than male students. 3) There is little variance between the different sizes of schools and the knowledge possessed by students in the several content areas on the AAHPER Cooperative Health Test. 5) The instruction of health education varied greatly in quality among Arkansas schools in the study. 6) Instructors teaching health education to eighth grade students in Arkansas were usually teachers not prepared to …
Date:
May 1980
Creator:
Burgess, James David
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texian Stomping Grounds
Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
From Hell to Breakfast
Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ann H. Gooch, December 7, 1993
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Transcript of an interview with Ann Gooch about her recollections of Texarkana, Texas from 1925 to 1950. Gooch discusses her mother's occupation, political, and social activities, her relationships with African Americans, her early education, business enterprises, social organizations, and family life.
Date:
December 7, 1993
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly J. & Gooch, Ann H., 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago
Volume of popular folklore of Western America, including ballads, cowboy stories, myths, folk songs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 201.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Backwoods to Border
Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Plow-Horse Cavalry
Book discussing the Civil War as experienced by the Thirty-Fourth Texas Cavalry, in particular the soldiers from Caney Creek, Texas.
Date:
1974
Creator:
Weddle, Robert S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 15, No. 242, Ed. 1 Monday, July 3, 1899
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1899
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James F. Brede, 2011
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Interview with James F. Brede, dentist and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran. The interview includes his personal experiences in World War II as a B-17 co-pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater, his childhood in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943, preliminary training in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, his active service with the 379th Bomb Group in Kimbolton, England, combat experience in 35 missions, return to the U.S. and continued military service as a flight instructor in Lakeland, Florida and Wichita Falls, Texas, as well as the return to civilian life, marriage, dental school under the G.I. Bill, reenlistment in the Air Force as a dentist, his deployment to Korea, his discharge from the Air Force, and the establishment of his dental practice and experiences since retirement. The interview includes an appendix with a copy of his book.
Date:
March 30, 2011
Creator:
Fox, Lisa A. & Brede, James F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Down and Out: a Novel
A creative dissertation consisting of two parts: a novel and a critical preface. The critical preface, titled “Novel without Falsehood” deals directly with David Shields’s Reality Hunger, touching on issues of reality as it pertains to truth, writing, fiction, and contemporary culture. The novel is entitled Down and Out and follows the fortunes of a small town in Arkansas before, during, and after its sole source of employment ceases to exist.
Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Briseño, J. Andrew
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Janice Tomlin, November 24, 2013
Interview with Janice Tomlin, a network television documentary producer. The interview includes discussion of her youth, education, and career as a television producer in New York City, including an expose on Romanian orphanages for 20/20.
Date:
November 24, 2013
Creator:
Sigman, Ashlea & Tomlin, Janice
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 15, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 24, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]
Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 16, No. 202, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1900
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 1, 1900
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 14, No. 286, Ed. 1 Friday, June 17, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 17, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 15, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 21, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 14, No. 298, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 3, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 14, No. 280, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 10, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 15, No. 34, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 25, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 25, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 14, No. 119, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1897
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 2, 1897
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 15, No. 83, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 22, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 22, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 15, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1898
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1898
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History