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Oral History Interview with Charles Beatty, March 13, 2006
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Interview with Charles "Chuck" Beatty, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Beatty's personal experiences of childhood and education, accepting an athletic scholarship to North Texas, playing football at North Texas and with the Pittsburgh Steelers and other professional teams, being in the National Guard during the Vietnam era, and returning to North Texas to earn a degree following his professional football career. Additionally, Beatty speaks of social life among African-American students and relations with white students and faculty, his experiences as an elected official in Waxahachie and as a member of the UNT Board of Regents, and his perceptions of change at North Texas over time.
Date:
March 13, 2006
Creator:
Miller, Randy & Beatty, Charles
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979
Transcript of an interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and a resident of Baytown,Texas since 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children and their education in Baytown.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, Leland Karl, 1895-
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Historical Development of Higher Education in Ellis County
Ellis County has been the home to one or more institutions of higher education almost since its existence as a county. The attraction for these schools to Ellis County included one or more of the following: a small town atmosphere and setting, a proximity to large centers of population, a strong economy based largely on agriculture, a dry county (free from alcoholic sales) except in Ennis, a strong religious influence, and a desire for educating the citizens of the county. The early schools included: Waxahachie Academy, Marvin College, South West Normal College, Waxahachie Institute, Ferris Institute, and Polytechnic Academy. They were all entrepreneurial in nature. Located in every part of the county, they provided college level work, while some provided all levels of education. The next three schools, Texas Presbyterian College for Girls, Trinity University, and Southwestern Assemblies of God College, were religious in nature. Trinity and Southwestern were both located in Waxahachie and Texas Presbyterian located in Milford was a college for girls only. Navarro College is the only public institution and is a two-year community college. The benefits to Ellis County as a result of the establishment of these institutions of higher education can be seen by their …
Date:
May 1993
Creator:
Lewis, James David, 1950-
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1916
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 22, 1916
Creator:
Ownby, W. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 181, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 31, 1943
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1943
Creator:
Nowlin, C. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 142, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1940
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 13, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 74, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 27, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 27, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 138, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1906
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 13, 1906
Creator:
Ownby, W. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1917
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 18, 1917
Creator:
Ownby, W. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 15, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 22, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 37, Ed. 1 Monday, May 7, 1917
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 7, 1917
Creator:
Ownby, W. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 59, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 9, 1968
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 9, 1968
Creator:
Casebolt, Floyd W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 109, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1956
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 8, 1956
Creator:
Bus, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 14, 1943
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Nowlin, C. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 176, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 27, 1975
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 27, 1975
Creator:
Casebolt, Floyd W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1967
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 12, 1967
Creator:
Casebolt, Floyd W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 257, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 30, 1965
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 30, 1965
Creator:
Casebolt, Floyd W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 303, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1944
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 20, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 20, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 16, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 16, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 284, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1944
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1944
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 127, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 29, 1956
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 29, 1956
Creator:
Bus, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History