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Oral History Interview with Harold Galloway, March 17, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Galloway, March 17, 1984

Interview with Judge Harold Galoway, an army veteran from Yantis, Texas. This interview contains his recollections as a World War II medical corpsman in Europe. Army life and the health problems of soldiers are discussed.
Date: March 17, 1984
Creator: Gilbreath, David W. & Galloway, Harold
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Doyle Griffin, December 11, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Doyle Griffin, December 11, 1982

Transcript of an interview with Doyle Griffin, owner and operator of R & R Motor Supply, Inc. in Denton, Texas. Griffin discusses his family background, his employment history, his purchase of R & R Motor Supply in 1944 and his experiences as a business owner, as well as his personal hobbies such as raising quarter horses and boat racing.
Date: December 11, 1982
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Griffin, Doyle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany (open access)

Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular Texas folklore, including cowboy and gaucho songs, information about boat-making and other folk crafts, religious anecdotes, and other miscellaneous stories of early cowboy life in Texas. The index begins on page 165.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985

Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, owners and operators of Hermosa Farms, Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the Dieterich's personal experiences about farming in Dallas, education, and establishing Hermosa Farms. The Dieterich's talk about their family backgrounds, Arthur's employment as operator of dairy cooperative with his brother in El Paso, Texas, the effect of the Great Depression on Dallas dairy businesses, milk processing and delivery operations, a typical day on a dairy farm, their change from retail to wholesale business, developing dairy herd, their cooperation with agricultural experiment stations, personnel practices, and civic and trade association activities. The interview includes an appendix with a family history written by Louise Caillet Dieterich.
Date: August 11, 1985
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Dieterich, Arthur
System: The UNT Digital Library
112 Years in Little Elm Community (open access)

112 Years in Little Elm Community

Book describing the early history of Little Elm including schools, churches, and social organizations, as well as important families in the area. Name index starts on page 199.
Date: 1986
Creator: Harris, Mrs. J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Travel Handbook (open access)

Texas Travel Handbook

Guide to assist tourists in Texas: "Attractions and points of interest are listed under the city name where they are located; city names are arranged in alphabetical order. Information on Texas State Parks, National Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Entering and Leaving Mexico, and other general subjects will be found at the end of this book" (p. 2).
Date: 1989~
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Travel Guide: 1988 (open access)

Texas State Travel Guide: 1988

Travel guide for the state of Texas containing information of interest to tourists including events, parks and historic sites, recreation opportunities, and other attractions. Index to cities and attractions starts on page 262.
Date: 1988
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2 (open access)

Historic Matagorda County, Volume 2

Second volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, containing part 3 of the text. This volume contains a compilation of submitted biographies and family histories for people living in Matagorda County Name index starts on page 581.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matagorda County Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1981 (open access)

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1981

Directory of institutions coordinated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation including mental hospitals, state schools, development centers, and youth centers, along with information about accessing services.
Date: January 1981
Creator: Texas. Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1988 (open access)

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1988

Directory of institutions coordinated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation including mental hospitals, state schools, development centers, and youth centers, along with information about accessing services.
Date: January 1988
Creator: Texas. Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1986 (open access)

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1986

Directory of institutions coordinated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation including mental hospitals, state schools, development centers, and youth centers, along with information about accessing services.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Texas. Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Stake in the Prairie: Mesquite, Texas (open access)

A Stake in the Prairie: Mesquite, Texas

Book providing a narrative overview of Mesquite, Texas and the immediate area, including significant people and events as well as general history with images and references. Index starts on page 256.
Date: 1984
Creator: Mesquite Historical Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1990-1991 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1990-1991

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 574.
Date: 1989
Creator: Kingston, Mike
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1989 (open access)

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Directory of Services: 1989

Directory of institutions coordinated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation including mental hospitals, state schools, development centers, and youth centers, along with information about accessing services.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Texas. Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eanes: Portrait of a Community (open access)

Eanes: Portrait of a Community

This book describes the history of the Eanes community area. It discusses the geology and Native American history, as well as an overview of the community's start in the mid-1800s and development through 1986.
Date: 1986
Creator: Vance, Linda
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 (open access)

Collingsworth County 1890-1984

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes family histories, general histories about communities in the area, and memorials. Index starts on page 442.
Date: 1985
Creator: Collingsworth County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Library of Congress Catalogs: Newspapers in Microform, United States, 1948-1983, Volume 2 P-Z and Title Index (open access)

Library of Congress Catalogs: Newspapers in Microform, United States, 1948-1983, Volume 2 P-Z and Title Index

Union list of American newspapers available in microform, published between 1948 and 1983. According to the Preface in Volume 1: "This publication cumulates the United States' sections of the 1948-1972 publication, the 1973-1977 quinquennial, the annual issues for 1978-1982, and the reports received in 1983." Index starts on page 323.
Date: 1984
Creator: Library of Congress. Catalog Management and Publication Division
System: The UNT Digital Library

University of North Texas Alumni Directory, 1984

Directory containing alphabetical and geographic lists of all known alumni of University of North Texas through February 1984. Married women are listed with their maiden names in parentheses.
Date: 1984
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1986-1987 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1986-1987

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, livestock, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. An index to the newspapers published in Texas is on page 729.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Land and Its People, 1876-1981: Deaf Smith County, Texas (open access)

The Land and Its People, 1876-1981: Deaf Smith County, Texas

Book describing Deaf Smith County including local history, photographs, illustrations, and biographies.
Date: 1982
Creator: Deaf Smith County Historical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1982-1983 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1982-1983

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, livestock, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. An index to the newspapers published in Texas is on page 603.
Date: 1981
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yoakum Community: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987 (open access)

Yoakum Community: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987

History of the community of Yoakum, Texas and surrounding areas, including information about the people and families, businesses, agriculture, and social organizations. Index starts on page 386.
Date: 1987
Creator: Yoakum Sesquicentennial/Centennial Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1984-1985 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1984-1985

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, livestock, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. An index to the newspapers published in Texas is on page 668.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of North Texas Alumni Directory, 1990

Directory containing alphabetical and geographic lists of all known alumni of University of North Texas through 1989. Married women are listed with their maiden names in parentheses.
Date: 1989
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History