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Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore (open access)

Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore

Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.
Date: 1997
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 16, Number 1, September 1955 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 16, Number 1, September 1955

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 1955
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 18, Number 6, May 1958 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 18, Number 6, May 1958

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 1958
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 16, Number 3, December 1955 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 16, Number 3, December 1955

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Edith Smith, October 1, 1994

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Interview with Edith Smith about her recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses her marriage to Wilbur Smith, courting practices, her childhood, family servants, her education, church activities, a survey of downtown businesses, her job in the newspaper business, leisuretime activities, Red Cross activities during World War I, family reading material, and political activities.
Date: October 1, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Edith
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Junior Historian, Volume 17, Number 3, December 1956 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 17, Number 3, December 1956

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: December 1956
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Changes in the Status of Texarkana, Texas, Women, 1880-1920 (open access)

Changes in the Status of Texarkana, Texas, Women, 1880-1920

This study concentrates on the social status of women in one southern town during the late nineteenth century and the Progressive Era.
Date: August 1999
Creator: Rowe, Beverly J.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Anne L. Cleveland, March 18, 1994

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Interview with Anne Cleveland about her recollections of women's clubs in Texarkana, Texas. Cleveland discusses the Current Topic Club, the Sue Sanderson Garden Club, church activities, entertainment, women's household chores, and the Civic Music Club.
Date: March 18, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Cleveland, Anne Lieberman
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913 (open access)

The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913

Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1913
Creator: Turner, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater (open access)

Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater

Report on a study to identify and designate local brackish groundwater production zones in areas of Texas with brackish groundwater availability which can be used to reduce the use of fresh groundwater.
Date: July 2017
Creator: LBG-Guyton Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas - Nacatoch Aquifer (open access)

Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas - Nacatoch Aquifer

Provides data on the placement and studies pertaining to aquifers and groundwater production
Date: July 2017
Creator: Laughlin, Kristie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Industries in North Texas, 1941-1965: the Social and Economic Impact on Bowie County (open access)

Defense Industries in North Texas, 1941-1965: the Social and Economic Impact on Bowie County

World War II was a watershed in American history, altering Americans' perceptions of their place in society. This study focused on Bowie County, Texas, during the twenty-five-year period that began with America's entry into the war. The construction of two defense plants there, Red River Army Depot and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, brought immediate changes to surrounding communities, and local residents faced many challenges as they struggled to adjust. This study used extensive primary sources, including archival materials from Red River and Lone Star, oral histories from former employees, census information, minutes from the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, and local newspapers, to document the social and economic impact of these plants on Bowie County. The body of this dissertation contains nine chapters. Chapters two and three describe how Bowie County obtained and constructed its defense plants, and chapters four through six focus on changes precipitated by the plants during the war years. Chapters seven through nine explore the social and economic impact of the defense presence on Bowie County through 1965. The impact of the defense industries on Bowie County was significant. Plant construction brought thousands of workers into the county, and local residents faced housing, transportation, and sanitation …
Date: August 1995
Creator: Brantley, Janet G.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library