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Horses Against Tanks: Historical Memory and the German Invasion of Poland
The entrance of the German Invasion of Poland and depiction thereof into modern historiographical conversations offers historians superior articulation of the creation of historical memory, mythos, and identity ‒ especially in wider terms of European Imperialism. By utilizing the current trends in gendering of empire, the use of auto-biography and life writing to understand felt realities and obfuscated truths, and the attempts by empire to queer and utilize labeled deviations to control and gain power over their colonized subjects, one is presented a better understanding of how the German Invasion of Poland fits into the story of empire and indigeneity. That story continues past the Third Reich however, as German propaganda in its various forms was accepted as truth after the Second World War, providing justification for and rationalizing post war political power structures of Western nations. As the threat of a cold war with the USSR loomed, many in the American military felt it necessary to accept and support German myths about their military prowess (and non-culpability for the Holocaust) and the inferiority of Slavic military forces. By analyzing not the myths themselves, but how they were created and propagated, historians can add to this historical conversation a case …
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Palmer, Matthew Steven
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
My Darling Boys: A Family at War, 1941-1947
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My Darling Boys is the story of a New Mexico farm family whose three sons were sent to fight in World War II. All flew combat aircraft in the Army Air Forces. In 1973 one of the boys, Oscar Allison, a B-24 top turret gunner and flight engineer, wrote a memoir of his World War II experiences. On a mission to Regensburg, Germany, his bomber, ravaged by German fighters, was shot down. He was captured and spent fifteen months in German stalag prisons. His memoir, the core of this unique book, details his training, combat, and prisoner-of-war experience in a truthful, introspective, and compelling manner. Fred H. Allison, the author and Oscar’s nephew, gained access to family letters that supplement Oscar’s story and bring to light the experiences of Oscar’s brothers. Harold Allison, the author’s father, was sidelined from combat as a bomber copilot due to a health condition. The letters also tell of the brother who did not come home, Wiley Grizzle Jr., a P-51 fighter pilot. Wiley’s last mission brought his squadron of Mustangs into a pitched battle with German fighters bound for the front to attack American troops. The letters also introduce the boys’ family, who fought …
Date:
October 2023
Creator:
Allison, Fred H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Best American Newspaper Narratives, Volume 10
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This anthology collects the ten winners of the 2022 Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest at UNT’s Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. First place winner: Jason Fagone, “The Jessica Simulation: Love and Loss in the Age of A.I.,” about one man’s attempt to still communicate with his dead fiancée (San Francisco Chronicle). Second place: Jenna Russell, Penelope Overton, and David Abel, “The Lobster Trap” (The Boston Globe and Portland Press Herald). Third place: Jada Yuan, “Discovering Dr. Wu” (The Washington Post). Runners-up include Lane DeGregory, “Who Wants to Be a Cop? (Tampa Bay Times); Christopher Goffard, “The Trials of Frank Carson” (Los Angeles Times); Evan Allen, “Under the Wheel” (The Boston Globe); Mark Johnson, “A Wisconsin Mom Gave Birth in a COVID-19 Coma before Slipping to the Brink of Death” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel); Annie Gowen, “A Dance, Not a War” (The Washington Post); Peter Jamison, “They’d Battled Addiction Together. Then Lockdowns became a ‘Recipe for Death’” (The Washington Post); and Douglas Perry, “The Obsession” (The Oregonian / Oregon Live).
Date:
September 2023
Creator:
Reaves, Gayle
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Great Equalizer? An Analysis of the Relationship between Race, Severe Weather Disasters, and Climate Change Policy Support
Climate disasters are on the rise, with devastating effects on communities around the globe. Scientists have provided evidence that severe weather events due to climate change will continue to increase in frequency and severity. Extreme weather events are often referred to as the great equalizers, disregarding the socioeconomic status and race of those affected during widespread destruction. However, the literature suggests that people of color are disproportionately exposed to and affected by climate change and extreme weather events. In this study, I examine how exposure to extreme weather events will influence climate change policy support amongst different races. I argue that people of color will support climate change policy more than white people. I run regression models using data from Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey and National Centers for Environmental Information. I do not find support for my hypothesis, but I do find that among the Black population, climate change policy support increases as respondents get older.
Date:
July 2023
Creator:
Shaw, D'Andrea N.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Multigenerational Development of Oklahoma City's African American Community as an Urban Ethnic Enclave
This dissertation examines the history and importance of Oklahoma City's Black Ethnic Enclave. It focuses on how this community developed over generations and the role of its leaders in shaping its identity, despite facing segregation. The settlement in this region began in 1889 when unassigned lands in central Indian Territory were opened for homesteaders by the US government. As a result, Oklahoma City became one of the major towns and eventually the state's capital. Most historical accounts primarily focus on the viewpoint of the white founders of the city, ignoring the experiences of minority residents and the urban aspects of the city. This study takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining historical analysis, urban studies, and sociocultural perspectives. It aims to understand the complex relationship between racial dynamics, urban development, and identity formation. By thoroughly examining primary and secondary sources like archival records, oral histories, and scholarly literature, the research uncovers the struggles, achievements, and cultural contributions of the community builders who overcame systemic barriers to create a thriving enclave within Oklahoma City. By highlighting their stories, this research enriches our understanding of the city's history and the diverse urban experiences it encompasses.
Date:
July 2023
Creator:
Ritt-Coulter, Edith Mae
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dallas Story: the North American Aviation Plant and Industrial Mobilization During World War II
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During World War II the United States mobilized its industrial assets to become the great “Arsenal of Democracy” through the cooperation of the government and private firms. The Dallas Story examines a specific aviation factory, operated by the North American Aviation (NAA) company in Dallas, Texas. Terrance Furgerson explores the construction and opening of the factory, its operation, its relations with the local community, and the closure of the facility at the end of the war. Prior to the opening of the factory in 1941, the city of Dallas had practically no existing industrial base. Despite this deficiency, the residents quickly learned the craft of manufacturing airplanes, and by the time of the Pearl Harbor attack the NAA factory was mass-producing the AT-6 trainer aircraft. The entry of the United States into the war brought about an enlargement of the NAA factory, and the facility began production of the B-24 Liberator bomber and the famed P-51 Mustang fighter. By the end of the war the Texas division of NAA had manufactured nearly 19,000 airplanes, making it one of the most prolific U.S. factories.
Date:
March 2023
Creator:
Furgerson, Terrance
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 37, No. 16, Pages 13937 to 15009 November 29 - December 18, 2022
Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date:
December 2022
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 37, No. 18, Pages 15506 to 16443 December 30 - December 31, 2022
Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date:
December 2022
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Migration Tracking, Survival, and Pairing Behavior of American Kestrels Wintering in North Central Texas
The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most abundant falcon in North America with a wide geographic range. Unfortunately, surveys have suggested that some kestrel populations have been in decline since the 1950s, though the nominal causes of this decline are unknown. Migratory movement patterns and connectivity have yet to be established for any population of migratory kestrels. In Chapter 2, I investigated methods for attaching migration trackers to kestrels. Specifically, I showed that leg-loop style harnesses may have negatively affected return rates whereas backpack harnesses did not. Based on these results, I recommend that backpack-style Teflon harnesses is the safest and most effective method for attaching tracking devices to small raptors. In Chapter 3, I quantified survivorship for kestrels wintering in north Texas to identify the timing of kestrel mortality. Notably, I found that juvenile kestrels had similar annual survival rates as adults (81.6% versus 79.5%). High overwintering survival in north Texas indicated that once kestrels arrived on their wintering grounds, they were highly likely to survive to spring migration. In Chapter 4, I investigated pairing behaviors previously undocumented in wintering kestrels. I found that winter pairing was relatively common, but more prevalent in urban environments than …
Date:
December 2022
Creator:
Biles, Kelsey S
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thinking Outside the Pipe: The Role of Participatory Water Ethics and Watershed Education Community Action Networks (WE CANs) in the Creation of a New Urban Water Narrative
According to the United Nations, two-thirds of the world's population, approximately 4 billion people, experiences water scarcity at least one month per year. To avoid the water quantity crisis experienced in many regions of the world and the United States, a path to sustainability must be forged. My research aims to identify and critique the salient features of the narrative that drives contemporary urban water decisions and practices and to provide a meta-narrative about the role of narratives as invisible lenses through which individuals see, interpret, and interact with the world often without realizing the existence of those frames. The purpose of this problem-oriented dissertation is twofold: to provide a philosophical policy analysis of contemporary water issues in the United States generally and North Central Texas in particular, and to offer a pragmatic and interdisciplinary approach to discovering a sustainable relationship to water. The intent of my research is not to produce a new metaphysical understanding of water, but to provide a pragmatic application of ideas that can be utilized in the field; ideas that can invoke a new narrative, vision, and direction for urban water issues in North Central Texas and in areas far beyond the Lone Star State. …
Date:
December 2022
Creator:
Moss, Teresa Jo
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The North Texan, Volume 73, Number 2, Fall 2022
The North Texan includes articles and notes about University of North Texas students, faculty, and alumni activities.
Date:
September 2022
Creator:
University of North Texas. Division of University Brand Strategy and Communications.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management
The 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management was held in the historic city of Potsdam, Germany. The conference was among the first post-pandemic face to face conferences, and the overall theme of the 17th edition of the ICKM conference rightly focused on “Knowledge, Uncertainty and Risks: From individual to global scale” at different levels of analysis and agency.
Date:
June 2022
Creator:
Heisig, Peter
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 37, No. 6, Pages 4462 to 5441 March 31 - April 25, 2022
Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date:
April 2022
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 37, No. 4, Pages 2614 to 3501, February 24 - March 14, 2022
Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date:
March 2022
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Identified with Texas: the Lives of Governor Elisha Marshall Pease and Lucadia Niles Pease
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Identified with Texas is the first published biography of Texas Governor Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-1883), presented by historian Elizabeth Whitlow as a dual biography of Pease and his wife, Lucadia Niles Pease (1813-1905). Pease volunteered to fight in the first battle of the Revolution at Gonzales, and he served with the Texan Army at the Siege of Bexar. Pease served in the first three state legislatures after Texas joined the Union in 1845, was elected governor in 1853 and re-elected in 1855, and returned to the governorship as an interim appointee from 1867 to 1869 during Reconstruction. His achievements in all these positions were substantial. Lucadia Niles Pease was known as the Governor’s “Lady.” Moreover, her early, independent travel and her stated position as a “woman’s rights woman” in the 1850s, as well as her support for sending a daughter away to college in the 1870s to earn a degree, all serve as markers of her intelligence and the strength of her convictions. To tell their story, Whitlow mined thousands of letters and papers saved by the Pease family and housed in the Austin History Center of the Austin Public Library, as well as in the Governor’s Papers at the …
Date:
March 2022
Creator:
Whitlow, Elizabeth
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Budget Board Fiscal Size-up: 2022-2023 Biennium
Publication reports "on the budget and other fiscal actions of each Legislature, and to provide contextual information about the structure, operation, and fiscal condition of Texas state government." This edition provides information of "how tax dollars were directed by the Eight-seventh Legislature, 2021, that may have had a significant fiscal impact" (introduction).
Date:
March 2022
Creator:
Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 9, 2022
Creator:
Hodges, Julianne
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 37, No. 3, Pages 1586 to 2613, February 14 - February 23, 2022
Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date:
February 2022
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas
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Utilizing many sources new to publication, James L. Haley delivers a most readable and enjoyable narrative history of Texas, told through stories—the words and recollections of Texans who actually lived the state’s spectacular history. From Jim Bowie’s and Davy Crockett’s myth-enshrouded stand at the Alamo, to the Mexican-American War, and to Sam Houston’s heroic failed effort to keep Texas in the Union during the Civil War, the transitions in Texas history have often been as painful and tense as the “normal” periods in between. Here, in all of its epic grandeur, is the story of Texas as its own passionate nation.
Date:
February 2022
Creator:
Haley, James L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Highways, Volume 69, Number 2, February 2022
Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date:
February 2022
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
College of Music Program Book 2021-2022: Ensemble & Other Performances, Volume 1
Ensemble performances program book from the 2021-2022 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date:
2022
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Essentials of Texas Water Resources
Compilation of essays analyzing various aspects of Texas laws related to water resources and management.
Date:
2022
Creator:
State Bar of Texas. Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jerry Bywaters: An Annotated Bibliography
Compiled bibliography of relevant sources related to artist Jerry Bywaters organized by material types including: exhibitions, journal and newspaper articles, auction catalogs, books and dissertations, museum collections, Internet sites, and other references. An index at the end references bibliography entry numbers in the text.
Date:
2022
Creator:
Makowski, Colleen Lahan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man with the Killer Smile: the Life and Crimes of a Serial Mass Murderer
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On a cold, windy December night in 1926, hell was unleashed on a tenant farm near Farwell, the last Texas town before the New Mexico border. Prone to the bottle and fits of rage, the burly man with the smiling blue eyes was in no mood to quarrel with his third wife over his bootleg whisky and sexual abuse of his stepdaughter. He went from room to room in the house, killing his wife and each child with primitive cutting tools and his bare hands. By the time he concluded his bloody work, he had taken the lives of nine family members ranging in age from 2 to 41, committing what one local reporter called “the blackest crime” in the history of the West Texas Panhandle. Husband, father, uncle, embezzler, serial mass murderer, philanderer, child molester, convict, and military deserter, George Jefferson Hassell was many things to many people, most of them bad. His pattern of familicide crime had begun in 1917, when he slaughtered his common-law wife and her three kids in Whittier, California. Later, in Texas, he married his brother’s wife and became stepfather to her eight children. Using Hassell’s confessions and his many interviews with reporters as …
Date:
2022
Creator:
Roth, Mitchel P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library