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[News Script: Folo Laird]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
August 19, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Sacker, February 24, 1989
Interview with Major John R. Sacker, a United States Air Force veteran from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while a member of the 9th Signal Service Company stationed there.
Date:
February 24, 1989
Creator:
Young, Thomas & Sacker, John R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole - June 5, 1943]
Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole. McKie states that she has been listening to shortwave radio messages for four months and sending letters to families of P.O.W.s. McKie estimates she has already sent over 500 letters and has filled four scrapbooks. McKie also mentions family news and talks about life in California.
Date:
June 5, 1943
Creator:
McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Joseph Newton Pew, Jr. and Tex Bradford - January 1945]
Correspondence between Tex Bradford and Joseph Newton Pew Jr. discussing oil companies & Governor Dewey's political loss. In the first letter Mr. Pew Jr. speaks of Mr. Bradford's interest in Lowell Thomas, the possible treaty effects on oil companies, and the war in Greece. In the second letter, Mr. Tex Bradford cautions that Governor Dewey's statement of favoring a military alliance with only one European power cost him votes and his defeat.
Date:
1945-01-16/1945-01-22
Creator:
Pew, Joseph Newton, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. S. Ashmead to the Paymaster General, August 11, 1864]
Letter to the Paymaster General that transportation was furnished to Baltimore MD for Joseph Freeman at the cost of $2.06.
Date:
August 11, 1864
Creator:
Ashmead, A. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from C. W. Wood to Comdr. Harris L. Kempner, March 16, 1945]
Letter from C. W. Wood to Harris L. Kempner extending congratulations regarding Harris' recent promotion.
Date:
March 16, 1945
Creator:
Naval Aviation Supply Depot
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The "Philadelphia Sound": The Formative Years (1912-1920)
Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the development of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the early career of Leopold Stokowski.
Date:
April 1999
Creator:
Threlkeld, Candis
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Aviation Supply Office to Lieut. Comdr. H. L. Kempner, May 7, 1945]
Letter from E. D. Foster to Harris L. Kempner discussing the passing of a note to Shannon Crandall and expressing happiness at the idea of Kempner coming to visit and promising to visit when he's in Washington.
Date:
May 7, 1945
Creator:
Aviation Supply Office
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Clint's tape]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
1980
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Jim Bibby who gave up seven hits and six runs to the Oakland A' s in the early going leaving the Rangers at a distinct disadvantage.
Date:
August 7, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Drug Wars News Series]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"]
Copy of the May 25, 1977 issue of The Gazette. An article of the WASP, who they were, what they did, Helen Snapp's service with them, and their efforts to gain veteran status is included. Articles about city government, summer jobs for youth, nutrition, cooking, and sports are also provided in this issue.
Date:
May 25, 1977
Creator:
Remington, Eileen
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Rangers Vs Cleveland]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas rangers who opened up a road trip in Cleveland hoping to shake the troubles that had dropped them into a three game losing streak.
Date:
August 16, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who dropped back into a tie for second in the American league West division when they dropped a four to nothing decision to the Kansas city royals.
Date:
August 2, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Disposition of Pensions Due Inmates of Naval Home, Philadelphia, Report
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5950 to provide for the disposition of pensions due inmates of the Naval Home in Philadelphia. It includes a report of the Navy Department in support of the proposed legislation.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Scouting, Volume 3, Number 15, December 1, 1915
Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date:
December 1, 1915
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 4, Number 8, August 15, 1916
Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Kauffman to Daniel and Jeane Kempner, May 28, 1952]
Letter from J. L. Kauffman to Daniel and Jeane Kempner asking them to provide some assistance to a recent graduate of Jefferson Medical College who is moving his family down to Galveston. He also provides some updates on his family, how he got his current job and hopes to see the Kempers if they ever come to town. A handwritten postscript reads: "P.S. One of Jefferson's graduates was Dr. Anson Jones, the 'Architect of annexation' and the last president of the Republic of Texas (class of 1827)"
Date:
May 28, 1952
Creator:
Kauffman, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Brenda Fields, April 3, 2014
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Brenda Fields, former president of the Dallas chapter of the NAACP from Dallas, Texas. Fields discusses her childhood, school and church, becoming aware of race, segregation and discrimination, joining the NAACP youth organization, NAACP National Conventions, picketing the State Fair and other notable places in north Texas, the movement's impact, the role of black churches, voting, the Civil Rights Acts and changes after its passing, the influence of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, the Black Panthers, King's assassination, work in Dallas ISD, and continued work with the NAACP, including tenure as president of the Dallas chapter. In appendix is Fields' "colored" ticket to the Texas State Fair from 1954.
Date:
April 3, 2014
Creator:
Smith, Tiffany & Fields, Brenda Alyce
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Christian Banner. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 12, 1900
Creator:
Taliaferro, G. L. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Defender. (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Penn.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1900
Creator:
Astwood, H. C. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. L. Kauffman, May 30, 1952]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. L. Kauffman, catching up with him.
Date:
May 30, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The United States Gazette. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 36, No. 6298, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1836
Semi-weekly newspaper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 6, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History