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Current Study 3. The Cold War: A Protracted Conflict (open access)

Current Study 3. The Cold War: A Protracted Conflict

This book is the student text for a training course designed "to provide Reserve officers with a better understanding of the cold war; of the organization, resources, and methods used by the enemy to accomplish his aims; and of the strengths and weaknesses of the Communist World and Free World" (Introduction, p. vi). It consists of five lessons: The Communist Threat; The Soviet Nonmilitary Front; The Soviet Military Front: Doctrine and Organization; The Communist World: Strengths and Weaknesses; and The Free World: Strengths and Weaknesses. Each lesson includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Navy (open access)

Texas Navy

A survey of the Texas Navy during the Texas Revolution and the Republic Era. Includes maps, sketches, a list of ships of the Texas Navy, and a chronology. Also includes photographs of 20th century U.S. Navy ships named after Texans or Texas locations.
Date: January 1, 1968
Creator: U.S. Navy Department. Naval History Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 1C. Two Worlds in Conflict (open access)

Course 2, Volume 1C. Two Worlds in Conflict

This booklet is the Course 2, Volume 1, Part C issue of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses the history and spread of the concept of democracy, especially as it pertains to 'American democracy" in comparison to communist ideologies. The book contains a blank exam on the material in the back..
Date: January 1960
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grayson County; an illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas. (open access)

Grayson County; an illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas.

An illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas with numerous photographs and a pioneer name index (p. 120).
Date: 1960
Creator: Landrum, Graham
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928 (open access)

A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928

This book gives a general overview of the history of Trinity County, Texas starting in 1827. According to the table of contents, the chapter subjects include topography and geography, early history, the period of depression (1860-1880), development starting in 1880, and the change from forest to farm.
Date: 1966
Creator: Bowles, Flora Gatlin, 1881-
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Golden Log (open access)

The Golden Log

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular Texas folklore, including information about unusual Texas place names, folktales about spiders, folktales about witchcraft, ghosts and superstitions, and information about early petroleum geologists. The index begins on page 167.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune (open access)

A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tire Shrinker to Dragster (open access)

Tire Shrinker to Dragster

Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date: 1968
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Singers and Storytellers (open access)

Singers and Storytellers

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date: 1961
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Martin Dies, Jr., April 23, 1966 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin Dies, Jr., April 23, 1966

Interview with former U.S. congressman Martin Dies, Jr., an attorney from Lufkin, Texas. The interview includes Dies' experiences as a Texas politician and U.S. Congressman, 1931-49 and 1950-56, and chairman of House Committee on Un-American Activities during the New Deal. Also includes his personal views on communism.
Date: April 23, 1966
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Dies, Martin, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Manuel Guerrero, September 11, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Manuel Guerrero, September 11, 1968

Interview with Manuel Guerrero, Governor of Guam. Guerrero discusses the Elective Governor Acts of 1968, former governor Bill Daniel, his experiences in government, the economy and agriculture of the island, and the powers of the governorship.
Date: September 11, 1968
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Guerrero, Manuel (Carson)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1967 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1967

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 8 & 9, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Thoughts About Cities."
Date: 1968
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
10th Annual Report (open access)

10th Annual Report

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document is an annual report.
Date: January 1969
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966 (open access)

A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966

Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.
Date: August 28, 1968
Creator: Brent, Warren Sidney & Kirk, Irene Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personal Diary of Mrs. Dan Moody (open access)

Personal Diary of Mrs. Dan Moody

The personal diary of Mrs. Dan Moody, the wife of former Texas Governor Dan Moody. The diary covers her term as First Lady of Texas while residing in the Governor's Mansion.
Date: May 25, 1969
Creator: Moody, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gone are the Days (open access)

Gone are the Days

Collection of anecdotes by the author describing her family and memories of growing up in Utopia, Texas.
Date: 1960
Creator: Burns, Annalee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1968 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1968

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 6 & 7, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Twenty Questions: Mineral, Vegetable, Animal or Man?"
Date: 1969
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thomas H. Taylor Collection: Volume 9 (open access)

Thomas H. Taylor Collection: Volume 9

Compiled transcriptions of correspondence, news articles, personal memoirs, brief histories, college board minutes, commencement addresses, speeches, and other relevant text related to Taylor's position as president of Howard Payne College. Records are organized alphabetically by topic/correspondent name; this volume contains records filed under I to M.
Date: 1960
Creator: Taylor, Thomas Hendricks
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official report to the House of Representatives of the 58th Legislature of Texas (open access)

Official report to the House of Representatives of the 58th Legislature of Texas

v. 1. Slant hole investigations.--v. 2. Hurricane Carla. Basketball investigation. Fish and game inquiry.
Date: 1963
Creator: Texas Legislature. House of Representatives. General Investigating Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
The First Century of Scottish Rite Masonry in Texas, 1867-1967 (open access)

The First Century of Scottish Rite Masonry in Texas, 1867-1967

This book provides an overview of the Scottish Rite organization and history in Texas, including background and introductory information, with descriptions of the Scottish Rite Bodies in Galveston, Austin, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Waco. Sections also discuss the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, the Scottish Rite dormitory at the University of Texas, the Scottish Rite Foundation of Texas, Inc., and the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for Texas, as well as recorded membership. Index starts on page 477.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carter, James David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Indian Papers 1860-1916 (open access)

Texas Indian Papers 1860-1916

A record of all Native American papers that were created in Texas from 1860 to 1916.
Date: 1961
Creator: Day, James M. & Winfrey, Dorman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Weldon Hart, 1966-1967 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Weldon Hart, 1966-1967

Interviews with Weldon Hart, a public relations executive and executive director of the Texas Good Roads Association. The interviews includes Hart's experiences as press secretary and appointments secretary to former Governors Beauford Jester, 1947-50, and Allan Shivers, 1950-57; head of the Texas Employment Commission; organization of a Texas political machine; lobbying for the highway construction industries of Texas. The interviews took place on three separate dates: August 8, 1966, February 6, 1967, and July 3, 1967.
Date: December 18, 1967
Creator: Brewer, Thomas B.; Odom, E. Dale & Hart, Weldon
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: September 1968-January 1976] (open access)

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: September 1968-January 1976]

Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from September 1968 through January 1976, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1968-09/1976-01
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Leon Breeden Scrapbook: 1963] (open access)

[Leon Breeden Scrapbook: 1963]

Scrapbook of materials including photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, performance programs, and various other notes and ephemera documenting the activities of the North Texas State University One O'Clock Lab Band during 1963.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Breeden, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library