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What Went Wrong?  How Arrogant Ignorance and Cultural Misconceptions Turned Deadly at the San Antonio Courthouse, March 19, 1840 (open access)

What Went Wrong? How Arrogant Ignorance and Cultural Misconceptions Turned Deadly at the San Antonio Courthouse, March 19, 1840

Although the Council House Fight is well written about in the annals of early Texas history, this all-encompassing study will reveal a whole new picture. Unlike previous works that maintained one point of view, multiple perspectives were analyzed and explored to allow a more comprehensive view of the Council House Fight to emerge. Primary focus on social and cultural misunderstandings, as well as the mounting hostility between the Penateka Comanche and Texians across the frontier, will demonstrate their general distrust and hatred of the other. Detailing their complicated relationship will prove that neither the Texians nor the Comanche were without blame, and both shared responsibility for the deterioration of events on and before March 19, 1840.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Copeland, Cristen Paige
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comfort Women in Comfort History (open access)

Comfort Women in Comfort History

Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date: 2008
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: St. Anthony Catholic School] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: St. Anthony Catholic School]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the St. Anthony Catholic School, in San Antonio, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: July 8, 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Gugger Homestead] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Gugger Homestead]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Gugger Homestead, in Helotes, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: December 1, 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (open access)

The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2008
Creator: Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 4, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (open access)

The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 2, 2008
Creator: Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History