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Base Closure & Realignment Commission Base Visit Book
Visit to Charleston South Carolina, dated 7 June 2005 DFAS, Charleston, SC and NAVFAC South Engineering Field Division, SC
Date:
June 14, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Base Visit Report DFAS Charleston
Base Visit Report, Lead Commissioner Gen James T. Hill - includes list of attendees, summary of base's present mission, SECDEF's recommendations, key issues, installation and community concerns
Date:
July 12, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 78, July 1974 - April, 1975
The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 499.
Date:
1974/1975
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corners of Texas
This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]
Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants and vest. He has new orders to move to Pine Bluff.
Date:
{1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator:
Fentress, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]
Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants and vest. He has new orders to move to Pine Bluff.
Date:
{1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Hospital discharge notice, March 21, 1865]
Hospital discharge notice for Privt. William Farmer of Company "F," 1st regiment, N. Y. Veteran's Cavalry. The notice details that Farmer is fit for duty and must report to his regiment.
Date:
March 21, 1865
Creator:
Sumread, A. E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Report, July 12, 1868]
Handwritten report describing the sabbath school, its officers, the number of Sabbaths, and other statistical information about the Sabbath school. H. K. Redway was elected secretary of the Sabbath school.
Date:
July 12, 1868
Creator:
Redway, H. K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date:
1982
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
From Hell to Breakfast
Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas and Southwestern Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard to Linnet Moore White, July 11, 1913]
This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a postcard which details to Linnet Moore White that Mr. and Mrs. Fred Humes have had a baby boy on July 10 in Charleston. The card is sent to Linnet by Mrs, Chesebro.
Date:
July 11, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Patty Brown, March 1891]
This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Moore to Patty Brown. In the letter, Charles discusses the Annie Laura story and gives Brown a brief, yet detailed family history. Highlighting major life events, he notes how he was born in Gallatin, moved to Texas, and moved away from Texas during the war. He also details his work with mills,how he changed career paths, and when he was married. This letter is dated March 1891.
Date:
March 1891
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001
Interview with Richard (Dick) Bennett, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, basic training and flight school. He then went to a base in South Carolina to learn to fly B-25s. At Fort Myers, Florida he flew B-26 bombers and trained to fly them off of aircraft carriers so they could drop torpedos on the Japanese fleet during naval battles. He traveled across the Pacific to Brisbane only to be told that they didn't have B-26s for the crews; the colonel there knew nothing about the plan to launch B-26s from aircraft carriers, so they were sent to New Guinea to fly B-17s and supplement the crews for those bombers. From there they made bombing runs or "Washing Machine Charlie"-type runs to keep people awake at night on various Japanese targets in the islands, particularly the base at Rabaul. In fall of 1943, the Army grounded the B-17s due to the damage they had incurred and replaced them with B-24s. The men received manuals and were given only a few days to familiarize themselves with the new planes. They were then sent on bombing runs. He finished his tour of duty at …
Date:
November 15, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bennett, Richard
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The British-Loyalist Strategy to Recover the Southern Provinces During the American Revolution
This thesis examines the efforts of the British loyalists in Georgia and the Carolinas to assist the British army bring the southern provinces back under royal control. These efforts and a judgment of the reasonableness of the trust in the zeal and strength of the southern loyalists are the subjects of this study.
Date:
August 1966
Creator:
Griffin, Roger Allen
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letters Mailed to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail]
Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Wilson, June 6, 2001
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with airline pilot and Army Air Forces veteran Robert W. Wilson. The interview includes Wilson's personal experiences about being B-25 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II, basic training, college preparatory courses, flight training, and various missions. Wilson talks about his pre-war job experiences, flying conditions over the Owen Stanley Mountains, Operation OBOE, leave time in Sydney, Australia, the move to Palawan, Philippines, missions to French Indo-China, attitudes and feelings towards the deaths of comrades, and postwar adjustments. The interview includes an appendix with supplementary documents.
Date:
June 6, 2001
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilson, Robert W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Afro=American Citizen. (Charleston, S.C.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 17, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from Charleston, South Carolina that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 17, 1900
Creator:
Gregory, L. G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for South Carolina Democratic Party Fundraiser]
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for the South Carolina Democratic Party.
Date:
May 6, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks to South Carolina Democratic Party, May 6th, 1977
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she discusses getting the disillusioned public interested in politics and voting.
Date:
May 6, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The People's Recorder (Columbia and Union, S.C.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from Columbia and Union, South Carolina that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 13, 1900
Creator:
Nix, S. H. & Holmes, C. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999
Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date:
September 25, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion
Program for a WASP reunion in Charleston, South Carolina. Included within is a proclamation from Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. designating August 22nd as WASP Day, letters, historical information for South Carolina, reunion itineraries, and other information about WASP and aircraft.
Date:
1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from David Stallman to Debbie Jennings, March 6, 2008]
Email from David Stallman to Debbie Jennings telling her where he got the footage from his film from.
Date:
March 6, 2008
Creator:
Stallman, David A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History