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Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scantlin, November 8, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scantlin, November 8, 1985

Interview with Clarence and Nona Scantlin, business-owners from Forth Worth, Texas. The Scantlins discuss their respective family histories and upbringing, their marriage, Clarence's work with Sandegaard's and Adam's grocery store and A&P Tea Company, starting his own grocery business, how the grocery and meat market were run, finances, quitting the grocery business, opening a business in furniture refinishing, how it was ran, and retirement.
Date: November 8, 1985
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Scantlin, Clarence & Scantlin, Nona
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985

Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, owners and operators of Hermosa Farms, Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the Dieterich's personal experiences about farming in Dallas, education, and establishing Hermosa Farms. The Dieterich's talk about their family backgrounds, Arthur's employment as operator of dairy cooperative with his brother in El Paso, Texas, the effect of the Great Depression on Dallas dairy businesses, milk processing and delivery operations, a typical day on a dairy farm, their change from retail to wholesale business, developing dairy herd, their cooperation with agricultural experiment stations, personnel practices, and civic and trade association activities. The interview includes an appendix with a family history written by Louise Caillet Dieterich.
Date: August 11, 1985
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Dieterich, Arthur
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1985] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1985]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from January to December 1985.
Date: 1985-01-08/1985-12-19
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1985 (open access)

Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1985

Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma's Governors, 1955-1979: Growth and Reform (open access)

Oklahoma's Governors, 1955-1979: Growth and Reform

Book discussing the history of individual governors of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1979; each chapter is a biographical sketch of a different governor and their actions in office. Index begins on page 271.
Date: 1985
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy Henry, 1917-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Links Scrapbook 1981-1985] (open access)

[Links Scrapbook 1981-1985]

Scrapbook compiled by the Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter. The scrapbook includes photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings regarding the chapter. Dates range from 1981 to 1985.
Date: 1985~
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1984 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1984

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 7 & 8, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of this conference was "Discoveries: Breakthroughs of Present Limitations of Knowledge and Their Significance to Our World."
Date: 1985
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State (open access)

Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State

Book containing articles by Texas high school students regarding local histories. Histories of pioneer and immigrant families, businesses, methods of travel, and development are included.
Date: 1985
Creator: De Boe, David C. (David Cornelius), 1942- & Ragsdale, Kenneth Baxter, 1917-
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Links, Incorporated, Western Area Historical Facts, 1954-1985 (open access)

The Links, Incorporated, Western Area Historical Facts, 1954-1985

"This booklet is a compilation of the historical facts of the Western Area, The Links, Incorporated. It can serve as a handy reference for members who are interested in the history of the Area." -- p. 1. It contains information about local chapters (including boundaries) and former area directors and officers as well as lists of area programs, committee chairpersons, past area conferences, and members who have previously held national office.
Date: 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany (open access)

Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular Texas folklore, including cowboy and gaucho songs, information about boat-making and other folk crafts, religious anecdotes, and other miscellaneous stories of early cowboy life in Texas. The index begins on page 165.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Folk Art in Texas (open access)

Folk Art in Texas

This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Almanac, 1986-1987 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1986-1987

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, livestock, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. An index to the newspapers published in Texas is on page 729.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1986 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1986

Undergraduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abilene Christian University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1985-1986 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1985-1986

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1985
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1985] (open access)

[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1985]

Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from January through June in 1985.
Date: 1985-01/1985-06
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emerging issues in American federalism : papers prepared for ACIR's 25th anniversary (open access)

Emerging issues in American federalism : papers prepared for ACIR's 25th anniversary

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses emerging issues in American federalism.
Date: 1985
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1987 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1987

Graduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abilene Christian University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of North Texas State University, 1985-1986 (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State University, 1985-1986

The North Texas State University General Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 189.
Date: May 1985
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of North Texas State University, 1985-1986, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State University, 1985-1986, Graduate

The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 199.
Date: June 1985
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of Coryell County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Coryell County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Coryell County, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: McCaleb, Nathan L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas) (open access)

Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas)

This volume about Bosque County includes introductory material about the history and geography of the area, community histories, and family histories with genealogical information. Index starts on page 788.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bosque County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas State University Budget: 1985-1986 (open access)

North Texas State University Budget: 1985-1986

Budget for North Texas State University regarding funds in the 1985-1986 fiscal year. This volume contains a breakdown of expected profits and expenses at the university level and for each college.
Date: July 25, 1985
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 (open access)

Collingsworth County 1890-1984

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes family histories, general histories about communities in the area, and memorials. Index starts on page 442.
Date: 1985
Creator: Collingsworth County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History