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Oral History Interview with Hazel Young, Alicia Alexander, Daisy Punch and Margaret Davis Calhoun, May 12, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hazel Young, Alicia Alexander, Daisy Punch and Margaret Davis Calhoun, May 12, 1986

Transcript of an interview with the daughters of Frederick Douglass Moore: Alexander, Alice (b. 1908), Punch, Daisy (b. ca. 1910), and Young, Hazel (b. 1905). Also included in the interview is Calhoun, Margaret Davis (b. ca. 1910). They discuss their reminiscences about the history of the African-American sections of Denton, Texas, 1910-85, and remembrances about their father, Frederick Douglass Moore, a renowned African-American educator in Denton, 1915-50. The original African- American section, "Quakertown," and its origins; their early family history; Fred Moore's barbershop; appointment of Fred Moore as principal of Frederick Douglass Colored School, 1915; removal of African Americans from "Quakertown" to southeast Denton; tidbits of the Moore family history; Alexander and Young's teaching careers; their jobs at the Davis Hotel; recreational activities of African-American children before desegregation; church activities.
Date: May 12, 1986
Creator: Martin, Adelene L.; Young, Hazel, 1905-; Alexander, Alica, 1908-; Punch, Daisy, 1910- & Calhoun, Margaret Davis, 1910-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Empowering Minority Communities with Health Information - ASU (open access)

Empowering Minority Communities with Health Information - ASU

Training Manual updated for United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation/National Library of Medicine - HBCU ACCESS Project for Alcorn State University, Natchez, Mississippi, November 12, 2010
Date: November 12, 2010
Creator: McMurray, L. and W. Templin-Branner
System: The UNT Digital Library
NLM Web Resources for Environmental Health and Biomedical Research (open access)

NLM Web Resources for Environmental Health and Biomedical Research

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is sponsoring this course to increase awareness of the availability and value of NLM’s online environmental health and toxicology information resources that provide invaluable tools to address these issues—for professionals and consumers alike. Participants will receive hands-on practice with selected NLM resources, and demonstrations of other valuable resources will be provided.
Date: September 12, 2010
Creator: Foster, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969

Interview with Alla Clary, former secretary to Representative Sam Rayburn, from McKinney, Texas. In the interview, Miss Clary discusses her personal experiences and recollections from her many years of service in the office of Congressman Rayburn in Washington D.C.
Date: August 12, 1969
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Clary, Alla
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Burns, March 12, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Burns, March 12, 1974

Interview with George Burns, a postal worker, farmer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date: March 12, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, George, 1917-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wilfred Bain, December 12, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wilfred Bain, December 12, 1978

Interview with Wilfred Bain, dean of the North Texas State University School of Music from 1938-1947, concerning his experiences in the establishment of the NTSU School of Music as one of national prominence. Bain discusses his education and musical background, his appointment as chairman of the Department of Music, the establishment of the NTSU School of Music and his appointment as dean, the establishment of the jazz program, and his appointment as dean of the School of Music at Indiana University. He also comments on President W. Joseph McConnell, Silvio Scionti, Floyd Graham, Mary McCormic, Helen Hewitt, Walter Robert, Ralph Daniel, and the "Aces of Collegeland."
Date: December 12, 1978
Creator: Myers, Marceau & Bain, Wilfred C. (Wilfred Conwell), 1908-1997
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Cooper Area, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Smith, H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. F. Button, November 12, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. F. Button, November 12, 1974

Interview with Red Button concerning his experiences as a former Denton County, Texas, whiskey maker during the prohibition era.
Date: November 12, 1974
Creator: Swenson, John & Button, Red F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calendar No. 96 108th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1050 [Report No. 108-46] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2003 (open access)

Calendar No. 96 108th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1050 [Report No. 108-46] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2003

Calendar No. 96 108th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1050 [Report No. 108-46] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2003
Date: September 12, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 2012] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 2012]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from January 12, 2012 to December 20, 2012.
Date: 2012-01-12/2012-12-20
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History