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The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie (open access)

The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources, and appendices.
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: August 1987-October 1990] (open access)

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: August 1987-October 1990]

Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from August 1987 through October 1990, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1987-08/1990-10
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1986 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1986

Proceedings of the 22nd regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. Also includes the meeting minutes for the April 12, 1986 SWFAS Executive Board meeting.
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Weldon O. Western, February 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Weldon O. Western, February 16, 1987

Interview with Weldon Western, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Western discusses 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), Saigon, French Indo-China (1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: February 16, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Western, Weldon O., 1914-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hoein' the Short Rows (open access)

Hoein' the Short Rows

Volume of Texas folklore, including folk arts and crafts, lime production, oil and petroleum, information about cockfighting, folk poetry, mysticism and other stories. The index begins on page 231.
Date: 1987
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 4, Pages 946 to 1358, February 17 - February 27, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 4, Pages 946 to 1358, February 17 - February 27, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: February 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1986 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1986

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 5 & 6, 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 "Texas: Past, Present, Future/1836-2036, Texas and Texans: A Historical Perspective."
Date: 1987
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic Collections in Texas: A Union Guide (open access)

Photographic Collections in Texas: A Union Guide

Union guide to photographs in Texas, "held by libraries, historical societies, universities, museums, government agencies, corporations, and other public entities" (p. xi). Entries are organized according to the institution that owns the items and includes some related access information; additional notes about the text are included in the introduction and a separate section labeled "Organization of the Entries" (starting on page xiii). Geographic index starts on page 347; personal name index begins on page 353; photographer index begins on page 367.
Date: 1987
Creator: Pearce-Moses, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 12, Pages 3366 to 3682, June 8 - June 19, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 12, Pages 3366 to 3682, June 8 - June 19, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: June 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1987-1988 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1987-1988

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1987
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of North Texas State University, 1987-1988, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State University, 1987-1988, Undergraduate

The North Texas State University Undergraduate 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 234.
Date: June 1987
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 1, No. 7, Pages 1267 to 1368, December 22, 1986 - January 2, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 1, No. 7, Pages 1267 to 1368, December 22, 1986 - January 2, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: January 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of North Texas State University, 1987-1988, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State University, 1987-1988, 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 249.
Date: June 1987
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 23, Pages 6817 to 7015, November 9 - November 20, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 23, Pages 6817 to 7015, November 9 - November 20, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: November 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Almanac, 1988-1989 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1988-1989

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. A general index is on page 603.
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 17, Pages 5002 to 5398, August 17 - August 28, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 17, Pages 5002 to 5398, August 17 - August 28, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: August 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1987-1988 (open access)

Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1987-1988

The Council Fire is the student handbook of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas and includes information about the rules and regulations of the school as well as general information about student governance and campus life. This issue includes a calendar for the school year.
Date: 1987
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 7, Pages 1879 to 2140, March 30 - April 10, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 7, Pages 1879 to 2140, March 30 - April 10, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: April 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Otis Cason, August 22, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Otis Cason, August 22, 1987

Interview with farmer Otis Cason. The interview includes Cason's personal experiences about rural life in Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Cason talks about breaking mules, rural school, sheep and goat raising, hog killing, and charcoal making.
Date: August 22, 1987
Creator: Renner, Steve & Cason, Otis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank W. Ficklin, January 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank W. Ficklin, January 16, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Frank Ficklin, a businessman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Ficklin discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Ficklin discusses 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), Changi Jail (1944), and his liberation.
Date: January 16, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ficklin, Frank W., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recollections of Early Rogers County (open access)

Recollections of Early Rogers County

Recollections of early Rogers County: Stories of Early Homes, Buildings and Pioneers. Includes pictures and stories of homes and buildings all over Rogers County.
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 20, Pages 5848 to 6225, September 28 - October 9, 1987 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 20, Pages 5848 to 6225, September 28 - October 9, 1987

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: October 1987
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987

Interview with Charley Pryor, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Elmore City, Oklahoma. Pryor discusses joining the Marine Corps, operations with the North China Marines in Tsingtao, interactions with Japanese troops before the war, surviving the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30), being captured and participating in a Japanese landing on Java, thoughts on Japanese soldiers and military life, experiences working on the Burma Railway in Thailand, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and a camp at Kachanaburi in Thailand, liberation, and postwar service.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Jones, Waller F. & Pryor, Charley L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987

Interview with Eunice Gray, schoolteacher and local historian. The interview includes Gray's personal experiences about Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Gray talks about the early history of her descendants, cattle raising and marketing, and the oil industry.
Date: October 16, 1987
Creator: Renner, Jim & Gray, Eunice
System: The UNT Digital Library