Solar Decathlon 2002: Energy We Can Live With (Program Brochure) (open access)

Solar Decathlon 2002: Energy We Can Live With (Program Brochure)

This program brochure will be handed out to the teams, sponsors, and some attendees to provide a brief overview of the competition and the fourteen entries. The brochure also outlines the sponsors reasons for participating in the Solar Decathlon. The U.S. Department of Energy is proud to sponsor the first-ever Solar Decathlon, a college and university competition that brings together our nation's brightest minds to demonstrate practical ways of producing and using energy efficiently in the home. The Solar Decathlon consists of 10 contests that encompass all the ways in which we use energy in our daily lives--from livability and comfort to daily chores and home-based work to getting around town. Sunlight is the only source of energy that can be used to generate the thermal, electrical, and mechanical power needed to compete in the 10 contests. The best looking house that can produce the most energy and use that energy the most efficiently will win. Energy efficiency and solar technologies are available for the home today, and they are affordable. At the same time, the designs of these homes are attractive and livable. The Solar Decathlon will prove that investment in renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies can reduce our …
Date: September 1, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
NOW/THEN/AGAIN: Contemporary Art in Dallas 1949-1989 (open access)

NOW/THEN/AGAIN: Contemporary Art in Dallas 1949-1989

Catalog from the exhibition "Now/Then/Again, December 12, 1988; January 10–July 2, 1989, held at the Dallas Museum of Art. Includes: list of artists and artworks in the exhibition, essay, and images.`
Date: 1989
Creator: Brettell, Richard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1923-24 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1923-24

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1923-24 school year, with announcements for 1924-25.
Date: February 15, 1924
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Roadside Parks Study: Historic Context & National Register Requirements (open access)

Texas Roadside Parks Study: Historic Context & National Register Requirements

A historic overview of evolution and development of roadside parks and rest areas in Texas constructed by the Texas Department of Transportation from 1930 to 2015
Date: December 16, 2014
Creator: Gredler, Sara; Rulz, Megan; Goodson, Heather & Mitchell, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1918-1919 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1918-1919

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1918 - 1919 school year, with announcements for 1919 - 1920.
Date: May 1, 1919
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1924-1925 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1924-1925

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1924-25 school year, with announcements for 1925-26.
Date: April 15, 1925
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1919-1920 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1919-1920

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1919 - 1920 school year, with announcements for 1920 - 1921.
Date: May 1, 1920
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, Summer Session, 1922 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, Summer Session, 1922

Annual catalog for summer classes at John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for summer sessions.
Date: February 20, 1922
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, Summer Session, 1925 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, Summer Session, 1925

Annual catalog for summer classes at John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for summer sessions.
Date: February 20, 1925
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1922-1923 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1922-1923

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1922-23 school year, with announcements for 1923-24.
Date: April 15, 1923
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 2003 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 2003

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 5-7, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Books and Libraries."
Date: 2005
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1921-1922 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1921-1922

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1921 - 1922 school year, with announcements for 1922 - 1923.
Date: June 10, 1922
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts participant handbook: 1993 Summer Institute, June 14 - 25, 1993 (open access)

North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts participant handbook: 1993 Summer Institute, June 14 - 25, 1993

A handbook for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA) 1993 Summer Institute.
Date: 1993
Creator: North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building integrated PV for commercial and institutional structures, a sourcebook for architects (open access)

Building integrated PV for commercial and institutional structures, a sourcebook for architects

This sourcebook on building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is intended for architects and designers interested in learning more about today's sustainable solar buildings. The booklet includes 16 design briefs describing actual structures; they illustrate how electricity-generating BIPV products (such as special roofing systems, vertical-wall systems, skylights, and awnings, all of which contain PV cells, modules, and films) can be integrated successfully into many different kinds of buildings. It also contains basic information about BIPV technologies, an overview of US product development activities and development programs, descriptions of major software design tools, and a bibliography.
Date: February 14, 2000
Creator: Eiffert, P. & Kiss, G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1920-1921 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1920-1921

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1920 - 21 school year, with announcements for 1921 - 22.
Date: April 15, 1921
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, Summer Session, 1921 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, Summer Session, 1921

Annual catalog for summer classes at John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for summer sessions.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Tarleton State College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Built in Texas (open access)

Built in Texas

Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date: 2000
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings (open access)

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings

Booklet providing guidance related to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction of historic buildings for owners, building managers, preservation consultants, architects, contractors, and any others who might manage or engage in those types of projects. Each type of project has subsections describing building materials; building features and systems; building site; setting (district/neighborhood); code-required work; resilience to natural hazards; sustainability; and new exterior additions to historic buildings and related new construction.
Date: 2017
Creator: Grimmer, Anne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Art Forum Scrapbook, 1922-1933] (open access)

[Art Forum Scrapbook, 1922-1933]

Scrapbook detailing art events in Abilene, Texas, especially the activities of the Art Unit of the Abilene Women's Forum from its inception in 1922 to 1933. Accomplishments of the various Abilene art organizations are included by year but not necessarily in chronological order. Emphasized are clippings and exhibits by the Texas Fine Arts Forum, the Abilene Art League, art at the West Texas Fair, activities at the Abilene High School, and special events at the three universities (Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University and Abilene Christian University).
Date: 1922/1933
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1966 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1966

Proceedings of the 2nd regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. Also includes the by-laws of the Southeastern Federation of Archeological Societies.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1983 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1983

Proceedings of the 19th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. Also includes meeting minutes for the April 9, 1983 SWFAS Executive Committee and the by-laws for SWFAS.
Date: 1984
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Record Book, 1952] (open access)

[Art Forum Record Book, 1952]

Record book highlighting the activities of the 1952 American Art Week in communities throughout Texas, with an emphasis on Abilene. Includes proclamations by city officials of American Art Week in the various towns represented. Reports of local club activities and the rules for the competition are also included.
Date: 1952
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
The McFaddin-Ward House (open access)

The McFaddin-Ward House

Book with information about the McFaddin-Ward House and its former residents, including chapters about the McFaddin family, the house, lifestyles and community, interiors and collections, and restoration.
Date: 1992
Creator: Foy, Jessica & Linsley, Judith
System: The Portal to Texas History