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Chisolm trail and Denton county (open access)

Chisolm trail and Denton county

This Report is being provided by the Denton County Historical Commission. This report describe the Chisolm trail research, identification and documentation through Denton County.
Date: May 8, 2014
Creator: Denton County Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
ST JOHN'S Cemetery: A report detailing how Denton County Commissioner Hub Clark stole a cemetery from a Pilot Point freedpersons community in 1938. (open access)

ST JOHN'S Cemetery: A report detailing how Denton County Commissioner Hub Clark stole a cemetery from a Pilot Point freedpersons community in 1938.

This report was submitted to the Denton County Commissioner’s Court on December 12, 2023. The independent research contained herein was inspired by a collaborative community effort to highlight the emerging historical narrative of the St. John's freed-persons community of Pilot Point, its unexplained disappearance in the 1930s, and the events that led to the community's cemetery becoming landlocked and inaccessible to the public for more than eighty years.
Date: December 12, 2023
Creator: Luther Rummel, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optimizing the User Experience in a Rapid Development Framework: Denton County Genealogical Society: Initial Usability Test Results, August 2008 (open access)

Optimizing the User Experience in a Rapid Development Framework: Denton County Genealogical Society: Initial Usability Test Results, August 2008

This report presents the findings of usability tests given as part of the IOGENE project. During March and April of 2008, members of the Denton County Genealogical Society participated in usability testing of the existing interface to the Portal. The purpose of the testing was to identify ways in which The Portal to Texas History could be improved to better address genealogists' needs. This report tells the findings from those tests. These findings in conjunction with the findings from focus group discussions held in the spring of 2008 will inform the initial redesign of the Portal's interface.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
City of Denton Texas 2019-20 annual program of services (open access)

City of Denton Texas 2019-20 annual program of services

The report provides an overview of the City of Denton’s budget process and budget documents. The City of Denton has prepared a budget designed to meet the highest standards of performance in municipal budgeting. This document provides a summary of all budgeted funds, including both revenue and expenditure summaries. Major budget documents, the budget process, and organization of the budget itself are described in this report.
Date: September 17, 2019
Creator: Denton. City of Denton
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Texas 2020-21 annual program of services (open access)

City of Denton Texas 2020-21 annual program of services

The report provides an overview of the City of Denton’s budget process and budget documents. The City of Denton has prepared a budget designed to meet the highest standards of performance in municipal budgeting. This document provides a summary of all budgeted funds, including both revenue and expenditure summaries. Major budget documents, the budget process, and organization of the budget itself are described in this report.
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Denton. City of Denton
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Portal to Texas History Impact Report, 2016-2017 (open access)

The Portal to Texas History Impact Report, 2016-2017

Report describing statistics about the makeup and usage of The Portal to Texas History site, during the 2016-2017 year. It includes a statement from the university president, and a brief interview with historian Gregg Cantrell.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries. External Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of Water Reuse in Texas (open access)

History of Water Reuse in Texas

This report is developed to provide the chronology and historical achievements of water reuse programs in the state.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Arroyo, Jorge; Shirazi, Saqib; McDonald, Ellen; Hood, Karen; Plummer, Alan; Brooks, Bryan W. et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton, Texas Annual Report: 1965 (open access)

City of Denton, Texas Annual Report: 1965

Calendar for 1966 containing the city of Denton, Texas annual report for 1965, and other information about municipal services and community development. The calendar includes notations for holidays, department meetings, and events at North Texas State University and Texas Woman's University.
Date: 1966
Creator: Denton (Tex.). City Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton plan 1999 - 2020 comprehensive plan of the City of Denton (open access)

The Denton plan 1999 - 2020 comprehensive plan of the City of Denton

The report describes comprehensive plan is to translate a vision statement and planning policies into meaningful actions to benefit the entire community. The plan describes the steps city government will take to protect public health and safety, to provide services efficiently and effectively, and to provide the quality of life that our citizens expect. The report expresses community sentiments and values for all to see, and implementation success is dependent upon support and consensus. The report also describes policies, followed by goals and strategies that lead to implementation statements (see Implementation Element). Special sections of the plan such as Land Use, The Street, Urban Design, Schools, and The Edge provide further information regarding design or other issues not covered specifically within the plan elsewhere. These sections are intended to give more specific direction or information than other sections of the plan. These sections may not be formatted exactly like the remainder of the document for this reason, although they generally follow the same pattern as the remainder of the plan.
Date: April 1999
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Planning & Development Department. Comprehensive Planning Section.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Portal to Texas History User Guide Video: Final Report (open access)

The Portal to Texas History User Guide Video: Final Report

This report documents The Portal to Texas History User Guide Video project funded through the 2017 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes The Portal to Texas History User Guide Video project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: October 19, 2018
Creator: Mangum, Jake
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archeological Testing at Fort St. Leon, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (open access)

Archeological Testing at Fort St. Leon, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

This report describes archaeological testing at a site known as Fort St. Leon in Louisiana. Studies were made of levee building, geomorphology, and comparison of archival maps and aerial photographs, which contribute to the understanding of human activity as well as geological processes at the site.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Gilmore, Kathleen & Noble, Vergil
System: The UNT Digital Library
A brief history of the PUREX and UO{sub 3} facilities (open access)

A brief history of the PUREX and UO{sub 3} facilities

The Plutonium-Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Plant, conceived during the early Cold War years, was a vehicle to increase significantly US nuclear weapons production capacity. The original PUREX Plant was a concrete rectangle 1,005 feet long and 61.5 feet wide. The shielding capacity of the concrete was designed so that personnel in non-regulated service areas would not receive radiation in excess of 0.1 millirem per hour. This report discusses the design of the PUREX Plant, the production chronology, projects and equipment changes, equipment decontamination and reuse, waste management, and contamination events that have occurred during the operation of the plant. Additionally, the development and history of the Uranium Trioxide Plant are also covered.
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Gerber, M. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Usage (open access)

Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Usage

This report examines the legislative history of electronic voting in the House of Representative, discusses the design and initial use of the electronic voting system, and examines the day-to-day operations of the system, including the process for conducing a vote electronically.
Date: June 13, 2011
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Evolution (open access)

Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Evolution

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Date: February 11, 2008
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Evolution (open access)

Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Evolution

This report outlines the history and evolution of the use of the Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives. The report discusses its benefits, adaptability and improvements made to the voting system over the years.
Date: November 25, 2008
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton County Thoroughfare Plan (open access)

Denton County Thoroughfare Plan

This Report is being provided by the Freese and Nichols Consultant. This report describe the reference document for land use and transportation growth and guidance document for transportation network development.
Date: April 18, 2014
Creator: Freese and Nichols
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plutonium production story at the Hanford site: processes and facilities history (open access)

Plutonium production story at the Hanford site: processes and facilities history

This document tells the history of the actual plutonium production process at the Hanford Site. It contains five major sections: Fuel Fabrication Processes, Irradiation of Nuclear Fuel, Spent Fuel Handling, Radiochemical Reprocessing of Irradiated Fuel, and Plutonium Finishing Operations. Within each section the story of the earliest operations is told, along with changes over time until the end of operations. Chemical and physical processes are described, along with the facilities where these processes were carried out. This document is a processes and facilities history. It does not deal with the waste products of plutonium production.
Date: June 20, 1996
Creator: Gerber, M.S., Westinghouse Hanford
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geothermal Energy. A National Proposal for Geothermal Resources Research (open access)

Geothermal Energy. A National Proposal for Geothermal Resources Research

Discussions are given for each of the following topics: (1) importance to the Nation of geothermal resources, (2) budget recommendations, (3) overview of geothermal resources, (4) resource exploration, (5) resource assessment, (6) resource development and production, (7) utilization technology and economics, (8) environmental effects, (9) institutional considerations, and (10) summary of research needs.
Date: 1972
Creator: Denton, Jesse C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Plan for Denton, Texas, 1960-1985: [Volume 8]. Summary Report (open access)

Comprehensive Plan for Denton, Texas, 1960-1985: [Volume 8]. Summary Report

Published as volume 8 of an original seven-part plan for the City of Denton that was to serve as a guide the city's development for the next twenty-five years (1960-1985). Part eight of the plan offers a summary and synthesis of a year-long study.
Date: 1961
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Planning and Zoning Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comprehensive Plan for Denton, Texas, 1960-1985: [Volume 1]. Phase 1 Basic Studies (open access)

Comprehensive Plan for Denton, Texas, 1960-1985: [Volume 1]. Phase 1 Basic Studies

The first of a seven-part plan for the City of Denton was to guide the city's development for the next twenty-five years (1960-1985). Part one of the plan provides current data on the city of Denton's population and the economy as well as a study on the projected future of each.
Date: 1960
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Planning and Zoning Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The University of North Texas Denton Campus Master Plan - 2005 (open access)

The University of North Texas Denton Campus Master Plan - 2005

Report providing history and a plan for the projected growth of the UNT Denton campus: "The master plan for the University of North Texas sets out a development strategy and vision for the University's main, Eagle Point, and Research Park campuses over the next ten to twenty years" (p. 1). It is organized into ten chapters: (1) The Planning Context, (2) Existing Conditions Analysis, (3) Program Assessment, (4) Master Plan Urban Design & Land Use Recommendations, (5) Program Accommodation, (6) Integrated Transportation and Parking, (7) Environmental Recommendations, (8) Landscape Design Guidelines, (9) Architectural Design Guidelines, and (10) Implementation Strategy.
Date: 2005
Creator: Sasaki Associates
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Plan for Denton, Texas, 1960-1985: [Volume 2]. Phase 2 Land Use (open access)

Comprehensive Plan for Denton, Texas, 1960-1985: [Volume 2]. Phase 2 Land Use

The second of a seven-part plan for the City of Denton was to guide the city's development for the next twenty-five years (1960-1985). Part two of the plan provides examines land use in the city of Denton. The report offers a survey of contemporary land use, neighborhood planning, and future land use.
Date: 1960
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Planning and Zoning Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Testing of the Lewisville Lake Shoreline, Denton County, Texas (open access)

Archaeological Testing of the Lewisville Lake Shoreline, Denton County, Texas

This report describes the results of test excavations at 23 prehistoric and 16 historic sites on the periphery of Lewisville Lake, Denton County, Texas. The purpose of this report is to summarize the character and significance of the archaeological sites that were test excavated and recommendations for mitigation at those sites determined eligible for the National Register.
Date: 1991
Creator: Brown, Kenneth L. (Kenneth Lynn), 1951- & Lebo, Susan A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optimizing the User Experience in a Rapid Development Framework: Functional Requirements for The Portal to Texas History (open access)

Optimizing the User Experience in a Rapid Development Framework: Functional Requirements for The Portal to Texas History

This report includes the results of an initial assessment of genealogists' requirements for the redesign of the Portal's interface. The UNT Libraries received a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a two-year project to identify the user interface requirements of genealogists interacting with the libraries' Portal to Texas History. The IOGENE project involves genealogists in the design process beginning with the initial assessment of their requirements and continuing through usability testing of the redesigned Portal interface.
Date: July 24, 2008
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
System: The UNT Digital Library