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A brief oral history of the Denton High School Bands (open access)

A brief oral history of the Denton High School Bands

A transcription of the oral history given by Carroll McMath at the Denton High School band reunion on July 17th, 1988.
Date: July 17, 1988
Creator: McMath, Carroll
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Looking Back at Sanger's History] (open access)

[Looking Back at Sanger's History]

Page from a scrapbook with two photos that appeared in the Sanger Courier's "Looking Back" issue. The first photo is of the owners of Collins-Andrews Dry Good Store which was reported to be the first dry goods store in Sanger. The second photo is of one of the early Post Masters of Sanger, H. D. Green, along with his family and other postal workers in front of a post office in early Sanger, Texas. Mr. Green was appointed Post Master in 1899 and reappointed at different times until 1925. At the bottom right middle is a photograph of Jesse P. Smith on his horse Snooper. The photograph in the right-hand corner is of Dottie Mae McBride, Otis McBride, Alene Duncan, and Reba Duncan on a horse.
Date: July 11, 1963
Creator: Cherry, Ruby
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with James Gayle, July 15, 2006

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Interview with African American North Texas State University alumnus James Gayle. The interview included Gayle's personal experiences of childhood, playing basketball at Fort Worth's all-black Terrell High School, attending North Texas and enrolling in the ROTC program, and his experience as a boarder in "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton. Gayle talks about the comparison of race relations in Artesia, New Mexico, and Waco and Forth Worth, Texas, the "neutral" stance of NT administration toward black students and the "self-support" system among students, as well as his relationships with professors and white students, and his perception of what he gained from his NT experience.
Date: July 15, 2006
Creator: Cervantez, Brian & Gayle, James
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Gerard Roland Vela, July 21, 2004

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Interview with Dr. Gerard Roland Vela, UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. The interview includes Vela's personal experiences about childhood and education, serving in World War II-era U.S. Navy, having a fellowship at Harvard University, and joining the North Texas faculty in 1965. Additionally, Vela discusses his family history, his love of chemistry, genetics, and microbiology, the growing pains involved with transitioning North Texas into a research university, the construction of a research program, his relationship with students, and his service on the Denton City Council. Photographs are included throughout the interview.
Date: July 21, 2004
Creator: Calderon, Roberto R. & Vela, Gerard Roland
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. Shephard, July 14, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with C. Shephard, July 14, 1988

Interview with May Shephard, a teacher and a member of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship from Tyler, Texas. Shephard explains her background and family, integration in schools, the history of race relations in Denton, her involvement with the group, their voting registration projects, demographics in the group, and how they performed outreach.
Date: July 14, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Shephard, MaeDell
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]

Several men work on the city of Denton Municipal Generating Station. A large crane is visible in the foreground, and a power plant is visible in the background.
Date: July 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 17, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 17, 1973

Interview with Representative Walt Parker, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his experiences during the regular session of the 63rd Legislature, including the large influx of freshman representatives and their impact on the session; reform legislation; the Ethics Commission; lobbyists; House Speaker elections; criminal legislation; and his evaluation of Price Daniel as speaker.
Date: July 17, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walt
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Denton City-County Library Reading Room]

View of the reading room at the Denton City-County Library. Librarian Emily Fowler is visible at the check-out desk in the background. (After three remodels the building is now the Emily Fowler Central Library). The furniture was prominently advertised in the Denton Record-Chronicle as being "Remington Rand" furnishings.
Date: July 31, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with C. L. Nix, Jr., July 17, 1993

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Transcript of an interview with Clarence Nix, Jr. concerning his experiences as a student at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1926-1932).
Date: July 17, 1993
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Nix, Clarence L., 1920-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 29, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 29, 1971

Interview with Rep. Walt Parker, Texas state legislator from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his experiences during the first called special session of the 62nd Texas State Legislature in early 1971, including his response to Governor Smith's deficit spending plan, lobbying, taxation, the so-called "Dirty Thirty," and redistricting.
Date: July 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walter E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of Denton County

Hand-drawn map of Denton County by Mrs. Sena Mounts Wright behind the checkout desk at the Denton City-County Public Library (now called the Denton Public Library). According to an article from the January 26, 1949 issue of the Denton Record-Chronicle, the mural was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher Association. It was painted by Mrs. Irene Grady directly onto the wall. She added a border to each side of the map depicting the old cattle brands of Denton County.
Date: July 31, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Front Entrance to the Denton Public Library

Front entrance to the Denton Public Library
Date: July 31, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doings in Denton (Denton, Tex.), July 1961 (open access)

Doings in Denton (Denton, Tex.), July 1961

Monthly newsletter from Denton, Texas that includes news and information about former and current residents and community happenings along with advertising.
Date: July 1961
Creator: Headlee, E. J.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Doings (Denton, Tex.), Ed. 1, July 1963 (open access)

Denton Doings (Denton, Tex.), Ed. 1, July 1963

Monthly newsletter from Denton, Texas that includes news and information about former and current residents and community happenings along with advertising.
Date: July 1963
Creator: Headlee, E. J.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Harold L. Branch, July 7, 1993

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Interview with Harold Branch, a diamond expert, concerning his recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining near Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1920 to 1950.
Date: July 7, 1993
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Branch, Harold L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Denton City-County Public Library, service desk]

A view of the check-out desk at the Denton City-County Public Library. (The building after three remodels is now the Emily Fowler Central Library) A painted map of the brands and historical points of interest in Denton County by Sena Mounts Wright is behind the desk. Flanking either side of the desk are the doors leading to the reading room and ornate cast iron plant holders with plants. According to an article from the January 26, 1949 issue of the Denton Record-Chronicle, a reproduction was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher Association and painted by Mrs. Irene Grady on the wall. Ms. Grady added a border to each side of the map depicting the old cattle brands of Denton County.
Date: July 31, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Janine Winn, July 18, 2015

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Transcript of an interview with Janine Winn, homesteader and simple life advocate, concerning her childhood; early experiences gardening and outdoors; decision to homestead in Maine.
Date: July 18, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & Winn, Janine, 1948-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The X-Ray (open access)

The X-Ray

The first Denton Rotary Club X-Ray from July 7, 1922 contains information about the newsletter's conception, the Rotary Club's members, the club's upcoming events, the baseball team, and advertisements for local businesses.
Date: 1922-07-07~
Creator: Denton Rotary Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, July 3, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, July 3, 1973

Interview with Representative Ben Bynum, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Amarillo, Texas. Bynum discusses his experience during the regular session of the 63rd legislature, including: the large influx of freshman representatives and their effect on the session; the political makeup of the House; debates in the House; the selection of committee chairmen; and the Ethics Commission and related reform legislation.
Date: July 3, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bynum, Ben
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bill Clayton, July 16, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill Clayton, July 16, 1975

Interview with Bill Clayton, a farmer-rancher-businessman and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1975-1982), concerning his experiences and personal views as speaker during the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Clayton discusses his early political career, his personal political philosophy, his quest for the house speakership, personal observations of former Speakers Byron Tunnell, Ben Barnes, Gus Mutscher, Rayford Price, Price Daniel, Jr., the appointment of committee chairs, disposition if budget surplus, public school financing, public utilities regulation, and constitutional revision.
Date: July 16, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clayton, Billy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Doings (Denton, Tex.), Ed. 1, July 1962 (open access)

Denton Doings (Denton, Tex.), Ed. 1, July 1962

Monthly newsletter from Denton, Texas that includes news and information about former and current residents and community happenings along with advertising.
Date: July 1962
Creator: Headlee, E. J.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front Entrance to the Denton City-County Library]

Front entrance to the newly built Denton City-County Library.
Date: July 31, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Lee E. Cart, July 17, 2015

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Transcript of an interview with Lee Cart, homesteader and simple life advocate, concerning her childhood; discovering homesteading and self-sufficiency; decision to homestead in Maine.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & Cart, Lee E., 1954-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Diane B. Fitzgerald, July 24, 2014

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Transcript of an interview with Diane Fitzgerald, homesteader and simple life advocate. Fitzgerald shares concerning her childhood; early experiences with farming and outdoors; move to Maine; discovery of the Nearings; decision to homestead; and memories of the Nearings.
Date: July 24, 2014
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & Fitzgerald, Diane B., 1940-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library