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[Joella Orr, David Speck, and unidentified man]
Photograph of Joella Orr, director of Emily Fowler Public Library, Dr. David Speck and an unidentified men in a light blue suit. Joella is holding a photograph on an easel. They are standing in front of a carved wood wall by Lynn Ford.
Date:
September 1972
Creator:
Denton Public Library
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, November 27, 1972
Interview with Senator O. H. "Ike" Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, including: the issue of state funding of primaries; Governor Preston Smith's actions on spending; the appointment of Larry Teaver to head of the State Insurance Commission; the calling of the fourth special session; insurance companies and their influence; discrimination in insurance policies; competitive rate-making legislation and opposition to it; and the confirmation of Bob Bullock as Secretary of State.
Date:
November 27, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[House on Fire in Denton]
Photograph of a house on fire with trees in the foreground and part of the chimney visible.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Denton Fire Fighters Examining a Site]
Photograph of of two unidentified Denton fire fighters searching the debris in a structure after a fire (possibly looking for a cause or origin); the one in the foreground appears to be a chief based on his white coat and helmet. There is smoke visible in the middle and a damaged walls in the background.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton High School Class of '42 Reunion
Denton High School 30-year class reunion of the 1942 class. Those identified are: George Hopkins, Bill Cromer, Margie Lynn Brooks, Cara Boswell, Fred Slach, Zeke Martin, Colin McSween, Jane Jagoe Stabile, Lanell White Little, John Waldrip, Jack Bayless.
Date:
July 15, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spotlight, Volume 15, Number 1, October 1972
Monthly newsletter published for city employees of Denton, Texas containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
October 1972
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gulf service station sign and Holiday Lanes bowling alley]
Photograph of a Gulf service station sign and the Brunswick Holiday Lanes bowling alley in Denton, Texas at 1212 E. University Drive. The view from the street across the parking lot with several cars.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A History of the Pennsylvania Militia through 1783
This study is an effort to trace the growth and value of the Pennsylvania militia through its various structural arrangements and military actions.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
DeWeese, Theodore D.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Charley L. Pryor, 1972-1973
Interview with Charley L. Pryor, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Lubbock, Texas, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Pryor discusses the sinking of the Houston, his capture, experiences in imprisonment at Serang, Java, experiences at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and Changi Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, American air raids, and liberation.
Date:
1972-11/1973-02
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Pryor, Charley L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Alton C. Halbrook, 1972
Interview with Alton C. Halbrook, a Marine WWII veteran and POW who was captured by the Japanese at Corregidor. Halbrook discusses joining the Marine Corps and prewar duty in Shanghai, transfer to the Philippines, the Japanese invasion, retreat to Corregidor, the American surrender and capture by Japanese forces, internment at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan, transfer to Clark Field and labor there, transit to Japan, internment and labor at a Japanese steel mill, a powerplant, and a factory, and the end of the war. In appendix is an autobiographical account by Halbrook.
Date:
1972-03-21/1972-04-18
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Myth and History in Two Plays by Nicholas Rowe
The purpose of this study is to examine two plays by Nicholas Rowe, eighteenth-century English poet, dramatist, editor, and translator, in order to ascertain their historical content, as opposed to their mythological and fictional content.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Reedy, Mary Virginia Lee
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Glenn Pace, October 24, 1972
Interview with Glenn W. Pace regarding his experiences in the military during WWII. Mr. Pace was a member of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion" but was one of the few members of the battalion that were not captured and made it to Australia.
Date:
October 24, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Pace, Glenn W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972
Interview with Volnie S. Burk, an Army veteran and survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burk discusses the fall of Fort Hughes and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1943), the Manila port area (1943), his return to Bilibid Prison (1943-1944), the fall of Manila (1945), and his liberation.
Date:
January 10, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Burk, Volnie S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A History of the Texas Electric Railway, 1917-1955
This is an economic and social history of the Texas Electric Railway, which operated three interurban lines branching out of Dallas. The railway operated from 1917 until 1948, although the company was not dissolved until 1955. Of necessity, the study is based on primary source materials, including railway pamphlets, trade journals such as the Electric Rai Journal, personal interviews, Texas and United States Government documents and publications, and newspapers. Unfortunately, original financial records of the company no longer exist; therefore, financial information comes from Moody's Manual of Investments, Public Utilities.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Gilson, Margaret M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Louis B. Read, November 3, 1972
Interview conducted in 1972 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project with Louis B. Read, a businessman, an Army veteran, and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date:
November 3, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Read, Louis B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James W. Gee, March 13 and March 19, 1972
Interview with James W. Gee, a sales executive, a Marine Corps veteran, and a survivor of the sinking of the U.S.S. Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Gee talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), coal mining near Nagasaki (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
[1972-03-13,1972-03-19]
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Gee, James Wallace
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Status of the Teaching of Negro History in the Public High Schools of Texas
The problem of this study was to ascertain the status of the teaching of Negro history in American history classes in the public high schools of Texas.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Polk, Travis R., 1935-
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Fire in Roanoke]
Photograph of an indistinct object on fire on an unidentified dirt road in Roanoke Texas with billows of smoke in the foreground and background.
Date:
January 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[House on Fire]
Photograph of a house on fire while fire fighters try to extinguish the flames with hoses; there is a large billow of black smoke coming from the house and several trees visible in the background.
Date:
January 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire on the South Side of the Square]
At 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 1972, a fire broke out at the Three Sisters Restaurant on the South side of the Square. The fire worsened and a total of 41 firemen were called in to help. This is the view of the backside of the buildings along Walnut Street. The restaurant was destroyed and one of the walls collapsed into Ever's Hardware on the east side. It also spread into Bomar's Men's Clothing on the west side. All three businesses were destroyed.
Date:
May 10, 1972
Creator:
City of Denton staff
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Miller, January 5, 1972
Interview with Judge John Miller of the 36th Judicial District from Beeville, Texas. Miller discusses his family origins and education, the kinds of criminals he encounters, district organization, fellow justices, grand jury selection, his thoughts on past Texas governors, state elections, and prominent members of the Aransas area.
Date:
January 5, 1972
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Miller, John
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972
Interview with Simon Michael, an artist from Rockport, Texas. Michael discusses his initial interest in fine art and painting, travels, service in World War Two, work as a portrait artist in Austin, his establishment of the Fulton School of Arts, the school's reception, its growth, local artists, local architecture, the subjects he teaches, and his students.
Date:
January 10, 1972
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Michael, Simon
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Wilson, January 1, 1972
Interview with Senator Charles Wilson, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Lufkin, Texas. In the interview, Wilson discusses his personal views and experiences concerning specific problems in the Texas state government, personal legislation, utilities regulation, the appointment of committee members, lobbies, campaign financial disclosure, election filing fees, committee structure, annual legislative sessions, taxation, and legislative apportionment.
Date:
January 4, 1972
Creator:
Riddlesperger, James W. & Wilson, Charles
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, December 6, 1972
Interview with Representative Jack Blanton, Democratic Texas State legislator from Carrollton, Texas. Blanton discusses his experiences in the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, including funding state primaries, the election of house speaker Rayford Price, Governor Preston Smith's budget proposal, insurance rate making, the State Insurance Commission, and the Texas insurance industry.
Date:
December 6, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Blanton, C. F. (Jack)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library