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College of Music program book 1996-1997 Fall/Spring Performances Vol. 1 (open access)

College of Music program book 1996-1997 Fall/Spring Performances Vol. 1

Program book from the 1996-1997 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1997
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Travel Guide: 1997 (open access)

Texas State Travel Guide: 1997

Travel guide for the state of Texas containing information of interest to tourists including events, parks and historic sites, recreation opportunities, and other attractions. Index to cities and attractions starts on page 278.
Date: 1997
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Family Secrets (open access)

Texas Family Secrets

Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 1997
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Along the Texas Forts Trail

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The task of providing military defense for the Texas Frontier was never an easy one because the territory was claimed by some of the greatest querrilla fighters of all times—the Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches, and Lipans. Protecting a line running from the Red River southwest to El Paso was an impossible task, but following the Mexican War the federal government attempted to do so by establishing a line of forts. During the Civil War the forts were virtually abandoned and the Indians once again ruled the area. Following the war when the military began to restore the old forts, they found that the Indians no longer fought with bows and arrows but shouldered the latest firearms. With their new weapons the Indians were able to inflict tremendous destruction, bringing demands from settlers for more protection. In the summer of 1866 a new line of forts appeared through central Texas under the leadership of General Philip H. Sheridan, commander of federal forces in Louisiana and Texas. Guardians of a raw young land and focal points of high adventure, the old forts were indispensable in their day of service and it is fitting that they be preserved. In and around the forts and …
Date: October 15, 1997
Creator: Aston, B. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
More Than A Uniform: A Navy Woman in a Navy Man's World (open access)

More Than A Uniform: A Navy Woman in a Navy Man's World

An autobiographical account by Captain Winifred Quick Collins of her early life, the integration of women into the United States Navy, her Navy career, and her accomplishments in the service. The book focuses on Captain Collins's experience as a woman in a predominantly male division of the US military, as well as the history of women in the Navy. Includes a forward Arleigh Burke
Date: 1997
Creator: Collins, Winifred Quick & Levine, Herbert M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Almanac, 1998-1999 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1998-1999

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. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 631.
Date: 1997
Creator: Ramos, Mary G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
United States Reports, Volume 511: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993 (open access)

United States Reports, Volume 511: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993

Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 22 and June 7, 1994. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1193.
Date: 1997
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 12, No. 20, Pages 11370 to 11956, July 28 - August 8, 1997 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 12, No. 20, Pages 11370 to 11956, July 28 - August 8, 1997

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: August 1997
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library