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[Billie Marion Parks]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dress was made for an article in the National Geographic Magazine. Reporter did not come when we had the style show in December. Mrs. Parks made the dress Billie was modeling. Dress was made of grapefruit peel, trim is of beets, turnips, carrots cut to make triangles. Because the dress was not made for competition, her shoes were not covered.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989

Interview with D. D. Hill, a United States Navy veteran from Pharr, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, D. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil survey of Hidalgo County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Hidalgo County, Texas

A government publication describing the soil conditions of Hidalgo County, Texas in the late 1920's.
Date: 1929
Creator: Hawker, H. W. (Herman William); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Devereux, Robert Eddins
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Experimental Study of Personality Development in the Stenography Class of the Edinburg High School (open access)

An Experimental Study of Personality Development in the Stenography Class of the Edinburg High School

The purpose of this study is (1) to make a survey of all personality training procedures in an attempt to adapt those methods to the instructional problems of schools having a large Latin-American enrollment, and (2) to correlate personality development with the study of stenography and job finding by giving it specific emphasis in such a course.
Date: 1948
Creator: Moore, Phelma Newton
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Rudolph Garza, October 23, 1990

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Rudolph Garza, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Donna, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression and living in camps.
Date: October 23, 1990
Creator: Strickland, Kristi & Garza, Rudolph
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Foreign trade petition] (open access)

[News Script: Foreign trade petition]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 22, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary: Oral History of Nora Lopez, Metro Editor at the San Antonio Express News (open access)

Summary: Oral History of Nora Lopez, Metro Editor at the San Antonio Express News

This article is a short biography of Nora Lopez describing her background and her career working on newspapers, starting in high school.
Date: March 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Farmers] captions transcript

[News Clip: Farmers]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 4, 1978, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of Texas--Pan American, 2011-2013, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of Texas--Pan American, 2011-2013, Undergraduate

Catalog of undergraduate courses offered by the University of Texas--Pan American for the 2011-2013 school years, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: 2011
Creator: University of Texas--Pan American
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Governor's Task Force on Border Economic Development: Final Report and Recommendations (open access)

Texas Governor's Task Force on Border Economic Development: Final Report and Recommendations

Final report from the Governor's Task Force on Border Economic Development describing the group's findings and background on the border region of Texas, as well as recommendations for developing the are.
Date: December 1986
Creator: Texas. Border Economic Development Task Force.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about SMU Mustangs who closed out the southwest conference basketball season by streaking to eight straight victories .
Date: March 4, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of Texas--Pan American: 2011-2013, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of Texas--Pan American: 2011-2013, Graduate

Graduate catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life for graduate students at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. Index begins on page 310.
Date: 2011
Creator: University of Texas--Pan American
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Music Festivals research] (open access)

[Music Festivals research]

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2004-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 165, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 3, 1924 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 165, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 3, 1924

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 3, 1924
Creator: McDaniel, C. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1981 (open access)

The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Pharr, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 1981
Creator: Flores, Chris E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 19, 1997 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 19, 1997

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1970 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1970

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1928 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1928

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1990 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1990

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 18, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 77, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 18, 1930 (open access)

McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 77, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 18, 1930

Daily newspaper from McAllen, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1930
Creator: McDaniel, C. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 19, 2003 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 1991 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 1991

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 22, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1971 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1971

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 1, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1970 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1970

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History