College of Music Program Book 2008-2009: Summer & Departmental Recitals (open access)

College of Music Program Book 2008-2009: Summer & Departmental Recitals

Summer performances and departmental recital program book from the 2008-2009 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
College of Music Program Book 2008-2009: Ensemble & Other Performances, Volume 1 (open access)

College of Music Program Book 2008-2009: Ensemble & Other Performances, Volume 1

Fall/spring performances program book from the 2008-2009 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe (open access)

Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe

Collection of stand-alone autobiographical anecdotes written by Eleanor Monroe about her family and life in Sherman, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Monroe, Eleanor; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jade Visions: the Life and Music of Scott Lafaro

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Jade Visions is the first biography of one of the twentieth century’s most influential jazz musicians, bassist Scott LaFaro. Best known for his landmark recordings with Bill Evans, LaFaro played bass a mere seven years before his life and career were tragically cut short by an automobile accident when he was only 25 years old. Told by his sister, this book uniquely combines family history with insight into LaFaro’s music by well-known jazz experts and musicians Gene Lees, Don Thompson, Jeff Campbell, Phil Palombi, Chuck Ralston, Barrie Kolstein, and Robert Wooley. Those interested in Bill Evans, the history of jazz, and the lives of working musicians of the time will appreciate this exploration of LaFaro’s life and music as well as the feeling they’ve been invited into the family circle as an intimate. “Fernandez’ insightful comments about her brother offer far more than jazz scholars have ever known about this significant and somewhat enigmatic figure in the history of jazz. All in all, a very complete portrait.”—Bill Milkowski, author of Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius
Date: September 15, 2009
Creator: LaFaro-Fernández, Helene; Ralston, Chuck; Campbell, Jeff & Palombi, Phil
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sounds of the Dystopian Future:  Music for Science Fiction Films of the New Hollywood Era, 1966-1976 (open access)

The Sounds of the Dystopian Future: Music for Science Fiction Films of the New Hollywood Era, 1966-1976

From 1966 to1976, science fiction films tended to depict civilizations of the future that had become intrinsically antagonistic to their inhabitants as a result of some internal or external cataclysm. This dystopian turn in science fiction films, following a similar move in science fiction literature, reflected concerns about social and ecological changes occurring during the late 1960s and early 1970s and their future implications. In these films, "dystopian" conditions are indicated as such by music incorporating distinctly modernist sounds and techniques reminiscent of twentieth-century concert works that abandon the common practice. In contrast, music associated with the protagonists is generally more accessible, often using common practice harmonies and traditional instrumentation. These films appeared during a period referred to as the "New Hollywood," which saw younger American filmmakers responding to developments in European cinema, notably the French New Wave. New Hollywood filmmakers treated their films as cinematic "statements" reflecting the filmmaker's artistic vision. Often, this encouraged an idiosyncratic use of music to enhance the perceived artistic nature of their films. This study examines the scores of ten science fiction films produced between 1966 and 1976: Fahrenheit 451, Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey, THX-1138, A Clockwork Orange, Silent Running, …
Date: May 2009
Creator: McGinney, William Lawrence
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Student Handbook 2009-2010 (open access)

Student Handbook 2009-2010

Book with information about Texas State University intended for students of the university. The included topics are the history of Texas State University, current administration and faculty, student services, local recreation opportunities, and the university's rules and policies regarding student conduct.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Texas State University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
German-Texan Heritage Society, The Journal, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 2009 (open access)

German-Texan Heritage Society, The Journal, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 2009

Quarterly publication of the German-Texan Heritage Society providing information about news and events related to the work of the organization as well as stories, articles, genealogical data and other information of interest to members collected from representatives across Texas.
Date: Spring 2009
Creator: German-Texan Heritage Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Worth Characters

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Fort Worth history is far more than the handful of familiar names that every true-blue Fort Worther hears growing up: leaders such as Amon Carter, B. B. Paddock, J. Frank Norris, and William McDonald. Their names are indexed in the history books for ready reference. But the drama that is Fort Worth history contains other, less famous characters who played important roles, like Judge James Swayne, Madam Mary Porter, and Marshal Sam Farmer: well known enough in their day but since forgotten. Others, like Al Hayne, lived their lives in the shadows until one, spectacular moment of heroism. Then there are the lawmen, Jim Courtright, Jeff Daggett, and Thomas Finch. They wore badges, but did not always represent the best of law and order. These seven plus five others are gathered together between the covers of this book. Each has a story that deserves to be told. If they did not all make history, they certainly lived in historic times. The jury is still out on whether they shaped their times or merely reflected those times. Either way, their stories add new perspectives to the familiar Fort Worth story, revealing how the law worked in the old days and what …
Date: October 15, 2009
Creator: Selcer, Richard F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heritage, 2009, Volume 2 (open access)

Heritage, 2009, Volume 2

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heritage, 2009, Volume 3 (open access)

Heritage, 2009, Volume 3

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Review of Law & Politics, Volume 14, Number 1, Fall 2009 (open access)

Texas Review of Law & Politics, Volume 14, Number 1, Fall 2009

Biannual journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of politics and law in the United States. Articles in this issue relate to children of illegal aliens, guns laws, how technology puts the individual back at the center of government, separation of powers, discrimination case in the ninth circuit court, and giving every word of the constitution meaning.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of North Texas Schedule of Classes: Spring 2009 (open access)

University of North Texas Schedule of Classes: Spring 2009

Schedule of classes at the University of North Texas for the Spring semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.
Date: Spring 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. Registrar.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2009-2010, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2009-2010, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as "policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect at the time [the] publication went to press" (p. 1). Campus maps are on pages 518 and 520; index starts on page 490.
Date: July 2009
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Law Review, Volume 88, Number 2, December 2009 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 88, Number 2, December 2009

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases. This issues covers topics on intellectual liability, former presidents and executive privilege to withhold information via Executive Order 13,233, interstate aquifers, and trademark licensees and the counterfeiting loophole.
Date: December 2009
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2009-2010, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2009-2010, Undergraduate

The UNT Undergraduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as "policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect at the time [the] publication went to press" (p. 1). Campus maps are on pages 582 and 584; index starts on page 552.
Date: July 2009
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke: Volume 4, July 3, 1880-May 22, 1881

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John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider's view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke's writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. Previously, researchers could consult only a small part of Bourke’s diary material in various publications, or else take a research trip to the archive and microfilm housed at West Point. Now, for the first time, the 124 manuscript volumes of the Bourke diaries are being compiled, edited, and annotated by Charles M. Robinson III, in a planned set of eight books easily accessible to the modern researcher. Volume 4 chronicles the political and managerial affairs in Crook’s Department of the Platte. A large portion centers on the continuing controversy concerning the forced relocation of the Ponca Indians from their ancient homeland along the Dakota-Nebraska line to a new reservation in the …
Date: May 15, 2009
Creator: Bourke, John Gregory
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 14, Pages 11509 to 12366, September 1 - October 2, 2009 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 14, Pages 11509 to 12366, September 1 - October 2, 2009

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: October 2009
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 1, Pages 1 to 856, January 2 - January 16, 2009 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 1, Pages 1 to 856, January 2 - January 16, 2009

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: January 2009
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) (open access)

Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)

Guidance issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "FISCAM presents a methodology for performing information system (IS) control audits of federal and other governmental entities in accordance with professional standards. This version supersedes the prior version, Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual: Volume I Financial Statement Audits, AIMD-12.19.6, January 1, 2001. The FISCAM is designed to be used primarily on financial and performance audits and attestation engagements performed in accordance with GAGAS, as presented in Government Auditing Standards (also know as the "Yellow Book"). The FISCAM is consistent with the GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual (FAM). Also, FISCAM control activities are consistent with NIST Special Publication 800-53 and all SP800-53 controls have been mapped to the FISCAM. The FISCAM, which is consistent with NIST and other criteria, is organized to facilitate effective and efficient IS control audits. Specifically, the methodology in the FISCAM incorporates the following: (1) A top-down, risk-based approach that considers materiality and significance in determining effective and efficient audit procedures; (2) Evaluation of entitywide controls and their effect on audit risk; (3) Evaluation of general controls and their pervasive impact on business process application controls; (4) Evaluation of security management at all levels (entitywide, …
Date: February 2, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 16, Pages 13202 to 14046, October 26 - November 20, 2009 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 16, Pages 13202 to 14046, October 26 - November 20, 2009

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: November 2009
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 17, Pages 14047 to 14901, November 23 - December 31, 2009 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 17, Pages 14047 to 14901, November 23 - December 31, 2009

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: December 2009
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 5, Pages 3519 to 4422, March 23 - April 10, 2009 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 5, Pages 3519 to 4422, March 23 - April 10, 2009

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: April 2009
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 7, Pages 5283 to 6184, May 4 - May 22, 2009 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 24, No. 7, Pages 5283 to 6184, May 4 - May 22, 2009

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: May 2009
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Reports, Volume 547: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 2005 (open access)

United States Reports, Volume 547: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 2005

Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between February 28 and June 20, 2006. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1289.
Date: 2009
Creator: Wagner, Frank D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library