The Mississippi River from Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Map illustrating the Mississippi River and the region that lies between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Borders, hills, cities, and railroads are shown. 1 inch = 20 miles.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field]

Paper written by Major Bennet B. Monde on the history of Avenger Field and Women Airforce Service Pilots. The paper has a cover page with an image of Texas and several air force wing logos, including the WASP, U.S. Air Force, and Royal Air Force.
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, January 4, 1943]

Postcard from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the "Creeping J" and telling her to write back if she doesn't remember him.
Date: January 4, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Lands Janet Reno] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Lands Janet Reno]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of Charlyne Creger's invitation to meet with former U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno, in regards to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial program.
Date: September 10, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Leonard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey Eleanor, January 13, 1943]

Postcard from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about aviation and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Date: January 12, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with George and Wanda Holcombe, January 2, 2017

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with George Holcombe, a Methodist pastor and civil rights activist from Houston, Texas, and his wife and associate Wanda, from Sims, Texas. The Holcombes discuss their family origins, initial exposure to racial problems and civil rights, their respective educations, pastoral work in Baton Rouge and Chicago, the Ku Klux Klan and dangers encountered, work with the Ecumenical Institute of Chicago and empowering black communities, the 1968 Chicago riots, Fifth City, and similar work in Australia and the Philippines.
Date: January 2, 2017
Creator: Czap, Joseph; Holcombe, George & Holcombe, Wanda
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Retort, Volume 12, Number 3, November 1959 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 12, Number 3, November 1959

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community. Published monthly during long academic semesters. This issue includes program information for the regional meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Date: November 1959
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Helen Dillon to Carl Compton, October 21, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Helen Dillon to Carl Compton, October 21, 1943]

Letter from Helen Dillon to Carl B. Compton about sending sample copies of McGraw-Hill Publishing Company publications.
Date: October 21, 1943
Creator: Dillon, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. B. Smith] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Smith]

A letter from J. B. Smith to Carl B. Compton regarding strains on the art department at The University of Wyoming.
Date: February 24, 1944
Creator: Smith, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Constructing Questions for Art Dialogues: Formal Characteristics, Cognitive Levels, Levels of Difficulty, Content Areas, and Intrinsic/Extrinsic Focus (toward the development of a worksheet) (open access)

Constructing Questions for Art Dialogues: Formal Characteristics, Cognitive Levels, Levels of Difficulty, Content Areas, and Intrinsic/Extrinsic Focus (toward the development of a worksheet)

A document containing information on constructing questions for dialogue within fine arts education written by Karen A. Hamblen, including lesson plans and an article titled, "'Don't You Think Some Brighter Colors Would Improve Your Painting?'--Or, Constructing Questions for Art Dialogues."
Date: 1984~
Creator: Hamblen, Dr. Karen A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Components, Goals, and Objectives for Students in Visual Arts Education (open access)

Components, Goals, and Objectives for Students in Visual Arts Education

A document containing information on creating dialogue within fine arts education written by Karen A. Hamblen, including lesson plans and an article titled, "'Don't You Think Some Brighter Colors Would Improve Your Painting?'--Or, Constructing Questions for Art Dialogues."
Date: 1984~
Creator: Hamblen, Dr. Karen A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 1: Field Investigations, Laboratory Studies and Analysis of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism (open access)

Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 1: Field Investigations, Laboratory Studies and Analysis of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism

First report regarding geotechnical field investigations meant to apply current state-of-the-art knowledge and methods to assessing the in situ characteristics of susceptible point bar deposits below Baton Rouge.
Date: June 1988
Creator: Torrey, Victor H., III; Dunbar, Joseph B. & Peterson, Richard W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library