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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara was written while he was on the march in Louisiana. He describes the troops that are gathered and speculates on the purpose of their movements. He mentions that he has been invited to dine with Captain McDavid.
Date: August 16, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Thomas Benton Starnes]

Photograph of Thomas Benton Starnes at 1204 Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He sits cross-legged in the yard in front of a two story house. He wears a suit, tie, and a bowler hat, and there is a potted plant behind him. The house next to 1204 Dodds Avenue can be seen in the background.
Date: [1900..1940]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: GOP convention coverage] captions transcript

[News Clip: GOP convention coverage]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of Garrity's Alabama Battery in Chattanooga, Tennessee]

Postcard of an illustration of the lookout point at Garrity's Alabama Battery, overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding forestry. There are postcard markings and a brief paragraph about the illustration on the back of the postcard, which is addressed to L. F. Turney. There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard, from the sender, Raymond,
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trains Magazine Cover] (open access)

[Trains Magazine Cover]

Clipping of a Trains Magazine cover. The image on the cover is captioned "Ex-Texas & Pacific 610 enters Lookout Mountain Tunnel in Tennessee. By Fred Clark Jr." Written underneath the clipping is "July 10th 1977."
Date: February 1978
Creator: Clark, Fred Jr.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #610 in Chattanooga, Tennessee]

Photograph of T&P train #610 in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the yard area behind Chattanooga Station under a bridge. Written below the image are "[sic] Chatanooga, Tenn July 9th 1977 #610 has just come into yard area behind Chatanooga Choo-Choo Station and is passing beneath Central Ave. Bridge with excursion out of Birmingham - shot with 180 mm lens" and "Fred Clark Jr."
Date: July 9, 1977
Creator: Clark, Fred Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Hamilton County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Hamilton County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: October 1956
Creator: Hershey, Robert E.; Williams, Lloyd; Crentz, William L. & Miller, James W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental Adit in the Chattanooga Shale (open access)

Experimental Adit in the Chattanooga Shale

Report discussing an Chattanooga shale adit for laboratory test samples of rock and gaining information regarding mining conditions.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Brown, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Black Shale Investigations (Chattanooga) (open access)

Black Shale Investigations (Chattanooga)

Report discussing an investigation of radioactive Chattanooga black shale found in east central Tennessee.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Conant, Louis C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium in the Chattanooga Shale, Youngs Bend Area, Eastern Highland Rim, Tennessee (open access)

Uranium in the Chattanooga Shale, Youngs Bend Area, Eastern Highland Rim, Tennessee

The following report covers a diamond drilling project in December 1952 that was started in order to obtain geologic and mining information and samples of uranium-bearing Chattanooga shale in the Youngs Bend area, near Smithville, Tennessee. This report presents uranium content discovered within the mines.
Date: June 1955
Creator: Kehn, Thomas M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, September 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, September 5, 1945]

Letter, using Western Union, from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing travel plans.
Date: September 5, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara was written while he was on the march in Louisiana. He describes the troops that are gathered and speculates on the purpose of their movements. He mentions that he has been invited to dine with Captain McDavid.
Date: August 16, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Golf] (open access)

[News Script: Golf]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 7, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Face surgeries] (open access)

[News Script: Face surgeries]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 2, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Disturbances, Seale, and Amish] (open access)

[News Script: Disturbances, Seale, and Amish]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about local distubances in Chattanooga, the murder trial of Black Panther Bobby Seal in Connecticut, and on Amish children attending public schools.
Date: May 24, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: National news] (open access)

[News Script: National news]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the conviction of William Calley, a trial in Tennessee, school desegregation, and the supersonic transport program.
Date: May 14, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: International news summary] (open access)

[News Script: International news summary]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about arrests of suspects in the murder of Ephriam Elrom, the national guard being sent to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Vietnam War.
Date: May 23, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: China and Tennessee] (open access)

[News Script: China and Tennessee]

A photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about about Chinese medicinal practices and violence in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Date: 1971-05-24T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nixon, FDA, the draft, and police shooting] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon, FDA, the draft, and police shooting]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about President Nixon's trip to Alabama, the shooting death of a black man by police, controversy surrounding the draft, and an attempt to get the Food and Drug Administration to ban a hormone used in cattle.
Date: May 25, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Bubba, November 25, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Bubba, November 25, 1953]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to V. W. McLeod, Jr. discussing feelings toward Herb's death and wishing him success at school.
Date: November 25, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stone structure at Glen Lake Camp]

Photograph of a stone structure at Glen Lake Camp.
Date: unknown
Creator: Slawson, L. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to D. W. Kempner from Lookout Mountain Hotel, September 28, 1949] (open access)

[Letter to D. W. Kempner from Lookout Mountain Hotel, September 28, 1949]

Letter from S. J. Littlegreen, Manager of the Lookout Mountain Hotel, to D. W. Kempner informing him that the hotel will be closed during the requested reservation time for Mrs. Kempner and Mrs. J. J. Carroll.
Date: September 28, 1949
Creator: Littlegreen, S. John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Roanoke Hotel, July 1, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Roanoke Hotel, July 1, 1958]

Letter from Jeane Kempner to Roanoke Hotel requesting a room reservation for the night of July 22.
Date: July 1, 1958
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bauxite: Float-and-Sink Fractionations and Flotation Experiments (open access)

Bauxite: Float-and-Sink Fractionations and Flotation Experiments

From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an investigation of the physical properties and characteristics of bauxite, with special reference to the possibility of applying commercial methods of concentration to low-grade bauxite."
Date: 1929
Creator: Gandrud, B. W. & De Vaney, Fred D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library