Resource Type
Partner
UNT Libraries Special Collections
30
National WASP WWII Museum
20
Fort Worth Aviation Museum
9
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
7
Hardin-Simmons University Library
6
Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
4
Moody Medical Library, UT
4
Oklahoma Historical Society
3
Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site
3
Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
1
9 More
Collection
Abilene Library Consortium
26
The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
23
World War Two Collection
21
National WASP WWII Museum
20
Texas History Collection
9
Huth Family Papers
7
William J. Bryan Collection
6
LGBT Collections
5
Dr. Chauncey Depew Leake
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
4
21 More
Serial/Series Title
Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917
22
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
10
Huth (Ferdinand Louis) Papers
7
Catherine Parker Collection
3
Folder 2: Lone Star Ride, 2003
2
Folder 2: Poems
2
Helen Snapp Collection
2
Charlyne Creger Collection
1
Eleanor Brown Collection
1
Flora Clarke Scrapbook
1
7 More
Degree Department
Country
Decade
Language
High Flight
Copy of a poem by John G. Magee with a correspondence note between two unknown people typed below that briefly describes his life.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Magee, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Training Songs
The lyrics for two WASP training songs, "Zoot-Suits and Parachutes" and "You'll Go Forth From Here."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry
Poem in honor of O Henry's death, first published by Mr. Christopher Morley in the "New York Evening Post", June 5, 1915.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Morley, Christopher
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poem, signed "Doberman"]
Short poem about spring. "Doberman" is handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Roommates
A five-stanza poem by Gertrude Osterhout titled "My Roommates." In each stanza, Gertrude wrote about each of her roommates at her boarding school.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History of Wonder
A poem about a dog named Wonder who had an insatiable appetite and was killed for stealing food. The poem has twelve stanzas, each consisting of six lines.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sampson, Neal; Hornsby, Nat & George, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem and Notes by C. B. Moore, 1901]
An envelope containing handwritten notes as well as a short poem by C. B. Moore. The envelope contains a label reading, "Moore jan01 Chambersville Tex".
Date:
1901
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem written by Mocking bird Tobe to his mate Florence]
A love poem from a mockingbird to his wife. Watermark on paper: "Erasable; Plover Bond; 25% Cotton Fiber; USA"
Date:
186X
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem of Texas Frontier]
The author is on the Texas frontier alone, without his wife?, he enjoys the landscape and his neighbors. He speaks of the things he sees on a horse ride: herds of cattle, horses, eating steak and enjoying the rising moon and coming home.
Date:
XXXX-10-11
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem of Legends]
The poem mentions stabbing or shooting someone's wife, the husband feeling justified in his actions. The husband is charged with the crime and says the he did it, but he did not exaggerate it. On the other side, it talks of a legend and how it affects the people there. He talks of spurs. On October 12, a tree fell down and they tried to move it. He mentions a year ago on the 12th he was going through Memphis.
Date:
XXXX-10-09
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem on Health]
The author's health has returned. He mentions how fair the girls are, the members of church and how they hate each other. Brother Will was blaming Sister Sober because he didn't like her. On the flip side, he says that he has been there for a month, and he ate some bad wheat and then he got a fever. Afterwards he got better because his landlord took care of him. But he owes the doctor eight dollars. The author mentions hunting for deer to make new clothes: pants, a vest, and a coat. And with these clothes he will be able to handle any cold weather in Texas. He then goes to Paris and wants to meet up with Henry Moore and John. On the other side he mentions that he has gained weight and looks like a bear. His friend Browning's brother got a fever.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kit Carson's Wife
A poem about a "Kit Carson's Wife" who takes her horse and goes for a wild ride after her husband is killed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem on Matrimony]
Poem about matrimony, congratulating a new bride and her husband.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Sal is Dead]
Poem of how Sal is dead and therefore people don't have to worry anymore.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Cat Limerick]
Poem written on a scrap of paper about a cat catching a rat.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Sal is Dead]
Poem of how Sal is dead and therefore people don't have to worry anymore.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem, c.1899]
Poem from the C. B. Moore Collection. The poem is about a cat. The writer describes their companion and how they feel when coming home to their feline friend.
Date:
January 1899
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem,undated]
This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem describes life's fleeting moments. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem, undated]
This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details racism. The author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem, undated]
The document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details the life and death of a man and a woman. It describes the reactions of society for each of the deaths; one a memorialization of life, the other a celebration of death. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem, undated]
The document includes two poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first poem details a man's journey through life. It alludes to confronting one's fears and facing one's mortality. This poem is written on the first three pages of the document. The ending to this poem is on the last page of the document on the bottom of the page. The second poem is on the last page of the document at the top of the page. It was written for and is about Mary Ann Moore. The document is undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poem, undated]
This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details the author's feelings about life in their time and place. The author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poems, undated]
This document includes two poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first poem details the immensity of nature and how minute one feels compared to the lightning strikes in a thunderstorm. The second poem is about the author's mother. It notes the happy memories of youth spent with their mother and how her health has declined. The final line of this poem is solemn. It details that the author's mother is succumbing to a disease that is taking her life.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Poetry, undated]
The following document includes four poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first two poems are on the front of the page and are written in pen. One of the poems is titled "Afton Water." The poem is a handwritten copy of Robert Burns' "Sweet Afton." It details the environment that surrounds the River Afton in Scotland. The second poem of the front page is untitled. It discusses how one's decisions define the life one leads. The back of the document has two poems written in pencil. The first one is unintelligible. The second is untitled and is about love. There is also some calculations on the back page. The document is undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library