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Texas Almanac, 1974-1975 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1974-1975

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. An index to the newspapers published in Texas is on page [667].
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1973-1974 (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1973-1974

Catalog describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, academic policies, university calendar, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1973
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of Regional Councils in Texas: 1973 (open access)

Directory of Regional Councils in Texas: 1973

Directory of state planning regions, regional council memberships, and other relevant information.
Date: September 1973
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor. Division of Planning Coordination.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1972 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1972

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December 8, 9, 1972, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. Texas economics and politics were discussed.
Date: 1973
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
School of Music Program Book 1972-1973 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1972-1973

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1972-1973 school year at the North Texas State University School of Music.
Date: 1973
Creator: North Texas State University. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Story Log: January 1 to July 19 , 1973] (open access)

[News Story Log: January 1 to July 19 , 1973]

Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from January through July in 1973.
Date: 1973-01/1973-07
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Scrapbook of Barbara Jordan's Activities, January - May 1973] (open access)

[Scrapbook of Barbara Jordan's Activities, January - May 1973]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Barbara Jordan's activities and other issues related to her time in the Texas Senate during 1973.
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Criminal Justice Plan for Texas: 1973 (open access)

Criminal Justice Plan for Texas: 1973

Plan describing existing resources and infrastructure as well as future goals for the criminal justice system in Texas.
Date: 1973
Creator: Texas. Criminal Justice Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George P. Lawley, November 3, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George P. Lawley, November 3, 1973

Interview with George P. Lawley, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Odessa, Texas. Lawley discusses his time with the so-called "Lost Battalion" on Java and his experiences as a Japanese prisoner-of-war, including: joining the National Guard in 1940 and training, deployment for East Asia with 2nd Battallion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment; diversion to Java at the start of the war; the Japanese attack and his unit's capture; and his experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat and several camps on the Burma Railway, and near Nagasaki.
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Teague, William J. & Lawley, George P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Fact Book (open access)

Economic Fact Book

Economic fact book for the city of San Antonio, Texas containing data from the 1960s-1970s related to labor, government, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, education, transportation, lifestyle, and housing.
Date: 1973-03~
Creator: Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Economic and Research and Analysis Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hustlin' Heritage 75] (open access)

[Hustlin' Heritage 75]

This book includes a brief history of the town with pages devoted to individuals, organizations, and businesses.
Date: 1973
Creator: The Jubilee Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of Regulated Loan Companies, Pawnbrokers, Insurance Premium Finance Companies (open access)

Directory of Regulated Loan Companies, Pawnbrokers, Insurance Premium Finance Companies

Directory of "the names and addresses of three different categories of lenders licensed by this agency [as well as] the type license(s) held, the license number, the principal types of loans made under the authority of the license(s) held, and a code indicating whether the licensee is affiliated with others or is an independent operator" (introduction).
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Texas. Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., October 29, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., October 29, 1973

Interview with J. B. Heinen Jr., an independent oilman, U. S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Heinen discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, including the fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; and his liberation in Bangkok.
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Heinen, J. B., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Programs for people (open access)

Programs for people

None
Date: 1973
Creator: Smith, Preston
System: The Portal to Texas History
A New Focus on Man and His Work, A Proposed Comprehensive Manpower Policy for Texas (open access)

A New Focus on Man and His Work, A Proposed Comprehensive Manpower Policy for Texas

Plan outlining background information related to the Texas Workforce Commission's manpower policy and delineating steps to implementation. "This document... brings together the elements necessary to develop manpower policy--the basic considerations involved, the need for policy, background information necessary for understanding developments thus far, and a representation of the concept of the manpower field."
Date: September 1973
Creator: Texas Employment Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financing schools and property tax relief - a State responsibility (open access)

Financing schools and property tax relief - a State responsibility

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses financing schools and property tax relief.
Date: January 1973
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical Index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Volumes 1-36 (open access)

Analytical Index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Volumes 1-36

Index to the first thirty six volumes of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. The book is broken up into three parts: Specialized Indexes, Tale Synopses and an Alphabetical Index.
Date: 1973
Creator: Bratcher, James T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
City financial emergencies: the intergovernmental dimension (open access)

City financial emergencies: the intergovernmental dimension

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses the intergovernmental dimension of city financial emergencies.
Date: July 1973
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of North Texas State University: 1973-1974, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State University: 1973-1974, Undergraduate

Catalog for North Texas State University includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: May 1973
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional decision making: new strategies for substate districts (open access)

Regional decision making: new strategies for substate districts

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses substate regionalism and the federal system.
Date: October 1973
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library