[Wichita basketball player making the basket]

Photograph of the Men's basketball team of North Texas State University, (now UNT) vs Wichita, circa 1960-70s. The basketball player from Wichita has jumped from the ground and is about to make the basket. Players from North Texas surrounded him in attempt to catch the ball as it falls.
Date: [1965..1979]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983

Interview with Ikard Smith, President and senior chairman of board, Mcclurkan’s, Wichita Falls, Texas. Smith shares concerning his family background; father’s employment with McClurkan’s store in Denton and Krum; father’s experiences opening and managing McClurkan’s store in Wichita Falls, 1907; comments on grandfather W. S. Ikard’s ranching activities in Clay County and relationship with Comanche chief, Quanah Parker; educational and social experiences at Wharton School; entry into business with father, 1946; expansion and modernization of facility; comments on popularity of hats and ball point pens, 1946; views on development of shopping malls and discount businesses; expansion into shopping center, Wichita Falls, 1956; comments on changes in retailing; training of salespeople; establishment of store in Golden Triangle Mall, 1981; personnel selection for Denton store; design of Denton store; comments on merger with Dunlap Company of Fort Worth, 1982; comments on growth of sales; views on profitability of downtown Wichita Falls store; comments on advertising; involvement in trade associations and civic activities.
Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Smith, Ikard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, April 7, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, April 7, 1970

Interview with Democratic Representative and political journalist David Allred from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Dave discusses his experiences as a member of the Special sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature. He also describes his personal views on issues including one-year versus two-year budgets, increases in sales tax, the expansion of sales tax, "grocery tax", conflicts with Speaker Gus Mutscher, beer lobbying, corporate taxes, voter disillusionment, urban-rural conflicts, Wichita Falls politics, and his campaign for reelection and contest for House speakership.
Date: April 7, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Differential Diagnostic Factors of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test (open access)

Differential Diagnostic Factors of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test

The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of the Bender Gestalt to differentiate between two groups of psychiatric patients. A second aspect of the study concerns itself with the ability of the Bender Gestalt to differentiate between psychiatric patients and normals.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Goff, Larry Vernon
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, July 8, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, July 8, 1975

Interview with David Allred, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Allred discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also describes his thoughts on issues such as the House speakership race, committee chairpersons, House rules, Equal Rights Amendment, the establishment of Public Utilities Commission, public school financing and the Constitutional Convention.
Date: July 8, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing up in Texas (open access)

Growing up in Texas

Memoir written by Annie Margaret Rankin Warner and Virginia "Jenny" Louise Rankin Marshall of stories on growing up in West Texas from 1866-1995.
Date: 2016
Creator: Rankin Warner, Annie Margaret & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, 1967-1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, 1967-1968

Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, wife of former Governor James V. Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. The interview includes Allred's reminiscences of her husband's political career and her life in the Governor's Mansion.
Date: November 12, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale; Stephens, A. Ray & Allred, James V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Keith Shelton, April 27, 2017

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Keith Shelton, journalist, concerning his childhood in Oklahoma; family history; journalism training and career; Cold War military service in Germany; work for Dallas Times Herald; coverage of John F. Kennedy's 1963 Texas visit and assassination; coverage of Jack Ruby's trial; UNT journalism department; teaching journalism. Appendix includes various photos of Shelton, a letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson, a copy of a press release from The White House, and copies of Shelton's press passes.
Date: April 27, 2017
Creator: Moye, J. Todd & Shelton, Keith
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Search] captions transcript

[News Clip: Search]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about a search near Lewisville, Texas for the body of Captain Richard Carroll of Wichita Falls whose body was sucked from the compartment of a B-52 bomber.
Date: June 23, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Audio Description for News Clip: Search] captions transcript

[Audio Description for News Clip: Search]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about a search near Lewisville, Texas for the body of Captain Richard Carroll of Wichita Falls whose body was sucked from the compartment of a B-52 bomber.
Date: June 23, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, October 25, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, October 25, 1978

Interview with Democratic representative and political journalist David Allred from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Allred discusses his experiences as a member of the Second Special Session of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also talks about his personal views on issues such as Proposition 13 in California, treasury surplus, the repeal of sales tax on residential utility bills, the increase in inheritance tax exemptions, taxation of agricultural and timber land, initiative-referendum, the Peveto Bill, the formation of the "Filthy Fifty", the Sam Houston Caucus, and the House Study Group. Allred also comments on Governor Dolph Briscoe, Speaker Bill Clayton, and Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby
Date: October 25, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Members of the NTSU Chapel Choir]

Members of the North Texas State University Chapel Choir poses in an unidentified room. The male choir members are wearing dark-colored robes and white full collars. The female choir members are wearing dark-colored dresses and long white blouses. This photograph is a duplicate of C-157, although it appears to be a second attempt to get members to smile. First row: Hermione Vaughan of Wichita Falls (1st from left); Frances Hitt of Weatherford (second from right); Helen Yule of Quanah (fourth from right). Third row: Ray Hudspeth of Mesquite (first from the right); Charles E. Bounds of Winnsboro (second from the left); James Currie of Fort Worth (in middle). Fourth row: M. D. Vaughan of Clarksville (first from the left); Kenneth Davis of Dallas (third from the left): Paul Jones of Denton (second from the right).
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: NCAA basketball] (open access)

[News Script: NCAA basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Class B title which went to Huckaby by 49- 48 over LaPoynor.
Date: March 9, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Warranty Deed: J. N. Sherrill to Lakeview Poultry Farm] (open access)

[Warranty Deed: J. N. Sherrill to Lakeview Poultry Farm]

Legal document describing the sale of land in Lake View Farms Subdivision in Wichita County and sections of Denton County School Land to the Lakeview Poultry Farm.
Date: February 17, 1932
Creator: Sherrill, J. N.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040 (open access)

I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040

None
Date: October 2016
Creator: Texas. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 264, Ed. 1 Monday, April 23, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 264, Ed. 1 Monday, April 23, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Call Number, Volume 15, Number 2, November 1953 (open access)

The Call Number, Volume 15, Number 2, November 1953

Newsletter "issued monthly during the regular session by the students in the Department of Library Service, North Texas State College, Denton, Texas" (p. 6). The periodical contains news items; announcements; an alumni list; a book list; and personals concerning students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Date: 1953
Creator: North Texas State College. Library Service Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1955 (open access)

This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1955

Newsletter from Denton, Texas that includes news and information about former and current residents and community happenings.
Date: November 11, 1955
Creator: Headlee, E. J.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 11, 1912 (open access)

Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 11, 1912

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 1912
Creator: Edwards, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texan, Volume 7, Number 3, March 1956 (open access)

The North Texan, Volume 7, Number 3, March 1956

The North Texan includes articles and notes about North Texas State College students, faculty, and alumni activities.
Date: March 1956
Creator: North Texas State College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 86, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1912 (open access)

Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 86, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1912

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 1912
Creator: Edwards, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1941 (open access)

The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1941

Weekly student newspaper from the North Texas State Teachers College in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 1941
Creator: Edwards, Ray
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History