[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

[Ulys G. Knight and an NT Alum]

Photograph of (back to camera) Ulys G. Knight (North Texas State Teachers College 1927) meeting with an unidentified older gentleman, presumably an NT Alum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Knight was a major supporter of the NT Exes/Ex Student Association. The two men are seen sitting in an office. Most likely taken 1967.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ulys G. Knight and an NT Alum]

Photograph of (right) Ulys G. Knight (North Texas State Teachers College 1927) meeting with an unidentified older gentleman, presumably an NT Alum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Knight was a major supporter of the NT Exes/Ex Student Association. The two men are seen standing in an office, Mr. Knight holding out two business-card sized pieces of paper, possibly tickets to the Exes Banquet. Most likely taken 1967.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ulys G. Knight and an NT Alum]

Photograph of (right) Ulys G. Knight (North Texas State Teachers College 1927) meeting with an unidentified older gentleman, presumably an NT Alum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Knight was a major supporter of the NT Exes/Ex Student Association. The two men are seen standing in an office, Mr. Knight holding out two business-card sized pieces of paper, possibly tickets to the Exes Banquet. Most likely taken 1967.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ulys G. Knight and an NT Alum]

Photograph of (left, back to camera) Ulys G. Knight (North Texas State Teachers College 1927) meeting with an unidentified older gentleman, presumably an NT Alum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Knight was a major supporter of the NT Exes/Ex Student Association. The two men are seen sitting in an office, Mr. Knight holding out two business-card sized pieces of paper, almost certainly tickets to the Exes Banquet. Most likely taken 1967.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ulys G. Knight and C. C. McDonald]

Photograph of (right) Ulys G. Knight (North Texas State Teachers College 1927) meeting with C.C. McDonald (North Texas State Normal College 1903) in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Knight was a major supporter of the NT Exes/Ex Student Association, and Mr. McDonald had attended NTSNC from 1901 to 1903. The two men are seen standing in an office, Mr. Knight holding his coat over his arm, and handing out a business card.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ulys G. Knight and C. C. McDonald]

Photograph of (right) Ulys G. Knight (North Texas State Teachers College 1927) meeting with C.C. McDonald (North Texas State Normal College 1903) in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Knight was a major supporter of the NT Exes/Ex Student Association, and Mr. McDonald had attended NTSNC from 1901 to 1903. The two men are seen standing in an office, shaking hands, with Mr. Knight holding his coat over his arm and his hat in his hand.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

A group of North Texas State College choir members are posing in a triangular formation on the steps of an unidentified building. The men are wearing black robes, and the women are wearing dark skirts with light-colored blouses. Many of these same people were also in the Chapel Choir (see photos C-157, C-183), as well as the 1941 Yucca. Some of those pictured: Helen Havens of Fort Worth (5th row, middle); Frances Hitt of Weatherford; Robert Hopper of Denton; Dawn Isbell of McGregor; John Graham (7th row, 2nd from left); Mary Alice Best of Farmersville; Georgene Bullock of Sweetwater (2nd row, 1st from left); Claude Guthrie of Jonerville; Frances Lea of Wichita Falls (5th row, 2nd from left); Mary Frances Robinson of Morgan; Hermione Vaughan of Wichita Falls; Loretta Smith of Mabank (4th row, middle).
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
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

[Kathy Floyd Standing with Dorothy Bland]

Photograph of Kathy Floyd, (left) of Wichita Falls, Texas standing with Dorthy Bland, (right) Mayborn Dean and Graduate Institute Director. Floyd is holding her Runner Up trophy that she received for her "Living without Water," reported narrative at the 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.
Date: July 18, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Members of the NTSU Chapel Choir]

Members of North Texas State University's Chapel Choir pose in a room. The clock on the wall indicates that it is 5:30. 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). See also C-183 for an almost duplicate photo.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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

[Photograph of Ulys G. Knight]

Photograph of Ulys G. Knight, North Texas State Teachers College alumnus, class of 1927, seated at his typewriter. Mr. Knight was founder of the Wichita Falls North Texas State University Alumni Association, and national chairman of the NTSU Alumni Association's first national Life Membership Campaign. In his memory, the Ulys Knight Spirit Award was established in 1975 and presented "to any individual or group that has made noteworthy efforts to sustain spirit among the UNT family." In memory of Mr. Knight and his wife, the Ulys & Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award was established in 2013, which "recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates sustained excellence in mentoring undergraduate students, graduate students, and/or other faculty."
Date: [1962..1973]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Ulys G. Knight]

Photograph of Ulys G. Knight, North Texas State Teachers College alumnus, class of 1927, seated at his typewriter. Mr. Knight was founder of the Wichita Falls North Texas State University Alumni Association, and national chairman of the NTSU Alumni Association's first national Life Membership Campaign. In his memory, the Ulys Knight Spirit Award was established in 1975 and presented "to any individual or group that has made noteworthy efforts to sustain spirit among the UNT family." In memory of Mr. Knight and his wife, the Ulys & Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award was established in 2013, which "recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates sustained excellence in mentoring undergraduate students, graduate students, and/or other faculty."
Date: [1962..1973]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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