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If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers (open access)

If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers

This document contains the script for the presentation "If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers."
Date: April 23, 2016
Creator: Justice, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music for Silent "Spook Tales" in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections (open access)

Music for Silent "Spook Tales" in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections

This document contains notes to accompany the presentation for "Music for Silent 'Spook Tales' in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections.
Date: April 23, 2016
Creator: Leonard, Kendra Preston, 1974-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0090 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0090

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: What qualifies as a "judicial function" of a county judge such that the judge may claim a state salary supplement under section 26.006 of the Government Code (RQ-0078-KP).
Date: May 23, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0091 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0091

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether article III, section 52 of the Texas Constitution prohibits a county from providing financial assistance to a nonprofit organization (RQ-0079-KP).
Date: May 23, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Werner, September 23, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Werner, September 23, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard E. Werner. Werner joined the Army in September of 1942. He served in the Medical Detachment with the 1106th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Army. They were transferred to England, and participated in infantry combat and built pontoon bridges during the Normandy invasion and traveled as far as the Rhine River when Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945. Werner served with the occupation in Germany and returned to the US in November, receiving his discharge.
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Werner, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Cates. Cates joined the Army in 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and paratrooper training off Dog Island, Florida. In December he deployed to New Guinea and served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. In mid-February 1945, they landed on Corregidor to liberate the island from occupying Japanese forces. From there he was assigned as a combat engineer with the 11th, working with demolition, traveling through Manila, Luzon and Okinawa. In late August, they landed at Atsugi Airfield in Japan, then traveled to Hokkaido in December where he served with the occupation through late 1946. He returned to the US and received his discharge.
Date: November 23, 2016
Creator: Cates, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Halfin, November 23, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Halfin, November 23, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George S. Halfin. Halfin joined the Army in early 1942. He studied geodetic computing at the University of Kentucky, then joined the 910th Engineers Air Force Headquarters Company. They were sent to Colorado Springs, and worked on drafting plans to extend runways in the U.S. to handle military planes. Through 1943, Halfin traveled to around 45 states in the U.S., analyzing runways. They would clock the amount and distance it took a plane to land. In late 1943 or early 1944, they were deployed to Guam, where Halfin assisted in designing runways for the different islands with the goal of getting closer to Japan. He provides details of island life, where he remained through the end of the war. Additionally, Halfin and another draftsman from their company were assigned to create architectural drawings for an office on Guam for Admiral Chester Nimitz and the Pacific Command, which the Seabees built. He returned to the U.S. in late 1945 and received his discharge.
Date: November 23, 2016
Creator: Halfin, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eugene Volcik, January 23, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eugene Volcik, January 23, 2016

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Volcik. Volcik grew up on a farm in Texas and was 13 when the war started. Volcikā€™s brothers served and urged him not to join the service too quickly as their mother needed help at home. Volcik was 17 when the war ended. After the war, he joined the Navy in February 1946 and recalls several experiences from his time in the post-war Navy aboard USS Huntington (CL-107).
Date: January 23, 2016
Creator: Volcik, Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Bains, February 23, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Bains, February 23, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bains. Bains joined the Army around early 1942. He completed Signal Corps training. Bains deployed to England and served with the 66th Infantry Division, 566th Signal Corps Company. The 66th was primarily involved with destroying the Germany troops left behind by the retreat from Northern France. Bains traveled through central Europe, Germany and France. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1946.
Date: February 23, 2016
Creator: Bains, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Selects GlobeSherpa to Provide New Mobile Ticketing System for Dallas-Fort Worth Commuters (open access)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Selects GlobeSherpa to Provide New Mobile Ticketing System for Dallas-Fort Worth Commuters

News release about DART hiring GlobeSherpa to create its new mobile ticketing software.
Date: March 23, 2016
Creator: Niewolnoy, Patti; Stein, Kelly & Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART buses and trains on Sunday schedule for Memorial Day (open access)

DART buses and trains on Sunday schedule for Memorial Day

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Memorial Day schedule.
Date: May 23, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Tim York to Mike Anglin, May 23, 2016] (open access)

[Email from Tim York to Mike Anglin, May 23, 2016]

Email from Tim York to Mike Anglin, May 23, 2016. At the beginning of the letter, York is mentioning some photographs from the 80s when that Angling shared with York when York had a storefront, and he mentions the memories it brought up for him.
Date: May 23, 2016
Creator: York, Tim
System: The UNT Digital Library