Greeting card from Louis Leroy, founder of The Association of American Cultures (TAAC), to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Inside the card, Louis has written a personal note thanking Sterling for being the report editor for "Theaters of Color: Conversations on American Pluralism and Identity," a project by TAAC.

Sound recording of Oral History Association members conducting a discussion titled "Art of Interviewing". Session was recorded at the Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, November 23, 1968.

Sound recording of OHA members conducting a speech during the 3rd Annual Oral History Colloquium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. Charles T. Morrissey, J. Chunn, James Mink, and Saul Benison all give speeches.

Sound recording of Knox Mellon giving a talk titled "Oral History in the Liberal Arts & State Colleges" at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska during the 3rd annual Oral History Association Colloquium.

Sound recording of William Manchester giving a talk titled "Some Personal Meditation on Oral History" during the 3rd Annual Oral History Colloquium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sound recording of Ken Stevens giving a talk about refinancing.

Sound recording of Charles Mason and W. Baum giving talks under the topic "Inside Oral History Offices" during the 3rd Annual Oral History Colloquium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sound recording of two different talks held during the 3rd National Oral History Association Colloquium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. The first talk was recorded on Friday November 22, 1968 with Dr. Philip Crowl, and the second was recorded on Saturday November 23, 1968 and features Dr. Shoshnile, Dr. Louis Starr, and Walter Lord.

Sound recording of James Rhoden speaking at the Third Colloquium of the Oral History Association in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sound recording of William Manchester giving a talk at the 3rd annual Oral History Colloquium under the title "Some Personal Meditation on Oral History". Recorded at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sound recording of a meeting during the Third Annual Colloquium of the Oral History Association held in Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring Joe B. Frant. This tape ends in what seems to be the middle of a talk.

Program for Commencement Exercises at the University of Nebraska on December 16, 1995. This program contains an order of exercises and a layout of the procession as well as the list of students obtaining degrees during the ceremony. According to the program Barbara Jordan is receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and is listed to give the Commencement Address.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Frank L. Williams, Editor, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, dated December 8, 1941. Williams defines Americanism.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Committee On Americanism, American Legion Post No. 57, from J. E. Lawrence, Editor, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, dated December 13, 1941. J. E. Lawrence defines Americanism.

A list of information on the artists Dwight Kirsch, Leonard Theissen, and Kady B. Faulkner from exhibitions held at the University of Nebraska. This is part of the letter sent from Kady B. Faulkner to Carl B. Compton.

A letter from Kady B. Faulkner to Carl B. Compton regarding art exhibitions.

The Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) operated a grain storage facility in Waverly, Nebraska, from 1952 to 1974. During this time, the grain fumigant '80/20' (carbon tetrachloride/carbon disulfide) was used to preserve stored grain. In 1982, sampling by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found carbon tetrachloride contamination in the town's groundwater. After an investigation of the contaminant distribution, the site was placed on the National Priority List (NPL) in 1986, and the CCC/USDA accepted responsibility for the contamination. An Interagency Compliance Agreement between the EPA and the CCC/USDA was finalized in May 1988 (EPA 1990). The EPA (Woodward-Clyde Consultants, contractor) started immediate cleanup efforts in 1987 with the installation of an air stripper, a soil vapor extraction system, a groundwater extraction well, and groundwater and soil gas monitoring wells (Woodward-Clyde 1986, 1988a,b). After the EPA issued its Record of Decision (ROD; EPA 1990), the CCC/USDA (Argonne National Laboratory, contractor) took over operation of the treatment systems. The CCC/USDA conducted a site investigation (Argonne 1991, 1992a,b), during which a carbon tetrachloride plume in groundwater was discovered northeast of the former facility. This plume was not being captured by the existing groundwater extraction system. The remediation …

Wanted Poster for Walter Rifenberg, issued in Lancaster, Nebraska, January 21, 1917.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Photograph of a lister with narrow moldboards which can be used for planting row crops through residue. It makes a small furrow and leaves the residue between the rows for protection of the soil. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-2.

Scrapbook of photographs belonging to Beulah Harriss, a 1914 graduate of the University of Nebraska, who came to Denton to teach at the North Texas State Normal College. She was the first woman to be hired into the athletics department of the school, coaching women's basketball among other sports. Harriss also organized the first Denton Girl Scouts troop in 1919, founded the Green Jackets Club in 1926, and was one of 13 professors from North Texas State Teachers College who started the Denton County Teachers Federal Credit Union (DATCU) in 1936. The scrapbook contains 11 loose photos which have been scanned and ordered after the pages of the book. More information about the contents of the photographs can be found in the finding aid for the Historical Collection, found at http://findingaids.library.unt.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=779.

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, about the importance of caring for people.

Certificate signed by J.S. Hogg, Governor of Texas, appointing K.K. Legett as delegate to the North and South Railway Convention at Lincoln, Nebraska.

Postcard of a large cathedral with sharp arches and spires, and a woman looking at a plaque on a wrought iron fence.The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. M. H. O. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."