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[News Script: Airliner] (open access)

[News Script: Airliner]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1969-03-25T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

N. America

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries are shaded in different colors (with all of Central America labeled "Guatemala"). Cities and towns are marked based on population (the key is at the bottom of the map). Bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief based on hachures) as well as Russian and British possessions and the locations of some Native American tribes. An illustration of an Indian near a lake is in the lower left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Woodward, E. F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Guatimala.

This map shows southern portions of North America, including Mexico and the Republic of Texas, and Central America (labeled Guatemala). Regions are outlined and shaded in color. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: 1836
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Guatimala and The Texas.

This map shows Mexico and Central America as well as adjacent portions of North America. Regions are outlined in various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). A text box in the lower left corner gives "Statistics of the N. American Republics" including land area and population.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries are shaded in various colors and labeled. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some North American Indian tribes are noted on the map. Scale [ca. 1:25,344,000].
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Different countries and regions are outlined and shaded in various colors. Some cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 1:33,792,000].
Date: unknown
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries and regions are shaded in various colors and labeled. Bodies of water and some geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Washington.
Date: 1838
Creator: Boynton, G. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012

Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Spanish Dominions in North America.

Map shows early nineteenth century cities, towns, ports, and geography of Spanish territory in North America. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000]. Map is detached from A New and Elegant General Atlas by Arrowsmith and Lewis [1805].
Date: 1805
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543 (open access)

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543

Book containing three translated narratives of early Spanish explorers in what would become the Southern United States. This includes the paths taken by the explorers, the people they encountered, and hardships they endured.
Date: 1984
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent. & Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de, 16th cent.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built] (open access)

[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built]

Clipping, written by Anne Pashkoff, from the Houston Chronicle describing the history of Sugar Land, Texas, and the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: September 15, 1971
Creator: The Houston Chronicle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, October 23, 1953] (open access)

[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, October 23, 1953]

Weekly report discussing the state of the raw sugar market, including details for prices and market fluctuations related to weights in tons, regions, distribution, years, and figures.
Date: October 23, 1953
Creator: Lurie, Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Lowe to I. H. Kempner, Jr., April 2, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Lowe to I. H. Kempner, Jr., April 2, 1953]

Letter from John W. Lowe to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing immigration statistics and necessary communication that needs to be had with congressmen.
Date: April 2, 1953
Creator: Lowe, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from M. A. Matlock to his Mother, March 27, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a colored image of the marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The note on the back of the photograph says that Milton is "in Guantanamo Cuba, this is a pretty place."
Date: March 27, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013

Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, whose husband's ancestors were Texas Hill Country settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Starkey discusses her husband's family history. She also talks about coming to Kerrville for a job with her family.
Date: March 28, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Starkey, Ethel Baker
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 27, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 27, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about past travel to Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico, and experiences in those countries as well as their government, society, politics, religion, economics, and history. He also writes about Mexican art and future plans to return to Havana or Mexico City.
Date: February 27, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 5, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about international relations, politics, a future visit to friends in Mexico, possibly Havana, and Judy getting married again.
Date: March 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. H. Louviere, September 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. H. Louviere, September 21, 1960]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. H. Louviere discussing recent sales of sugar.
Date: September 21, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, April 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, April 23, 1960]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre discussing hotel expenses related to a trip.
Date: April 23, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William F. Oliver to I. H. Kempner, March 24, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from William F. Oliver to I. H. Kempner, March 24, 1960]

Letter from William F. Oliver to I. H. Kempner discussing the most recent knowledge about a situation in Cuba.
Date: March 24, 1960
Creator: Oliver, William F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alberto R. Ruz to I. H. Kempner, September 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Alberto R. Ruz to I. H. Kempner, September 30, 1955]

Letter from Alberto R. Ruz to I. H. Kempner discussing Mrs. Ruz's high blood pressure and other health problems.
Date: September 30, 1955
Creator: Ruz, Alberto R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Luis Mendoza & Company, September 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Luis Mendoza & Company, September 19, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Luis Mendoza & Company discussing the nature of publicity and a purchase of sugar.
Date: September 19, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sherlock Davis to H. Kempner, April 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Sherlock Davis to H. Kempner, April 6, 1955]

Letter from Sherlock Davis to H. Kempner discussing sugar operations in Cuba.
Date: April 6, 1955
Creator: Davis, Sherlock
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1, March 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1, March 21, 1955]

Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1 discussing sales and markets.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: Laird, Kenneth L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History