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[Funeral Notice of Jim Goin] (open access)

[Funeral Notice of Jim Goin]

Funeral memento for James William Goin (1897-1978). Services were held October 4, 1978 in Denton, Texas at the Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlet Chapel. Interment was at Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Texas.
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Storage Receipt and Agreement] (open access)

[Storage Receipt and Agreement]

Storage Receipt and Agreement at Ralph Rupley, Exclusive Furrier, Modern cold storage vaults. Receipt for one A.H. Mink Jacket placed in storage by Mrs Jane Rogers Reed
Date: February 18, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Erastus (Deaf) Smith monument on Fort Bend County Courthouse lawn.]

Photograph of Erastus "Deaf" Smith monument on Fort Bend County Courthouse lawn. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Freestanding monument.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rodeo Cowboy Willie Gomez Participating in Bronco Riding]

Copy photo of an African-American rodeo cowboy participating in bronco riding. The cowboy is identified as Willie Gomez. Gomez is wearing black cowboy boots with spurs, light colored pants, black belt, a white long sleeved shirt, and white hat. Spectators in stands on the other side of wooden partition in background. Sign on back wall reads: "Restrooms" and has an arrow. The photograph was autographed in the bottom right corner: "Willie Gomez 78' ".
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citizen Control Over Records Held by Third Parties (open access)

Citizen Control Over Records Held by Third Parties

The United States has become an information society. Government at every level and private industry have been collecting and using more personal information about individuals in the last several years than ever before. The Congress has been aware of this trend, and of the potencia1 for misuse of the information so collected; it has enacted several laws that protect the personal privacy of individuals, and respect the confidentiality of the information maintained about individuals by third parties. In this report, several privacy laws are summarized, and key provisions of each are compared, in order to make individual citizens aware of their rights , responsibilities and remedies under the law.
Date: December 8, 1978
Creator: Collins, Sarah P
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Abuse: History, Legislation and Issues (open access)

Child Abuse: History, Legislation and Issues

This report discusses child abuse legislation in United States, child abuse prevention and treatment, incidence of child abuse and neglect. The report provides a summary of major legislation in the 1st session of the 95th congress.
Date: January 13, 1978
Creator: Jones, Jean Yavis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Return Confidentiality (open access)

Tax Return Confidentiality

None
Date: March 24, 1978
Creator: Zaritsky, Howard
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seafarer: Extremely Low Frequency Naval Communications System (open access)

Seafarer: Extremely Low Frequency Naval Communications System

None
Date: June 20, 1978
Creator: Gannon, Edmund J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hand-Written Program Lists, 1978-1981 (open access)

Hand-Written Program Lists, 1978-1981

Handwritten program lists for Music USA, 1978-1981.
Date: 1978/1981
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Downtown Street Scene, Marshall]

As the sign attests, N. Wellington Street runs one way to the south in Marshall. The street intersects with Houston (right foreground) after crossing W. Austin Street one block to the north. Businesses located along the section of N. Wellington shown in the picture would have included the Marshall National Bank motor branch, Birmingham Shopping Mart, Paxtons Appliances, Blairs TV Service, River's Seed Bin, McKay's Furniture Co., City Finance So., and Denney Cleaners. Along W. Austin Street right to left, were Marshall Barber Shop, Mays Studio, the Blalock Building, Joe Woods Radio & TV Service, Stacy Shoe Repair, Blue Bonnet Beauty Shop, Desota Imports-Exports, Austin Furniture Co., McGibbon Watch Repairing, Barkett Shoe Repairing, Parish Taxi Stand, and finally Marshall Public Library at the extreme left side of the picture. The picture likely dates from 1978 or later. The blue Oldsmobile vehicle on the left is a 1978 model.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Friends of a Public Library Gives Bookmobile to the City of Marshall]

Marshall, Texas, Mayor William Huffman (center) accepts the keys to the new bookmobile from Dr. A. F. Veau, (right), president of the Friends of a Public Library as City Manager Ray Jackson (left) looks on. In the background, W.C. Wallace, bookmobile driver, supervises a tour of the vehicle. Caption and photo from the Marshall News Messenger newspaper, Wednesday, April 12, 1978.
Date: April 12, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bookmobile for Marshall Public Library]

Library Director Dorothy Morrison shown discussing the Bookmobile project with Mike Wood, left, Friends of a Public Library president, and Fenn Lewis, Friends fund drive chairman. Behind them is the Winnebago used for the project.
Date: March 5, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Volunteer at Her Duties]

Margie was a volunteer at Marshall Public Library in 1978. Here she assists at the circulation desk. Volunteers donated countless hours to the library during its early years.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Student Worker]

A student worker (name unknown) assists with book processing in the workroom of Marshall Public Library. The library is one of the locations used to place students from a local university's work-study program. This liason benefits the library by expanding its personnel. The students' duties include shelving, book processing, and assisting with storytime.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patron Checks Out Art Prints]

Jane Harris, library assistant, checks out one of Marshall Public Library's art prints to a patron (unidentified).
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bookmobile]

The new bookmobile at Marshall Public Library, c. 1978, is readied for use by two helpers (unidentified).
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Circulation Desk Staff]

Two library staff members, unidentified, discuss business at Marshall Public Library's circulation desk in 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Director Dorothy Morrison with a Small Patron]

Dorothy Morrison, early director of the Marshall Public Library, shows a toy to a young patron during the Christmas season. The library is shown festively decorated for the holidays.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Special Letter Service]

A library staff person (unidentified) types letters at the Marshall Public Library in 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class Meets at Library]

A career education class meets in the Gold Auditorium at Marshall Public Library. The auditorium was equipped with the latest audio-visual technology when the library was built in 1973. This class, meeting in 1978, made use of that technology shown in the picture. The auditorium has been in demand almost continuously for many purposes since the library was built.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children's Storytime at the Library]

Children's storytime at Marshall Public Library usually includes a story with crafts or music. In 1978 the story was occasionally presented by slides, filmstrip, or 16mm film, if licensing permitted.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[RIF Distribution at the Library]

Marshall Public Library has participated in the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program since the 1970's. In this program, books are distributed free to children. The books are provided by matching grants.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Friends of the Library Inspect the New Bookmobile]

Lou Gaw, left, and Audrey Kariel, right, inspect the Marshall Public Library's new bookmobile. The Friends of a Public Library group acquired a motor home for the purpose. It was refurbished and re-constructed inside for library books. It was ready for use by April, 1978. According to the caption, Hallsville was the first stop on the schedule.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Wright in a Model "A" Ford]

Photo of Jim Wright in a Model "A" Ford at the Fort Worth Stockyards, circa 1978. Photo is on the cover of "The Cowtown 'A': The Official Newsletter of the Fort Worth Model A Ford Club."
Date: 1978~
Creator: The Cowtown "A"
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History