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[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 2, 1838, discussing his wishes to move to Texas, and the well-being of their family.
Date: March 2, 1838
Creator: Austin, William Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from William Henry Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from William Henry Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Henry Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry inquiring if it is possible to purchase land from his cousins and reporting on family members living near him.
Date: March 2, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern (SOU) 3858

A photograph postcard showing the Southern (SOU) 3858, 4-4-0 (class B), Selma, AL. (Note: SOU valve gear)
Date: August 1934
Creator: Lowe, Shelby F.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1320.0429]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "First Lieutenant Elizabeth Johnson, in snappy uniform, gives final instructions in front of the nurses' quarters to four of her eight officer-nurses who work in the Air Corps hospital at Craig Field, Selma, Alabama."
Date: March 10, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 22, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling between Selma, AL, and Houston. The postcard features an image of an AT-6 in flight.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Selma, Alabama] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Selma, Alabama]

Photography of the baptistry painting done for a church in Selma, Alabama.
Date: 1947
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern Railway (SOU) "KC-Florida Special"

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Railway #7, 2-8-0, Class G at Selma, AL. Stamped F.E. Ardrey, Jr.
Date: December 24, 1949
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Charles M. Hohenberg, March 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Charles M. Hohenberg, March 25, 1955]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Charles M. Hohenberg discussing Harris' dad's conditions and expressing gratitude at their contacts.
Date: March 25, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0237.0186]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ATTENDING a six week flight surgeon indoctrination course at Craig air force base, Selma, Ala., is Maj. Charles E. Cook Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cook Sr., 731 NW 96."
Date: July 17, 1955
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Fred Alston and Francis L. Williams to John J. Herrera - 1965-03-29] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Alston and Francis L. Williams to John J. Herrera - 1965-03-29]

Letter from Fred Alston, Houston NAACP Rally Committee Chairman, and Francis L. Williams, Houston NAACP Master of Ceremony, to John J. Herrera on March 29, 1965, thanking Herrera for his participation in the Selma, Alabama Protest Rally at City Hall.
Date: March 29, 1965
Creator: Alston, Fred & Williams, Francis L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0227.0129]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The political future of Sheriff James G. Clark the hardcore segregationist who arrested thousands of racial demonstrators, lay undecided Wednesday in the ballots from six challenged election."
Date: March 9, 1966
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: Crash] (open access)

[News Script: Crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 20, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Brown Chapel AME Church sign]

A photograph of the sign outside of Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama. The letterboard reads "'Never Quit Never Give Up' Pastor Rev. Tony Scott".
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Civil Rights Freedom Wall at AME church]

A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. It reads "The Civil Rights Freedom Wall; of the city of Selma, Dallas County, Alabama Brown Chapel AME church headquarters of the civil rights movement Rev. James E Jackson, Pastor Presented by: The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. Evelyn Gibson Lowery, Founder/Chair March 6, 2005; "Roll Call of Freedom Fighters" 1950-2000 Afro Teachers (1965), C. J. Adam, Rev. L. L. Anderson, Marius Anderson, Nancy W. Anderson, Ulysses Blackmon, Joanne Bland, Bishop I. H. Bonner, Charles Bonner, Marguerite Brooks, Rubien N. Brooks, Brown Chapel AME Church Members, Dora Butler, Atty. J. L. Chestnut, Jr., Cheyenne W. Christburg, Rev. M. C. Cleveland, Roy Collins, Annie Cooper, Bennie R. Crenshaw, Samson Crum, Rev. A. T. Days, Dr. William H. Dinkins, Earnest L. Doyle, Dr. Isabel Dumont, Andrew Durgan, Ira Durgan, Fathers of Saint Edmond, Betty Fikes, Marie Foster, James E. Gildersleeve, Mattie Gill, Matisha Green, Rev. Jerome V. Harris, Lorenza Harrison, Rev. James Hastie, Cleophus Hobbs, Hattie Hudson, Lawrence Huggins, Rev. C. C. Hunter, Rev. J. D. Hunter, Malachi Hunter, Richie Jean Jackson, Dr. Sullivan Jackson, Keith High School Students, …
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Civil Rights Memorial, Selma, AL]

A photograph of a monument dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. The left side reads "I Had A Dream; They gave their lives to overcome injustice and secure the right to vote for all Americans; James J. Reeb, Boston; Viola Gregg Liuzzo, Detroit; Jimmy Lee Jackson, Marion, Alabama; Dedicated August 11 1979; This was the starting point of the march from Selma to Montgomery March 21, 1965; Project conceived and edited by Executive Secretary Robert H. Miller 1896-1979". The right side of the monument has a bronze bust of King on top and reads "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. The demonstrations that led to the most important advance in civil rights for millions of black Americans began here March 21, 1965. It was the 50 mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the state capital. Defying threats of death, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, led 400 black and white Americans on the longest largest most dramatic [covered up] march of his 13 year career. It gave Southern Blacks the right as citizens to cast a ballot and help determine and help operate the government under which they live. In the succeeding 10 years, black voters increased from …
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dallas County Court House in Alabama]

A photograph of the entrance to the Dallas County Court House in Selma, Alabama. The seal is on the wall above the entrance and there is a car parked out front.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Historic home in Selma, AL]

A photograph of a historic home in Selma, Alabama. The house is white and has a small rotunda on the front with four ionic columns supporting it. There are three wreathes on the windows and on the second story balcony railing. The two signs out front are for Obama that reads "Forward with Obama for a new south" and another that reads "Alpha Kappa Alpha". The sun is making the top of the picture glow.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Historical home is Selma, AL]

A photograph of one of the historic homes in Selma, Alabama. It is two stories and has a balcony across the front of the second floor. There are also white columns along the front of the building. The sun is behind the building causing the top of the photo to glow.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[John Tyler Morgan House]

A photograph of the historic John Tyler Morgan home in Selma, Alabama. It is a white painted building with two floors and a balcony along the full second story. There is a small sign hanging from the balcony above the door that reads "Center for Cahawba Archaeology". People are standing in front of the house and are looking towards the historical marker sign. The sun is also causing the top of the photo to glow.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[John Tyler Morgan House sign]

A photograph of a historic home sign in Selma, Alabama. It is on a neighborhood street and reads "This was the residence of John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907), one of Alabama's most honored political and military leaders. Constructed in 1859 by Thomas R. Wetmore, it was purchased by Morgan in 1865, and served for many years as his principal residence. Morgan was a leader in the Secession Convention, ranking second only to William Lowndes Yancey in influence and power of debate. During the war he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private and was promoted through the ranks to Brigadier General. A practicing attorney, he opposed Radical Reconstruction and in 1876 was elected to the U.S. Senate, where his 30 year tenure proved to be one of the longest in history. He is known as the 'Father of the Isthmian Canal' and for his services on the Bering Sea Fisheries Commission, which prevented the xtinction of seals and other sea life in Pacific Waters. National Register of Historic Places 9-27-1972". The seal for the Alabama Historic Commission is at the top of the sign. Someone's hands are visible in the bottom left-hand corner taking their own picture of the sign …
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest graveside monument 1]

A photograph of the memorial at Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's grave in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. It has a square with the pattern of the confederate flag at the top and underneath it reads "Defender of Selma; Wizard of the saddle; untortured genius; the first with the most" and "This monument stands as testament of our perpetual devotion and respect for Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. CSA. 1821-1877, one of the south's finest heroes. In honor of Gen. Forrest's unwavering defense of Selma. The great state of Alabama and the confederacy this memorial is dedicated Deo Vindice." A member of the group is standing behind the stone.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest graveside monument 2]

A photograph of the memorial at Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's grave in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. "Forrest's Battles; 1864 West Point, MS. Oklona, MS. Fort Pillow, TN. Brics Crossroads, MS. Tupelo, MS. Memphis, TN. Sulphur Trestle, AL. Pulaski, TN. Johnsonville, TN. Springhill, TN. Franklin, TN. Nashville, TN. 1865 Battle of Selma, AL." Members of the group is standing behind the stone and the UNT travel van is parked behind them.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest graveside monument 3]

A photograph of the memorial at Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's grave in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. At the top is the seal of the Confederate States of America and beneath it are words reading "This monument was erected and dedicated Oct. 7, 2000, By the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Alabama Division, Col. C. C. Pegues camp 62; Alabama Society, Order of Confederate Rose; Selma Chapter 53, United Daughters of the Confederacy; and from private contributions from those who love the south." Members of the group from UNT are standing behind the monument.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mabry-Jones Home from right]

A photograph of the Mabry-Jones Home in Selma, Alabama. The sun is making the top of the picture glow and the fence outside of the building is in the bottom section of the fence.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library