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Oral History - BJ Austin (open access)

Oral History - BJ Austin

This article is a short biography of radio journalist BJ Austin, describing her career and experiences with gender inequality in broadcast journalism.
Date: December 7, 2017
Creator: Byers, Jade; Deen, Francis; Talbot, Amanda & Roe, Angela
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biographical Article About Deborah Ferguson] (open access)

[Biographical Article About Deborah Ferguson]

This article is a short biography of NBC 5 anchorwoman Deborah Ferguson, discussing her early work as a radio broadcaster and her later job as a television reporter for NBC 5.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response (open access)

The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response

This article addresses what a highly complex public health situation such as the Dallas-Fort Worth Ebola outbreak tell about the use of discretion by executive level public administrators.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Benavides, Abraham David; Keyes, Laura; McEntire, David & Carlson, Erin K.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Impact of an Online Education Program on Counselors' Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences

Results of a study to test knowledge and attitudes among licensed U.S. counselors regarding near-death experiences (NDEs) through surveys administered before and after the counselors completed an online course.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Loseu, Saharnaz & Holden, Janice Miner
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Getting Our Equipment Soon - I Hope So Anyway": Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, and American Artillery in World War I (open access)

"Getting Our Equipment Soon - I Hope So Anyway": Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, and American Artillery in World War I

Article describes how Camp Doniphan on the Fort Sill Reservation functioned as a training center for American troops in World War I. Due to the large influx of recruits and lack of supplies and equipment, the soldiers were underprepared for actual combat, and their difficulties are reflected in personal accounts.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: Prince, Justin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Neighborhood Price Externalities of Foreclosure Rehabilitation: An Examination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

This article examines the neighborhood price impacts of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funded foreclosure rehabilitation undertaken by Habitat for Humanity in Dallas County, Texas using a difference-in-difference framework.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Leonard, Tammy; Jha, Nikhil & Zhang, Lei
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Acid Rain Program: Key Insights from the Design, Operation, and Assessment of a Cap-and-Trade Program (open access)

The U.S. Acid Rain Program: Key Insights from the Design, Operation, and Assessment of a Cap-and-Trade Program

This document references the U. S. Acid Rain Program and looks at the Programs accomplishments and effects. Additionally, it offers the program as a template for implementing a Cap-and Trade Program.
Date: July 2017
Creator: Napolitano, Sam; Schreifels, Jeremy; Stevens, Gabrielle; Witt, Maggie; LaCount, Melanie; Forte, Reynaldo et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reglamentos De Caza Y Pesca (open access)

Reglamentos De Caza Y Pesca

This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas State Publications and was provided by UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nationhood Defined and Defended: A Slice of Miami History Revealed Through the Thomas F. Richardville Papers (open access)

Nationhood Defined and Defended: A Slice of Miami History Revealed Through the Thomas F. Richardville Papers

Article examines the history of the Miami Nation and their interactions with the US government through the papers of Thomas F. Richardville, a Miami leader, and their efforts to retain their lands and culture throughout a tumultuous period.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Hosmer, Brian C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sources of revenue growth: a history of state taxes and fees in Texas, 1972-2016 (open access)

Sources of revenue growth: a history of state taxes and fees in Texas, 1972-2016

This publication updates the source of revenues last issued by the comptroller.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston's Premier Party Diva Lands a Special Toast to Her Philanthropic Efforts Across the Globe (open access)

Houston's Premier Party Diva Lands a Special Toast to Her Philanthropic Efforts Across the Globe

Article about a party held to celebrate Becca Cason Thrash's fundraising efforts.
Date: December 6, 2017
Creator: Hodge, Shelby
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Taste of Kindness Charity Event (open access)

The Taste of Kindness Charity Event

Article about the Taste of Kindness charity event held in Austin, Texas.
Date: November 30, 2017
Creator: Austin Way
System: The UNT Digital Library
[RECAP: Dancing with the Stars Austin 2017] (open access)

[RECAP: Dancing with the Stars Austin 2017]

Homepage of the Austin Social Planner showing a title and photograph for the article "RECAP: Dancing with the Stars Austin 2017." The photograph shows Lance Avery Morgan and Holly Mills-Gardner at the Dancing with the Stars Austin event.
Date: December 13, 2017
Creator: Austin Social Planner
System: The UNT Digital Library
River Oaks' Own Fashion Super Bowl: Three Nights of Swanky Partying at the District Set Up Runway Moments (open access)

River Oaks' Own Fashion Super Bowl: Three Nights of Swanky Partying at the District Set Up Runway Moments

Article about Fashion X Houston, a 3-day runway event benefitting the Rebuild Texas Fund.
Date: October 9, 2017
Creator: Hodge, Shelby
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Missiles of Oklahoma: Southwest Oklahoma's Role in the American Cold Way Nuclear Arsenal, 1960-65 (open access)

The Missiles of Oklahoma: Southwest Oklahoma's Role in the American Cold Way Nuclear Arsenal, 1960-65

Article describes Oklahoma's role in American nuclear development during the Cold War era. While also providing historical background, Landry Brewer focuses on the construction and development of twelve intercontinental ballistic missile sites in southwest Oklahoma along with the hub at Altus Air Force Base.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Brewer, Landry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Historical Near-Death and Reincarnation-Intermission Experiences of the Tlingit Indians: Case Studies and Theoretical Reflection

Article discussing historical accounts of six near-death experiences (NDEs) and three reincarnation-intermission experiences (IEs) among Tlingit Indians in Alaska and comparing those experiences to accounts from similar populations elsewhere to draw general conclusions regarding similarities.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: Matlock, James G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Refugee Representations: 1950s Non-Western/WWII Refugees in American Media with Smaller Circulation (open access)

Refugee Representations: 1950s Non-Western/WWII Refugees in American Media with Smaller Circulation

Paper explores refugee representations in the 1950s of non-western/World War II in American media, specifically “smaller circulation” media - local newspapers, academic studies, and governmental documents.
Date: 2017
Creator: Anderson, Tova
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introducing Change of Early Implementation of Learning Spanish as a Foreign Language in the Texas Education System (open access)

Introducing Change of Early Implementation of Learning Spanish as a Foreign Language in the Texas Education System

Paper explores why the United States, and in particular Texas, does not begin requiring foreign language education until high school.
Date: 2017
Creator: White, Krystin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leon C. Phillips and the Drive to Balance Oklahoma's Budget (open access)

Leon C. Phillips and the Drive to Balance Oklahoma's Budget

Article describes the political campaign of Governor Leon C. Phillips to balance the state's budget with the passage of an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution and the debate than ensued in the Oklahoma Legislature over the subject.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: Beu, Eric E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War (open access)

Sooner Doughboys: University of Oklahoma Students Describe Their Experiences in the Great War

Article explores the experiences of University of Oklahoma students and former students who fought in World War I through letters sent to the President of the university and contextual information.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: Levy, David W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary (open access)

When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary

Article outlines the migration of Mormons from Texas to Utah in the mid-1800s, focusing on the period they spent living in the Cherokee Nation before deciding whether to continue their trek or stay and settle in Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: LeBaron, Allen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Taking Care of Their Own: History of the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma (open access)

Taking Care of Their Own: History of the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma

Article describes the establishment and growth of the Masonic Children's Home and provides historical context for its construction, beginning with the institution of two Grand Lodges in Oklahoma and the plans of the Oklahoma Masons.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Webb, Pamela
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seaborn Hill: Trader in the Creek Nation and Frontier Businessman, 1808-44 (open access)

Seaborn Hill: Trader in the Creek Nation and Frontier Businessman, 1808-44

Article examines the life of successful trader Seaborn Hill through documentation of his life and the mysterious case of his murder by displaced Creek Indian Agent agent James L. Dawson.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Siebold, John W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cyrus Avery, the Ozark Trail, and the Birth of Route 66 (open access)

Cyrus Avery, the Ozark Trail, and the Birth of Route 66

Article describes the foundations of Route 66 and the national highway system in bicycling culture, the Good Roads Associations, and Tulsa county commissioner and Ozark Trails Association leader Cyrus Avery.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Jones, Jen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History