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Oral History Interview with Harriett Shelton Collins, September 16, 2006
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Interview with longtime resident of Cisco, Texas, Harriett Shelton Collins as part of the Eastland County African American Women Oral History Project. The interview includes Collins' personal experiences about education in Cisco's all-black, one-room Smithville Elementary School, her pregnancy and marriage to Bill Collins, working at the Boss Glove Factory, earning her GED, entering beauty school, and earning a degree as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Additionally, Collins speaks about social life among blacks in Cisco, especially in church activities, her experiences with racial discrimination, the phenomenon of "passing" among blacks in Cisco and elsewhere, her experiences at "Negro Achievement Day" at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, and her children's experiences in public school during desegregation.
Date:
September 16, 2006
Creator:
Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Collins, Harriett Shelton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields
This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Early History of Floyd County
This book discusses the history of Floyd County, Texas, including the general organization of the county, the first settlers and settlements, battles, expeditions, and notable individuals. The index begins on page 141.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Hall, Claude V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Eastland County, Texas
Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Eastland County, Texas.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Smith, William G.; Agee, J. H.; Watkins, W. I. & Rockie, W. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields
This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Maxwell Family Photo Album]
Photo album containing images of family members posing together. The front cover of the album features the painted image of a woman floating near a riverside woodland cabin. The spine and back cover is fabric with asymmetrical patterns. A golden hinge seals the album. The frames inside of the book are decorated with scrollwork, some are labeled with names, and many are vacant.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date:
1853
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maxwell Family Photo Album]
Photo album containing images of family members posing together. The cover is black leather with a raised ovular design decorated with golden flowers. White beads are arranged in a rectangular pattern on either side of the cover. A golden hinge is used to seal the album. Photographs of Maxwell family members are arranged inside. Many of these photos are labeled.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Henry Maxwell containing lists of his financial and trade transactions, the items traded, and the persons involved. It is bound in leather.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, September 2011
List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date:
September 2011
Creator:
Primary Care Case Management
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011
List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date:
December 2011
Creator:
Primary Care Case Management
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, June 2011
List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date:
June 2011
Creator:
Primary Care Case Management
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2008
List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date:
December 2008
Creator:
Primary Care Case Management
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pam Rose, December 1, 2006
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Interview with Pam Rose, resident of Eastland, Texas, regarding her memories of as member of the African American community in Eastland County. Rose discusses attending an all-black elementary school, desegregation of schools, discrimination she experienced, race relations in the community throughout history, public perceptions of race, education at Texas Women's University, and her career as a nurse.
Date:
December 1, 2006
Creator:
Rose, DeAnn & Rose, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Renee Shelton, November 26, 2006
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Interview with Renee Shelton, a resident of Eastland County, regarding her experiences as a member of the African American community there. Shelton discusses starting school during the period of integration, discrimination she experienced, interracial dating, local community organizations, work at E. L. Graham Hospital and Russell-Newman, and prejudice experienced by her children in smaller Texas towns.
Date:
February 26, 2006
Creator:
Rose, DeAnn & Shelton, Renee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Betty Jo Weeks, October 20, 2006
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Interview with Betty Jo Weeks, resident of Cisco, Texas, regarding her memories of as member of the African American community in Eastland County. Weeks discusses attending all-black schools, her family and marriages, the barbeque business she started with her second husband Oscar Weeks, her career as a beautician, nurse's aid, and physical therapist's assistant, and experiences with discrimination.
Date:
October 20, 2006
Creator:
Rose, DeAnn & Weeks, Betty Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ledell Randle, October 7, 2006
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Interview with Ledell Randall, resident of Eastland, Texas, regarding her memories of as member of the African American community in Eastland County. Randall discusses growing up on a farm in Hawkins, Texas, family, the Texas State Fair, factory work in Dallas, segregation, coming to Eastland, her children, integration, opening up a barbeque with her husband (King's Barbeque), and local organizations.
Date:
October 7, 2006
Creator:
Rose, DaAnn & Randle, Ledell
System:
The UNT Digital Library