Alleyton, Texas: Back Door to the Confederacy (open access)

Alleyton, Texas: Back Door to the Confederacy

This book contains the history of Alleyton, Texas, which is located in Colorado County. The book includes information about the Alley family, the founding of Alleyton, reminiscences and recollections, as well as the establishment of railroads, local businesses, schools, and churches.
Date: 1993
Creator: Harrison, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes and Proceedings of the Thirty-First Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1993 (open access)

Minutes and Proceedings of the Thirty-First Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1993

Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Links, Incorporated Thirty-First Western Area Conference: Area Officers Reports (open access)

The Links, Incorporated Thirty-First Western Area Conference: Area Officers Reports

This book contains reports from the officers of the Western Area of The Links, Inc. presented to the 31st Western Area Conference. In addition to the officer reports, it also provides information about the organization's activities related to the arts, community service, and national and international issues of concern. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for the Thirty-First Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1993 (open access)

Program for the Thirty-First Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1993

This booklet contains greetings, a program of events, and committee membership lists for the 31st Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. The theme for this year's conference is "Upholding the Standards through Friendship, Service and Purpose."
Date: July 1993
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Traditional Toys and Miniatures (open access)

Mexican Traditional Toys and Miniatures

Book discussing an exhibit of traditional Mexican children's toys. The book includes a description of the exhibit, a catalog of the pieces, and photos of several of the pieces in the exhibition.
Date: 1996
Creator: Rivera, Juan Coronel & Kahlo, Cristina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Young Latino Artist (open access)

Young Latino Artist

Book discussing the Mexic-Arte Museum's exhibition "Young Latino Artists," including the program for the gallery opening event, a list of featured artists, artist statements, and a curator's statement.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993] (open access)

[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993]

Catalog for the "Counter Colón-ialismo" exhibit including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 1992
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore (open access)

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date: 1996
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943 (open access)

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943

Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.
Date: 1992
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 2, 1943-1971 (open access)

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 2, 1943-1971

Book describing the Texas Folklore Society "includes the publishing history of the TFS books, anecdotes about the gatherings of the Society [...] and the emphasis on singing beginning at Society gatherings" (inside the front cover). The index begins on page 311.
Date: 1994
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Richard Schultz, April 29, 1990

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Interview with Richard Schultz, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans.
Date: April 29, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schultz, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert H. Jackson, July 24, 1997

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Interview with Robert H. "Hal" Jackson regarding his experiences as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. It details his experiences with different aircraft and on carriers and in land-based squadrons in the Pacific.
Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jackson, Robert H.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Martin L. Allday, October 8, 1994

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Interview with Martin L. Allday, an Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Allday discusses his experiences at the Battle of Okinawa, including being drafted and basic training, transiting the Pacific, assignment to the 96th Infantry Division and arrival on Okinawa, events of the fighting on the Shuri Line at Zebra Hill, being wounded, evacuation and recovery, returning to Okinawa, clean-up operations, souvenirs, and adjustment to civilian life. An appendix includes a letter typed by Allday for a panel discussion of the battle, a map of the battle from "The Second World War: a Complete History" by Martin Gilbert, a veteran's questionnaire from the Admiral Nimitz Museum he filled out, and a one-page biography.
Date: October 8, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allday, Martin L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Capitol Complex Telephone Directory, 1992 (open access)

Texas Capitol Complex Telephone Directory, 1992

A telephone directory for the all the departments at the Texas Capitol complex in 1992.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. General Services Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rosaria Cabrera: creation between the time of restlessness and forgetting (open access)

Rosaria Cabrera: creation between the time of restlessness and forgetting

Book discussing an exhibit of Rosaria Cabrera's work at the Mexic-Arte Museum, Centro Cultural Mexicano "Paso del Norte," and Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Date: 1998
Creator: Zurian, Carla
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interviews with Raymond E. "Tex" Roberts, 1990

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Interviews with Tex Roberts, executive director of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association from Fort Worth, Texas. Roberts discusses his early career in journalism, joining TOMA, his duties as executive director, issues with the California Medical Association and Texas Medical Association, work with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and establishing a school, related Texas state legislation, various figures he worked with, and the Medical Practice Act.
Date: June 20, 1990
Creator: Rafes, Richard & Roberts, Raymond E. (Tex)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 (open access)

The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
Date: 1998
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Capitol Complex Telephone Directory, 1990 (open access)

Texas Capitol Complex Telephone Directory, 1990

A telephone directory for the all the departments at the Texas Capitol complex in 1990.
Date: 1990
Creator: Texas. State Purchasing and General Services Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Capitol Complex Telephone Directory: 1998 (open access)

Texas Capitol Complex Telephone Directory: 1998

Directory of phone numbers, for the Texas Capitol Complex in the year 1998
Date: 1998
Creator: Texas. General Services Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with J. T. Jackson, April 28, 1990

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Interview with J. T. Jackson, a United States Navy veteran from San Antonio, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser the USS Raleigh.
Date: April 28, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jackson, J. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Albert Kamenicky, April 27, 1990

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Interview with Albert Kamenicky, a United States Navy veteran from Rogers, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix.
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kamenicky, Albert
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Albert B. Block, April 27, 1990

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Interview with Albert B. Block, a United States Navy veteran from Yorktown, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Block, Albert B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John Munn, April 27, 1990

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Interview with John Munn, a United States Army Air Force veteran from North Carolina, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Wheeler Field.
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Munn, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interviews with Zan W. Holmes Jr., 1991

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Interview with Zan W. Holmes, Jr., a clergyman and community leader, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. Holmes discusses his youth and adolescent years in Waco, segregated education, college at Huston-Tillotson (1952-1956), entry to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (1956), organizing the Hamilton Park Methodist Church and his partnership there, his home in Hamilton Park, his political activities, church youth programs, zoning problems, and Hamilton Park School and desegregation.
Date: {1991-09-19,1991-11-05}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Holmes, Zan W., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library