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Comfort Women in Comfort History (open access)

Comfort Women in Comfort History

Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date: 2008
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: POT] (open access)

[News Script: POT]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 18, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, April 19, 2011

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with University of North Texas Professor Dr. Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, Mexican-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Beckman's personal experiences about childhood in Mexico City, relocating to the U.S., her decision to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, her culture shock and homesickness, marriage to Curt Beckman, the decision to earn a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Iowa, being hired at UNT, and her efforts to remain in touch with family members in Mexico.
Date: April 19, 2011
Creator: Clower, John & Beckman, Pierina E. Mercado
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics (open access)

Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics

Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.
Date: 1971
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from James Dallas Parks] (open access)

[Letter from James Dallas Parks]

A letter from James D. Parks to Carl B. Compton about his travels in Mexico.
Date: October 22, 1944
Creator: Parks, James Dallas
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics (open access)

Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics

Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore (open access)

Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volumes 19 & 20, 1948-1949 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volumes 19 & 20, 1948-1949

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1948
Creator: Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore (open access)

Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 1972
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 100, July 1996 - April, 1997 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 100, July 1996 - April, 1997

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.
Date: 1997
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 83, July 1979 - April, 1980 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 83, July 1979 - April, 1980

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 437.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 52, July 1948 - April, 1949 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 52, July 1948 - April, 1949

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 485.
Date: 1949
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: News brief -- polio victim] (open access)

[News Script: News brief -- polio victim]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Lake Dallas man returning home in an iron lung after contracting polio while attending college in Mexico City.
Date: December 6, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Individuals in front of a step pyramid]

Photograph of an ancient step pyramid in Mexico. The photo is taken from the ground, so the pyramid looms high above the camera. It has a very steep set of stairs leading to the top, where a few people sit down. Two individuals are attempting to make their way up the stairs with the help of a length of rope. Two others stand on the grass, looking up at the pyramid. The sky is partially cloudy.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A step pyramid and a courtyard of pillars]

Photograph of an ancient step pyramid in Mexico. Surrounding the pyramid are uniform rows of what appear to be stone pillars. There is vegetation beyond the pyramid, and a hill beside it. In front of the pyramid and its guard of pillars, a grassy lawn stretches out with a dirt road winding through it. The sky is cloudy.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A building with a mural]

Photograph of a large, midcentury building. The main portion of the building appears to be a square, and it gives way at the bottom to a set of ramps with clean lines. The majority of the box is cement arranged in a hollow pattern, but the lower portion of it boasts a mural encompassing the history of the people that installed it, going from ancient times to present day. Two people sit at the bottom of the ramp. Another building can be seen to the left of the photo with stairs that lead up into it. The sky is slightly cloudy.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: Sears, Joel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A band sitting behind a woman on a television set]

Photograph of a television set. The photo is shot from a high angle, and a shape obscures the lower third of the image. To the left of the photo, a band sits with their chairs arranged in a double-row arc. A woman stands directly in front of them, holding a microphone and speaking to a camera. She is lit with a spotlight. The upper third of the image displays the lighting equipment for the set. Further away from the camera, a man stands in front of a large curtain. Television equipment can be seen to the right of the photo.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Sears, Joel
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
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: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 32, 1961 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 32, 1961

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1961
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 28, 1957 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 28, 1957

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1957
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Pec Indman, January 6, 2023

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Pec Indman, a mother and advocate for women's mental health from Cozumel, Mexico. Indman discusses working in a women's clinic, her education, raising awareness about postpartum depression, becoming co-author to a book, PSI, teaching and creating curriculum, transgender perinatal issues, and change over time.
Date: January 6, 2023
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Indman, Pec
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library