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[Digitized Accelerogram and Earthquake Tables]

Computer printout listings of three data tables (Digitized Accelerogram, Recording Station, and Earthquake) organized alphabetically by country.
Date: February 2, 1981
Creator: Crouse, C. B.; Hileman, J. A.; Turner, B. E. & Martin, G. R.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Gwilym A. Price, March 6, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Gwilym A. Price, March 6, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Gwilym A. Price discussing his disapproval of Price and Westinghouse Electric Corporation's asks for the imposition of tariffs to prevent the U.S. government or citizens from buying foreign electrical products at a cheaper price while providing evidence to support his statements.
Date: March 6, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Jacobson] (open access)

[News Script: Jacobson]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of attorney Jake Jacobson who has been indicted for perjury by a federal grand jury.
Date: February 21, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wise] (open access)

[News Script: Wise]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Dallas Mayor Wes Wise who scolded the Dallas Times Herald at a news conference.
Date: December 19, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Managua Nicaragua] (open access)

[News Script: Managua Nicaragua]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story during Christmas Eve 1972, where residents of Managua, Nicaragua were killed due to earthquake.
Date: December 19, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Quake Funds] (open access)

[News Script: Quake Funds]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Dallas Mayor who blames the bureaucratic process for the delay in delivery of earthquake relief funds to Nicaragua.
Date: December 20, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Earthquake Funds] (open access)

[News Script: Earthquake Funds]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of 23-thousand-dollars relief funds was collected for the victims of earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua which was telegraphed from Dallas.
Date: December 22, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Skylab Christmas] (open access)

[News Script: Skylab Christmas]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Skylab's three astronauts who photographed a partial eclipse of the Sun.
Date: December 24, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Brig. Gen. John A. Bemis to the Commandant of the USMC, 1 April 1929] (open access)

[Letter from Brig. Gen. John A. Bemis to the Commandant of the USMC, 1 April 1929]

Letter from Brigadier General John A. Bemis to the Marine Corps Commandant via the Fifth Marine Regiment commander, recommending the confirmation of probationary regular warrants for seven Marines, including Corporal George W. Stone.
Date: April 1, 1929
Creator: Bemis, John A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "El Medico Director" to Corporal John C. Szymezak, 30 March 1929] (open access)

[Letter from "El Medico Director" to Corporal John C. Szymezak, 30 March 1929]

A joke letter from "El Medico Director Ud. S. Loco" to Cpl. John Szymezak with orders for him to return to the United States from Nicaragua for admission to a sanitarium.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer Order #119, USMC, 21 May 1929] (open access)

[Transfer Order #119, USMC, 21 May 1929]

Official orders of Colonel Backstrom, commander of Fifth Marine Regiment, for the transfer of fifty-two Marines from Nicaragua to Marine Corps Base San Diego via the USS Cuyama on 25 May 1929.
Date: May 21, 1929
Creator: Strong, F. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo with Secretary of the Navy's farewell address, 7 March 1929] (open access)

[Memo with Secretary of the Navy's farewell address, 7 March 1929]

Official Second Marine Brigade memo with a radio transcript of Navy Secretary Curtis D. Wilbur's farewell message to the Navy and Marine Corps. Wilbur left office and was succeeded by Charles F. Adams III on March 4, 1929.
Date: March 7, 1929
Creator: Berkeley, R. C. & Wilbur, Curtis D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personal File of Private First Class George W. Stone, U.S.M.C. (open access)

Personal File of Private First Class George W. Stone, U.S.M.C.

Scrapbook compiled by George Stone documenting his time in the U.S. Marine Corps during the 1920s.
Date: 1926-09/1971-06
Creator: Stone, George W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Nicaraguan kids] captions transcript

[News Clip: Nicaraguan kids]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 22, 1985, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis (open access)

Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis

This report discusses Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations and answers questions regarding the recent termination of TPS for those from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues

This report discusses Temporary Protected Status (TPS) which is offered to nationals of designated countries who due to civil unrest, natural disasters, and armed conflicts cannot safely return home. This report begins by situating TPS in the context of humanitarian responses to migration. Another form of blanket relief from removal--Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)--is also described, as is the historical use of these relief mechanisms. The report then provides data on the countries currently designated for TPS, including the conditions that have contributed to their designation. Past legislation to provide lawful permanent resident status to certain TPS-designated foreign nationals is also described, and the report concludes with examples of activity in the 115th Congress related to TPS.
Date: November 2, 2017
Creator: Wilson, Jill H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Nicaragua] captions transcript

[News Clip: Nicaragua]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: July 20, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporary protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date: January 12, 2015
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa; Ester, Karma & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy (open access)

Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy

This report reviews and analyzes the situation, concerns, and activities of Afro-descendants in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America. It then discusses current U.S. foreign aid programs, as well as multilateral initiatives, that have directly or indirectly assisted Afro-Latinos. The report concludes with a discussion of potential policy options that have been proposed should the United States elect to provide further support for Afro-Latinos.
Date: July 7, 2008
Creator: Seelke, Claire Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporatry protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date: January 14, 2014
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen & Ester, Karma
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporatry protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date: December 13, 2011
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen & Ester, Karma
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles (open access)

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles

This treaty provides the legal framework for member countries in the Americas and the Caribbean to take actions for the benefit of sea turtles
Date: 1998
Creator: United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) & Albright, Madeleine Korbel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010: Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Finacning (open access)

Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010: Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Finacning

This report shows that in spite of the global economic downturn, investment in sustainable energy is still strong.
Date: 2010
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library