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Abilene Christian University Library
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National WASP WWII Museum
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Kerr County Historical Commission
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[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]
Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date:
April 5, 1986
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The flying bug will get you]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a man named Danny Kubecka, from Edna, Texas, reconstructing AT-6 planes he purchased from the South African Air Force. The article includes a photograph of Kubecka standing in front of an AT-6 plane in a hangar. Other articles with photographs are visible on the back of the clipping, including a articles about a judge election and Black History Month.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wolff, Henry, Jr.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart - November 7, 1985]
Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart explaining why the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. will not participate in a conference hosted by the World Affairs Council of San Antonio. Although the chapter believes the council serves a critical purpose in focusing on international affairs, it regrets that it cannot give its full support to any discussion of international current affairs that does not address South Africa's policy of apartheid.
Date:
November 7, 1985
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Dr. James Samuels, 1985
Interview with Dr. James Samuels, an investment analyst from Nashville, Tennessee. In the interview, Dr. Samuels discusses the present investment climate in South Africa.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Samuels, James & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interview with David Leeson, 1985
Interview with David Leeson, staff photographer for the Dallas Morning News. In the interview, Leeson discusses his recent assignment in South Africa.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Leeson, David & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memories of Wartime Wanderings: What I Did in World War II
Personal memoirs of Ann van Wynen Tomas about her time in the U.S. Foreign Service during World War II, serving in South Africa and later at the Dutch Government in Exile, in London.
Date:
2013
Creator:
Thomas, Ann van Wynen & Lincecum, Jerry Bryan, 1942-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001
Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a member of the sheep and goat industry from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Groff describes her, career as a dance and acrobatics teacher, as well as her involvement in the mohair and wool industry. She shares the details of her activity in the National Wool Growers Association, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, and her instrumental help in moving the National Make-It-With-Wool organization to Kerrville. She also briefly covers her immediate family history.
Date:
February 15, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Waldean McDougall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 6 pm sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Greater Greensboro Open, the Washington Senators vs Montreal Expos, the Boston Patriots' new stadium, the Mills brothers lead the A&M relay team to victory, NBA playoff action, and Joe Namath's new restaurant.
Date:
April 4, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: The Massawa Miracle]
Magazine clipping recounting the story of how an American tugboat, the "Intent," traveled from Port Arthur to Massawa during WWII to open a bottleneck for the 8th Army and save North Africa for the Allies. Some parts of the article have handwritten notes and underlining. The back of the second page has text from portions of other articles and advertisements.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Dorcy, Biddle & Kiesling, Barrett C.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 232, January 18, 1956
Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date:
January 18, 1956
Creator:
Esenwein, August C.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Golf]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Gary player who is flattered, Arnold Palmer made a charge that advanced him all the way to the front of the U. S open after three rounds at Oakmont.
Date:
June 16, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Open golf]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Gary Player of south Africa who is playing at the U. S open at Oakmont while still on the mend from recent major surgery and is underweight.
Date:
June 14, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Open golf]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Johnny Miller who was upset because he felt he had blown himself out of contention for the 73rd U. S open title with a five over par 76 in the third round.
Date:
June 17, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Open golf]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Gary Player of South Africa who has come a long way since recent major surgery.
Date:
June 14, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Indivisible Struggle Against Racism, Apartheid, and Colonialism
Position paper of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee presented at the International Seminar on Racial Discrimination and Colonialism in South Africa, organized by the United Nations and the government of Zambia, in 1967. The paper discusses the similarities between the African liberation movement and Afro-Americans' struggles in the United States and the appendixes include past statements by SNCC condemning the United State's involvement in Vietnam and Chase Manhattan Bank's racially discriminating practices.
Date:
{1966-01-06,1967-06-13,1967-07-24}
Creator:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: ANC battle for liberty is for all, official says]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "ANC battle for liberty is for all, official says," in the San Antonio Light discussing Lyndall Shope-Mafole's address to the benefit organized by the San Antonio Mandela Project.
Date:
July 23, 1990
Creator:
López, Nora
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Area ANC members, black leaders rejoice]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Area ANC members, black leaders rejoice," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. Several community leaders shared reactions of joy at his release, and Mario Marcel Salas and Rick Marshall-Greene both state the continued need to sanctions against South Africa.
Date:
February 12, 1990
Creator:
Bonavita, Fred
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virginia Johnson to Mr. and Mrs. Truett Latimer, September 11, 1957]
Letter from Virginia Johnson to Mr. and Mrs. Truett Latimer inviting them to an Abilene Business and Professional Women's Club dinner meeting.
Date:
September 11, 1957
Creator:
Johnson, Virginia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about world football league which included Rayfield Wright, Jethro Pugh and D. D. Lewis to the list of Cowboys.
Date:
July 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Howard Yergin, January 1986
Interview with Howard Yergin, an employee of Caltex Petroleum Corporation from New York City. Yergin discusses his career with the company, including his education and Army service, hiring by Caltex, move to Shanghai in 1948 and business conducted there, businessmen who helped reestablish Caltex's Chinese market after WWII, fleeing China in 1949, attempts at recouping capital from the Chinese government, operations in Hong Kong, changes in the oil market over the years, corporate financing, internal reorganization, OPEC, Persian Gulf economies, South African operations, the tanker fleet, and the company's move from New York to Dallas.
Date:
{1986-01-23,1986-01-24}
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Yergin, Howard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gudrun Raschen, November 1, 2009
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Transcript of an interview with Gudrun Raschen, a German-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, and adjunct professor of Music at Texas Woman's University. Raschen shares concerning her childhood, and education in Kiel and Hamburg, Germany; family history; parents' move to South Africa; own move to South Africa; discovery of the cello and decision to study it seriously; involvement in anti-apartheid movement; decision to move to the U.S. for graduate school; attraction of UNT Doctorate of Musical Arts program; first impressions of the U.S. and of Denton; comparison and contrast of life in Germany, South Africa, and the U.S.; plans for the future.
Date:
November 1, 2009
Creator:
Schnur, Abra & Raschen, Gudrun
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mandela-Texas]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
June 20, 1990, 5:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library