The Bounty of Texas (open access)

The Bounty of Texas

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bounty of Texas (open access)

The Bounty of Texas

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1990
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mansfield Millington Bascom, January 29, 2000

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Interview with engineer and Army veteran Mansfield Millington Bascom. The interview includes Bascom's personal experiences about the European Theater during World War II, basic training, action on the Siegfried Line, the Battle of Aachen, individual episodes of close ground combat, German tank concentrations immediately prior to the Ardennes Offensive, being wounded and evacuating from the front, recuperation, and returning to the states.
Date: January 29, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bascom, Mansfield Millington
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger] (open access)

[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger]

A ledger that chronicles Confederate veterans who settled in Bell County, Texas, after the Civil War. The ledger lists members by the state they enlisted in, and often includes notes on where a particular person fought, and may note a date of death.
Date: 1888
Creator: Bell County Ex Confederate Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Allie Brown Journal] (open access)

[Allie Brown Journal]

Genealogy book created for Bessie and Harry Brown. Included is an alphabetical index of names with corresponding page numbers to stories and information related to the different family groups.
Date: July 3, 1921
Creator: Brown, Allie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas

Text describing climate, agriculture, and soils of Bell County, Texas. Accompanied by soil map.
Date: 1918
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Lewis, H.G. & Hawker, H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Central Texas College Budget: 2012 (open access)

Central Texas College Budget: 2012

Consolidated budget containing information on the proposed appropriations and expenditures of the Central Texas College for fiscal year 2012, outlined in sections for tuition and fees, consolidated revenue and expenditures, and account details.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Central Texas College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Central Texas College Salary Schedule: 2012 (open access)

Central Texas College Salary Schedule: 2012

Salary schedule for Central Texas College during fiscal year 2012 including pay scales for faculty; Europe, PFEC, C&I and Navy staff; exempt professional employees; and non-exempt classified employees, as well as specific salaries broken down by classification.
Date: 2012~
Creator: Central Texas College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chapters from life a tale of "our Baylor." (open access)

Chapters from life a tale of "our Baylor."

Stories about nine women who attended the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor.d
Date: 1901
Creator: Cheaney, Winifred A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties. (open access)

Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties.

This book gives an overview of the twelve Blackland Counties of Texas in alphabetical order. For each county, a brief description of the geographic and agricultural characteristics is given as well as statistics on population and county income. Additionally, a geological description of the Black Prairie Region gives more specific aspects of the area and the soil compositions and a final chapter discusses the property market of the area.
Date: 1895
Creator: Crawford, Wilbur F. & [Moore, Monta J.]
System: The Portal to Texas History
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Bell County, Texas.
Date: 1977
Creator: Huckabee. John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Nathan Gann, October 9, 1996

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Interview with Nathan Gann, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Rogers, Texas. Gann discusses his family background, school and farm life during the Depression, joining the CCC and assignment to Bartlett, Texas, accommodations in camp, construction and surveying work, the layout of camp, having appendicitis, money, recreation and time off, the daily routine, food, educational services, initiation rituals and pranks, Army Air Force service in WWII, and joining the Soil Conservation Service.
Date: October 9, 1996
Creator: Jackson, Sarah & Gann, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mario Lindsey, March 7, 2014

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Mario Lindsey, U.S. Army veteran. In the interview Lindsey talks about his decision to join the army; deployments in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; being separated from his family; decision to take position leading an ROTC program at the University of North Texas in 2013; experiences teaching the cadets; and overall lessons learned in the military.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Malone, Timothy A. & Lindsey, Mario
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

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 Joseph McKinley, April 23, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph McKinley, April 23, 1988

Interview with Joseph McKinley, a United States Navy veteran from Temple, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Cassin.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & McKinley, Joseph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William E. Painter, December 21, 1998

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Interview with William Painter, a UNT professor and Army WWII veteran from New Bloomfield, Missouri. Painter discusses growing up in the Depression, being a conscientious objector and feeling pressure to join the war, getting drafted into the infantry and training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord, deployment to the Pacific with the 32nd Infantry Division, operations on Luzon and the Villa Verde Trail, the end of the war, occupation duty in Japan, and returning home. In appendix is a letter to Marcello with a correction for the interview.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Painter, William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William E. Moore, Jr., March 4, 1998

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Interview with William E. Moore Jr., a Army WWII veteran from Temple, Texas, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Moore discusses his time in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, assignment to 24th Division Artillery at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, training and alerts, the attack at Wheeler Field and taking defensive positions around Oahu, and service afterwards.
Date: March 4, 1998
Creator: Meisch, Lisa & Moore Jr., William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Old Settler's Association of Bell County Held at Belton, Texas, November 5, 1904 and Papers Read at the Reunion (open access)

Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Old Settler's Association of Bell County Held at Belton, Texas, November 5, 1904 and Papers Read at the Reunion

Proceedings of the reunion of the Old Settlers' Association of Bell County includes a brief description of the sequence of the conference and the papers that were read. Paper topics discuss historical events and customs as well as reminiscences of individuals.
Date: 1904
Creator: Old Settlers' Association of Bell County
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1961 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1961

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 8 & 9, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of this conference was "Texas and International Education."
Date: 1962
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1962 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1962

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 7 & 8, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of this conference was "Oil -- Unguent or Irritant?"
Date: 1963
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1965 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1965

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 10 & 11, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "The University in the Modern World."
Date: 1966
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History