Resource Type

64 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Folk Art in Texas (open access)

Folk Art in Texas

This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany (open access)

Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular Texas folklore, including cowboy and gaucho songs, information about boat-making and other folk crafts, religious anecdotes, and other miscellaneous stories of early cowboy life in Texas. The index begins on page 165.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1985] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1985]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from January to December 1985.
Date: 1985-01-08/1985-12-19
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Fire Department Officers' Meeting Minutes: 1968-1978 (open access)

Abilene Fire Department Officers' Meeting Minutes: 1968-1978

Minutes of the Abilene Fire Department officers' meetings from June 1968 to January 1978, documenting updates, news, and various discussions of the station leaders. Each document is signed at the end by the participants.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Fire Department Staffing Level Study (open access)

Abilene Fire Department Staffing Level Study

Compiled documentation and analysis to identify tasks and timeframes for specific fire suppression operations, including high-rise, residential, and apartment fires. The report provides background information, and outlines the results of simulations, with recommendations about staffing and equipment.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1986 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1986

Undergraduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abilene Christian University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1987 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1985-1987

Graduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abilene Christian University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings: Symposium on Economic Development and Vocational Education, 1985 (open access)

Proceedings: Symposium on Economic Development and Vocational Education, 1985

Proceedings of Economic Development and Vocational Education held in Austin, Texas on February 8, 1985 that focused on the relationship between vocational schools and business, and the preparation of vocational students for the current economy.
Date: February 8, 1985
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas) (open access)

Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas)

This volume about Bosque County includes introductory material about the history and geography of the area, community histories, and family histories with genealogical information. Index starts on page 788.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bosque County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Johnson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Johnson 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 Johnson County, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Coburn, Winfred C.; Bauer, Arthur R.; Thomas, Paul E. & Zaborske, Richard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Big Bend National Park : Part of Brewster County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Big Bend National Park : Part of Brewster 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 Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Cochran, Rex & Rives, Jerry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 (open access)

Collingsworth County 1890-1984

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes family histories, general histories about communities in the area, and memorials. Index starts on page 442.
Date: 1985
Creator: Collingsworth County History Book Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State (open access)

Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State

Book containing articles by Texas high school students regarding local histories. Histories of pioneer and immigrant families, businesses, methods of travel, and development are included.
Date: 1985
Creator: De Boe, David C. (David Cornelius), 1942- & Ragsdale, Kenneth Baxter, 1917-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis X. Fernandez de Garyalde, April 28, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis X. Fernandez de Garyalde, April 28, 1985

Interview with Father Francis Fernandex, a Roman Catholic priest and a Basque from Alsasua, Navarre, discussing the role of religion in Basque culture, his pursuit of the priesthood, the Spanish Civil War, and Basque customs.
Date: April 28, 1985
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Fernandez de Garyalde, Francis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oklahoma's Governors, 1955-1979: Growth and Reform (open access)

Oklahoma's Governors, 1955-1979: Growth and Reform

Book discussing the history of individual governors of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1979; each chapter is a biographical sketch of a different governor and their actions in office. Index begins on page 271.
Date: 1985
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy Henry, 1917-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1985-1986 Graduate Bulletin (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1985-1986 Graduate Bulletin

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life in the Division of Graduate Studies at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1985-1986 Undergraduate Bulletin (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1985-1986 Undergraduate Bulletin

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1986-1987 Undergraduate Bulletin (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1986-1987 Undergraduate Bulletin

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985

Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, owners and operators of Hermosa Farms, Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the Dieterich's personal experiences about farming in Dallas, education, and establishing Hermosa Farms. The Dieterich's talk about their family backgrounds, Arthur's employment as operator of dairy cooperative with his brother in El Paso, Texas, the effect of the Great Depression on Dallas dairy businesses, milk processing and delivery operations, a typical day on a dairy farm, their change from retail to wholesale business, developing dairy herd, their cooperation with agricultural experiment stations, personnel practices, and civic and trade association activities. The interview includes an appendix with a family history written by Louise Caillet Dieterich.
Date: August 11, 1985
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Dieterich, Arthur
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scantlin, November 8, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scantlin, November 8, 1985

Interview with Clarence and Nona Scantlin, business-owners from Forth Worth, Texas. The Scantlins discuss their respective family histories and upbringing, their marriage, Clarence's work with Sandegaard's and Adam's grocery store and A&P Tea Company, starting his own grocery business, how the grocery and meat market were run, finances, quitting the grocery business, opening a business in furniture refinishing, how it was ran, and retirement.
Date: November 8, 1985
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Scantlin, Clarence & Scantlin, Nona
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1985] (open access)

[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1985]

Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from January through June in 1985.
Date: 1985-01/1985-06
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Story Log: July 1 to December 31, 1985] (open access)

[News Story Log: July 1 to December 31, 1985]

Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from July through December in 1985.
Date: 1985-07/1985-12
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Links Scrapbook 1981-1985] (open access)

[Links Scrapbook 1981-1985]

Scrapbook compiled by the Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter. The scrapbook includes photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings regarding the chapter. Dates range from 1981 to 1985.
Date: 1985~
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Links, Incorporated, Western Area Historical Facts, 1954-1985 (open access)

The Links, Incorporated, Western Area Historical Facts, 1954-1985

"This booklet is a compilation of the historical facts of the Western Area, The Links, Incorporated. It can serve as a handy reference for members who are interested in the history of the Area." -- p. 1. It contains information about local chapters (including boundaries) and former area directors and officers as well as lists of area programs, committee chairpersons, past area conferences, and members who have previously held national office.
Date: 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History