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Oral History Interview with Jodi-Anne Davidson, November 14, 2009

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Interview with Jodi-Anne Davidson, Jamaican immigrant, for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Immigration Project. She discusses her childhood and family history in Jamaica; parents’ divorce; father’s decision to immigrate to the U.S. with two daughters; experiences with the U.S. immigration system; reminiscences of family life in Jamaica and Jamaican history.
Date: November 14, 2009
Creator: Park, David & Davidson, Jodi-Anne
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
State of the Climate in 2008 (open access)

State of the Climate in 2008

This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Peterson, T. C.; Baringer, M. O.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L.; Levy, J. M.; Richter-Menge, J. et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
USAID/Jamaica Community-Based Policing Assistance Progress Report (open access)

USAID/Jamaica Community-Based Policing Assistance Progress Report

A report about USAID and its participation in Jamaican policing.
Date: April 2009
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land-based sources protocol to Cartagena Convention : message from the President of the United States transmitting protocol concerning pollution from land-based sources and activities ("the Protocol") to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the United States on that same date (open access)

Land-based sources protocol to Cartagena Convention : message from the President of the United States transmitting protocol concerning pollution from land-based sources and activities ("the Protocol") to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the United States on that same date

This treaty sets out general legal obligations to protect the marine environment of the Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida, Caribbean Sea, and immediately adjacent areas of the Atlantic Ocean-collectively known as the Wider Caribbean Region.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) & Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Melting Pot" exhibit silent walk through video] captions transcript

["Melting Pot" exhibit silent walk through video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a silent gallery walk-through of the Melting Pot exhibition featuring Caribbean artists from Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. The exhibition was held at the James E. Kemp Gallery from January 18 to May 14, 2004. The video shows a silent visual walk-through of the gallery space with close-up shots of piece descriptions followed by the connected work. The work displayed includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
Date: January 2004
Creator: Collins, Phillip; Fabelo, Roberto; Fonseca, Ever; Vizcaino, Marcelino; Bigaud, Wilson; Chery, Richard et al.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Melting Pot" exhibition walkthrough on VHS] captions transcript

["Melting Pot" exhibition walkthrough on VHS]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a silent gallery walk-through of the Melting Pot exhibition featuring Caribbean artists from Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. The exhibition was held at the James E. Kemp Gallery from January 18 to May 14, 2004. The video shows a silent visual walk-through of the gallery space with close-up shots of piece descriptions followed by the connected work. The work displayed includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
Date: January 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Promo video for "ASHE" Caribbean performing arts ensemble] captions transcript

[Promo video for "ASHE" Caribbean performing arts ensemble]

Video footage promoting ASHE: the Caribbean performing arts ensemble of Jamaica. The video shows cultural dancing, tribal wear, and music under a narration providing descriptive details of each section and group. The tape was provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in regards to the Dance with the Carribeans event hosted by the Dallas and Fort Worth West Indian Community.
Date: February 24, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Rhythm/Soul Dance Promo":15 "Promo" video] captions transcript

["Rhythm/Soul Dance Promo":15 "Promo" video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a brief promotional video for the "Rythm and Soul of a People" weekend dance festival that took place March 3rd and 4th of an unknown year. The footage shows clips of dancers under a narrator listing the performing groups as well as the performance date, location, and time.
Date: [1990..2010]
Creator: Eyecon Video Productions
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Black Art - Ancestral Legacy" art exhibition documentary] captions transcript

["Black Art - Ancestral Legacy" art exhibition documentary]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded in support of the Black Art: Ancestral Legacy art exhibition shown at the Dallas Museum of Art from December 3rd, 1989 to February 25th, 1990. The exhibition focused on the African impulse on African American Art. The footage is a documentary-style video featuring narration, art historian, and artist commentary on the exhibition.
Date: 1989/1990
Creator: Simmons, Katina; Stepneski, Mark & Nance, Daryl
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert J. Kirchhofer, January 17, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert J. Kirchhofer, January 17, 1986

Interview with Robert Kirchhofer, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation, concerning his experiences and reminiscences of his long-time career with the Caltex Corporation.
Date: January 17, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kirchhofer, Robert J., 1911-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Glieber death] (open access)

[News Script: Glieber death]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about memorial services which is scheduled for Mary Frances Glieber.
Date: July 19, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Coward-Patman-Dunlop] (open access)

[News Script: Coward-Patman-Dunlop]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating news stories about the death of Sir Noel Coward in Kingston, Jamaica; Wright Patman criticizing Richard Nixon's economic plans; John Dunlop announces controls on lumber.
Date: March 26, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 6PM sports] (open access)

[News Script: 6PM sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story going over the daily sports highlights.
Date: October 20, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tropical storms] (open access)

[News Script: Tropical storms]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 8, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of North America: Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography.

This map shows North and Central America and some of the surrounding areas. Countries and regions are shaded in various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights as well as depth by form lines). Scale [ca. 1:34,957,000]. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map contains a page of text titled "Questions on the Map of the Eastern Hemisphere" (not included) at the top of the page and then text on the bottom half titled "The Western Hemisphere" (to the left) and "The Eastern Hemisphere" (to the right). The text in the bottom half of the page appears to be numberd facts and information regarding different regions of the world with accompanying questions in the footer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Guatimala and The Texas.

This map shows Mexico and Central America as well as adjacent portions of North America. Regions are outlined in various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). A text box in the lower left corner gives "Statistics of the N. American Republics" including land area and population.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries are shaded in various colors and labeled. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some North American Indian tribes are noted on the map. Scale [ca. 1:25,344,000].
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Indies

This map shows Central America and the surrounding Caribbean area. Cities are marked as well as bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Juanita Ballinger] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Juanita Ballinger]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Juanita Ballinger, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes a cast of a "Portrait Head," and a bronze cast of a "Head" from wax measuring.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Treasure hunt] captions transcript

[News Clip: Treasure hunt]

Video footage fromthe WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 3 Fort Worth adventurers who participated in a salvage / treasure hunt / exploration of the Spanish galleon Genovesa, which sank off the coast of Jamaica in 1730.
Date: December 19, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Treasure hunt] (open access)

[News Script: Treasure hunt]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 3 Fort Worth adventurers who participated in a salvage / treasure hunt / exploration of the Spanish galleon Genovesa, which sank off the coast of Jamaica in 1730; although some $3,000,000 in gold was the original cargo, none has been found lately, although the group brought up about 1,000 items ranging from crucifixes to cannon.
Date: December 19, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 321, August 28, 1957 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 321, August 28, 1957

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: August 28, 1957
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 16, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 16, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston informing about enclosing check on the Chase Manhattan Bank.
Date: July 16, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roselle: Its Culture and Uses (open access)

Roselle: Its Culture and Uses

Report discussing and promoting the cultivation of the roselle plant -- a species of hibiscus -- in the United States. Topics discussed include varieties of roselle, helpful fertilizers, harvesting practices, uses, and common diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1907
Creator: Wester, P. J. (Peter Johnson), 1877-1931
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library