Oral History Interview with Robert Stewart, March 27, 2003

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with jazz musician Robert "Bob" Stewart. In the interview, Steward speaks about his early interest in music, his first drum set, first professional job with the Shorty Clements Band, attending college, his employment as a disk jockey, his definition of jazz, playing with the Charles Scott Band in fort Worth, after-hours clubs in Fort Worth, jazz's role in bringing together black and white musicians, various jazz clubs and venues in Fort Worth, musicians unions, the lack of full-time employment opportunities for jazz musicians in Fort Worth, the Fort Worth jazz scene, and peculiarities of Texas jazz and the "Texas Sound." The interview includes an appendix with photographs.
Date: March 27, 2003
Creator: Brown, Peggy Brandt & Stewart, Robert
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Email from Julie Hollar to LGRL members, November 27, 2000] (open access)

[Email from Julie Hollar to LGRL members, November 27, 2000]

A printout of an email from Julie Hollar, field coordinator of The Lesbian & Gay Rights Lobby of Texas, regarding notes on the Non-Discrimination in Education meeting which took places on November 18, 2000.
Date: November 27, 2000
Creator: Hollar, Julie
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Redistricting] captions transcript

[News Clip: Redistricting]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 27, 2003, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Altar with Skull at Día de los Muertos Celebration]

Photograph of an altar set up during the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The altar is decorated with orange paper flowers and colored banners. A large papier-mâché skull sits at the center of the altar. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banner in Día de los Muertos Parade]

Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals in costume hold up a parade banner, which reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum presents Día de los Muertos Parade." A statue of a woman in traditional dress stands in the foreground. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Decorated Mexican Day of the Dead Altar]

Photograph of an altar set up during the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The altar is decorated with candles, paper flowers, colored banners, tamales, pasties, bottles of beer, and rose petals. A miniature skeleton bride and groom stand at the top of the altar. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Día de los Muertos Parade]

Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals walk down a road in downtown Austin, Texas. A woman pulls a wagon behind her. A miniature altar is set up on top of the wagon.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Día de los Muertos Parade Banner]

Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals in costume hold up a parade banner, which reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum presents Día de los Muertos Parade." A statue of a woman in traditional dress stands in the foreground. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Altar at Día de los Muertos Celebration]

Photograph of an altar set up during the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. Photographs, colorful necklaces, statues, potted plants, and vases of flowers are arranged on the altar. A man stands to the right of the altar. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Suzy Jimenez and her Children at Tribute to Luis Jiminez]

Photograph of Mrs. Suzy Jimenez and her children at the Tribute to Luis Jimenez: An American Legend exhibit hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. They stand in front of a mural that is set up on the floor of the gallery. Flowers line the edges of the mural.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000

Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Customer QuickReport] (open access)

[Customer QuickReport]

Customer financial quickreport for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date: April 27, 2004
Creator: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0302 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0302

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for information relating to complaints filed by certain individuals.
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rick Walker email] (open access)

[Rick Walker email]

Email from Rick Walker to Michael Milliken about organizational dues.
Date: April 27, 2004
Creator: Walker, Rick
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Apartment survey] (open access)

[Apartment survey]

Apartment survey for the Villas on Holland apartment complex.
Date: January 27, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Conference Registration Form for Allen] (open access)

[Conference Registration Form for Allen]

Photocopies of envelopes addressed to the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus at Dallas, Texas from Allen at Windcrest, Texas. There is also a registration form filled out by Linda M. Allen for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Statewide Conference in Austin, including contact information and workshop selections in Technology Tips for Clubs, Making Your Endorsements Matter, and Building a Bigger Club.
Date: January 27, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. [28], No. [2], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2005 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. [28], No. [2], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2005

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: October 27, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 2006 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 2006

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 27, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 2006 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 2006

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 27, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 2007 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: September 27, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 2007 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: December 27, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 2008 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 2008

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: March 27, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History