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[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington]

Personal statement of Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Emi discusses her ambivalence toward visiting China and Diane speaks about the reactions she receives from other people when her and Emi are together in public. There is a photo of Diane and Emi on the second page of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Hannah Weaver] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Hannah Weaver]

Personal statement of Hannah Weaver regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption, her Chinese identity, and the impact of rude or ignorant comments regarding her ethnicity or adopted status. There is a photo of Hannah with her parents at the end of her statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Weaver, Hannah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Jian Rzeszewicz] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Jian Rzeszewicz]

Personal statement of Jian Rzeszewicz regarding her adoption from Zhan-Jian, Guadong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption and her advocacy for adoptees at her university. There is a photo of Jian as a baby with her mother, and a caregiver included on the second page of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Rzeszewicz, Jian
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Members of the Stuy Family] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Members of the Stuy Family]

Personal statements of Meikina, Meigon, Meilan, Longlan, and Brian Stuy regarding the adoptions of Meikina, Meigon, and Meilan from Guangdong Province (Meikina and Meigon) and Henan Province (Meilan) in China. Meikina describes her role as big sister and her feelings when meeting each of her sisters for the first time. Meigon shares her feelings on her connections to China and Chinese culture, and Meilan shares her early memories from China. Longlan discusses her family's history, her childhood during the 1970s in Guangdong Province, and the effects of China's One Child Policy on the affected generations. Brian describes the research he's done to help connect adoptees to their birth families and his views on international adoption. There is a photo of the family on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Stuy, Meikina; Stuy, Meigon; Stuy, Meilan; Stuy, Longlan & Stuy, Brian
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock]

Personal statement of Marilyn and Nora Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China. Nora discusses her eighth birthday, which was spent in China, and Marilyn describes the process of adopting Nora. There is a photo of Nora Brock being interviewed on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Brock, Nora & Brock, Marilyn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Patty and Jim Berry] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Patty and Jim Berry]

Personal statement of Patty and Jim Berry regarding the adoption of Lucy Berry from the Dongguan Social Welfare Institute in Guangdong Province, China, discussing the medical needs of their daughter, Lucy. There is a photo of Patty, Jim, and Lucy Berry on the bottom half of the page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Berry, Patty & Berry, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Timothy Tian Bao Estes] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Timothy Tian Bao Estes]

Personal statement of Timothy Tian Bao Estes regarding his adoption from Luyong SWI in Hunan Province, China at the age of 14. He discusses his childhood in China and his difficulties after moving to the United States with his adoptive family. There is a photo of Timothy included at the end of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Estes, Timothy Tian Bao
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell]

Personal statement of Grace, Zoe, Kai, and Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. Grace and Zoe are twins, and Kai, their younger brother describe each other and share some of their interests. Vonna discusses how growing up in a military family shaped her ideas about her family, stating that "The military's made of multiracial people..and you never thought twice about it." There is a photo of Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Purtell, Vonna; Purtell, Grace; Purtell, Zoe & Purtell, Kai
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Zoe Watts] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Zoe Watts]

Personal statement of Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She describes her thoughts about "fitting in" and the struggles she has had with identity, both internally and in how she is perceived. There is a photo of her at the end of her statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Watts, Zoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Colleen McKisson and Corinne McKisson] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Colleen McKisson and Corinne McKisson]

Personal statements of Colleen and Corinne McKisson regarding the adoption of Colleen from Kunming, China. Colleen shares her adoption story and discusses her life in Washinton and her interests. Corinne describes how she and her husband arrived at the decision to adopt Colleen and her older sister Campbell from China, discusses her daughter's interests and personalities, and the community support she received following her divorce. There is a photo of Colleen in a soccer uniform on the fourth page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: McKisson, Colleen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle]

Personal statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. Greta shares that she used to be in a Girl Scout troop with other adoptees and that she celebrates Chinese New Year with a friend who was also adopted from China. Michael and Kalen discuss the decision to adopt from China and their experiences bringing Greta home from China. There is a photo of the family with two dogs at the end of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Wohlfeld, Greta; Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek]

Personal statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Jencie shares her memories of the trip to China to bring Juliann back to the United States and Juliann states she is curious about China and that she dislikes the assumptions her peers make about her knowledge of Chinese culture. Mary Ann and Anthony discuss the adoption process for both girls and the trips to China to bring their daughters home. There is a photo of the Tomasek family on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Tomasek, Jencie; Tomasek, Juliann; Tomasek, Mary Anne & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Lilly Morris, Barb Morris, and Jean Morris] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Lilly Morris, Barb Morris, and Jean Morris]

Personal statements of Lily, Barb, and Jean Morris regarding the adoption of Lily from Guangxi Province, China. Lily shares her adoption story, feelings about her trips to China, and details about her life and interests. Barb shares her joy over raising Lily and her feelings on adoptions, and Jean discusses her feelings on being an aunt to Lily. There is a photo of Lily on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Morris, Lily; Morris, Barb & Morris, Jean
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advertising team at DentonLive event]

Photograph of three NT Daily Ad Team members, Ben Meaders, Daione Sanders, and Connor Ganong, standing with the advertising sales member for the Mayborn School of Journalism Adela Pace. They are attending the DentonLive 10 Year Celebration reception that was partially hosted by the Frank W. & Sue Mayborn School of Journalism at UNT.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Advocate: Volume 20, Issue 1, January - March 2015 (open access)

The Advocate: Volume 20, Issue 1, January - March 2015

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 172, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 172, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Amamantar A Más De UN Bebé (open access)

Amamantar A Más De UN Bebé

Pamphlet discussing techniques for breastfeeding multiple babies and how mothers can stay healthy while caring for twins or multiple infants.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Brides Inspiration and Ingenuity (open access)

American Brides Inspiration and Ingenuity

Powerpoint presentation created by UNT College of Visual Arts & Design Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker, outlining the exhibition "American Brides." The exhibition, curated by Walker, was mounted in the summer of 2015 at the Denton Visual Arts Center, and the presentation was likely given by Walker in the fall 2015.
Date: 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 3, 2015, Election (open access)

Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 3, 2015, Election

Text of proposed constitutional amendments passed by the 84th Legislature of Texas, a brief analysis of each one, the arguments for and against them presented by members of the legislature, and the joint resolution approving them to go on the ballot.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Los Angeles Sky Trees, 2015]

Photograph of a vine sparsely covered with leaves which hangs in front of a string of lights. Telephone lines and tree tops line the bottom of the image, and a cloudy sky hangs over the scene. [2015, Los Angeles, CA]
Date: 2015
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Angler Catch, Harvest, and Characteristics at Neighborhood Fishin' Program Lakes (open access)

Angler Catch, Harvest, and Characteristics at Neighborhood Fishin' Program Lakes

Report on the Fishin" Program that promotes fishing in urban areas describing amounts of catches and releases, participants, and satisfaction levels.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Inland Fisheries Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anna and attendee at DentonLive event]

Photograph of two attendees, one named Anna from Ricco Family Partners, at the DentonLive 10 Year Celebration reception. They are standing beside the buffet table at the event and behind them is another attendee.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Annie and Friend, 2015]

Photograph of Annie and her friend posing next to each other in front of a window. Annie wraps her arm around her friends shoulder. Her friend rests her left hand on her hip. They both wear tank tops and swimsuits. [2015, Pecos, TX]
Date: 2015
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Annie Winter Nashville, 2015]

Photograph of Annie taken from her shoulders up. She smiles at the camera and sits in front of a brick building. [2015, Nashville, TN]
Date: 2015
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library