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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 4. The (Many) Failures of the Spaniards (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 4. The (Many) Failures of the Spaniards (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture on Spanish colonization in Texas, covering: (1) First Attempt of Missions, 1690-1693, (2) Second Attempt, 1716-1722, (3) Life on the Spanish Frontier, (4) Arrival of the Comanche, (5) Texas by 1800. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-24T11:08:18/2018-08-24T11:59:56
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hotel Fredonia, Nacogdoches (open access)

Hotel Fredonia, Nacogdoches

Text for an article about the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches, Texas that was published in the October 2012 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2012-10~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fredonia Hotel research] (open access)

[Fredonia Hotel research]

Research about the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches, Texas compiled for an article that was published in the October 2012 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2012-10~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, March 10, 2017

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Ann Barnett about her experiences and involvement in the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
Date: March 10, 2017
Creator: Robinson, Sarah & Barnett, Ann
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Sue Schrader, March 16, 2015

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Transcript of an interview with Sue Schrader, Sources of Hope manager and LGBT community activist. Schrader shares concerning her childhood in Indiana; education; move to Texas; family history; homophobia in East Texas; move to Dallas; involvement in the Dallas Metropolitan Community Church (MCC); Dallas gay community in 1980s; MCC history; effects of AIDS crisis on the church and community; MCC's transition into the Cathedral of Hope; changes in the Dallas LGBT community.
Date: March 16, 2015
Creator: Mims, Michael & Schrader, Sue, 1941-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stephen F. Austin State University Operating Budget: 2019 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Operating Budget: 2019

Proposed budget for Stephen F. Austin State University outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation for the fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
Date: 2019
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1969, Chapter 308 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1969, Chapter 308

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 7 in Nacogdoches County as the Bataan and Corregidor Veterans Memorial Highway.
Date: May 31, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1779, Chapter 282 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1779, Chapter 282

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 21 in Nacogdoches County as the Sergeant Tom Sitton Memorial Highway.
Date: May 29, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1858, Chapter 306 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1858, Chapter 306

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of the portion of United States Highway 259 in Nacogdoches County as the Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson Memorial Highway.
Date: May 31, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary: Oral History of Alice Rios, former KRLD anchor and reporter (open access)

Summary: Oral History of Alice Rios, former KRLD anchor and reporter

This article is a short biography of former radio reporter Alice Rios describing her family and education with highlights from her career as a radio reporter and anchor.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Sigman, Ashlea
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alice Rios, November 14, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alice Rios, November 14, 2018

Interview with Alice Rios, a former anchor at KRLD radio discussing her childhood in Houston, Texas, education, and highlights from her career in journalism.
Date: November 14, 2018
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Rios, Alice
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 4. The (Many) Failures of the Spaniards captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 4. The (Many) Failures of the Spaniards

Video of Dr. Torget's lecture on Spanish colonization in Texas, covering: (1) First Attempt of Missions, 1690-1693, (2) Second Attempt, 1716-1722, (3) Life on the Spanish Frontier, (4) Arrival of the Comanche, (5) Texas by 1800.
Date: 2018-08-24T11:08:18/2018-08-24T11:59:56
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: 2017
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cushing, TX water tower

Northward facing photograph of the Cushing, TX water tower, built in 1939 as seen from Oak, Ave.
Date: September 2, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cushing City Hall and water tower

Northeastern facing photograph of the Cushing, TX City Hall and water tower.
Date: September 1, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

7th Street in Cushing, TX

Westward facing photograph of 7th street storefronts in Cushing, TX.
Date: September 1, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

7th Street in Cushing, TX

Northeastern facing photograph of the 7th Street Restaurant, abandoned and other storefronts in Cushing, TX.
Date: September 1, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cushing Public Library and Old Railroad Depot

Northward facing photograph of the Cushing Public Library, a former train depot for the Texas & New Orleans - Southern Pacific line. It is a rectangular, single-story building painted yellow with brown accents. In the center of the north side of the building, there is a small section extended outward, with a decorative roof element above. There is a ramp up to the platform, which wraps around the east side of the building.
Date: September 2, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cushing Public Library and Old Railroad Depot

Eastward facing photograph of the Cushing Public Library, a former train depot for the Texas & New Orleans - Southern Pacific line. It is a small, one-story building with a railed platform around the building and a ramp leading up to the doorway. It is painted yellow with brown accents, and has decorative scallops in the gable ends of the roof.
Date: September 2, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sacul water tower

Photograph of the Sacul, TX water tower.
Date: September 1, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Blue Building in Sacul Texas

Photograph of the boardwalk/blue building in Sacul, TX. Originally a town center housing a bank, store, and pharmacy, the location serves as a performance space for bluegrass and the 'Sacul Opry.'
Date: September 1, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Orton, June 15, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Orton, June 15, 2016

Richard Orton's family came from Nacogdoches, but he spent most of his childhood in Midland. He went to UNT and then moved to Austin, where he worked at one of the first rape crisis centers in the nation. He also founded an organization to help and educate others about child sexual abuse. Orton is a photographer, which is how he became involved with the Upshaw family, who are the descendants of freed slaves who founded County Line, a community near Nacogdoches. Mr. Orton began a photograph project documenting the community, which is now a book. Mr. Orton described his career helping to found rape crisis centers, working with child sexual abuse victims, and his connections to the County Line community, founded by freed slaves.
Date: June 15, 2016
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Orton, Richard
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Stephen Wright, June 29, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Stephen Wright, June 29, 2016

Mr. Wright was born in Texas. He went to Texas A & M University where he obtained certification in education. He began his teaching career in Lewisville and became very active in the American Teacher's Federation. He and his family moved to Nacogdoches, where he continued his teaching, union activism, and became politically active. He is currently running for state representative. Mr. Wright spoke in his interview about racial tensions in Nacogdoches, the progress and barriers for union activism in Deep East Texas, and the activism of the Democratic Party in Nacogdoches County.
Date: June 29, 2016
Creator: Howard, Jasmin; May, Meredith & Wright, Stephen
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History