Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas (open access)

Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas

This study was undertaken for the purpose of finding the standard requirements and qualifications demanded of employees by the sales, sales service, and executive divisions of the average department stores, and the rewards and benefits enjoyed by the employees for faithful and efficient service rendered to the organization.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sullivan, Henry L.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mrs. Tanner to Mrs. Kempner, November 7, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Tanner to Mrs. Kempner, November 7, 1941]

Letter to Mrs. Kempner from Mrs. Tanner from the AWVS. Included in the letter is a copy of a letter from Mrs. Alison. The letter also informs that the chairman of the Dallas unit of the AWVS has resigned.
Date: November 7, 1941
Creator: Tanner, Mrs. Frederick C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Worth Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: The Texas News captions transcript

[News Clip: The Texas News

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news highlights from 1949-1950. This year in review presents excerpts from news stories covered in Texas and across the United States, including airplane crashes, human interest stories, politicians, "Texas Personalities," sports, and the Korean War.
Date: 1949
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Teacher Ratings Assigned Girls and Boys (open access)

A Comparative Study of Teacher Ratings Assigned Girls and Boys

It is the purpose of this study to determine if there is any significant difference in teacher ratings of boys and girls of equal achievement. If such differences are found to exist, an attempt will be made to explain the causes for such differences.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ussery, Sadie Maxine
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Study of the Programs of Boys' Clubs Sponsored by Organizations in McKinney, Denton, and Dallas, Texas to Determine their Significance in an Over All Guidance Program (open access)

A Critical Study of the Programs of Boys' Clubs Sponsored by Organizations in McKinney, Denton, and Dallas, Texas to Determine their Significance in an Over All Guidance Program

The eightfold purpose of this study was: 1. to evaluate the programs of boys' clubs sponsored by organizations in McKinney, Denton, and Dallas, Texas; 2. to obtain and study the aims and objectives of the programs of each club; 3. to obtain and study the aims and objectives of the active membership of the clubs; 4. to evaluate the programs in the light of an over-all guidance program; 5. to determine the different activities and their significance of mental, physical, emotional, economical, social, and moral phases of life; 6. to determine the social and economic status of the membership of the clubs; 7. to discover in which clubs there is a definite need for future professional preparation of adult leaders; 8. to discover the carry-over value of adolescent training through clubs into adult life.
Date: 1949
Creator: Drain, Maxie, A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Administrator in the High School Guidance Program (open access)

The Role of the Administrator in the High School Guidance Program

This study was proposed to determine to what extent guidance is actually being practiced in the schools selected and to determine a plan for more comprehensive use of guidance. This plan will emphasize the role the administrator should play in the guidance program.
Date: 1948
Creator: Wilson, W. Andrew
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Carrollton Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grapevine Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Worth Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1945
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neiman Marcus Collection Scrapbook: Volume 2, 1948-1952 (open access)

Neiman Marcus Collection Scrapbook: Volume 2, 1948-1952

Album containing catalog entries for items in the Texas Fashion Collection including a photograph of the item and text describing information known about the designer and manufacture date, provenance, and physical descriptions of the items.
Date: 1948/1952
Creator: Texas Fashion Collection
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Day, March 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Day, March 9, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Day discussing a Texas Senate bill about the University's medical school. It reports that previous controversies about the school lacked factual basis, as confirmed by thorough examinations. He urges Dr. Day to help mobilize opposition to the bill, emphasizing the need for immediate action due to the bill's potential impact and the current wartime context.
Date: March 9, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Brooks to Webb Walker, March 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Brooks to Webb Walker, March 5, 1945]

Letter from Howard Brooks to Webb Walker discussing recent conversations about a proposal to keep the Medical School in Galveston, as mentioned in Texas Senate Resolution No. 12. The letter references communication with Mr. I. H. Kemper, a key figure involved, and discusses opposition from various senators regarding the removal of the school due to perceived extravagance and waste.
Date: March 5, 1945
Creator: Brooks, Howard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History