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The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcription of Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930] (open access)

[Transcription of Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]

Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, written around 1930. This is a typed transcript of the letter, which details his family history.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Willis, Thomas Middlebrook
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Minnie Mae Billingsley, August 20, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Minnie Mae Billingsley, August 20, 1954]

Photocopy of a letter from Truett Latimer to Minnie Mae Billingsley congratulating her on graduating from North Texas State College at Denton and offering her career advice.
Date: August 20, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eudora Hawkins to Truett Latimer, February 27, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Eudora Hawkins to Truett Latimer, February 27, 1959]

Letter from Eudora Hawkins to Truett Latimer responding to a statement Mr. Latimer made in his letter to Mrs. Whitehead about the Department of Public Safety. She says no promises were ever made by the Department to double the number of highway patrolmen and explains why it is impractical.
Date: February 27, 1959
Creator: Hawkins, Eudora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Study of the Basic Tendencies of Life as Related to Various Vocational Goals (open access)

A Study of the Basic Tendencies of Life as Related to Various Vocational Goals

The present study was concerned with differences between four groups of college students with various vocational goals. The impetus for this study stems from the development of a new instrument designed to scientifically measure the underlying factors of basic goals in life.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Taylor, William Byron
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Violence] (open access)

[News Script: Violence]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 27, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas news bulletins] (open access)

[News Script: Texas news bulletins]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 29, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Typical Westerner Was Late Jim Daugherty, Once Holder of Vast Lands, Say Friend Here] (open access)

[Clipping: Typical Westerner Was Late Jim Daugherty, Once Holder of Vast Lands, Say Friend Here]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the life of rancher Jim Daugherty, including comment from his friend, Senator W. J. Bryan.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore (open access)

Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 1972
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: High school basketball] (open access)

[News Script: High school basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about South Oak cliff which pulled off a big victory in the high school basketball playoffs as the golden bears of Dallas beat Corsicana state' s top 4A team 86- 64.
Date: March 2, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with G. Marguerite Anderson, February 16, 1992

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with G. Marguerite Anderson, a librarian, concerning her experiences as a student in the Library School at the Texas State College for Women in Denton, Texas and as a librarian. Anderson discusses her early exposure to books and libraries; her enrollment at the Texas State College for Women, 1940; comments about her college teachers and library science courses; her employment as a student at the college library; her college social life; her employment as librarian at Abilene Christian College; graduate school at University of Chicago, 1950-51; her entry into photographic sales business; her employment with Abilene Christian College, Dallas Center; and her activities in professional organizations.
Date: February 16, 1992
Creator: Dickey, Richard & Anderson, G. Marguerite
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "WASP Trainer Plane Restored to 1940s Glory"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASP Trainer Plane Restored to 1940s Glory"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about how Elizabeth Strohfus joined the WASP and the restoration of a 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17 and another article about how a woman joined the WASP. Other articles about weather and current events are also included.
Date: May 29, 2011
Creator: Kendall-Ball, Greg
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cynthia Izaguirre, News Anchor for the Channel 8 News at 5 and 10 o'clock (open access)

Cynthia Izaguirre, News Anchor for the Channel 8 News at 5 and 10 o'clock

This article is a short biography of Cynthia Izaguirre, news anchor for the Channel 8 News, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Walker, Sydni; Hodo, Chandler & Murphy, Tyler
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, November 20, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, November 20, 2014

Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, news anchor for the Channel 8 News in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her childhood, education, and career.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Walker, Sydni; Hodo, Chandler; Murphy, Tyler & Izaguirre, Cynthia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore (open access)

Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library