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Oral History Interview with Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong, February 24, 2010

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Interview with Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong, longtime activists in the Dallas lesbian community. The interview includes Armstrong's personal experiences of childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, New Jersey, and California, as well as her decision to study nursing and settle in Denver, Colorado, and her coming out narrative. The interview also includes Young's personal experiences of childhood in Ada, Oklahoma, her education at East Central State University and the University of Colorado, and her coming out narrative. They talk about their meeting and early relationship, give descriptions of Denver's gay and lesbian communities, their involvement with various groups such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Gay Liberation Front, their decision to move to Dallas, their involvement with groups such as the National Organization for Women and Dallas Gay Political Caucus/Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance in various political campaigns, and Young's career at Texas Instruments and Raytheon and efforts to create more equitable human resources policies from within the corporations. Additionally, Armstrong and Young talk about the effects of the HIV-AIDS crisis on Dallas's gay and lesbian communities, their 2008 marriage, relationships with family members, and secrets to a long relationship.
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Young, Louise & Armstrong, Vivienne
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with George E. Fortenberry, September 24, 2003

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Interview with George E. Fortenberry, who is an Army veteran and college professor from Arlington, Texas. In the interview, Fortenberry discusses his experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theatre during his time as a member of the 112th Cavalry of the Texas National Guard during World War II. He also describes what it was like growing up during the Great Depression and attending various different schools in both Texas and Oklahoma. Fortenberry discusses why he decided to join the National Guard, and also his experiences in early basic cavalry training. During much of the interview, Fortenberry reminisces about many of his various assignments and duties while serving in the war. Among these discussed include his assignment as a clerk to the veterinary section, time in Fort Bliss and Fort Clark, his shipment overseas to Noumea in New Caledonia, his transfer to the Medical Detachment as a clerk, and his time in New Britain, New Guinea and the Philippines. Fortenberry also recollects about everyday life in the Southwest Pacific, and includes details on tropical diseases and combat-related psychological problems that many of his comrades suffered through.
Date: September 24, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Fortenberry, George E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Lloyd Wood, February 24, 1993

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Interview with Lloyd Wood, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Valera, Texas. Wood discusses his family background, joining the CCC and assignment to Cache, Oklahoma, the layout of the camp, daily routine, projects, fights, recreation and entertainment, his fellow men and superiors, transfer to a camp at Roswell, New Mexico, sports and athletics, pay, ethnic relations in camp, and the National Association of CCC Alumni.
Date: February 24, 1993
Creator: O'Day, Buckley & Wood, Lloyd
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lucile Wise to  Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.
Date: June 24, 1989
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Imperial Sugar Company, January 24, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Imperial Sugar Company, January 24, 1975]

Letter from the Imperial Sugar Company to brokers discussing updates and information concerning the Imperial Sugar Company. Price list P275 is included.
Date: January 24, 1975
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Kneeland] (open access)

[News Script: Kneeland]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Tarrant county district attorney Tim Curry who says that Tommy Ray Kneeland has been ruled sane by a psychiatrist at the big Springs state hospital.
Date: July 24, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Apollo Airlines] (open access)

[News Script: Apollo Airlines]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a fledging airline which plans to set up commuter flights between Love Field and Oklahoma cities.
Date: April 24, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Burkburnett Fatal] (open access)

[News Script: Burkburnett Fatal]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about one person who died and two others who are listed in critical condition after a fiery car wreck outside Burkburnett.
Date: March 24, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Albert] (open access)

[News Script: Albert]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Carl Albert who is Speaker of House of Representatives was in Dallas visiting relatives.
Date: December 24, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Carl Albert] (open access)

[News Script: Carl Albert]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Carl Albert who made a stopover in Dallas before heading home to McAlester, Oklahoma to visit relatives and attend the Cowboy game.
Date: December 24, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cowboys Win] (open access)

[News Script: Cowboys Win]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Dallas Cowboys who are still Super Bowl contenders as they won over the Los Angeles Rams.
Date: December 24, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fatal] (open access)

[News Script: Fatal]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of two people who were killed and ten others who were injured in a two-car collision.
Date: December 24, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Department of Public Safety] (open access)

[News Script: Department of Public Safety]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Department of Public Safety who revealed that an escapee from the Oklahoma State Prison riot was stopped in Orange, Texas for a traffic violation.
Date: August 24, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Marriage] (open access)

[News Script: Marriage]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a former civilian prisoner of war's month long marriage which ended in Sherman with an annulment.
Date: August 24, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bank of vernon] (open access)

[News Script: Bank of vernon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about state and federal examiners who believe that they may be on the trail of a multi state scheme to bilk banks out of more than 4 million dollars.
Date: July 24, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Hijacked bus] (open access)

[News Script: Hijacked bus]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas city bus driver Eddie Holland who told Cooke county officers that a gunman hijacked his empty bus in Dallas.
Date: July 24, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Crampton wins] (open access)

[News Script: Crampton wins]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about by winning the American golf classic Bruce Crampton who cashed in on his fourth title of the season and vaulted into first place on the year' s money list with 204 thousand dollars.
Date: June 24, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10PM Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 10PM Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 24, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tidwell killed] (open access)

[News Script: Tidwell killed]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Tarrant County ex-convict Virgil Franklin Tidwell, Jr. being fatally shot in Oklahoma.
Date: February 24, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from R. P. Lack to Truett Latimer, July 24, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from R. P. Lack to Truett Latimer, July 24, 1961]

Letter from R. P. Lack to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer enclosing a letter from a Sears store manager in Oklahoma City.
Date: July 24, 1961
Creator: Lack, R. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hill Hodges to Truett Latimer, February 24, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Hill Hodges to Truett Latimer, February 24, 1953]

Letter from Hill Hodges to Truett Latimer requesting he attend the Southwest Area Youth Activities Council meetings in Tulsa, due to his position as chairman on the Youth Work of Committee of the Y.M.C.A in Abilene.
Date: February 24, 1953
Creator: Hodges, Hill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank E. Dawson to D. W. Kempner, August 24, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Frank E. Dawson to D. W. Kempner, August 24, 1949]

Letter from Frank E. Dawson to D. W. Kempner discussing a second planned itinerary for the trip through New York to Quebec and then along Great lakes, with hotel accommodations and notes for the chauffer. He also offers assistance with car service reservations in New York.
Date: August 24, 1949
Creator: Dawson, Frank E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Mr. Sayles, November 24, 1939 (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Mr. Sayles, November 24, 1939

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Mr. Sayles informing Sayles that an unknown document wasn't included in the previous letter because it was a holiday. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the letter, "Should have quick claim from H. C. Hendrick or complete [..] off.d."
Date: November 24, 1939
Creator: Arentz, Edward S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Drier. (open access)

Fruit-Drier.

Patent for a fruit drier that includes "a series of hinged trays adapted to be folded into small compact form." (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 24, 1914
Creator: Reid, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History