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Folk Art in Texas
This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folk Art in Texas
This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Scrapbook for The Experience, 1981-1984]
Scrapbook containing color photographs, letters, name tags, stickers, brochures, invitations, and tickets in relation to "The Experience" and its' participants. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. The scrapbook also documents social gatherings of those who participated and coordinated "The Experience."
Date:
[1981..1984]
Creator:
Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter and Letter of Request: From Floriene D. Case to Vincent I. O'Leary - March 14, 1958]
A letter written to Mr. Vincent I. O'Leary, Director of Parole Supervision, Austin, Texas, from Floriene D. Case, Director of Special Services, Austin, Texas, dated March 14, 1958. Case requests assistance from O'Leary regarding Subject No. 60604 and advises of an attached letter of request.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Case, Floriene D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. Cook, Jr. to Linnet Moore, April 29, 1899]
This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by J. G. Cook and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Cook informs Linnet of the happenings in Burnet, TX. The news includes: a discussion about correspondences lost on the mail, details about a girls-only event held in town, a dialogue about how he and G. fixed the fortunes told by the fortune teller at the girls-only event, an update on when and where he has seen Lula Dalton and the rest of the girls in the club, news about the Jones family moving to Oklahoma, and a discussion about traveling out of Burnet. He closes the letter by noting that he is the same Jim Cook as Linnet has known,the same person she hoped he would be, and signs the letter a true friend.
Date:
April 29, 1899
Creator:
Cook, J. G., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Olin Culberson to I. H. Kempner, October 23, 1952]
Letter from Olin Culberson to I. H. Kempner discussing about travel expenses for the presence of an examiner at the I. C. C. hearing.
Date:
October 23, 1952
Creator:
Culberson, Olin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
From Hell to Breakfast
Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Man, Bird and Beast
Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore. The index begins on page 176.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Man, Bird and Beast
Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore. The index begins on page 176.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Millard A. Jenkins to Truett Latimer, April 3, 1954]
Letter from Millard A. Jenkins to Truett Latimer discussing how proud he is of Latimer's legislative work and promising to vote for him again at re-election.
Date:
April 3, 1954
Creator:
Jenkins, Millard A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mass shootings]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
1991
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Olin Culberson, October 21, 1952]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Olin Culberson requesting for his representation at the hearing for permit to transport sugar from Sugar Land to various points in Oklahoma.
Date:
October 21, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Truett Latimer to Bill Griffith, April 13, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Bill Griffith discussing an unknown bill related to gas prices and conservation measures in Texas and Oklahoma.
Date:
April 13, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Kirk, April 23, 1988
Interview with John Kirk, a United States Navy veteran from Oklahoma, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date:
April 23, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Kirk, John
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lester Robinson, April 23, 1988
Interview with Lester Robinson, a United States Navy veteran from Tulsa, Oklahoma, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Fort Island Naval Air Station as a member of VP-23.
Date:
April 23, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Lester E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner, November 3, 1945]
Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner explaining that they must abandon plans with Abe Sachar because he sent a telegram stating that he cannot make it to Austin on his trip.
Date:
November 3, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005
Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date:
January 27, 2005
Creator:
Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. V. Porterfield to Texas Department of Public Welfare - March 11, 1958]
A letter addressed to the Director of the Texas State Dept. of Public Welfare, Austin, Texas, from L. V. Porterfield, Classification Supervisor, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlister, Oklahoma, dated March 11, 1958 and is a request for information on the background and personal life of Subject 60604.
Date:
March 11, 1958
Creator:
Porterfield, L. V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. M. Reid to Truett Latimer, July 12, 1961]
Letter from T. M. Reid to Truett Latimer asking for help with an issue Mr. E. E. Bryant is having with getting his son transferred to a hospital in Texas.
Date:
July 12, 1961
Creator:
Reid, T. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History