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R. B. Masterson, Cattle Grower and Dealer (open access)

R. B. Masterson, Cattle Grower and Dealer

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration and business name with location of range.
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Kidnap] captions transcript

[News Clip: Kidnap]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Machine Gun Kelly's widow and her mother seeking a new trial in a 25-year-old kidnapping case.
Date: June 12, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cochise] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cochise]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about television actor Michael Ansara, visiting Fort Worth to perform at Pioneer Days Rodeo as Cochise, the chief of the Chihuicahui tribe.
Date: June 1, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bank robbers nabbed] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bank robbers nabbed]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Fort Worth arrest of two men, George Jernigan and William Paul West, accused of robbing an Oklahoma bank.
Date: November 9, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Twins leave for kidney surgery] captions transcript

[News Clip: Twins leave for kidney surgery]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two Oklahoma City twins passing through San Antonio on the way to a veterans hospital in Virginia, where one twin hopes to donate a kidney to his sick brother.
Date: December 4, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
How W.K. Maxfield and the Doughboys from Southwest Oklahoma Helped Bring an End to the First World War (open access)

How W.K. Maxfield and the Doughboys from Southwest Oklahoma Helped Bring an End to the First World War

Article uses the story of W. K. Maxfield to share the exploits of the 36th Infantry Division at the Battle of Saint-Étienne during World War I.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Neighbors, Phil
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Aaron: Oklahoma’s Legendary Steely-Eyed Missile Man (open access)

John Aaron: Oklahoma’s Legendary Steely-Eyed Missile Man

Article describes how John Aaron, a boy from southwestern Oklahoma, became a NASA legend.
Date: Winter 2014
Creator: Warren, Andrew L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mary Alice Hearrell Murray: A Chickasaw Girl in Indian Territory (open access)

Mary Alice Hearrell Murray: A Chickasaw Girl in Indian Territory

Article examines the early life of Alice Hearell Murray and her impact on the beginning of the career of her husband, William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
Date: Winter 2014
Creator: Reese, Linda Williams
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
“A Romantic Modernist”: William Wayne Caudill and the Work of Caudill Rowlett Scott in Oklahoma (open access)

“A Romantic Modernist”: William Wayne Caudill and the Work of Caudill Rowlett Scott in Oklahoma

Article describes Oklahoma-born architect William Wayne Caudill's career and his contributions to architecture in Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 2014
Creator: Kline, Susan Allen & Savage, Cynthia
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shipwrecked in Oklahoma: The Last Voyage of the Steamboat Heroine, 1838 (open access)

Shipwrecked in Oklahoma: The Last Voyage of the Steamboat Heroine, 1838

Article explores the history of the steamboat Heroine's last voyage based on the archeological evidence left behind. The Heroine was shipwrecked on the Red River while on a voyage to deliver supplies to Fort Towson in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 2013
Creator: Crisman, Kevin; Chick, Nina & Davis, John
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Custer's Last Campaign of Sheridan's 1868-69 Winter Offensive (open access)

Custer's Last Campaign of Sheridan's 1868-69 Winter Offensive

Article explores the written accounts of the Sheridan Winter Offensive campaign of 1868-1869 and provides prospective answers to the nearly 150-year-old question of the route the regiment traveled.
Date: Winter 2012
Creator: Beemer, Rod
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man (open access)

Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man

Article documents the life of Jack Montgomery and recalls his service with the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in World War II, where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Bean, Christopher B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tea Kettle on a Raft: A History of Navigation on the Upper Red River (open access)

Tea Kettle on a Raft: A History of Navigation on the Upper Red River

Article provides a comprehensive account of steamboating on the Upper Red River and the role of riverine navigation in the development of the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 2003
Creator: Tolman, Keith
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Witness on Trial: Bishop W. Angie Smith at the Church Trial of James J. Stewart (open access)

Witness on Trial: Bishop W. Angie Smith at the Church Trial of James J. Stewart

The third of a three-part article, this article adds a new perspective to the ongoing study of Bishop W. Angie Smith of The Methodist Church. The author evaluates the bishop's testimony on his own behalf during the trial of James J. Stewart, the minister who accused him of wrongdoing.
Date: Spring 2010
Creator: Martin, A. W., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
["Tell Pharaoh" promotional clip, 3] captions transcript

["Tell Pharaoh" promotional clip, 3]

Video recording provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a promotional clip repeated three time for the 1991 theatrical drama "Tell Pharaoh". The footage shows clips from rehearsals featuring the actors and directors. The footage was aired for various shows held in Oklahoma.
Date: May 1991
Creator: GrimCo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Indians] captions transcript

[News Clip: Indians]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Kiowa tribal chairman J.T. Goombi visiting Fort Worth to spread awareness of the yearly American Indian Exposition in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
Date: July 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marion W. Ripy, January 17, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marion W. Ripy, January 17, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marion W. Ripy asking Ripy to inform Kempner when he will be in Houston so arrangements for a visit can be made. Kempner further informs Ripy of his time spent in Lexington in 1948 and updating him on several other members of the Kempner family.
Date: January 17, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert LeFevre to Mr. Isaac H. Kempner, August 27, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Robert LeFevre to Mr. Isaac H. Kempner, August 27, 1954]

Letter from Robert LeFevre to Mr. Isaac H. Kempner discussing and asking for donations to the United States Day Committee.
Date: August 27, 1954
Creator: LeFevre, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Royall National Bank to I. H. Kempner, January 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Royall National Bank to I. H. Kempner, January 14, 1954]

Letter from Royall National Bank to I. H. Kempner explaining the results of Kempner's inquiry about R. M. Sims of Crockett. He assures Kempner that the banks he communicated with thought of him with high regard.
Date: January 14, 1954
Creator: Royall National Bank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Affirmations" gallery walkthrough and office tour] captions transcript

["Affirmations" gallery walkthrough and office tour]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their exhibition "Affirmations" with new work by Schroeder Cherry sponsored by Neman Marcus. The exhibition ran from June 12th-August 31st, 1994 in the James E. Kemp Gallery. The VHS footage shows a gallery walkthrough ending at the 3:11 time mark where the image fades to black and switches to an office tour.
Date: June 12, 1994
Creator: Cherry, Schroeder
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: 5 Alive News (Full Broadcast)] captions transcript

[News Clip: 5 Alive News (Full Broadcast)]

Video footage from the 5 Alive News station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to accompany several news stories about a teen murder, robberies, sexual assaults, President Bush's budget plans, a reading project for children, adoptions for pets from the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter, Mike Schmidt's retirement from the Phillies, Japanese businesses in Manhattan, New York, and a confiscation auction.
Date: February 9, 1989
Creator: 5 Alive News (Television station : Oklahoma City, Ok.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Ten Nights in Texas] (open access)

[Ten Nights in Texas]

Blog post written about Jhane Barnes' experiences in Texas during the first 5 days of a 10-day trip.
Date: 2005
Creator: Barnes, Jhane
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, June 7, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, June 7, 1954]

Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner enclosing a memorandum regarding a current bill from the House Committee on Agriculture and and discussing his opinion of the inaccuracies and potential impact of the bill on landowners in their congressional district.
Date: June 7, 1954
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James O. Braly to I. H. Kempner, March 19, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from James O. Braly to I. H. Kempner, March 19, 1954]

Letter from James O. Braly to I. H. Kempner discussing a woman who wrote him a letter after seeing a story about Mr. Braly's safari trips that moved him so much that he is writing to Mr. Kempner to raise money for the woman to come along.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Braly, James O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History