Resource Type
Partner
UNT Libraries Special Collections
243
Rosenberg Library
115
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
59
National WASP WWII Museum
25
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
24
Hardin-Simmons University Library
11
UNT Libraries
9
UNT Oral History Program
9
Kerr County Historical Commission
7
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
5
24 More
Collection
The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
158
Harris and Eliza Kempner
115
KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection
75
Abilene Library Consortium
39
USDA Farmers' Bulletins
35
National WASP WWII Museum
25
Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers
24
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
13
UNT Oral Histories
11
Texas State Publications
10
44 More
Serial/Series Title
Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917
142
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
114
NBC News Scripts
68
Farmers' bulletin (United States. Dept. of Agriculture)
34
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
20
The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969
16
Texas Broilers
10
Austin Papers: Series IV, 1836 (1 of 2)
9
NBC News Clips
5
Baytown Veteran Oral Histories
4
39 More
Degree Department
Degree Discipline
Degree Level
Country
States
Decade
Month
Language
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]
Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Date:
1862/1863
Creator:
MacMurphy, G. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]
Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a list in the back of the diary has the names of soldiers and whether they had died or deserted.
Date:
1864/1865
Creator:
MacMurphy, G. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen.
Book about John B. Denton
Date:
1905
Creator:
Allen, William
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas Scenes]
Scrapbook page with nine photographs depicting scenes and people in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. The first row includes photos of a woman named Julie in Texas, and railroad tracks in the Cumberlands, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with one captioned "The Queen and Crescent." The second row includes another photo of Julie, a group of graduates in Dallas, a group of women captioned "Beyer, Stella Owsley, and Jule," and an older women dressed in black, with the caption, "Mrs. Flanagan - a peach."
Date:
1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry B. Friedman and Billy B. Goldberg to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, May 31, 1962]
Letter from Harry B. Friedman and Billy B. Goldberg to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner discussing about Youth Fellowship in honor to Willie Loewenberg, alongside requesting for monetary funds.
Date:
May 31, 1962
Creator:
B'Nai B'Rith Foundation of the United States
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Gasoline]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of thousands of drivers who joined the growing number of Americans who are buying their gasoline on alternate days of the week.
Date:
February 11, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, April 1955]
Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing the weather, a trip to Washington D.C., the Aero Medical Association, Vanderbilt University, a meeting in San Francisco, and teaching.
Date:
April 1955
Creator:
Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wallace E. Johnson to Truett Latimer, November 20, 1962]
Letter from Wallace E. Johnson to Truett Latimer thanking him for his previous letter in which he enclosed the Holiday Inns of America personal history record. He also talks about Mr. Latimer's record and application.
Date:
November 20, 1962
Creator:
Johnson, Wallace E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas gifts, traveling by train, meeting a Russian fur trapper, recent correspondence, the WASP program and pay. Typed on Hotel John Marshal (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
1943-12-26?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Roane Waring - September 3, 1941]
A letter addressed to Honorable Roane Waring, Memphis, Tennessee, from T. N. Carswell, Delegate 17th District, dated September 3, 1941. Carswell advises Waring that he was privileged to hear and meet him at Fort Worth, of receipt of the brochure from the Department of Tennessee announcing his candidacy for National Commander and confirms that he is "for him" and will do all he can to that end as a delegate from Texas.
Date:
September 3, 1941
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Julie McLeod to Mr. and Mrs. Carswell - December 31, 1969]
A letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Carswell [T. N. Carswell and Byrdie Carswell] from Mrs. Julie McLeod, Memphis, Tennessee, dated December 31, 1969. McLeod expresses her appreciation for the lovely letter and her hope that Mrs. Carswell is better. She requests that Carswell please find any small memento that they both have had since the time she has known him and to mail it to her. She discusses her desire to move back to Texas advising that she has applied for a transfer after having worked for the Treasury Department for thirty years, that she still misses Orville and that Mark is at home off-and-on.
Date:
December 31, 1969
Creator:
McLeod, Julie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward J. Meeman to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1941]
A reply letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Edward J. Meeman, Editor, Memphis Press-Scimitar, dated December 9, 1941. Meeman advises Carswell that he has enclosed his definition of Americanism.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
Meeman, Edward J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]
Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date:
September 21, 1918
Creator:
Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Raymond E. Blair, December 1, 1967]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Raymond E. Blair discussing turning down to position of being an advisor for the National Cotton council of America due to not being able to attend meetings.
Date:
December 1, 1967
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond E. Blair to Harris Leon Kempner, December 6 1967]
Letter from Raymond E. Blair to Harris Leon Kempner discussing serving as an advisor for the National Cotton Council of America.
Date:
December 6, 1967
Creator:
Blair, Raymond E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond E. Blair to Harris Leon Kempner, November 27, 1967]
Letter from Raymond E. Blair to Harris Leon Kempner discussing nominating Harris Leon Kempner to be an advisor for the National Cotton Council of America.
Date:
November 27, 1967
Creator:
Blair, Raymond E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1989]
Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1989, including color photographs, tickets, business cards, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel throughout the U.S. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. This scrapbook also documents his time spent with friends and family.
Date:
[1987..1989]
Creator:
Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Johnny Cash Reactions]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
September 12, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Guy H. May to T. N. Carswell - July 13, 1943]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Vice-Com., American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Guy H. May, Department Adjutant, American Legion, Nashville 3, Tennessee, dated July 13, 1943. May explains the use of funds that the Department spent on Colonel Waring's candidacy advising that Colonel Waring might have the other information Carswell requested.
Date:
July 13, 1943
Creator:
May, Guy H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of Tennessee - July 6, 1943]
A letter addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, from T. N. Carswell, Vice-Commander, American Legion, Department of Texas, dated July 6, 1943. Carswell advises of the plans to propose a Texan for National Commander and requests information on the approximate amount of money that was expended in electing Judge Waring.
Date:
July 6, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 5, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her morning and taking a train to Memphis. Written on 4th Ferrying Group Officers Club stationary.
Date:
January 5, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wallace E. Johnson to Truett Latimer, October 18, 1962]
Letter from Wallace E. Johnson to Truett Latimer; He encloses an application for Mr. Latimer to fill and return. He also informs him that his (Mr. Latimer) letter to Gerald Martin has been referred to the writer.
Date:
October 18, 1962
Creator:
Johnson, Wallace E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Presbyt Coven]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church which begins their convention in Fort Worth.
Date:
June 18, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library