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DART's Thomas Honored by Texas Tech University (open access)

DART's Thomas Honored by Texas Tech University

News release about DART's president/executive director, Gary Thomas, being recognized as a distinguished engineering alumni by his alma mater, Texas Tech University.
Date: May 3, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum]

Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the National WASP World War II Museum from the 64th annual Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs convention and Educational Conference.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pineywoods wineries (open access)

Pineywoods wineries

Research for an article about East Texas wineries that was published in the October 2011 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2011-10~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008

Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas A & M University Historically Underutilized Business Strategic Plan: 2009 (open access)

West Texas A & M University Historically Underutilized Business Strategic Plan: 2009

Report on a plan for West Texas A&M University outlining goals, objectives, measures, and other information about working with Historically Underutilized Businesses during fiscal year 2009.
Date: 2008?
Creator: West Texas A & M University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004

Interview with Jeffrey Gill, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a staff sergeant from 1995-2002 in Korea and Saudi Arabia. Gill describes his time as a hazmat technician, as well as the most and least memorable moments of his military career.
Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: McBride, Angelo & Gill, Jeffrey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000

Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, a teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sutherland talks about growing up in Center Point, her teaching career, and her father's book, "Kerr County Texas, 1856 to 1956." The interview includes excerpts from Sibyl's journal, documenting 43 years of her life.
Date: October 26, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Sutherland, Sibyl Bennett
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Leo Nugent, October 5, 1996

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Interview with Leo Nugent, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Hickam Field with the 11th Bombardment Group during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a photocopied data sheet on the 11th and 5th Bomb Groups [1 leaf]
Date: October 5, 1996
Creator: Blanchette, Scott & Nugent, Leo B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jim Mason, September 28, 1996

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Interview with Jim Mason, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a corpsman at the Naval Hospital during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941: also anecdotal information about Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Date: September 28, 1996
Creator: Sanchez, Jim & Mason, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Randy Mallory to Jack Lowry, August 29, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Randy Mallory to Jack Lowry, August 29, 1996]

Letter from Randy Mallory to Jack Lowry dated August 29, 1996 regarding a Texas Highways magazine article about city parks, nature centers, and preserves across Texas.
Date: August 29, 1996
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Ethic of Responsibility

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Texas Tech University Law School. She discusses the necessity of values in the legal profession and how lawyers are the defenders of democracy.
Date: May 13, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Mary Anna Sewalt, May 10, 1993

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Interview with Mary Anna Sewalt concerning her participation in the development of the Republican Party in Texas (1944-1993). Sewalt discusses her youth in West Texas, her employment with WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the New Deal years, her decision to join the Republican Party in 1947, her conservative philosophy, organizing the Republican Party of Denton County, the 1952 presidential campaign, activities with the Texas Federation of Republican Women, her positions on abortion, the Religious Right, and women's rights in general.
Date: May 10, 1993
Creator: Strickland, Kristi & Sewalt, Mary Anna
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bert Boydstun, March 3, 1993

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Interview with Bert Boydstun concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Boydstun worked at camps in Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820) and Palisade, Colorado. Interview includes Boydstun's experiences leading up to joining the CCC.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Henderson, John & Boydstun, Bert
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Steve Wingo, February 25, 1993

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Interview with Steve Wingo from Weatherford, Texas concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Wingo worked at camps in Fort Worth, Texas (Company 1816) and Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820).
Date: February 25, 1993
Creator: O'Day, Buckley & Wingo, Steve
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1065 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1065

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Lubbock Power and Light Company may contract with the Texas Tech Research Foundation if a Lubbock city councilman is chairman of the foundation board of directors (RQ-1676).
Date: June 28, 1989
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Release: Special To The Fort Worth Star-Telegram] (open access)

[News Release: Special To The Fort Worth Star-Telegram]

News release from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center news and publication office about Dr. May Owen receiving an honorary degree from Texas Tech. The release also discusses Dr. Owen's background, career, and other achievements.
Date: June 21, 1985
Creator: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joseph Henry Reuss: Founding Chairman of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

Joseph Henry Reuss: Founding Chairman of the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by James E. Pridgen before the Texas Surgical Society, providing a biographical sketch of Joseph Henry Reuss, who served as the first chairman of the Society. It includes a handwritten letter from Pridgen and an introductory statement.
Date: October 2, 1978
Creator: Pridgen, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bookmark hand illuminated by Sallie Willis Sinclair, undated] (open access)

[Bookmark hand illuminated by Sallie Willis Sinclair, undated]

A bookmark hand-illuminated by Sallie Willis Sinclair. The bookmark reads, "O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come. Psalm 90, Issac Watts."
Date: 19XX
Creator: Sinclair, Sallie Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood] (open access)

[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood]

Handwritten travel notes for flying between several Texas towns, with landmarks and distances between them.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Article: Endowed Chair Honors Pathologist, draft] (open access)

[News Article: Endowed Chair Honors Pathologist, draft]

Draft of a short news article intended to accompany a photograph in a newspaper. The text describes a photo of Dr. Grover E. Murray, and Willard Paine expressing their gratitude to Dr. May Owen for establishing the endowed Chair in Pathology in the School of Medicine at Texas Tech University. The photo is not included.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tarpley, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary] (open access)

[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. Handwriting at the top of each page reads, "Out of Rollie Burns Book Lubbock" and Rollie Burns Book Lubbock Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas] (open access)

[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. The excerpt comes from a book on Lubbock by Rollie Burns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History