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Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisment from Sargent Colors] (open access)

[Advertisment from Sargent Colors]

The top portion of the Sargent Colors catalog sent by Walter Bray to Carl B. Compton about advertising in The Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank Callcott] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Callcott]

A letter from Frank Callcott to Carl B. Compton about packing prints for the Southwestern University Arts Club.
Date: February 21, 1940
Creator: Callcott, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Gertrude Ferris to Carl Compton, April 8, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Ferris to Carl Compton, April 8, 1941]

Thank-you letter from Gertrude Ferris to Carl B. Compton regarding an order for advertising in The Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: April 8, 1941
Creator: Ferris, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Advertising agreement] (open access)

[Advertising agreement]

An advertising agreement for Carl Compton from the publication of the Associated Art Instructors of Texas for the Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: March 20, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Advertising agreement] (open access)

[Advertising agreement]

An advertising agreement for Carl Compton from the publication of the Associated Art Instructors of Texas for the Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from E. S. Anderson to Carl Compton, March 27, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from E. S. Anderson to Carl Compton, March 27, 1941]

A letter from E.S. Anderson to Carl B. Compton regarding advertising for the Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: March 27, 1941
Creator: Anderson, E. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Arthur L. Guptill] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur L. Guptill]

A letter from Arthur L. Guptill to Carl B. Compton regarding permission to reprint an article from American Artist publication in "The Texas Art Teacher" magazine.
Date: April 12, 1941
Creator: Guptill, Arthur L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lillian Kuduer] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Kuduer]

A letter from Lillian Kuduer, Editorial Secretary at McGraw-Hill Book Company, to Carl B. Compton about the rejection of his manuscript.
Date: January 15, 1940
Creator: Kuduer, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frederic Taubes] (open access)

[Letter from Frederic Taubes]

A letter addressed to Carl B. Compton from Frederic Taubes about a suggestion he had made to him about using Natural Copal Resin for mixing oil paints.
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: Taubes, Frederic
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Nahum Tschacbasov to Carl Compton, April 23, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Nahum Tschacbasov to Carl Compton, April 23, 1941]

Letter from Nahum Tschacbasov to Carl B. Compton inviting him to submit an artwork for the American Library of Color Slides publication.
Date: April 23, 1941
Creator: Tschacbasov, Nahum
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Arthur L. Guptill] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur L. Guptill]

A letter from Arthur L. Guptill to Carl B. Compton regarding an advertising request.
Date: February 17, 1941
Creator: Guptill, Arthur L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank Callcott] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Callcott]

A letter from Frank Callcott to Carl B. Compton in reply to Carl's invitation to him to become a member of the Southwestern University Arts Club.
Date: January 24, 1940
Creator: Callcott, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Michael M. Engel] (open access)

[Letter from Michael M. Engel]

A letter from Michael M. Engel, from M. Grumbacher Art Supplies, to Carl B. Compton regarding the plans of the Associated Art Instructors of Texas.
Date: February 25, 1941
Creator: Engel, Michael M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library