Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986] (open access)

[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]

Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date: April 5, 1986
Creator: Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 6PM Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 6PM Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 26, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: National banks] (open access)

[News Script: National banks]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a federal judge in Ohio ruling that the law barring national banks from making loans to political candidates as unconstitutional.
Date: June 30, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 6pm Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 6pm Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 8, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Glenn quits race] (open access)

[News Script: Glenn quits race]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about former astronaut John Glenn withdrawing from the Ohio senatorial race due to an ear ailment caused by a fall.
Date: March 30, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Evening news on national sports] (open access)

[News Script: Evening news on national sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 19, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 325.
Date: 1926
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, December 13, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, December 13, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre discussing state and federal taxes on transfers.
Date: December 13, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, October 22, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, October 22, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, on October 22, 1830. Bean has discovered that the government is paying Indians to move west of the Mississippi River, and he wonders if the Indians will attempt to retake their lands in Texas.
Date: October 22, 1830
Creator: Bean, Peter Elias
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 6pm Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 6pm Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 2, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New School incentives] (open access)

[News Script: New School incentives]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 13, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Gus A. Stirl, January 4, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Gus A. Stirl, January 4, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Gus A. Stirl discussing Sugarland Industries' account statements.
Date: January 4, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 6pm Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 6pm Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 3, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 17, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 17, 1942]

Letter from Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence, aviation, and a recent trip to visit relatives.
Date: July 17, 1942
Creator: Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 14, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 14, 1942]

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation,Thomas Kuenning's work, and wishing her happy holidays.
Date: December 14, 1942
Creator: Kuenning, Earl & Kuenning, Mrs. Earl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 20, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 20, 1941]

Letter from Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon informing her that she will sent her some pictures of Tom, thanking her for giving him hospitality, telling her about his travels, and wishing her happy holidays.
Date: December 20, 1941
Creator: Kuenning, Mrs. Earl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1991] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1991]

Scrapbook documenting the personal life and travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1991, including color photographs, tickets, menus, business cards, receipts, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel. 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..1991]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The New World, 1992] (open access)

[The New World, 1992]

Scrapbook documenting the life of John Logan Briggs Jr. and his friends, including photographs, menus, business cards, clippings, and tickets. The scrapbook also contains photographs of his travels, social gatherings and "The Experience."John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: 1992
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, September 25, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, September 25, 1946]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the firm's group health insurance policy that can only be accomplished based on certain conditions and not to drop their current individual policies.
Date: September 25, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. I. H. Kempner to Mr. David Weston and Mr. Dan Oppenheimer, July 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. I. H. Kempner to Mr. David Weston and Mr. Dan Oppenheimer, July 5, 1945]

Letter from Mr. I. H. Kempner to Mr. David Weston and Mr. Dan Oppenheimer discussing about late W. T. Eldridge's Trust Indenture to place stocks of the Sugarland industries in trust with United States National Bank and attorney's opinion on the issue.
Date: July 5, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History