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[Certificate of Appointment of K.K. Legett as Delegate] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment of K.K. Legett as Delegate]

Certificate signed by J.S. Hogg, Governor of Texas, appointing K.K. Legett as delegate to the North and South Railway Convention at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Date: May 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article and Letter from Ellouise Cockrell Stevenson to W.J. Bryan - February 24, 1938] (open access)

[Newspaper Article and Letter from Ellouise Cockrell Stevenson to W.J. Bryan - February 24, 1938]

Small newspaper clipping of an article from the Abilene Reporter, speaking of a letter addressed to W.J. Bryan that was found in a building in Nebraska. Also included is a letter from Ellouise Cockrell Stevenson to W.J. Bryan, containing a transcript of an article written by Stevenson's father about the location of the Federal Court in Abilene.
Date: {1938-02-24,1971-09-24}
Creator: Stevenson, Ellouise Cockrell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, a pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Sieker discusses his grandfather's immigration from Germany. In addition to his stories from his extensive flying career, he also talks about his service in the military during World War II, his various occupations throughout the years, and his work against the screwworm infestation.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Beulah Harriss scrapbook] (open access)

[Beulah Harriss scrapbook]

Scrapbook of photographs belonging to Beulah Harriss, a 1914 graduate of the University of Nebraska, who came to Denton to teach at the North Texas State Normal College. She was the first woman to be hired into the athletics department of the school, coaching women's basketball among other sports. Harriss also organized the first Denton Girl Scouts troop in 1919, founded the Green Jackets Club in 1926, and was one of 13 professors from North Texas State Teachers College who started the Denton County Teachers Federal Credit Union (DATCU) in 1936. The scrapbook contains 11 loose photos which have been scanned and ordered after the pages of the book. More information about the contents of the photographs can be found in the finding aid for the Historical Collection, found at http://findingaids.library.unt.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=779.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Kady B. Faulkner] (open access)

[Letter from Kady B. Faulkner]

A letter from Kady B. Faulkner to Carl B. Compton regarding art exhibitions.
Date: April 9, 1941
Creator: Faulkner, Kady B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being snowed-in in Lincoln, NE, flying from there to Dallas in a P-51, a crate of oranges from the recipient, recent correspondence, ferrying more P-51s, her uniform, planning to visit with Jackie Cochran, and plans for after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank L. Williams to T. N. Carswell - December 8, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Frank L. Williams to T. N. Carswell - December 8, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Frank L. Williams, Editor, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, dated December 8, 1941. Williams defines Americanism.
Date: December 8, 1941
Creator: Williams, Frank L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Lawrence to T. N. Carswell - December 13, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Lawrence to T. N. Carswell - December 13, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Committee On Americanism, American Legion Post No. 57, from J. E. Lawrence, Editor, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, dated December 13, 1941. J. E. Lawrence defines Americanism.
Date: December 13, 1941
Creator: Lawrence, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Skaters] (open access)

[News Script: Skaters]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 57 young women who were vying for the Miss Texas crown face the competition with no more determination.
Date: July 11, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library