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[Adoption Statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski]

Personal statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski regarding their adoption from the Changzhou CWI in Jiangsu Province, China. They discuss their chance encounter which lead to them discovering they were twins who had been adopted separately, Sarah by parents in Nashville, Tennessee and Celena by parents in New York City. There is a photo of Celena and Sarah on the second page of the statement.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Heath, Sarah & Kopinski, Celena
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bibliography: Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program (open access)

Bibliography: Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program

This bibliography accompanies a presentation for the 2016 Texas Library Association Conference in Houston, TX, April 19-22. The bibliography contains citations regarding assessment of professional development programs within academic libraries.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Sassen, Catherine; Harker, Karen & O'Toole, Erin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building Better Tools, Together (open access)

Building Better Tools, Together

Workshop Notes for the 2016 International Internet Preservation Consortium General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference. This workshop reviews the current status of web archiving tools, barriers to community development, available development resources, and how further development might be structured and funded.
Date: April 12, 2016
Creator: Jackson, Andy & Grotke, Abigail
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas City Council names long-time DART VP to board (open access)

Dallas City Council names long-time DART VP to board

News release about the appointment of Sue Bauman to the DART board of directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: April 28, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and Toyota supporting expanded transit choices in Collin County (open access)

DART and Toyota supporting expanded transit choices in Collin County

News release about DART receiving a $1 million grant to support non-emergency transportation services to medical facilities in northern Collin County.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Plans May Health Fair for Senior Citizens (open access)

DART Plans May Health Fair for Senior Citizens

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Art Contest Winners Announced (open access)

DART's Art Contest Winners Announced

News release about the winners of DART's annual student art contest.
Date: April 18, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Status of Women of Color: A Snapshot (open access)

Economic Status of Women of Color: A Snapshot

This publication offers the information on minority working women. Information relates to family income, unemployment, poverty, education, occupation, earnings, and the gender wage gap.
Date: April 2016
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fast Facts 1990-2014 (open access)

Fast Facts 1990-2014

This fact sheet presents statistics on the levels of green house gases in the United States.
Date: April 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards Review Book (open access)

Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards Review Book

This is an update to the Federal Performance Based Detention Standards.
Date: April 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Justice.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genre Terms for Tabletop Games (open access)

Genre Terms for Tabletop Games

This document contains genre terms for cataloging table top games within the University of North Texas Libraries Media Library.
Date: April 26, 2016
Creator: Robson, Diane; Yanowski, Kevin & Sassen, Catherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers (open access)

If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers

This document contains the script for the presentation "If Casals or Primrose Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You? Thoughts on Editions of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites and Their Use by Performers."
Date: April 23, 2016
Creator: Justice, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meeting Minutes for TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7, April 9, 2016 (open access)

Meeting Minutes for TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7, April 9, 2016

A document that records the meeting minutes from the April 9 meeting of the Arlington Chapter of TXSSAR. Sections are given to each formal portion of the meeting's proceedings and smaller notes are included beneath the larger headers.
Date: April 9, 2016
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music for Silent "Spook Tales" in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections (open access)

Music for Silent "Spook Tales" in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections

This document contains notes to accompany the presentation for "Music for Silent 'Spook Tales' in the University of North Texas Music Library Special Collections.
Date: April 23, 2016
Creator: Leonard, Kendra Preston, 1974-
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 6, 2016] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 6, 2016]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for April 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alton Frost, April 8, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alton Frost, April 8, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alton Frost. Frost joined the Navy in September 1942 after finishing high school. He went to flight school and switched to the Marine Corps so he could fly single engine planes. He then was assigned to fly dive bombers in Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241). Frost joined the squadron in the Solomon Islands in time to go to the Philippines. He shares a few anecdotes of his combat flight experiences. When the war ended, Frost elected to serve in the Reserves but was not recalled for the Jorean War. He left the Reserves and resigned his commission.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Frost, Alton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Henshaw, April 22, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Daniel Henshaw, April 22, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Daniel Henshaw. Henshaw joined the Army Air Forces in March of 1942. He served as a C-47 pilot with the 434th Troop Carrier Group, 19th Bomb Wing. Henshaw was stationed in England, and completed missions over France, including flying combat paratroopers on airborne assaults during the invasion of Normandy. He continued his service after the war ended, serving in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, retiring as a colonel in 1974.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Henshaw, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Shackelford, April 27, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edward Shackelford, April 27, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Shackelford. Shackelford joined the Army Air Forces in March 1943. He completed basic training in Miami Beach, Florida. From there he went to Fort Collins, Colorado, and had weapons training and learned to be a clerk typist. He then went to Gunter Field, Alabama, and worked with budgets and accounting, before he volunteered to go overseas. He was with the 13th Air Force Headquarters on Palawan. In June 1944 he boarded a ship to New Caledonia where he worked in casual labor then relocated to Guadalcanal where he trained to be a radio operator. From there he went to Bougainville and worked in the DF station where they helped lost Marine aviators find their base. He then transferred to the Philippines to work in a radio station as a clerk typist and he ran the Airmen’s club. In December 1945 he came back to San Francisco and was discharged.
Date: April 27, 2016
Creator: Shackelford, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Felix Burrus, April 10, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Felix Burrus, April 10, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Felix Burrus. Burrus joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1944. He completed Airplane Mechanics School, and served as a B-29 mechanic with the 5th Bomb Group, 313th Bomb Wing. In early 1945, Burrus was assigned to Clark Field in the Philippines, where he worked through the end of the war. He received his discharge in November of 1946.
Date: April 10, 2016
Creator: Burrus, Felix
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Jennings. Jennings joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1942 and trained at Wichita Falls. He eventually became a flight engineer on B-26 bombers. Jennings recalls several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date: April 12, 2016
Creator: Jennings, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John E. Montgomery, April 21, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John E. Montgomery, April 21, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John E Montgomery. Montgomery joined the Army in February 1943. He studied navigation and mathematics at Clarion State Teachers College, Pennsylvania, then graduated from flying school in Douglas, Georgia in May of 1944. He transferred to Sarasota, Florida in September and completed P-51 gunnery school. In early 1945, Montgomery was deployed to Hawaii to join the 20th Air Force. Beginning in April, he traveled to Iwo Jima, Guam, Tokyo and Saipan, completing 10 bombing missions over Japan and Chichi-Jima. He describes living on Iwo Jima and Saipan. He remained in Saipan from December through April of 1946, then returned home and received his discharge.
Date: April 21, 2016
Creator: Montgomery, John E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Miles, April 7, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Miles, April 7, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Miles. Miles made a deal with the local draft board in his area that he would join the Army right after his sister was married. When she married in 1945, he joined the Army, trained at Fort Lewis and went to Japan on occupation duty. He was assigned to an engineer unit and constructed facilities in occupied Japan. He returned, was discharged and went on to attend Georgia Tech.
Date: April 7, 2016
Creator: Miles, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Barclay. Barclay joined the Army in February of 1943. He served as a rifleman with the 27th Infantry Division, 165th Infantry Regiment. He deployed to Honolulu, Hawaii in May. Barclay participated in the Battle of Makin in November, the Battle of Saipan in mid-1944, the Battle of Okinawa in April of 1945. He received his discharge in November.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Barclay, Kenneth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leroy Raeber, April 16, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leroy Raeber, April 16, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leroy Raeber. Raeber joined the Navy in October of 1942. He served with the 62nd Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, and on Admiral Chester Nimitz’s maintenance staff. Raeber was stationed on Iwo Jima from 25 February through 1 May 1945, building a seawater conversion tank, filtering salt water to drinking water. He received a discharge in October of 1945.
Date: April 16, 2016
Creator: Raeber, Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History