This study examines the effect of employment on the school life, progress, citizenship, and character of middle school children. Data for the study came from an examination of students attending middle school in Odessa, Texas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the bond being reduced for Johnny Meadows.

Photograph of the rear of the Ector County Courthouse in Odessa. The roads are wet from a recent rain, and there are many cars parked in front of the building. A staircase under the overhang leads to the back entrance.

Photograph of the Ector County Courthouse in Odessa, Texas. The roads are wet from a recent rain, and there are many trees in front of the building.

Photograph of the Ector County Courthouse in Odessa, Texas. The roads are wet from a recent rain, and there are many trees obscuring the view of the building.

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Eligibility of certain bonds of Ector County to participate in the County and Road District Highway Fund provided in House Bill No. 688, Forty-Sixth Legislature, Regular Session, 1939.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

A letter written to Major T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from H. H. Beagle - President and Jerry Debenport - Manager, Odessa Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Odessa, Texas, dated August 30, 1941. Invitation issued to Major Carswell and his men of the Texas Defense Guard to attend the REGIONAL REVIEW, INSPECTION and BARBEQUE in Odessa, Texas. "A genuinely cordial and typical WEST TEXAS WELCOME awaits you !"

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) is a public university that serves over 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students as a branch of the University of Texas system located in Odessa, Ector County, Texas. The UTPB was established as an upper-division and graduate school on February 4, 1969, and first opened its doors to students in September, 1973. This historical study focuses on the development and progress of the UTPB from its inception until it was elevated from an upper-level institution to a four-year university twenty-two years later. The formation, mission, and curriculum are examined as well as are faculty and student characteristics and support. This study addresses the background history of higher education in the region, the role of community and college leaders in the UTPB's creation and struggle for four-year status, and the UTPB's unique features. The study was conducted by collecting data from available primary and secondary sources. The written data were then subjected to both external and internal criticism to determine the authorship and meaning of the documents. To explain events and put the written documents in context, oral histories, given by participants, were used. The educational opportunities offered by the UTPB have enriched …

Letter from Hulon Brown to Truett Latimer discussing a group gathering they are both attending in Odessa.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Azle Indians who are back home after winning the Texas State Championship of the Junior Amateur Baseball Association.

Letter from Henri Pepper to Tami O'Bannion informing her that the museum will not be giving any of their artifacts and providing a list of other women who may be able to help.

Photograph of a cowboy riding on a bucking horse. There is another man behind him also on a horse. Written below the photograph is "Hook'im Cowboy - Why don' the darn thing buck? Jack Nolan."

The purpose of this study is to determine as accurately as possible from an examination of contemporary records and from interpretations of scholars what the structure and conventions of the Globe Theater were in the hope that the projected reconstruction of the theater in Odessa may be as near the original as is possible and feasible.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the newest addition to the University of Texas system of the University of Texas at Permian Basin being christened at the construction site.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

The problem under consideration is to determine the effect of certain prevailing environmental conditions of a distracting nature upon the process of study in the first grade. The conditions selected, those which are common to the schoolroom or home environment, were chewing gum, physical education classes, room confusion, rhythm band, singing, and recorded music. This study attempted to determine to what degree, if any, each of these distracting environmental conditions affect the process of study in the first grade.

The potential college students of the Odessa area need to know which type of school best suits their personal needs. The area around Odessa offers the highest paid secretarial Jobs in the state, with some 500 oil and oil supply firms employing from one to fifty full-time secretaries, with salaries ranging from $200 to 4325 per month. The opportunities for accountants, bookkeepers and auditors in the Odessa area is unlimited, and they earn from 4350 to $450 per month. The Odessa area also employs approximately 30 business teachers. 1 The. high school graduate is often at a loss as to whether to take advantage of a business course in a private business college in Odessa or whether to study business administration for one or two years at the local junior college, either in preparation for a job or for additional education at another college or university. A great deal of time and money may be wasted if a potential student attends the school that does not fulfill his needs. In view of the above, the purpose of this study is to make comparisons between the two types of schools in an effort to determine the type of school most suited …

Operating budget containing information on the proposed appropriations and expenditures of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin for fiscal year 2015.

A form letter addressed to Major T. N. Carswell, Commanding 10th Bn. Texas Defense Guard, Abilene, Texas, from Arthur B. Knickerbocker, Major Infantry Texas Defense Guard, Commanding 34th Battalion, Odessa, Texas, dated August 25, 1941. The Commander of the 34th Battalion invites Carswell and the 10th Battalion to attend the Regional Review, requests a response regarding number of participants to expect and advises Carswell retain the enclosed Schedule of Events, Requests, and Map. Enclosures include: Tentative Schedule of Events for Regional Texas Defense Guard Parade, Review and Barbecue to be held Sunday, September 7, 1941; Special Request No. 1 requesting that Commanders and Officers attend gathering to become aquainted and the luncheon following; Special Request No. 2 requesting the officers from each unit attend the meeting where they will receive detailed instructions of the schedule of events; TEXAS DEFENSE GUARD 34th Battalion Headquarters, ODESSA, TEXAS. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAPS; Map for Regional Texas Defense Guard Parade in downtown Odessa, Texas. Details the location of units in line of march, in columns of 3.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Azle Indians who are back home after winning the Texas State Championship of the Junior Amateur Baseball Association.

Proposed budget for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin outlining expected operating expenses, available funds, and other relevant information for fiscal year 2012.

Proposed budget for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin outlining expected operating expenses, available funds, and other relevant information for fiscal year 2013.