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[Photograph 2012.201.B0074.0657]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Edmond's David Duncan finds the hand of U.S. Grant's Byron Jones between him and two points."
Date:
December 15, 1985
Creator:
Hellstern, Paul
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1910
Weekly newspaper from Canton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising. Canton derived its name from Cantonment, a nearby military post that was established in 1879.
Date:
December 15, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 223, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1917
Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1917
Creator:
Stafford, R. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mangum Star (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1921
Weekly newspaper from Mangum, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1921
Creator:
Jessee, Elmer V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph of Treys Singing Group]
Photograph of the Treys Singing Group, who visit Shreveport, Louisiana for a Christmas television special. The three women wear matching white blouses and skirts with a reindeer pattern. They pose by a piano.
Date:
December 15, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph of Treys Singing Group]
Photograph of the Treys Singing Group, who visit Shreveport, Louisiana for a Christmas television program. They wear matching white blouses and skirts with a reindeer pattern, and they pose in front of a decorated Christmas tree.
Date:
December 15, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph of Treys Singing Group]
Photograph of the Treys Singing Group, who visit Shreveport, Louisiana for a Christmas television program. They wear matching white blouses and light-colored skirts, and they pose by a piano.
Date:
December 15, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Behind the Walls: a Guide for Family and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates
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Texas holds one in every nine U.S. inmates. Behind the Walls is a detailed description of one of the world's largest prison systems by a long-time convict trained as an observer and reporter. It spotlights the day-to-day workings of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-what's good, what's bad, which programs work and which ones do not, and examines if practice really follows official policy. Written to inform about the processes, services, activities, issues, and problems of being incarcerated, this book is invaluable to anyone who has a relative or friend incarcerated in Texas, or for those who want to understand how prisoners live, eat, work, play, and die in a contemporary U.S. prison. Containing a short history of Texas prisons and advice on how to help inmates get out and stay out of prison, this book is the only one of its kind-written by a convict still incarcerated and dedicated to dispelling the ignorance and fear that shroud Texas prisons. Renaud discusses living quarters, food, and clothing, along with how prisoners handle money, mail, visits, and phone calls. He explores the issues of drugs, racism, gangs, and violence as well as what an inmate can learn about his parole, custody …
Date:
December 15, 2002
Creator:
Renaud, Jorge Antonio
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folklore: in All of Us, in All We Do
Compilation of articles about various topics related to folklore organized into five chapters by subject: "The first tackles this issue of folklore and its relationship to history, with some of the articles trying to provide some of that folkloric filler to historical facts. Another chapter focuses on women; one features various types of occupational lore; and another is a tongue-in-cheek look at 'shady characters' such as police officers, politicians, and horsetraders. A final chapter has no theme; it is a catch-all, containing a few interesting articles you may remember from some of our [Texas Folklore Society's] most recent meetings" (p. viii).
Date:
December 15, 2006
Creator:
Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Death Lore: Texas Rituals, Superstitions, and Legends of the Hereafter
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Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to talk about dying, it’s the only thing that happens to all of us–and there’s no way to get around it. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. The first chapter examines places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. Chapter Two features articles about how people die and the rituals associated with funerals and burials. The third chapter explores some of the stranger stories about what happens after we’re gone, and the last chapter offers some philosophical musings about death in general, as well as our connection to those who have gone before.
Date:
December 15, 2008
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Always for the Underdog: Leather Britches Smith and the Grabow War
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Louisiana’s Neutral Strip, an area of pine forests, squats between the Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers on the border of East Texas. Originally a lawless buffer zone between Spain and the United States, its hardy residents formed tight-knit communities for protection and developed a reliance on self, kin, and neighbor. In the early 1900s, the timber boom sliced through the forests and disrupted these dense communities. Mill towns sprang up, and the promise of money lured land speculators, timber workers, unionists, and a host of other characters, such as the outlaw Leather Britches Smith. That moment continues to shape the place’s cultural consciousness, and people today fashion a lore connected to this time. In a fascinating exploration of the region, Keagan LeJeune unveils the legend of Leather Britches, paralleling the stages of the outlaw’s life to the Neutral Strip’s formation. LeJeune retells each stage of Smith’s life: his notorious past, his audacious deeds of robbery and even generosity, his rumored connection to a local union strike—the Grabow War—significant in the annals of labor history, and his eventual death. As the outlaw’s life vividly unfolds, Always for the Underdog also reveals the area’s history and cultural landscape. Often using the particulars of …
Date:
December 15, 2010
Creator:
LeJeune, Keagan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hide, Horn, Fish, and Fowl: Texas Hunting and Fishing Lore
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What would cause someone to withstand freezing temperatures in a cramped wooden box for hours on end, or stand in waist-high rushing waters, flicking a pole back and forth over and over—in many cases with nothing whatsoever to show for his efforts? Why is it that, into the twenty-first century, with the convenience of practically any type of red meat or fish available at the local supermarket, we continue to hunt game and fish on open waters? The answer is that no matter how sophisticated we think we are, no matter how technologically advanced we become, there is still something deep within us that beckons us to “the hunt.” This desire creates the customs, beliefs, and rituals related to hunting—for deer, hogs, and other four-legged critters, as well as fish and snakes, and other things that perhaps aren’t physically alive, but capture our interest as much as the prey mentioned above. These rituals and customs lead to some of our most treasured stories, legends, and practices. This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society includes serious, introspective articles on hunting and fishing, as well as humorous tall tales and “windies” about the big ones that got away—all lore …
Date:
December 15, 2011
Creator:
Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traqueros: Mexican Railroad Workers in the United States, 1870 to 1930
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Perhaps no other industrial technology changed the course of Mexican history in the United States—and Mexico—than did the coming of the railroads. Tens of thousands of Mexicans worked for the railroads in the United States, especially in the Southwest and Midwest. Extensive Mexican American settlements appeared throughout the lower and upper Midwest as the result of the railroad. Only agricultural work surpassed railroad work in terms of employment of Mexicans. In Traqueros, Jeffrey Marcos Garcílazo mined numerous archives and other sources to provide the first and only comprehensive history of Mexican railroad workers across the United States, with particular attention to the Midwest. He first explores the origins and process of Mexican labor recruitment and immigration and then describes the areas of work performed. He reconstructs the workers’ daily lives and explores not only what the workers did on the job but also what they did at home and how they accommodated and/or resisted Americanization. Boxcar communities, strike organizations, and “traquero culture” finally receive historical acknowledgment. Integral to his study is the importance of family settlement in shaping working class communities and consciousness throughout the Midwest.
Date:
December 15, 2012
Creator:
Garcilazo, Jeffrey Marcos
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Indianola Enterprise. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Indianola, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1905
Creator:
Williams, B. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On
The Texas Folklore Society has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years now, and I don’t really think there’s any mystery as to what keeps the organization going strong. The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors. We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members—young members, many of whom are college or even high school students. These presentations are oftentimes given during sessions right alongside some of our oldest members. We’ve also had long-time members who’ve been around for years but had never yet given papers; thankfully, they finally took the opportunity to present their research, fulfilling the mission of the TFS: to collect, preserve, and present the lore of Texas and the Southwest. You’ll find in this book some of the best articles from those presentations. The first fruits of our youngest or newest members include Acayla Haile on the folklore of plants. Familiar and well-respected names like J. Rhett Rushing and Kenneth W. Davis discuss folklore about monsters and the classic “widow’s revenge” tale. These works—and the people who produced them—represent the secret behind the history of the …
Date:
December 15, 2012
Creator:
Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009
The Texas Folklore Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations in the state. Its secret for longevity lies in those things that make it unique, such as its annual meeting that seems more like a social event or family reunion than a formal academic gathering. This book examines the Society’s members and their substantial contributions to the field of folklore over the last century. Some articles focus on the research that was done in the past, while others offer studies that continue today. For example, L. Patrick Hughes explores historical folk music, while Meredith Abarca focuses on Mexican American folk healers and the potential direction of research on them today. Other articles are more personal reflections about why our members have been drawn to the TFS for fellowship and fun. This book does more than present a history of the Texas Folklore Society: it explains why the TFS has lasted so long, and why it will continue.
Date:
December 15, 2009
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Let's Do
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In the nine stories of Let’s Do, various calamities strike ordinary Midwesterners, who cope with a mixture of good intentions and ineptitude. Balancing humor with painful clarity, author Rebecca Meacham pulls readers into the lives of characters who struggle with—and more often against—change. “Rebecca Meacham has one of the freshest voices I've encountered in a long time. Blatantly wise, she creates stories that are deliciously subversive, brave and outrageous, reminiscent of a young Alice Hoffman. As the lives of her characters get derailed, they move with the damaged grace of walking through broken glass on tiptoe. This is a writer whose words speak with emotional resonance about the resilience of the human heart—a beautiful, authentic talent who knows that when you turn life upside down, you get good measures of both trouble and laughter, a lesson the very best writers recognize early.”—Jonis Agee, judge
Date:
December 15, 2004
Creator:
Meacham, Rebecca
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore
Collection of folklore stories and personal anecdotes that relate to travel in Texas, grouped into broad topics that include historic and modern modes of transportation. Index starts on page 281.
Date:
December 15, 2007
Creator:
Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph 2012.201.B0119A.0244]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jerome Byrd talks with James Diggs and Bruce Batchelor, from left."
Date:
December 15, 1984
Creator:
Southerland, Paul B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0105.0476]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "TAKING THEM OUT to the ball game all those years couldn't have been that bad, decide Stewart Meyers Sr., left, and Vernon "Buffy" Brewer, both former chairmen of the Metropolitan YMCA Junior Baseball Commission."
Date:
December 15, 1969
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Nelson Mandela" Twitter Dataset
This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for several Twitter search queries that were collected the week following the death of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013 using the twarc (https://github.com/edsu/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 10,678,479 Tweets make up the combined dataset.
Date:
December 15, 2013
Creator:
Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type:
Dataset
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arlington National Cemetery: Additional Actions Needed to Continue Improvements in Contract Management
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "What GAO Found"
Date:
December 15, 2011
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Gap: Actions Needed to Address Noncompliance with S Corporation Tax Rules
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "S corporations are one of the fastest growing business types, accounting for nearly 4 million businesses in 2006. However, long-standing problems with S corporation compliance produce revenue losses in individual income taxes and employment taxes. GAO was asked to (1) describe the reasons businesses choose to become S corporations, (2) analyze types of S corporation noncompliance, what IRS has done to address noncompliance, and options to improve compliance, and (3) further analyze the extent of shareholder compensation noncompliance and identify options for improving compliance. GAO analyzed IRS research and examination data; interviewed IRS officials, examiners and other knowledgeable stakeholders; and reviewed relevant literature."
Date:
December 15, 2009
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Large Truck Safety: Federal Enforcement Efforts Have Been Stronger Since 2000, but Oversight of State Grants Needs Improvement
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "About 5,000 people die and more than 120,000 are injured each year from crashes involving large trucks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has several enforcement programs to improve truck safety and funds similar enforcement programs in states through its Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Following concern by Congress and others in 1999 that FMCSA's enforcement approach was ineffective, the agency committed to take stronger actions. This study reports on how FMCSA's enforcement approach has changed, how it makes decisions about its enforcement approach, and how it ensures that its grants to states contribute to the agency's mission of saving lives."
Date:
December 15, 2005
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library