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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
The Folklore of Texan Cultures
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Built in Texas
Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Educational Uplift along the U.S.-Mexico Border: How Students, Families, and Educators Cultivate a College-Going Culture in Contested Terrain
Using critical race theory and LatCrit as conceptual frameworks, I conducted a qualitative instrumental case study of a cadre of self-identified Mexican-American and Hispanic college students who bring college knowledge, goodwill, and aid to their border town communities. The purpose of this study was to explore how college knowledge and other forms of academic capital are transmitted and co-constructed in the contested terrain of the borderlands. Primary data sources included semi-structured interviews, participant and non-participant observation, and personal artifacts (e.g. newspaper articles, college admissions essays, social media, etc.) collected from 17 full-time undergraduate student participants, 11 males and 6 females, ranging from 19 to 22 years old, who were active members of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Supplemental data sources included semi-structured interviews with 23 family members and 9 educators identified by student participants, as well as a review of public records regarding student participant's border town communities (e.g. newspaper articles, census data, educational statistics, etc.). Findings detail how this group of college students manages the 'scholar' distinction in their hometown and utilizes distinct methods to promote academic capital formation. Specifically, this study delineates the following four types of scholars: (1) pioneers, (2) guardians, (3) ambassadors, and (4) advocates. Ultimately, …
Date:
August 2017
Creator:
Sanchez, Nydia C
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tone the Bell Easy
Volume of Texas and Mexican folklore, including folktales about witches, superstitions, slavery, folk cures, folk songs and other legends. The index begins on page 190.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Eighth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017
Annual financial report of the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date:
September 25, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Court of Appeals (8th)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at El Paso Operating Budget: 2018
Proposed budget for University of Texas at El Paso outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date:
2017
Creator:
University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History