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A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune (open access)

A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 635.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train on the Old Mexican Railway]

The daylight train No. 51, eastbound, traverses a trestle on the Old Mexican Railway, over the electrified division between Esperanza and Paso del Macho, enroute from Mexico City to Veracruz in August 1964.
Date: 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Private Rail car at Jalapa, Mexico]

Division Superintendent's private car at Jalapa, Mexico,on the National railways of Mexico's line extending from Veracruz to Mexico City. August 1964. This was formerly the Old Interoceanic Railway, a 3-foot gauge railroad, which was converted to standard gauge in 1948.
Date: August 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Esperanza Station]

Esperanza Station on the Old Mexican Railway, formerly the "Queen's Own" in August 1964. Photographed from the rear-end of passenger train No. 51, eastbound, enroute from Mexico City to Veracruz. This 269-mile line is one of the great scenic routes in the Republic of Mexico.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Monaghan, M.D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1964]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a small photo of the children with their cousin in the center. There are black-and-white illustrations around the outside of the photo depicting baby Jesus in a manger with sheep and an angel at the bottom and the star at the top; the words "Felices Pascuas" are at the top of the postcard and "Pròspero Año Nuevo" are at the bottom. In the photograph, the boys are wearing their school uniforms and the girls are wearing dresses; they are posed together in two lines on the stairs outside of a house. They are, from left to right: John Arthur, Paula (Daniels), and Byron Lee in the back; Lawrence Alden, and Carol Lynn in the front. A handwritten note under the photograph says, "Arthur, Paula, Byron, Larry, Lynn, Wendell & Janie Tarver. Dec - 1964."
Date: December 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Boys in School Uniforms]

Photograph of Byron Lee Tarver (left) and John Arthur (right) posing together wearing their school uniforms. They are standing on a grass lawn in front of a bush near a stucco wall and have their hands clasped behind their backs. The uniform includes a white shirt and slacks, navy jacket, and a white cap with a dark brim. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Arthur & Byron Tarver, September 1964, In Instituto Fraco Mexicano uniforms -- Taken in front yard, 303 Rio Brazo sur Colonia del Valle, Monterrey, N. L., Mexico."
Date: September 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

National Palace

Photograph of the National Palace in Mexico City in Mexico.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Palace of Fine Arts, Zocalo at night

Photograph of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City at night.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Zocalo at night

Photograph of Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico at night.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Veracruz Monument to the Men of the Sea

Photograph of a monument with figures dedicated to the men of the sea in Veracruz in Mexico.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral - Sarcristy

Photograph of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral's Sarcristy Chapel in Mexico.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Indians of Sierra Madres visited] (open access)

[News Script: Indians of Sierra Madres visited]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas News cameraman Wayne Brown and his companion visiting the Tarahumara tribe in Mexico.
Date: January 22, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda Quinn, March 27, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda Quinn, March 27, 1964]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda Quinn listing down the tax assessments and requesting for signatures.
Date: March 27, 1964
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Simmons] (open access)

[News Script: Simmons]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.
Date: November 19, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Indians of Sierra Madres visited] captions transcript

[News Clip: Indians of Sierra Madres visited]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Texas News cameraman Wayne Brown and his companion visiting the Tarahumara tribe in Mexico.
Date: January 22, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

National Palace, Zocalo at night

Photograph of the National Palace in Mexico City at night.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner Jr., August 21, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner Jr., August 21, 1964]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. discussing stocks and investments.
Date: August 21, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harrison Gardner to Harris L. Kempner, June 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Harrison Gardner to Harris L. Kempner, June 23, 1964]

Handwritten letter from Harrison Gardner to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the recent letter and promising to pay him a visit soon.
Date: June 23, 1964
Creator: Gardner, Harrison
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Band] (open access)

[News Script: Band]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about members of the Arlington High School band arriving from Mexico City, where they staged several concerts and parades as well as performing in three other cities.
Date: July 7, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #2] (open access)

[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #2]

Photocopies of a report which resulted from a confidential investigation into the background of George de Mohrenschildt. The report states that George de Mohrenschildt and his wife lived a "beatnik" lifestyle and were highly educated. An account of his credit report, arrest record, and marriage record is included.
Date: September 3, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #1] (open access)

[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #1]

Photocopies of a report which resulted from a confidential investigation into the background of George de Mohrenschildt. The report states that George de Mohrenschildt and his wife lived a "beatnik" lifestyle and were highly educated. An account of his credit report, arrest record, and marriage record is included. De Mohrenschildt was an acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife, Marina.
Date: September 3, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History