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Oral History Interview with Mansfield Millington Bascom, January 29, 2000

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Interview with engineer and Army veteran Mansfield Millington Bascom. The interview includes Bascom's personal experiences about the European Theater during World War II, basic training, action on the Siegfried Line, the Battle of Aachen, individual episodes of close ground combat, German tank concentrations immediately prior to the Ardennes Offensive, being wounded and evacuating from the front, recuperation, and returning to the states.
Date: January 29, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bascom, Mansfield Millington
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis] (open access)

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis for 25 years of membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It reads: "Twenty-Five Years of Continuous Membership. This Certifies that Hester Beck Willis #012499 is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, having been admitted to membership on January 11, 1984. In Witness Whereof the President General and Senior Members Committee Chair subscribe their names and have caused the seal of the Association to be hereunto affixed at Killeen, Texas this 16th day of May AD 2009."
Date: May 16, 2009
Creator: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Saddam Statue in Fort Hood] captions transcript

[News Clip: Saddam Statue in Fort Hood]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 26, 2005, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Epiphany on the Prairie: A Whirlwind Tour of Dinosaurs, Downtowns, and Heavenly Delights (open access)

Epiphany on the Prairie: A Whirlwind Tour of Dinosaurs, Downtowns, and Heavenly Delights

Text for an article about the areas between between Tyler and Dallas, Texas that was published in the September 2000 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2000-09~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holiday Lights Galore (open access)

Holiday Lights Galore

Text about drive-through holiday light parks that was published in the "When..." section of a December 2000 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2000-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past. (open access)

Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past.

Draft of an article about train museums across Texas that was published in the February 2001 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone. (open access)

Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone.

Text for an article about drive-through holiday lights parks that was published in the December 2000 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25-26, 2008] (open access)

[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25-26, 2008]

Minutes of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Board of Managers meeting covering the general sessions, held October 25-26, 2008 at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Temple, Texas. It includes information about the committees and business covered by the attending members.
Date: 2008-10-25/2008-10-26
Creator: Pugh, Don
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000

Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25, 2008] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 25, 2008]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held from October 25, 2008, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Temple, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order by President Harry Fife in the Salon C & D in the Hilton Garden Inn.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Compatriot, Summer 2008 (open access)

The Texas Compatriot, Summer 2008

Newsletter of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, published in the summer of 2008, containing organizational news and updates, as well as other information of interest to members.
Date: Summer 2008
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 78, 2007 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 78, 2007

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heritage, 2009, Volume 3 (open access)

Heritage, 2009, Volume 3

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 2008] (open access)

[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 2008]

Committee Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 2008 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Officer Reports: October 2008] (open access)

[TXSSAR Officer Reports: October 2008]

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 2008 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Central Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: September 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 495, Chapter 1198 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 495, Chapter 1198

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the student enrollment required for the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas as an independent general academic teaching institution.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Archaeological Survey of Drainage Improvements Along South Nolan Creek, Bell County, Texas (open access)

An Archaeological Survey of Drainage Improvements Along South Nolan Creek, Bell County, Texas

An archaeological Survey with the intent to make channel improvements along the banks of South Nolan Creek from Fort Hood Road to 28th street in Killeen, Texas
Date: March 21, 2008
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Bell County, Block 1

Parent map for Bell County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:12,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Bell County, Block 2

Parent map for Bell County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:12,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Bell County, Block 3

Parent map for Bell County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:12,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History