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Shortchanged: Uncovering the Value of Pre-Removal Cherokee Property (open access)

Shortchanged: Uncovering the Value of Pre-Removal Cherokee Property

This article estimates the value of the Cherokee's land and other property that was lost due to the tribe's removal to Indian Territory. Economist Matthew Gregg has performed a detailed mathematical analysis of land sale records in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia around the time of removal. He arrives at an assessment that is consonant with Cherokee Chief John Ross's 1838 figure.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Gregg, Matthew T.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment (open access)

UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment

This publication provides an overview of global and regional environmental issues policy decisions during 2009.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William Alexander Hatcher, December 4, 2008

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with William Hatcher, a World War II Army veteran (29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force). Hatcher discusses concerning his his childhood and education; family's experiences in the Great Depression; decision to attend University of Tennessee-Knoxville and major in mechanical engineering; memories of Pearl Harbor attack; decision to join U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942; 1943 call-up; basic training at Ft. Belvoir, Va.; instruction in engineering, communications, and radar repair at City College of New York and Chanute Field, Ill.; assignments to Truax Field, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla.; meeting future wife, Jean E. Sheppard, at USO Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.; transfer to B-29 unit and bases in Neb. And Kan.; deployment to Guam with 29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, March 1945; details of high-altitude radar repair work; aspects of daily life for American soldiers stationed in Guam; descriptions of devastation of Japan, including Hiroshima; transfer to base on Tinian; return to U.S. in February 1946; wedding; return to UT-Knoxville using GI Bill benefits; work at Oak Ridge; decision to transfer to University of New Mexico for Mrs. Hatcher's health; career with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Convair Corp. of Fort Worth; …
Date: December 4, 2008
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
"With Great Difficulty and Labour": The Emigration of the McIntosh Party of Creek Indians, 1827-1828 (open access)

"With Great Difficulty and Labour": The Emigration of the McIntosh Party of Creek Indians, 1827-1828

Article outlines the travails of the first Creek emigrants to the trans-Mississippi region that is now Oklahoma, whose journey preceded the removal of the Creek Nation.
Date: Winter 2007
Creator: Haveman, Christopher D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors, May 29, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors, May 29, 2006]

Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors discussing her concerns with the proposal to hire an Executive Director.
Date: May 29, 2006
Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership] (open access)

[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership]

Draft of a letter from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the organization's future. The board explains why it wants to hire an executive director to manage the group's administrative affairs, how such an arrangement would work, and how the position would be funded.
Date: May 24, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board] (open access)

[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board]

Email correspondence from WASP president Caro Bosca to the WASP board regarding materials mailed to the organization's members. The first page includes a handwritten note that says "Ballot returned. 'Yes' response to hire Exec. Dir."
Date: May 24, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership, May 23, 2006] (open access)

[Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership, May 23, 2006]

Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the plan to hire an executive director to manage the organization's administrative affairs. It includes a narrow orange card encouraging members to vote "yes," a letter from the board explaining why they want to hire an executive director and how the position would be funded, a sheet listing possible alternatives to hiring an executive director, a copy of the Ad-Hoc Committee's recommendations, and a copy of the Action Without Meeting motions. The front of the envelope includes a handwritten note stating, "Responded May 25, 2006."
Date: May 23, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Action Without Meeting Motions (open access)

Action Without Meeting Motions

Document listing the three motions made during the WASP Board of Directors meeting held in Nashville, TN on March 25, 2006.
Date: May 10, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006]

Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca discussing the Action Without Meeting Ballot and recent actions taken by the WASP board.
Date: May 6, 2006
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006]

Email from WASP President Caro Bosca to the members of the WASP board concerning the Action Without Meeting Ballot and related materials she mailed to them. She asks them to return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the organization's by-laws.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors concerning the board meeting that took place March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
BRAC Commission  Material - GC Litigation Complaint - Bredesen v. Rumsfeld (Tennessee) (open access)

BRAC Commission Material - GC Litigation Complaint - Bredesen v. Rumsfeld (Tennessee)

The following complaints for litigation brought against the Commission (and its individual Commissioners) were formally served on the Commissioners. Please note that the Commission and the Commissioners were not named in Rendell v. Rumsfeld (Docket No. 05-4740), a related case involving the Secretary of Defense's proposed deactivation of the 111th Fighter Wing located at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Willow Grove, PA. As of March 31, 2006, the Commission and the Commissioners have been dismissed from all actions with the exception of lawsuits filed in Connecticut and Washington. The lawsuits filed in New Jersey (Corzine v. Rumsfeld) and Massachusetts (Romney v. Rumsfeld) have been dismissed. Further information about the status of the remaining cases still under litigation may be obtained by contacting http://www.usdoj.gov/contact-us.html.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Chattanooga, TN (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Chattanooga, TN

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Chattanooga, TN - 43 - RC Transformation in Tennessee\Chattanooga
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Kingsport, TN_ (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Kingsport, TN_

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Kingsport, TN_ - 43 - RC Transformation in Tennessee\Kingsport
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 44 Realign Nashville, TN (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 44 Realign Nashville, TN

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 44 Realign Nashville, TN - 110Z - Nashville
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting] (open access)

[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]

Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Coretta King obit] captions transcript

[News Clip: Coretta King obit]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 31, 2006, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Base Input Air Force - Nashville TN (open access)

Base Input Air Force - Nashville TN

Base Input - Air Force - Nashville International Airport Air Guard Station - TN
Date: January 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research

Contains notes and research (Nashville IAP AGS, TN) by Bradley McRee of the JOINT Issues Team.
Date: December 6, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Installations and State Action Papers - Tennessee (open access)

Army Installations and State Action Papers - Tennessee

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: Army Installations and State Action Papers - Tennessee
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library