Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Presentation]

Presentation exploring a collaboration between the University of North Texas' The Portal to Texas History and the Rosenberg Library to archive and provide digital, open access to Galveston's newspapers.
Date: July 27, 2022
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Edsall, Brooke & Martino Henry, Lauren
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Drive-in Movie Theater Concessions Area]

Coyote Drive-In Movie Theater in Fort Worth, TX. Downtown is visible in background.
Date: July 16, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drive-in Movie Theater Projector]

The projector house at Coyote Drive-In Movie Theater in Fort Worth, TX.
Date: July 16, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drive-in Movie Theater Screens at Sunset]

Two screens of the Coyote Drive-In Movie Theater in Fort Worth, TX. as seen at sunset.
Date: July 16, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article] (open access)

Creating Open Access to a Historic Newspaper from an International Port City [Article]

Article exploring a collaboration between the University of North Texas' The Portal to Texas History and the Rosenberg Library to archive and provide digital, open access to Galveston's newspapers. It was published as part of the conference proceedings from 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) held in 2022.
Date: July 13, 2022
Creator: Edsall, Brooke; Martino Henry, Lauren & Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 29 - Continued. Great Depression and New Deal (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 29 - Continued. Great Depression and New Deal (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the conservative backlash to the New Deal in Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 30 - World War II and the Making of a New Texas (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 30 - World War II and the Making of a New Texas (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering preparations for war and involvement of Texans in World War II and the transformational effects it had on the State. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 31 - Texas Transformed (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 31 - Texas Transformed (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering a changing Texas around and shortly after World War II. Covers a changing economy, urbanization, politics, and the 1948 senate race. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 32 - Road to Civil Rights (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 32 - Road to Civil Rights (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the lead up to the Civil Rights Movement in Texas. Covers Mexican americans and LULAC, African Americans and the NAACP, and the aftermath of the Brown Decisions. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 33 - Civil Rights, Struggles and Victories (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 33 - Civil Rights, Struggles and Victories (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the the Civil Rights Era in Texas. Covers desegregation in Texas Schools, a crisis at Mansfield High School, the return of the Republican Party, JFK and LBJ, and the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 34 - Great Society, Vietnam, Nixon (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 34 - Great Society, Vietnam, Nixon (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the years of LBJ's presidency. Covers the war on poverty, Vietnam war, and the election of Richard Nixon. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 35 - The Rise of Republican Texas (ASL Interpretation) captions transcript

World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 35 - The Rise of Republican Texas (ASL Interpretation)

American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the last quarter of the 20th Century in Texas. Covers the Women's Right movement, the oil boom of the 1970s-1980s, the rise of the Republican Party and the making of modern Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camel - Mammoth Fossil Excavation Display]

Camel as seen from above in the Dig Shelter at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Waco, TX.
Date: July 10, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mammoth Fossil Excavation Display]

Mammoths Q and R as seen from above in the Dig Shelter at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Waco, TX.
Date: July 10, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mammoth Fossil Excavation Display]

Mammoths Q and R as seen from above in the dig shelter at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Waco, TX.
Date: July 10, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mammoth Fossil Excavation Display]

Mammoths Q and R as seen from above in the Dig Shelter at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Waco, TX.
Date: July 10, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mammoth Fossil Excavation Display]

Mammoths Q and R as seen from above in the Dig Shelter at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Waco, TX.
Date: July 10, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mammoth Fossil Excavation Display]

Mammoth W in the Dig Shelter at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Waco, TX.
Date: July 10, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Panoramic Photograph San Jacinto Monument]

Aerial equirectangular panoramic photograph of the San Jacinto Monument at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas. View is from the southeast above the marker noting the place where Houston was injured.
Date: July 7, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph Reflecting Pool and San Jacinto Monument]

Aerial photograph of the Reflecting Pool and San Jacinto Monument at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas.
Date: July 7, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph San Jacinto Monument]

Aerial photograph of the San Jacinto Monument at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas. View is from the southeast above Santa Anna's camp.
Date: July 7, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph San Jacinto Monument]

Aerial photograph of the San Jacinto Monument at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas. View is from the southeast above the marker noting the place where Houston was injured. The reflecting pool and Battleship Texas are visible in the distance.
Date: July 7, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph San Jacinto Monument Star]

Aerial photograph of the San Jacinto Monument, Reflecting Pool, and Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas.
Date: July 7, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph San Jacinto Monument Star]

Aerial photograph of the San Jacinto Monument, Reflecting Pool, and Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas.
Date: July 7, 2022
Creator: Hicks, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History