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[Letter from Kristen Marstaller to Bill McCarter, January 17, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Kristen Marstaller to Bill McCarter, January 17, 1996]

Photocopy of a letter from Kristen Marstaller, Art / Social Studies Coordinator for the Austin Independent School District to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. To thank McCarter on the behalf of Austin teachers and the presentation he made at the Art Share meeting. Marstaller writes that many of the misunderstandings and misconceptions were cleared up and the faculty was impressed with his knowledge and willingness to assist the Austin District. Martaller will reach out to McCarter at a later date to further discuss the program and ask for suggestions and advice as they proceeded with implementation of DBAE.
Date: January 17, 1996
Creator: Marstaller, Kristen
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Sonja Starnes, January 29, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Sonja Starnes, January 29, 1991]

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sonja Starnes, Bedford Heights Elementary. In regards to the enclosed Crayola Dream-Maker IV packet for Starnes' classroom. The packet offers good ideas for studio production activities as well as additional information on art advocacy. Broadus asks Starnes to share the packet with Peggy Mitchell and other teachers at Bedford.
Date: January 29, 1991
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Donna Engles, January 11, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Donna Engles, January 11, 1991]

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Donna Engels, teacher at Evers Park Elementary School. Discussing her enjoyment when visiting Engels' classroom and how the children were so receptive and interested in the art lesson. Enclosed in the letter, Broadus has provided an interesting art reproduction by artist Melissa Miller and her work "Clowns," hoping that Engels can be able to use while teaching her class the letter "M." Broadus will contact Engels at a later date to discuss details about another visitation.
Date: January 11, 1991
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra
System: The UNT Digital Library
[RE: NTIEVA Newsletters, January 13, 1992] (open access)

[RE: NTIEVA Newsletters, January 13, 1992]

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, Project Coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Museum Educations, in regards to the NTIEVA Newsletter. Reynolds requests of the museums educators, contributions for the newsletters: regular columns, details about an exhibit, education programs or guests speakers. Reynolds writes that they're trying to publish four newsletters a year so she would like their contributions or articles as soon as possible. Reynolds has also included a call for "The Docent Educator" and has included with her letter their guidelines for submissions.
Date: January 13, 1992
Creator: Reynolds, Nancy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Bill McCarter to Deborah Howes, January 16, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Bill McCarter to Deborah Howes, January 16, 1997]

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Deborah Howes, Associate Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The recommendation letter is in regards to the news of the Met's consideration of having one of UNT's graduate students, Rebecca Arkenberg, hold an internship in Howes's department. McCarter goes on to write about how wonderful of a student Arkenberg is and that he'll be sad to see her go but her skills are superb beyond others and her work with North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts is exemplary.
Date: January 16, 1997
Creator: McCarter, William
System: The UNT Digital Library
[RE: "Achieving National Education Reform: Arts Education as Catalyst," January 7, 1993] (open access)

[RE: "Achieving National Education Reform: Arts Education as Catalyst," January 7, 1993]

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center, to the Regional and Californian Institute Exhibition Staff. In regards to "Achieving National Education Reform: Art Education as Catalyst" conference being held at San Francisco Hilton and Towers, February 3, 1993. The letter holds information about travel arrangements needed to be made before January 20th, hotel reservations and notification that the Getty center will cover the cost of lodging, incidental expenses that the center will reimburse related to the attendance at the conference, including meals and transportation from airport, exhibition staff duties being members of the regional institute, and conference registration. Enclosed with the invitation, are a schedule of the conference for the exhibit staff and an agenda list.
Date: January 7, 1993
Creator: Rosenberg, Vicki
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Mary Kolter, January 28, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Mary Kolter, January 28, 1991]

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Mary Kolter, T.D. Marshall Elementary School. Exclaiming how excited Broadus was when she left Kolter's classroom. Broadus writes that the Summer Institute program seems to be going very successful and that she is pleased with the implementation of the discipline-based art education and with how the members of T.D. Marshall's are involved. Broadus writes that she plans to revisit the classroom at the end of the month for another session and that she'll call to confirm the time and to discuss with Mr. Graham what time she could visit his classroom for the writing art lesson.
Date: January 28, 1991
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rick Stewart to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, January 22, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Rick Stewart to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, January 22, 1996]

Photocopy of a letter from Rick Stewart, Director of the Amon Carter Museum, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter accepting a position on the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA) Advisory Committee. He expresses support for NTIEVA.
Date: January 22, 1996
Creator: Stewart, Rick
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John Grisby to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, January 26, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from John Grisby to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, January 26, 1994]

Photocopy of a letter from John Grisby, Superintendent for Pilot Point ISD, to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to Pilot Points' commitment as a full time partner in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts as well as their participation in a full two week summer institute. Grisby has attached to the letter stipend worksheets based on the salary of the faculty to be involved with the institute.
Date: January 26, 1994
Creator: Grisby, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Albert Thomas to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, January 23, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Thomas to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, January 23, 1995]

Photocopy of a letter from Albert Thomas, Superintendent, Denton ISD, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. To confirm Denton Independent School Districts's commitment as full partner in North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Denton ISD will participate in full two-week summer institute, the summer of 1995 and will organize with Pilot Point ISD a minimum of four extended institute / renewals during the 1995 - 1996 school year. Thomas is attaching a worksheet at the end of the letter to show details about the stipends based on salaries of the faculty.
Date: January 23, 1995
Creator: Thomas, Albert
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Esther Livingston, January 7, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Esther Livingston, January 7, 1991]

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, to Esther Livingston, teacher at T.D. Marshall Elementary School. Broadus has gifted Livingston overhead transparencies to be used in Livingston's transportation unit curriculum. The transparencies include, Winslow Homer's Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) and other similar subjects for the elementary school children. Broadus ends the letter by suggesting a class visitation to correlate a lesson plan for the children in arts and language.
Date: January 7, 1991
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Janice Wiggins to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, January 9, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Janice Wiggins to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, January 9, 1996]

Photocopy of a letter from Janice Wiggins, Visual Arts Specialist for the Dallas Public Schools, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Wiggins writes that Dallas ISD will be unable to continue their participation in the extension of the Getty grant for the 1995-1996 school years, due to time consideration and budgeting. However, there might be a possibility for participation for the 1997-1998 school year if they're able to pick up DISD's school funding needs. Wiggins concludes, saying how much she enjoyed her involvement with the NTIEVA consortium and to let them know of any opportunities to work with North Texas and the Getty Foundation again.
Date: January 9, 1996
Creator: Wiggins, Janice
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jack Davis, Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds to Rosaena Garza, January 14, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Davis, Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds to Rosaena Garza, January 14, 1994]

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Rosaena Garza, Director of Academic Programs, Corpus Christi ISD. In regards to Wynn Seale Fine Arts Magnet School applying for an innovative education grant from the Texas Education Agency and that North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts endorses the proposal. They write that NTIEVA has had a collaborative relationship with Corpus Christi ISD since the summer of 1993 and that they will work with CCISD to provide staff development workshops, on-going training for CCISD personnel and serve as network with other art educators across the state. At the request of their major funders, NTIEVA are expanding to include districts outside of the DFW / North Texas locations and are going to consult with CCISD for collaborative opportunities.
Date: January 14, 1994
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack; McCarter, William & Reynolds, Nancy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Note from Bill McCarter to Leilani Lattin Duke, January 1, 1996] (open access)

[Note from Bill McCarter to Leilani Lattin Duke, January 1, 1996]

Photocopy of a note from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center Institute for Education in the Arts, saying the "Trip to Austin went very well - thanks for your good advice. We shall see what happens. - Bill"
Date: January 22, 1996
Creator: McCarter, William
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Note from John Paul Batiste to Deborah, January 1, 1996] (open access)

[Note from John Paul Batiste to Deborah, January 1, 1996]

Photocopy of a note from John Paul Batiste, executive director for the Texas Commission on the Arts, to a woman named Deborah, in regards of her wanting a copy of a letter sent from Jack Davis to Paul. The letter from Davis is in regards to a proposal which the Statewide Working Group for Arts Education made to the Tremaine Foundation for funds to assist in assuring the Arts are included in the Goals 2000 education-reform planning process in Texas.
Date: January 26, 1996
Creator: Batiste, John Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to Melba Davis Whatley, January 14, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to Melba Davis Whatley, January 14, 1994]

Photocopy of a letter from Alfred F. Hurley, Chancellor, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, to Melba Davis Whatley, executive director for the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation. The letter is in regards to the final payment of the foundation's three-year commitment to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The faculty at the University are grateful for the continued support of the program.
Date: January 12, 1994
Creator: Hurley, Alfred F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter: Dallas Councilwoman Lori Palmer to chair of State Commission on Judicial Misconduct] (open access)

[Letter: Dallas Councilwoman Lori Palmer to chair of State Commission on Judicial Misconduct]

Letter from Dallas councilwoman to chair of State Commission on Judicial Misconduct supporting the removal of Judge Jack Hampton.
Date: January 11, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cynthia Hutson to D. Jack Davis, January 28,1998] (open access)

[Letter from Cynthia Hutson to D. Jack Davis, January 28,1998]

A letter from Cynthia Hutson of the Texas Commission on the Arts to D. Jack Davis about the Evaluation Report for a grant that Davis had received. The letter requests additional information.
Date: January 28, 1998
Creator: Hutson, Cynthia
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harriet Laney to Deborah Dobbins, January 31, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Harriet Laney to Deborah Dobbins, January 31, 1996]

A letter from Harriet Laney to Deborah Dobbins containing the Program Facility Accessibility Attachment and the 1994-95 Financial Statement. Listed within the documents are the school districts, and schools, involved in the NTIEVA program.
Date: January 31, 1996
Creator: Laney, Harriet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother, January 4, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother, January 4, 1861]

Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother discussing his mother staying with Mr. Fanthorp. He mentions that his wife and children have been visiting in Houston. The crop failures are causing him financial difficulty and his legal work goes well, but people can't pay because of the crop failure. He shows his support for secession, he expresses wishes for the return of the "Lone Star Republic," and he discusses his unhappiness with a "Black Republican President."
Date: January 4, 1861
Creator: Kennard, A. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, January 17, 1859] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, January 17, 1859]

Transcript of a letter from Maud C.Fentress to her son David discussing the length of time between his letters; a dialogue about David receiving a visit from an "Uncle";Clara Fentress' recovery from illness; news of a birth; the business partnership between Doctor Neely and Coleman; the construction of a "Livary" stable and the improbability of David selling his lot; church news; the departure of Frank for La Grange; town gossip; a dialogue requesting David to write frequently; a discussion about Peters who returned with "his wife's big fortune," his purchase of slaves, and an estimation of his remaining fortune.
Date: January 17, 1859
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David - January 4, 1859] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David - January 4, 1859]

Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son David on the birth of David and Clara's child. She also discusses the hiring out of slaves; the division of land; and an update on family and friends.
Date: 1859-01~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress - January 1, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress - January 1, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress updating him on the war and it's impacts on her local surroundings. She also gives him news about family and friends.
Date: January 1, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from  Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, January 1, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, January 1, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress updating him on the war and it's impacts on her local surroundings. She also gives him news about family and friends.
Date: January 15, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library