Annual Meeting of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1979 (open access)

Annual Meeting of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1979

Program for the 83rd annual meeting of the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, held from March 16 through the 17, 1979 at the Institute of Contempoary Corrections & The Behavioral Sciences in Hunstville, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference. The meeting was called to order by President Richard L. Denham in Rooms 208-209 of the Institute.
Date: March 1979
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: March 16, 1979] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: March 16, 1979]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on March 16, 1979, in Huntsville, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order by President Denham with treasurer General Robert Luckey introduced as a guest.
Date: March 1979
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Prison Strike] captions transcript

[News Clip: Prison Strike]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 7, 1978, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Prison strike] captions transcript

[News Clip: Prison strike]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 6, 1978, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: All purpose ('74 Prison Riot)] captions transcript

[News Clip: All purpose ('74 Prison Riot)]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering b-roll security camera footage of the 1974 prison riots in Huntsville, Texas. This story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: January 11, 1978
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: November 5, 1977] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: November 5, 1977]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on November 5, 1977 at the Sam Houston Inn, Huntsville, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order and presided by President Louis Rumaggi, the invocation was given by State Chaplain A. J. Frank.
Date: November 1977
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: July 24, 1977] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: July 24, 1977]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on July 24, 1977 at the Sam Houston Inn, in Huntsville, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order and presided over by President Louis Rumaggi.
Date: July 1977
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[New Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville, TX]

Photograph of New Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville, TX. A road runs in front of the courthouse with three vehicles parked at the curb of the building's property, all facing the left side of the image. The entrance to the courthouse is set into a brick wall whose sides extends outwards and to the edge of the sidewalk, each one bordering an elevated lawn with bushes and small plants. Above the level of the entrance spans the rest of the building, which consists of two floors that each have a row of tall windows across the courthouse's width. A white platform, spanning the width of the building and built with black railing, separates the second and third floor windows while brick columns separate windows vertically into groups of four. Above the third floor sit the top portion of the building, on the side of which is written "Walker County Courthouse" in large black letters. The roof of the courthouse slopes upward to a short rectangular block with the same width as the building.
Date: July 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Library remodeled] (open access)

[News Script: Library remodeled]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about W. J. Estelle director of the Texas department of corrections who said that two new entrances to the library will be build.
Date: August 16, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prison library] (open access)

[News Script: Prison library]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Huntsville prison library where scene of an 11 day siege and shootout that left four persons dead.
Date: August 16, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the videotape recording of the August third shootout that left four persons dead after an eleven day siege at the prison.
Date: August 15, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville probe] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a walker county jury who is investigating the attempted escape at the Huntsville unit of the Texas prison system which is expected to make its report.
Date: August 15, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville report] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville report]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the walker county grand jury which has issued the first of several planned public reports on its investigation of the Huntsville prison shootout on august third.
Date: August 15, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about members of the walker county grand jury who visited the Huntsville state prison and inspected the site where 4 persons died during the abortive escape attempt by renegade Fred Gomez Carrasco.
Date: August 14, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville flak] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville flak]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about state Senator chet brooks of Pasadena- chairman of the Texas legislative joint committee on prison reform who says that he is asking for a justice department investigation of the Huntsville prison escape attempt .
Date: August 14, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville investigation] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville investigation]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Walker county grand jury which impaneled convenes to begin its investigation of the circumstances surrounding the escape attempt from the state prison.
Date: August 14, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Huntsville probe] (open access)

[News Script: Huntsville probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas board of corrections which has been accused of violating the Texas open meetings law when it met in Dallas.
Date: August 14, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Investigation folo] (open access)

[News Script: Investigation folo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about one of the twelve hostages who was held during the Huntsville siege told a newspaper that she hopes the ordeal will not reflect poorly on prison rehabilitation.
Date: August 14, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Board of corrections] (open access)

[News Script: Board of corrections]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Texas board of corrections which voted unanimous endorsement of the techniques used by prison officials in preventing a prison escape at Huntsville.
Date: August 13, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prison] (open access)

[News Script: Prison]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 9 members of the Texas board of corrections who met in special session in Dallas gave unanimous approval to the way in which Huntsville state prisons officials handles the 11 day siege at the prison library.
Date: August 13, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Videotape] (open access)

[News Script: Videotape]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about governor Dolph Briscoe who says that it would be improper for him to order release of the videotape made during the breakout attempt and shootout.
Date: August 13, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Hays county jail siege over] (open access)

[News Script: Hays county jail siege over]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a convict who held three inmates hostage at the hays county jail for two hours is now in the Huntsville state prison.
Date: August 12, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Hobby] (open access)

[News Script: Hobby]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Hobby who says that criminal acts involved in the take over are already under investigation by a grand jury.
Date: August 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prison probe] (open access)

[News Script: Prison probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an escape attempt and shootout at the Huntsville state prison.
Date: August 12, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library