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Oral History Interview with Jefferson D. Roberts, March 14, 1973

Interview with Jefferson D. Roberts, a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran (339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi Germany during World War II. Roberts discusses the shooting down of his bomber (1944), his capture and interogation near Frankfurt, Heidekruge, East Prussia (1944), a prison camp near Berlin (1944), the forced march from Nürnberg to Moosberg (1945), prison camp… more

Date: March 14, 1973

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Jefferson D.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Scouting, Volume 67, Number 1, January-February 1979

Bi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents appears on page 3.

Date: January 1979

Creator: Boy Scouts of America

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

The Air Age Comes to Marfa

Research paper written by John Walker about Cal Rodgers' historic cross-continental flight on the Vin Fiz Flyer and his stop in Marfa, Texas. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School and is dated October 13, 1972.

Date: October 13, 1972

Creator: Walker, John

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Black Gold, Volume 2, Number 1, 1976

Black Gold is a compilation of interviews about life in African American communities in the Panola County area. The narratives discuss area history, customs, and events from various perspectives.

Date: 1976

Creator: Panola College. Dept. of Communications.

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Panola College

[Excerpt from the Brady Herald, Letters to the Editor]

A clipping from The Brady Herald newspaper; an article titled, "Letters to the Editor." The article provides details about the lives of five individuals buried in the East Sweden Cemetery, including the circumstances of two of their deaths.

Date: August 9, 1977

Creator: The Brady Herald

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Aviation in Presidio County

Research paper written by Matt Henderson for an American History class at a Marfa high school in 1974 about the history of aviation in Presidio County.

Date: January 13, 1974

Creator: Henderson, Matt

Item Type: Paper

Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Progress of Aviation in Presidio County

Research paper written by Mike Bishop about the history of aviation in Presidio County. It covers the early border patrol flights and abduction of Lieutenants of Paul K. Davis and H. G. Peterson, as well as the establishment of Marfa Army Air Base. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.

Date: May 26, 1975

Creator: Bishop, Mike

Item Type: Paper

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Buildings in Big Spring, Texas]

Copy negative of a postcard with images of four buildings in Spring, Texas: the YMCA, Big Spring, Texas & Pacific Depot, and Methodist Church. It was postmarked August 25, 1911.

Date: March 29, 1973

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dublin Historical Museum

[Funeral Program for Nathaniel Carter, March 5, 1979]

Funeral program for S. F. C. Nathaniel Carter, born August 11, 1911 and died March 1979. The funeral was held March 5, 1979 at Calvary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert Miller, Jr. The funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas. Includes resolutions from the congregations of the Calvary Baptist Church and the Greater Ball Tabernacle A. M. E. Church.

Date: March 5, 1979

Item Type: Pamphlet