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Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Description: Edited transcript of an interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I. Ahead of the transcript, there are copies of photos, clippings, letters, and documents.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Description: Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Description: Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Retrospect, Special Edition, November 2018

Description: Special edition of the Denton County Historical Commission newsletter focusing on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. It includes a chronology of events and information about important people and activities in Denton County during that time period.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Denton County Historical Commission (Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 26. Splitting the Texas Democrats (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture about the early 20th century in Texas, covering: (1) Rise and Fall of James Ferguson, (2) Mexican Revolution, (3) World War I. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T09:31:39/2018-08-25T10:01:19
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Croix de Guerre WWI medal]

Description: Photograph of a medal from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is the French Croix de Guerre from WWI. It has a red and green striped cloth with a bronze palm frond on it to signify that it was given to someone in the army. The bronze cross is hanging below it and has two swords crossed behind it and the bust of a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap to signify the French Republic.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 20, Number 1, Spring, 2008

Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Dallas Goes to War: Life on the Homefront."
Date: 2008
Creator: Dallas Heritage Village
Partner: Dallas Historical Society
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[Interview with Dr. Carlos K. Blanton]

Description: Video of an interview with Dr. Carlos Kevin Blanton in his office, with full bookshelves behind him. The interview begins 40 seconds in. Blanton discusses the history of bilingual education and what he calls the "bilingual tradition" in the United States, as well as major figures in the Mexican-American and Chicano movements.
Date: 2007~
Duration: 32 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Texas Association of Bilingual Education
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: "Missileer, 45th Space Wing"]

Description: Copy of the 44th issue of the 44th volume of Missileer. Included are articles about celebrating Veteran's Day, World War One, spacecraft launching programs, action being taken on Air Force Space Command's credit card abuse, identity theft, the Red Cross sending care packages to soldiers, and the WASP and a recent visit to fly on the HC-130 orientation flight.
Date: November 8, 2002
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Stirpes, Volume 32, Number 4, December 1992

Description: Quarterly publication containing unpublished records and other material of interest to genealogists. "Its purpose is to stimulate and support research and teaching on the genealogical aspects of history." This issue includes a name index for Volume 32 starting on page 256.
Date: December 1992
Creator: Texas State Genealogical Society
Partner: Texas State Genealogical Society
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[News Clip: Doughboys]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10 P.M.
Date: June 10, 1987
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, November 3, 1973

Description: Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, a college professor, concerning the experiences of a German intellectual during the period of the Weimar Republic and the early Hitler years. Gaupp discusses his middle-class family background, his service in World War I with a Rhenish artillery regiment, his education at the University of Breslau, the Sparticist uprising, Kapp Putsch, Freicorps activities, rampant inflation (1923-1924), and the effects of Allied reparations. He also talks about his employment… more
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Burke, Kenneth Alton & Gaupp, Friedrich, 1897-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Veterans or World War I membership card issued to T. N. Carswell]

Description: A membership card from Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., issuedissued to T. N. Carswell, identifying the owner as an honorably discharged veteran of World War I. J. B. Koch, National Commander, Alexandria, VA. for 1973. Statement indicating dues have been paid to December 31, 1973 and signed by William Luther Adams, Quartermaster. The reverse side includes blank fill for medical emergency information and signature.
Date: 1973
Creator: Veterans of World War I of the U. S. A., Inc.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Brownwood High School WWI Veterans Monument]

Description: Glass lantern slide plate of a monument erected by the 1921 Senior class of Brownwood High School to honor those who served in WWI. The monument was dedicated in May, 1921. The inscription reads: "To those men from Brown County who rendered valiant service in the World War; who feared not, who believed in the sacred principles upon which this Republic is founded, who preferred death to slavery, who signified a willingness to give their lives and to perpetuate Democracy, this monument is reveren… more
Date: 192X
Partner: Howard Payne University Library
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