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The Farmer's Tale

Handwritten autobiographical manuscript describing the author's thoughts and memories, starting with notes about the his father who was a farmer in Virginia. There appear to be several sections, including one labeled "To my MOTHER November 1st 1848"; that section is also signed by C. B. Moore. A portion of the pages near the lower-right corner is missing and several pages at the end of the booklet are blank. Some text on the cover is repeated on the first page.

Date: 1848~

Creator: Moore, Charles B.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Amerikanische Jagd- und Reiseabenteuer: aus meinem Leben in den westlichen Indianergebieten.

This German text recounts the author's adventures traveling the western United States over a sixteen-year period. The author describes his encounters with Native Americans and the natural environment, especially the animals he hunted. The book also includes illustrations made by the author during his travels.

Date: 1858

Creator: Armand, 1806-1889

Item Type: Book

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Pedro J. Gonzalez, autobiographical account of revolutionary times]

Pedro J. Gonzalez, autobiographical account of revolutionary times. A wide column of text extends across the fronts and backs of two yellow pages, filling each space. Handwritten words and markings appear between and on lines of printed text throughout the document.

Date: 1915/1917

Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two Stories from Cecil S. Allyn]

Two vignettes from Cycil S. Allyn, an American serviceman in Mexico. The first is about a cock-fighting eagle, and the second about problems with transporting cheese.

Date: 1920/1929~

Creator: Allyn, Cecil S.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Biography of Private Alfonso Steele (Deceased) Last Survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto, Together with Mr. Steele's Account of the Campaign and Fight, and the Official Report of General Sam Houston, With Complete Roster of the Commands Composing the Little Army.

This book is separated into three basic sections starting with an autobiographical sketch about Alfonso Steele, the last survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto. Next, an article by the editor of The Mexia Daily News that gives an overview of Steele's children and grandchildren. Finally, the report from General Houston includes "documents of Major General Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army, sent to David G. Burnett, President of the Republic of Texas" which "give an authentic acc… more

Date: 1925~

Creator: Steele, Alfonso

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

Elizabeth Mcanulty Owens: The Story of Her Life

Reminiscences from Elizabeth Owens' daughters discussing her life and the history of the town of Victoria, Texas.

Date: 1936

Creator: Owens, Elizabeth McAnulty, 1827-1905

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

A Bride on the Old Chisholm Trail in 1886

Tales of Mrs. Mary Taylor Burton's experience on the Old Chisholm Trail and living on a ranch with her husband in the southwest.

Date: 1939

Creator: Bunton, Mary Taylor

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little, Brown and Company, April 24, 1970]

Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little Brown Company discussing Mrs. McKee's project to turn Jacqueline Cochran's life into a children's book so that Cochran can be accessible to a younger age group.

Date: April 24, 1940

Creator: McKee, Helen Forrest

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pedro J. Gonzalez autobiographical account, 3]

Autobiographical account by Pedro J. Gonzalez, in Tijuana. A wide column of paragraphed text extends across two pages, filling the available space. Faded text is visible behind and to the left of some paragraphs.

Date: 1941

Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Autobiography of David Dahlberg]

Autobiography of David Dahlberg written for a high school English class assignment. His work covers his ancestral and family histories as well as his life from his birth up to 1944.

Date: November 8, 1944

Creator: Dahlberg, David

Item Type: Book

Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

In Those Days: Memoirs of Edwards Plateau

Autobiographical account of living on a Texas ranch in the Edwards Plateau area.

Date: 1950

Creator: Winslow, Edith Black

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Herb and Mary Kempner, October 5, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Herb and Mary Kempner discussing his progress on writing a memoir.

Date: October 5, 1953

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Westerfield Kimble, October 19, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Westerfield Kimble discussing information pertaining to the creation of an autobiography.

Date: October 19, 1955

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Westerfield Kimble to I. H. Kempner, October 29, 1955]

Letter from Westerfield Kimble to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for information that he sent Kimble about an autobiography.

Date: October 29, 1955

Creator: Kimble, Westerfield

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

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[News Clip: Lillian Roth off for film premiere]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about singer Lillian Roth and her husband leaving Dallas to attend the premier of the film adaptation of Roth's autobiography in Hollywood.

Date: December 21, 1955

Duration: 55 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Surgeon: an Autobiography

This autobiographical account of Dr. Donald Taylor Atkinson tells "the story of the life of a world-renowned doctor who overcame tremendous financial obstacles in order to gain an education" (vii). The author chronicles his family's history, his upbringing in Canada, as well as his journey towards becoming a surgeon in Texas.

Date: 1958

Creator: Atkinson, Donald Taylor

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

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[News Clip: Pappy Boyington]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Colonel Gregory Boyington being welcomed in Fort Worth.

Date: April 18, 1959

Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Gone are the Days

Collection of anecdotes by the author describing her family and memories of growing up in Utopia, Texas.

Date: 1960

Creator: Burns, Annalee

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Letter from Joe St. Mary to I. H. Kempner, January 2, 1962]

Letter from Joe St. Mary to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's biography and St. Mary's recent illness. St. Mary also informs Kempner of Dr. H. Elliot Wisdom's niece working in the World Church and asks Kempner if he has any interest in the Sealy Mattress Company.

Date: January 2, 1962

Creator: St. Mary, Joe

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Everett L. Goar to Isaac H. Kempner, January 2, 1963]

Letter from Everett L. Goar to Isaac H. Kempner informing that they will not live through the Kennedy dynasty fall and request for the autobiography.

Date: January 2, 1963

Creator: Goar, Everett L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Wright]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.

Date: August 27, 1965

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Lena Pope book]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Date: August 1, 1966

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blanche Perry Autobiography Draft]

Photocopy of a manuscript written by Perry about her own life. Relates stories and incidents from childhood, about family members, her own marriage, and subsequent life.

Date: 1967-06/1967-07

Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche

Item Type: Text

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Aunt Puss & Others: Old Days in the Piney Woods

Collection of memorable and comical stories about Emma Wilson Emery's family members, including her Aunt Puss, Uncle Lum, Uncle Noah, Aunt Chlo and others.

Date: 1969

Creator: Emery, Emma Wilson

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press