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The Age, Volume 11, Number 1, January 1990

Description: Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Partner: Chambers County Library System
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["Black Composers: An Unsung Muse"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a educational documentary celebrating the history and current accomplishments of black choral performers, conductors and composers. The footage shows vocal performances, photos and interviews covering the topic from the late 19th century to the present.
Date: [1990..2000]
Duration: 30 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Ktop-tv
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Music and Civil Right Concert featuring Melba Moore, tape 4 of 4]

Description: Video footage from the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert of 1990 featuring R&B singer Melba Moore. The tape was recorded during the celebratory weekend held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday January 12th at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The footage shows a large choir singing with Moore and concludes with closing remarks and handing out bouquets of flowers to featured guests.
Date: January 1990
Duration: 22 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis & Moore, Melba
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Bounty of Texas

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1990
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press
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[Broadcast recording of a sitcom and a JBAAL news spot]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a television broadcast featuring a sitcom followed by a news spot on the black academy over footage of a choir performing. The footage ends with a solo female dancer in white. The tape goes to black at the 23:37 minute mark.
Date: [1990..2010]
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 29 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The History of Texas; or, the Emigrant's, Farmer's, and Politician's Guide to the Character, Climate, Soil and Productions of That Country: Arranged Geographically from Personal Observation and Experience

Description: Book containing a history of Texas and acts as a guide to the area during period of Anglo colonization. Includes observations of the land, critiques of the people who lived there, and a translated Mexican Constitution. Index starts on page 339.
Date: 1990
Creator: Edward, David B. (David Barnett), 1790-1870
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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[JBAAL Visions Documentary, extended version]

Description: Video footage provided The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of various milestone performances and events in the academy's history compiled into a video telling the story of the organization. The footage highlights the academies' rise to national influence in the black arts in the sectors of dance, theatre, music, film, television, and the visual arts. The video includes individuals that have performed under the name of the organization and staff members
Date: 1990~
Duration: 40 minutes 07 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Junior Black Academy: Visions (Version 2)

Description: Video footage provided The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of various milestone performances and events in the academy's history compiled into a video telling the story of the organization. The footage highlights the academies' rise to national influence in the black arts in the sectors of dance, theatre, music, film, television, and the visual arts. The video includes individuals that have performed under the name of the organization and staff members
Date: 1990~
Duration: 16 minutes 52 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 2, Number 2, Fall, 1990

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 George Bannerman Dealey.
Date: 1990
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
Partner: Dallas Historical Society

The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers

Description: A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of five generations of a single Leslie family line beginning in America with George Leslie (1734-1775). Chapters describe the Leslie origins in Scotland, biographical information on George Leslie, Samuel Leslie , James Leslie, and John T. Leslie, as well as the kinsmen of Agnes Allison Leslie, and E. A. Atkins Leslie.
Date: 1990
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, July 1989 - April, 1990

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 575.
Date: 1990
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Texas

Description: Book containing details of Texas during the Anglo settlement of Texas during the early half of the nineteenth century as described by Mary Austin Holley. Includes information for settlers, including colonization laws, the Mexican Constitution, information on the land and its environs, and the people of Texas.
Date: 1990
Creator: Holley, Mary Austin, 1784-1846
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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