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[Nomai Family Video No. 5 - A Trip to Big Bend National Park]

Description: This home movie documents Afsheen Nomai and Laura Treat's trip to Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, and Marfa, Texas. The movie begins with footage shot from a moving car as they arrive in Alpine, Texas followed by footage of Sul Ross State University and the Maverick Inn. The trip continues and they drive through Big Bend National Park, stopping to camp in the Chisos Basin. Footage includes setting up camp, building a fire, and grilling steak. Nomai and Treat explore the park with stops at th… more
Date: 2015-10-13/2015-10-29
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Nomai, Afsheen & Treat, Laura
Partner: UNT Media Library

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0026

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Question relating to the Galveston City Charter and atax increment reinvestment zone governed by chapter 311 of the Tax Code (RQ-0004-KP).
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0028

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a Type C municipality may levy an ad valorem property tax (RQ-0006-KP).
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0027

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether section 157.901 of the Local Government Code requires a county to provide representation to a county judge involved in a disciplinary proceeding before the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (RQ-0005-KP).
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with Vivian Wells, June 13, 2015

Description: Interview with Vivian Wells, a realtor from Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, Wells discusses her early life, living under Jim Crow segregation, civil rights activism, her work and family, meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and community organizing.
Date: June 13, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Wells, Vivian; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Betty Joyce Bivens, June 13, 2015

Description: Interview with Betty Joyce Bivens, a retired educator from Fort Worth, Texas. In her interview, she describes her childhood experiences, growing up during the Jim Crow period, her education, her work at General Dynamics and in the public school system, community engagement, church leadership, and voter registration,
Date: June 13, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Bivens, Betty Joyce & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ricardo Medrano, June 13, 2015

Description: Interview with Ricardo Medrano, a former city councilman from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Medrano discusses his family background and childhood, political activism, labor activism, the Chicano movement, and his time as an elected leader in Dallas.
Date: June 13, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Medrano, Ricardo; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[Open House flyer to celebrate the centennial of the Hillsboro City Library]

Description: Photograph of a flyer or invitation for an Open House at the Hillsboro City Library. The flyer reads, "We request the honor of your presence at an Open House; "From Post Office to Library"; Celebrating 100 years of Service 1915-2015; Refreshments, Photo Display/Slide Show; 118 South Waco Street Hillsboro, Texas; Friday, February 13, 2015; 4:00-6:00 p.m." An image of the front façade of the Hillsboro City Library is shown. The building is modeled off of Tuscan architecture with beige colored bri… more
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Keelin, Russell
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with George Brown, February 13, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Brown. Brown joined the Army Air Corps in February of 1941. He completed mechanic school, and was assigned to assist in the opening of George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. Beginning in early 1945, Brown served as a B-29 Flight Engineer, completing missions over Tinian, Saipan, Japan and Guam. Brown continued his service after the war ended, and retired as a major in 1972.
Date: February 13, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Brown, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mario Cardillo, May 13, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mario Cardillo. Cardillo joined the Navy in 1942. He was assigned to the USS YMS-13. Beginning late 1942 they traveled through the Mediterranean for two years. They swept mines and participated in four major landings, including Sicily and Anzio in Italy and Marseilles, France. Cardillo served as an airplane spotter. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 13, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Cardillo, Mario
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Ferretti, November 13, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Ferretti. Mike Ferretti, son of Edward, speaks on his father’s behalf. Ferretti was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and received training in Camp Farragut, Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho and Point Loma, San Diego to become a radar operator. He worked aboard the USS Cortland (APA-75) in 1945. His shifts were four hours on the radar screen, eight hours off, seven days a week, working in both surface and sea modes. Over a ten-mo… more
Date: November 13, 2015
Duration: 39 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Ferretti, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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