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Oral History Interview with Marguerite Lang, May 28, 1969

Description: Interview with Marguerite Lang, a long-time resident of Portland, Texas. In the interview, Miss Lang describes her observations on land speculation, settlement, and development of Portland. She also discusses what it was like growing up and living an agrarian lifestyle in Portland.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Lang, Marguerite
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Sparks, May 28, 1969

Description: Interview with Mrs. Walter Sparks, a homemaker and long-time resident of the town of Portland, Texas. In the interview, Mrs. Sparks describes her early life when she first came to Portland with her parents. She also discusses what it was like to live an agrarian lifestyle in the small community. Mrs. Sparks shares her observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Sinton and Portland throughout the years.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Sparks, Walter
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, May 28, 1969

Description: Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, a homemaker and long-time resident of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, more specifically Corpus Christi. In the interview, Mrs. Wise describes what it was like growing up in a small farming community. She discusses her observations over the settlement and development of the Corpus Christi area. She also discusses the town's Mexican-Anglo relations and cattle ranching culture.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Wise, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, March 3, 1969

Description: Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, businessman. The interview includes his experiences as a leader in the American GI Forum, the Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations (PASO), and other Mexican-American social action groups. It also includes his opinions on the Delgado Case, the poll tax drives, the Texas gubernatorial campaign of 1962, and the Crystal City elections, 1963.
Date: February 28, 1971
Creator: Cuellar, Robert & Garcia, Gilbert C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with G. A. Moore, May 28, 1982

Description: Interview with football coach G. A. Moore, from Pilot Point, Texas. In the interview, Moore recalls his experiences concerning the desegregation of athletics at the North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: May 28, 1982
Creator: Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & Moore, G. A.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles Witt, September 28, 1977

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Charles Witt. The interview includes Witt's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview also includes an appendix with a travel journal.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Witt, Charles
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1909-1910]

Description: Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events. Includes a club calendar.
Date: 1909-09-28/1910-05-10
Creator: Woman's Wednesday Club
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence: A Report to the Governor and the 82nd Texas Legislature

Description: This report estimates the value of each exemption, exclusion, discount, deduction, special accounting method, credit, refund, and special appraisal available under Texas' sales, franchise, gasoline, and motor vehicle sale taxes, as well as under the property tax levied by Texas School Districts. (A Message From The Comptroller).
Date: February 28, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Campaign finance guide for political committees

Description: This document provides "a summary of the campaign finance regulations applicable to political committees. These regulations are set out in title 15 of the Texas Election Code (chs.251-258) and in the rules adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission."
Date: September 28, 2011
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Skill Standards Board Briefing Materials: May 5, 2015

Description: Briefing materials compiled for a meeting of the Texas Skill Standards Board (TSSB) held May 5, 2015 at the State Insurance Building in Austin, Texas. The materials include an agenda for the meeting -- which lists digital game and simulation programming, fiscal year 2015 Perkins Skill Standards-Based Curriculum Development projects, program recognition renewal update, legislative updates and skill standards system futures, and a presentation by the Office of the Governor -- and supplemental mat… more
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Texas Skill Standards Board
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Accessibility Guide to the Texas State Capitol

Description: Guide to the Texas State Capitol for disabled people describing the accessibility of the Capitol, grounds, and other buildings in the complex.
Date: April 28, 1991
Creator: Button, Betty & Dietz, Allen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Individual Pay Record Book of James Darley, Company A 141st Infantry]

Description: Pay record book belonging to James Darley, the first page on the inside contains information about his birth date, the date of enlistment, and the date he opened the book. His net monthly pay is $2630; he has four entries of payments written in the table on page 4, all having date paid and the names of the "quartermaster making payment." Pages 9 through 11 include instructions for the soldier about how to handle such an account and that they are to wear them at all times.
Date: [1919-02-28..1919-06-16]
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

A Manual of Texas Flora

Description: Manuscript for botany students describing 98 families of plants in Texas including 341 genera and 774 species. The book is organized into four parts: 1// Key to the Families, pages 1-100; 2// [Mustard] Family -- Flax Family, pages 101-150 and Flax Family -- Evening Primrose Family (Guara), pages 151-200; 3// Potato Family -- Madder Family (Galium), pages 251-300 and Evening Primrose Family (Guara) -- Solanaceae Pers. Potato Family, pages 201-250; 4// Honey Suckle Family -- Composite XVI. (Lept… more
Date: August 28, 1916
Creator: Ruth, Albert
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[The O'Connor Shorthorns: 1902-1905]

Description: Ledger containing documents issued by the American Short-Horn Breeders' Association certifying the pedigree of cattle at O'Connors Brothers' ranches. Several related documents are also in the book including correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documentation about pedigree requirements.
Date: 1902-07-28/1905-06-02
Creator: O'Connor
Partner: Texas Coastal Bend Collection

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1979-1980]

Description: Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from June 1979 through July 1980. A handwritten alphabetical index is at the start of the ledger.
Date: 1979-06-28/1980-07-24
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Partner: Abilene Public Library

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011

Description: Agency strategic plan for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
Date: June 28, 2006
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr., March 28, 1977

Description: Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr. an associate judge and attorney from Dallas, Texas. Bedford discusses his experiences working on desegregation cases with the NAACP from 1955 to 1961, including: his education; his entry into civil law; his initial involvement with the NAACP; other notable attorneys; his thoughts on Thurgood Marshall; Bell v. Rippy; Borders v. Rippey; problems with the district courts and work with the 5th Circuit Court; threats against black attorneys and retaliation; "N… more
Date: March 28, 1977
Creator: Bodnar, John & Bedford, L. A., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Daniel Moore, May 28, 1969

Description: Interview with Daniel Moore, a retired farmer, who shares his observations on the land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1909 to the 1920s. He also discusses the agrarian social life, Mexican-Anglo relations, the economy of the area, and mule raising.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Moore, Daniel P.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Ruhmann, May 28, 1969

Description: Interview with James Ruhmann from Corpus Christi, Texas. Ruhmann discusses his family's business in Schulenberg, his time growing up in Kenedy, and his remembrances of Portland and Taft in the 1910s and '20s.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Ruhmann, James
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James W. Stroud, November 28, 1972

Description: Interview with Representative Jim Stroud, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Stroud discusses the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, including: legislation considered in the second session; the election of a House Speaker, and Jim Nugent and DeWitt Hale's aspirations to the post; the "Dirty Thirty" and lobbyists; the election of Rayford Price; the state budget; the insurance industry and related legislation. Also included is a newspaper clip… more
Date: November 28, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stroud, James W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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