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Geometric Abstraction: 1926-1942

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "Geometric Abstraction: 1926–1942," October 7–November 19, 1972, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Includes: artist bios, lender list, bibliography, essays, images, list of artworks and artists in the exhibition.
Date: 1972
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

A Salute to the Doziers of Dallas

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "A Salute to the Doziers of Dallas," September 20–October 27, 1974, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and the Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio. Includes art works by Otis Dozier and Velma Davis Dozier. Includes: essay, list of artworks in the exhibition, images.
Date: 1974
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

Poets of the Cities: New York and San Francisco, 1950-1965

Description: Catalog from the exhibition,"Poets of the Cities: New York and San Francisco 1950–65," November 20–December 29, 1974, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and other venues. Includes: essays, images, list of artists and artworks in the exhibition, artist biographies, selected bibliography.
Date: 1974
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

The Romantic Vision in America

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "The Romantic Vision in America", October 9–November 28, 1971, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Artists included: Washington Allston, Thomas Cole, Frederic E. Church, George Caleb Bingham, Martin Johnson Heade, Albert Bierstadt, Albert Pinkhan Ryder. Includes: essay, images, list of artists and artworks, exhibition history and provenance, bibliography, lenders.
Date: 1971
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

James Brooks

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "James Brooks," May 10–June 25, 1972, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Includes: images, list of artworks in the exhibition, artist statements, artist biography, selected bibliography, lender list.
Date: 1972
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

African Art from Dallas Collections

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "African Art From Dallas Collections," July 26–September 4, 1972, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Includes: map, foreword, list of artworks in the exhibition, images.
Date: 1972
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

Housing Assistance Plan for the City of Dallas

Description: From Introduction: "Briefly, the Housing Assistance Plan describes how the City [of Dallas] proposes to meet the housing needs of its lower income residents, what type of housing units--new, existing, or rehabilitated--can be utilized for this purpose, and where such units can be located" (p. 1). It includes assessments of community needs with goals and recommendations.
Date: February 1975
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Department of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics

Description: Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.
Date: 1971
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

Some Still Do: Essays on Texas Customs

Description: Collection of essays about Texas folklore and customs, including information about cooking, woodworking, farming, festivals, folk music and other Texas folklore. The index begins on page 151.
Date: 1975
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a compilation of 1,333 folk cures, remedies and prevention techniques. It includes information about various diagnoses, such as acne, poison ivy, whooping cough, nosebleeds, and others.
Date: 1970
Creator: Anderson, John Q.
Partner: UNT Press

The Apparel Mart Tapestries in Dallas by Bjørn Wiinblad

Description: Series of folded pages that describe the tapestries commissioned to hang in the great hall of the Dallas Apparel Mart, based on the Arabian Nights stories. The first page provides background, with the handwritten text of the letter written by artist Bjørn Wiinblad describing the inspiration for the images; the second page discusses the process and shows images of the illustration versus the tapestry. The other pages provide text from the Arabian Nights for each of the five themes selected for… more
Date: October 1973
Creator: Wiinblad, Bjørn
Partner: Dallas Market Center

Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, December 6, 1972

Description: Interview with Representative Jack Blanton, Democratic Texas State legislator from Carrollton, Texas. Blanton discusses his experiences in the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, including funding state primaries, the election of house speaker Rayford Price, Governor Preston Smith's budget proposal, insurance rate making, the State Insurance Commission, and the Texas insurance industry.
Date: December 6, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Blanton, C. F. (Jack)
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with C. L. Permenter, October 25, 1972

Description: Interview with C. L. Permenter, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Permenter discusses his pre-war service with the North China Marines at Tientsin (Tianjin) and Peking (Beijing), the situation in Japanese-occupied China, his capture, and his experiences in internment at Woosung, Kiangwang, and Fengtai.
Date: October 25, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Permenter, C. L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, January 6, 1972

Description: Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, a Republican Texas state legislator from Minnesota. Agnich discusses his childhood and education; moving to Texas and becoming a statesman; lobbying and how to control its influence; staffing in government offices; reform of the legislating process; his thoughts on proposed ethics legislation; single-member and multi-member congressional districts; party dynamics in the legislature; the "Dirty Thirty" and the Sharpestown scandal; reform of the insuranc… more
Date: January 6, 1972
Creator: Riddlesperger, James & Agnich, Fred J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, June 29, 1971

Description: Interview with Jack Blanton, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Carrollton, Texas. Blanton recounts his experiences during the first session of 62nd Texas State Legislature in 1971, including his response to Governor Smith's deficit funding plan, state finance, education reform, taxation, his role on the Appropriations Committee, manipulation of stocks and insurance, the so-called "Dirty Thirty," ethics legislation, and redistricting.
Date: June 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Blanton, C. F. (Jack)
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Elm Fork Echoes Bicentennial Album, July 1976

Description: Album published by the Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas documenting the history of the area in honor of the United States bicentennial (1776-1976). It includes annotated photographs of people and places related to Dallas County, Texas; name index starts on page 77.
Date: July 1976
Creator: Peters Colony Historical Society of Dallas County, Texas
Partner: Carrollton Public Library

Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972

Description: Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Clem discusses his time as a Marine in Northern China before the war; his transfer to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines; the Japanese invasion; the Battle of Bataan; his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao; escaping from a sinking transport off the coast of Mindanao; and reuniting with American forces.
Date: January 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clem, Onnie, Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)

Description: Volume of "a collection of essays by contemporary folklorists who are writing about the customs and traditions and the songs and the stories that are going on now" (inside the front cover). It includes information about the folklore of cowboys, rodeos, chain letters and marijuana, as well as information about country, swing and gospel music. Index begins on page 301.
Date: 1976
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Church Minute Book

Description: Book containing minutes from deacons' and community meetings of a church. Topics include church politics, membership, staff recommendations, and financial issues.
Date: January 1978
Partner: Carrollton Public Library

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 16]

Description: Minutes for the Dallas Park and Recreation Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1971/1973
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park and Recreation Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Berlin/Hanover: The 1920s

Description: Catalog from the exhibition, "Berlin/Hanover: The 1920s,, January 26–March 13, 1977, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Includes: essay, list of artists and artworks in the exhibition, artist biographies, bibliography.
Date: 1977
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art
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