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Folklore: in All of Us, in All We Do

Description: Compilation of articles about various topics related to folklore organized into five chapters by subject: "The first tackles this issue of folklore and its relationship to history, with some of the articles trying to provide some of that folkloric filler to historical facts. Another chapter focuses on women; one features various types of occupational lore; and another is a tongue-in-cheek look at 'shady characters' such as police officers, politicians, and horsetraders. A final chapter has no t… more
Date: December 15, 2006
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Partner: UNT Press

Both Sides of the Border: A Scattering of Texas Folklore

Description: Collection of Tex-Mex folklore and related essays, including papers presented at Texas Folklore Society meetings. The book is organized into four topical categories: I. Remembering Our Ancestors, II. Texas-Mexican Folklore, III. Miscellaneous Memorabilia, and IV. The Family Saga (Cont'd).
Date: November 15, 2004
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward & Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Partner: UNT Press

Inside the Classroom (And Out): How We Learn Through Folklore

Description: Collection of folklore that specifically relate to education, including pieces about rural school houses, day care and scout programs, high school sports and activities, Paul Patterson's contributions to teaching, university campuses and traditions, academic scholarship regarding folklore studies, and many other relevant topics. Index starts on page 307.
Date: November 2005
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Partner: UNT Press

Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009

Description: The Texas Folklore Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations in the state. Its secret for longevity lies in those things that make it unique, such as its annual meeting that seems more like a social event or family reunion than a formal academic gathering. This book examines the Society’s members and their substantial contributions to the field of folklore over the last century. Some articles focus on the research that was done in the past, while others offer studies that… more
Date: December 15, 2009
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore

Description: Collection of folklore stories and personal anecdotes that relate to travel in Texas, grouped into broad topics that include historic and modern modes of transportation. Index starts on page 281.
Date: December 15, 2007
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Partner: UNT Press

Not in Adomeit

Description: Bibliography and description of 4 Thumb Bibles not listed in the bibliograph compiled by Ruth Adomeit, Three centuries of Thumb Bibles. Includes illustrations of title pages of the Thumb Bibles.
Date: 2001
Creator: Massmann, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Not in Adomeit [extra illustrated edition]

Description: Bibliography and description of 4 Thumb Bibles not listed in the bibliograph compiled by Ruth Adomeit, Three centuries of Thumb Bibles. Includes illustrations of title pages of the Thumb Bibles.
Date: 2002
Creator: Massmann, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

More not in Adomeit

Description: Bibliography and description of 2 Thumb Bibles not listed in the bibliograph compiled by Ruth Adomeit, Three centuries of Thumb Bibles. Includes illustrations of title pages of the Thumb Bibles.
Date: 2002
Creator: Massmann, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

More not in Adomeit [extra illustrated edition]

Description: Bibliography and description of 2 Thumb Bibles not listed in the bibliograph compiled by Ruth Adomeit, Three centuries of Thumb Bibles. Includes illustrations of title pages of the Thumb Bibles.
Date: 2002
Creator: Robert E. Massmann
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Michigan and me, 1947-1950: law school and library school

Description: Autobiographical account of time spent in the Law School and the Library Science School at the University of Michigan, and some of the people the author knew there.
Date: 2006
Creator: Massmann, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
Date: 2001
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd

Description: This volume includes information about the play-party in Oklahoma, folklore of Texas birds, tall tales, folk anecdotes, Texas folk songs and ballads, and other folklore (back cover). The index begins on page 185.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 2002-2004]

Description: Minutes from meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events.
Date: 2002-10-02/2004-03-03
Creator: Woman's Wednesday Club
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

A Serving of Fun!

Description: The document is a visual guide for understanding and remembering serving sizes for various food groups. It is "based on recommendations for active children aged 7 to 10" (p. 1).
Date: April 2007
Creator: Staples, Todd
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A Consumer Guide to Better Health Care

Description: This document explains the services provided by Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Children's Medicaid as well as how to access those programs and services.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas. Health and Human Service Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Managing Insect and Mite Pests of Texas Corn

Description: This guide discusses insect and mite pests in the approximate seasonal order that they damage corn- pre-emergence, seedling to tassel and tassel to hard dough.
Date: February 2002
Creator: Porter, Patrick; Cronholm, Gregory B.; Troxclair, Noel; Patrick, Carl D.; Morrison, Pat & Archer, Thomas L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Debt Affordability Study, First Edition

Description: This document is a "report on the current debt position of and the debt burden carried by the state government of Texas. This project was requested by the Senate Finance Committee during the Seventy-Ninth Legislature as a joint effort between the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Bond Review Board, and the Texas Public Finance Authority" (Legislative Budget Board Letter).
Date: February 16, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Groundwater Protection Strategy

Description: Report from the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) discussing current regulatory, outreach, and research programs to protect Texas groundwater resources with information about how to update programs and further the efforts. It is broken into several chapters: (1) The Policy Framework for Groundwater Protection, (2) Characterizing the State's Groundwater Resources, (3) Roles and Responsibilities in Protecting the Groundwater, (4) Program Implementation, (5) Groundwater Information an… more
Date: February 2003
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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