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Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979

Description: Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Jones discusses his appointment as chairman of the Finance Committee, the Legislative Budget Board and the budget-making process, Comptroller Bob Bullock, Governor William Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief legislation, public school financing, the Peveto bill, "Killer Bees," and consumer… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Johnson’s January, 1979 City Directory for Baytown, Texas Including Crosby, Highlands

Description: General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. According to the title page the directory contains “an alphabetical list identifying area businesses and families to residents; a complete list of area businesses arranged according to offered products and services; residential and business addresses arranged according to street and number; a list of telephone numbers in numerical order; and… more
Date: 1979
Creator: Johnson Publishing Co. Inc.
Partner: Sterling Municipal Library

North Texas State University Schedule of Classes: Summer 1979

Description: Schedule of classes at North Texas State University for the Summer semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: North Texas State University
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

North Texas State University Schedule of Classes: Spring 1979

Description: Schedule of classes at North Texas State University for the Spring semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: North Texas State University
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

North Texas State University Schedule of Classes: Fall 1979

Description: Schedule of classes at North Texas State University for the Fall semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: North Texas State University
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with R. N. Isacksen, May 9, 1979

Description: Interview with R. N. Isacksen, a United States Navy veteran from Des Moines, Iowa. Isacksen discusses his experiences aboard the seaplane tender the USS Tangier during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1978.
Date: May 9, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Isacksen, R. N.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979

Description: Interview with O. J. Curry, Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, regarding his background growing up on the family farm, his own education, experience as dean and what sort of materials were needed in the business department, staffing difficulties faced there, and changes in the education system over time.
Date: March 29, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Curry, O. J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, August 13, 1979

Description: Interview with Representative Tip Hall, a member of the House of Representatives from Ennis, Texas. Hall discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session for the state of Texas, his initial race for the Texas Legislature, his political stance, the appropriations bill, and bills related to public school education.
Date: August 13, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Senator Betty Andujar, September 6, 1979

Description: Interview with Senator Betty Andujar, a Republican Texas state legislator from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Andujar discusses her experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session of the Texas Senate, including her impressions of the Republican Party in Texas, the demographics of the district she represents, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion rights, the State Affairs committee, taxes, and legal cases.
Date: September 6, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Andujar, Betty, 1912-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, May 31, 1979

Description: Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, a United States Army veteran from Richardson, Texas, discussing his experience stationed at Fort Kamehameha during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941. Prentice provides details about his background, training, and impressions of the pre-attack period as well as of the attack itself.
Date: May 31, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Prentice, Thomas S.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Stuart Henry, January 11, 1979

Description: Interview with Stuart Henry, an environmentalist from Austin, Texas, regarding his upbringing and family, work in the air and water conservation movements, involvement with environmental societies, interactions with the Corps of Engineers, and work as a lobbyist for the Sierra Club.
Date: January 11, 1979
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Henry, Stuart
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Texas Coastal Legislation

Description: Text of Texas laws related to coast management, with annotations, including statutes related to beaches, coastal waters, ship navigation, and other relevant topics.
Date: September 1979
Creator: Texas Coastal and Marine Council
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Travel Handbook

Description: Guide to assist tourists in Texas: "Attractions and points of interest are listed under the city name where they are located; city names are arranged in alphabetical order. Information on Texas State Parks, National Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Entering and Leaving Mexico, and other general subjects will be found at the end of this book" (p. 2).
Date: 1979~
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1978

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 8 & 9, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Science Technology and National Defense."
Date: 1979
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

Oral History Interview with Bertha Rosenzweig, November 15, 1979

Description: Interview with Bertha (Mrs. Herman) Rosenzweig concerning her experiences as co-founder (with her husband, Herman, deceased) of Tex Glass, Inc. in Decatur, Texas. Rosenzweig discusses her family background, her education in Brooklyn, N.Y., and her teaching career. She also speaks of her husband's family background and his life in Europe during the Hitler era, her husband's technical training and his work in glass factories, starting his own glass factory in Vienna, fleeing the Nazis and migrati… more
Date: November 15, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd Harold & Rosenzweig, Bertha
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gib Lewis, August 29, 1979

Description: Transcript of an interview with with Gibson ("Gib") Lewis, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature.
Date: August 29, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lewis, Gib, 1936-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Fort Worth Garden Club Scrapbook: 1979-1980]

Description: Scrapbook for the Fort Worth Garden Club documenting activities, including event invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Fort Worth Garden Club
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

An Explanatory African/Black Cultural Institution Blueprint

Description: A booklet prepared by Curtis King about the history and description of African American culture and the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979

Description: Interview with Dr. O. J. Curry from Santa Anna, Texas, the first dean of the School of Business at NTSU. Curry discusses his family history, childhood, education, becoming a teacher and high school principal, his marriage, getting his doctorate, the Great Depression, his time at the University of Arkansas and other institutions, his work with the petroleum industry during World War II, coming to NTSU, building the School Business, much about his tenure as dean, and his thoughts on business and … more
Date: March 29, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eddie L. Hornsby, November 8, 1979

Description: Interview with Eddie Hornsby, a Navy WWII veteran from Coleman County, Texas. Hornsby discusses his experiences aboard the USS San Francisco during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including jobs worked in the 1930s, joining the Navy, boot camp, assignment to the San Francisco, operations aboard the ship and exercises, the morning of the attack, and events of the following night.
Date: November 8, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hornsby, Eddie L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Thomas Spencer, February 5, 1979

Description: Interview with Thomas Spencer, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Joplin, Texas. Spencer discusses his experiences with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the service; training; deployment to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and Malang; the Japanese attack on Java; the American surrender; experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, several camps on the Burma Railway… more
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spencer, Thomas
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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