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Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the… more

Date: April 19, 2012

Creator: D'Agostino, Al

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Receipt Exchanging Gold for Sterling, 1864]

Transcribed text for a receipt documenting the deposit of $5,000 in gold coin, exchanged via other companies for £321.03, which will be delivered by W. M. Rice & Co. to W. M. Rice.

Date: unknown

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Plaza Life: Hangin' Out in South Texas' Hispanic Plazas, or Hispanic Plazas: Hangin' out in South Texas' 'outdoor living room'

Draft of an article about Hispanic plazas in South Texas that was published in the September 2002 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Date: 2002-09~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texans Extraordinaire

Text for an article about interesting Texans that was published in the September 2013 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Date: 2013-09~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Research on Donna Shaver]

Research on Donna Shaver compiled for an article about interesting Texans that was published in the September 2013 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Date: 2013-09~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Panaderias: Traditional Mexican bakeries

Text for an article about traditional Mexican bakeries that was published in the November 1994 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Date: 1994-11~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Location: 29.424968 -98.499705

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Fiesta de Amistad

Text for a sidebar about Fiesta de Amistad that was published in the October 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Date: 2004-10~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

¡Arriba El Paso!: The Old West meets Old Mexico at the tantalizing tip of Texas, or ¡El Paso!: Tantalizing Treats at the western tip of Texas

Text for an article published in the August 2002 issue of Texas Highways magazine about the history of El Paso and sights to see around the town.

Date: 2002-07~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Visa to Visit Mexico]

Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.

Date: May 14, 1921

Creator: Mexico. Consul General.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Transcript of an interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grand… more

Date: February 4, 2015

Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Advertising flyer for T. N. CARSWELL, Travel Agent, Complete World-Wide Travel Service]

An advertising flyer for T. N. CARSWELL, Travel Agent, Complete World-Wide Travel Service, Abilene, Texas. MEXICO CITY, Holiday Expense Paid Tour, December 21 January 2. "CHRISTMASTIME IS SPRINGTIME IN MEXICO CITY".

Date: 1949~/1950~

Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1969]

Certificate renewing the registration for Wendell Tarver with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for 1969-19709. It includes the address for Dr. Tarver: Tres Picos 79, Col. Polanco, in Mexico (D.F.), Mexico

Date: 1969

Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1965]

Certificate renewing the registration for Wendell Tarver with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for 1965-1966. It includes the address for Dr. Tarver: Vallarta No. 1 Noveno Piso in Mexico (D.F.), Mexico.

Date: 1965

Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1968]

Certificate renewing the registration for Wendell Tarver with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for 1968-1969. It includes the address for Dr. Tarver: Tres Picos 79, Col. Polanco in Mexico (D.F.), Mexico

Date: 1968

Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

[Two Stories from Cecil S. Allyn]

Two vignettes from Cycil S. Allyn, an American serviceman in Mexico. The first is about a cock-fighting eagle, and the second about problems with transporting cheese.

Date: 1920/1929~

Creator: Allyn, Cecil S.

Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Oral History Interview with Nora Lopez, March 8, 2019

Interview with Nora Lopez, metro editor at the San Antonio Express News newspaper. She discusses her childhood and visiting family regularly in Mexico, as well as becoming an American citizen in 2008. She also talks about her education and her career in newspaper journalism.

Date: March 8, 2019

Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Lopez, Nora

Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism