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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest.

Book describing the causes of the Spanish American War, the incident with the Battleship Maine, African Americans in the Navy, African Americans on San Juan Hill, Roosevelt, McKinley, Buffalo Soldiers, African American officers and regiments. General themes include civil rights and prejudice.

Date: 1899

Creator: Johnson, Edward A. (Edward Austin), 1860-1944

Partner: Other

Elisabet Ney, Sculptor

Biography about the sculptor, Elisabet Ney.

Date: 1916

Creator: Taylor, Bride Neill

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).

Date: 1890

Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company

Partner: UNT Libraries

Memories of Nelly Levy Berg: Her Life in Germany and her First Ten Years in America, 1910-1948

Biographical narrative about Nelly Levy Berg and her family, detailing her early life in Germany (now part of Poland) and subsequent immigration to Houston, Texas. It also discusses World War II and the effects of the Holocaust on her extended family. The author (Berg's daughter) also describes a modern-day trip to Eastern Europe to revisit the locations.

Date: 1995

Creator: Wulfe, Lorraine

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Gayle Cruthirds World War II Flight Log]

Flight log created by Gayle Cruthirds, member of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, documenting his bombing missions over Italy and Eastern Europe between May 17, 1944 through September 20, 1944. Cruthirds discusses dates, flight times, mission location, weather, presence of flak and fighters, types of planes, and notes specific to each mission.

Date: 1944

Creator: Cruthirds, Gayle

Partner: The History Center

Reminiscences of Gottfried Christian Daniel Toepperwein and a Brief History by His Son Lucian Ferdinand Toepperwein

Translation of a written account of the Toepperwein family, described by the author as: "Genealogical Register. And a description of my life, beginning with my birth, written by myself, together with a statement of my wife and myself, and a table of children's births and deaths, everything in chronological order" (p. [8]). Photocopies of handwritten records are included at the end of the text.

Date: 1984

Creator: Wertheim, Flora

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library