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Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Partner: UNT Press

Programs for people

Description: No Description Available.
Date: 1973
Creator: Smith, Preston
Partner: UNT Libraries

A New Focus on Man and His Work, A Proposed Comprehensive Manpower Policy for Texas

Description: Plan outlining background information related to the Texas Workforce Commission's manpower policy and delineating steps to implementation. "This document... brings together the elements necessary to develop manpower policy--the basic considerations involved, the need for policy, background information necessary for understanding developments thus far, and a representation of the concept of the manpower field."
Date: September 1973
Creator: Texas Employment Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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

Paisanos: A Folklore Miscellany

Description: Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including "folk tales, folklore in journalism, reflections on the lore of the past, and some analyses of folklore generally" (inside of the front cover).
Date: 1978
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
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

An Occupational Training Study as Requested by S. R. 865, Sixty-First Legislature

Description: The purpose of this document is to establish a climate conducive to the development of technical, vocational, and manpower training in educational institutions in the State of Texas to meet the needs of industrial and economic development of the state.
Date: March 1, 1971
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Impact Conference Study Guide 1976

Description: This study guide contains four parts and an Appendix. The first two parts are aimed at acquainting you with why the Advisory Council wanted to hold an "Impact Conference" in your community.
Date: December 17, 1975
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2

Description: "Leftwich's Grant is the second volume in a series that is intended to document the colonization of an area in Central Texas that eventually became known as Robertson's Colony." It covers "the three years that [Robert] Leftwich spent in Mexico City and Saltillo" and includes "a complete account of his official negotiations with both the national government in Mexico City and the state government of Coahuila and Texas. It also includes documents concerning Dr. Felix Robertson, President of the T… more
Date: 1975
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas
Partner: UNT Libraries

History of Mineola, Texas; "Gateway to the Pines"

Description: This book covers the history of Mineola, located in Wood County, Texas. The book includes chapters on the original inhabitants of the city, as well as discussions about local churches, schools, business establishments, landmarks, and railroads.
Date: 1973
Creator: Jones, Lucille
Partner: UNT Libraries

Mineola and its Mayors: 101 Years

Description: This book covers the history of mayors in the city of Mineola, located in Wood County, Texas. It includes biographical information about each mayor, as well as a discussion of the events that surrounded their incumbency. The surname index begins on page 250.
Date: 1976
Creator: Bruner, Ora Pritchett
Partner: UNT Libraries

Panhandle Pilgrimage: Illustrated Tales Tracing History in the Texas Panhandle

Description: This text covers the history of the Panhandle region of the state of Texas from prehistory through 1978. The chapters are organized chronologically and include segments devoted to the first towns, historically significant persons, and other events in the area along with photographs, maps, and other illustrations.
Date: 1978
Creator: Robertson, Pauline Durrett & Robertson, R. L.
Partner: Canyon Area Library

Inventory of County Records: Walker County Courthouse

Description: Annotated inventory of records documenting the history of Walker County, housed in the Walker County Courthouse (Huntsville, Texas), including an overview of the county government offices. Index starts on page 90.
Date: 1975
Creator: Davis, Edwin S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Inventory of County Records: Wood County Courthouse

Description: Annotated inventory of records documenting the history of Wood County, housed in the Wood County Courthouse (Quitman, Texas), including an overview of the county government offices. Index starts on page 129.
Date: 1976
Creator: Patterson, Thaxson; Ferrier, Douglas & Neher, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Inventory of County Records: Cooke County Courthouse

Description: Annotated inventory of records documenting the history of Cooke County, housed in the Cooke County Courthouse (Gainesville, Texas), including an overview of the county government offices. Index starts on page 130.
Date: 1975
Creator: Riney, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Directory of Regional Councils in Texas: 1971

Description: Directory of state planning regions, regional council memberships, and other relevant information.
Date: September 1971
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor. Division of Planning Coordination.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Chicano Worker

Description: "This is a small volume about the labor-market experience in the United States of workers who are of Mexican Heritage" (p. xi).
Date: 1977
Creator: Vermon M.Briggs, Jr.; Walter Fogel & Fred H. Schmidt
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1972

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December 8, 9, 1972, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. Texas economics and politics were discussed.
Date: 1973
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1976

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December 10, 11, 1976, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The effects of politics on higher education was the topic discussed.
Date: 1977
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1969

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December, 5, 6, 1969, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. Urban areas and small towns were the topics of discussion for this meeting.
Date: 1970
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas
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