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[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Patty Brown, March 1891]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Moore to Patty Brown. In the letter, Charles discusses the Annie Laura story and gives Brown a brief, yet detailed family history. Highlighting major life events, he notes how he was born in Gallatin, moved to Texas, and moved away from Texas during the war. He also details his work with mills,how he changed career paths, and when he was married. This letter is dated March 1891.
Date: March 1891
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Elvira D. Moore, July 7, 1850]

Description: Letter from Charles Moore to Elvira Moore discussing his recent trip to Jerseyville, the Fourth of July celebrations there and the progress that community had made, farming, seeing King Lear at the theatre, building engines, and news of family and friends. There is an envelope addressed to Elvira D. Moore, Unionville P O, Bedford County, Tennessee. It is postmarked Nashville, and July 7, 1850 is written in pencil at the top.
Date: July 7, 1850
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Two Letters Concerning David Strickland, June 8, 1798]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter to Zenon Trudeau, on June 8, 1798, discussing the life of David Strickland, who works as a farmer for someone else but wants to farm for himself on the Bois Brule River in order to establish his family. A second letter, from David Strickland, asking that he be granted the land on the river to farm.
Date: June 8, 1798
Creator: Strickland, David
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[News Script: Military pay, FDA, immigrant deaths, and traffic]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a military pay raise, the Food and Drug Administration's clash with pharmacutical companies, an investigation into the deaths of immagrant farm workers, and a new report on traffic related deaths.
Date: May 26, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to John Clayton, July 12, 1951]

Description: Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mrs. John Clayton discussing a previous correspondence about bringing Displaced persons to one of the Kempner's farms for work. Mr. Kempner then inquires if the Displaced Persons are still available because he is looking for a cook and potentially a gardener for the Galveston Orphans' Home.
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: 4-H]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about thirty young Texan 4-H Club members boarding a train in Fort Worth bound for the club's annual national convention in Chicago.
Date: November 29, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: 4-H]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about thirty young Texan 4-H Club members boarding a train in Fort Worth bound for the club's annual national convention in Chicago.
Date: November 29, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A windmill with a cable extending to a water tower]

Description: Photograph of a windmill (with a sign attached to it on the left: "THE AERMOTOR CHICAGO") with a cable extending to a tall water tower on the right. A small white building sits directly under the windmill. An image of a bull facing left is standing on top of the water tower. A live bull is on the ground in front of the water tower directly below the cardboard cutout image. A five slat wooden fence runs across the photo behind the windmill and water tower. Shrubs line the opposite side of t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Letter from Roger Fleming to I. H. Kempner, June 21, 1954]

Description: Letter from Roger Fleming to I. H. Kempner discussing the letter from Lamar Fleming and about the enclosed pamphlet containing illustrations discussing the government farm price supports and production adjustments. Also, discusses about the statement prepared on March 16 that was submitted to Agriculture committee with respect to this same subject.
Date: June 21, 1954
Creator: Fleming, Roger
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Wheeled Plow.

Description: Patent for a wheeled plow with multiple accessories attached to it that allows for adjustment of each accessory separately, holds the weight of the parts better, and keeps the parts more securely connected to the plow.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Hendon, Walter P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Seed Linter

Description: Patent for an improvement "to prevent the accumulation of lint within the lint-chambers; to provide for the automatic discharge of the lint from the saw-teeth; to provide for a thorough agitation of the seed within the seed-reviews, and, finally, to provide for the delivery of the stripped seed from the machine" (lines 12-19).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: O'Brien, Edward J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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