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Cotton-Bag Carrier.

Description: Patent for improved cotton sack carrier: "the object of the present invention is to provide a device whereby cotton sacks may be conveniently carried during the picking of cotton from one portion of the field to another without wearing the sack and with convenience to the picker" (lines 10-15).
Date: February 21, 1893
Creator: Laird, Archibald F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress telling him about day to day life. In her letter, she discusses the rising cost of goods and crops, and she also comments on the deaths of soldiers in the war, and asks him not to enlist. Towards the end of the letter, she gives him financial advice and includes the price of several commodities.
Date: February 3, 1862
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Maid of cotton on Texas tour]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of Miss Alice Corr, official ambassador of the American cotton industry, in Dallas for appearances at a department store.
Date: February 15, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Maid of Cotton]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the 19th annual Maid of Cotton, Helen Landon, stopping in Dallas as part of a nation-wide tour.
Date: February 24, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]

Description: Letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress telling him about day to day life. In her letter, she discusses the rising cost of goods and crops, and she also comments on the deaths of soldiers in the war, and asks him not to enlist. Towards the end of the letter, she gives him financial advice and includes the price of several commodities.
Date: February 3, 1862
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Cotton growers]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 9, 1982, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Senate Resolution Number Twenty-Eight - In Memory of Lawrence J. Petersen

Description: Resolution document composed by the Senate of the State of Texas that was created and sent to the Petersen family in condolences for the death of Lawrence J. Petersen. The first page of the document gives an account of Mr. Petersen's accomplishments both professionally and as a member of the community. The second page resolves to provide the surviving family - including siblings, wife, children, and grandchildren - a copy of the resolution expressing their sympathies. It is signed by the pres… more
Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Letter to Mary Ann Moore, Linnet White, and Claude D. White, February 12, 1909]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by a woman names Etha and is addressed to the White's and Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Etha informs the White's and Moore of the goings-on in her community in McKinney, TX. The news includes: a dialogue about Ruth White Moore and about Etha's baby, details about the weather, new about community members who own an "auto" and Etha possibly buying one, an aside mentioning the prevalence of la grippe in her area, a discussion a… more
Date: February 12, 1909
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from William L. Gatz to Daniel W. Kempner, February 21, 1951]

Description: Letter from William L. Gatz to Daniel W. Kempner discussing being called for Jury duty for the spring term of the Green County Circuit Court. He talks about being dismissed in the past due to cotton operations, but as cotton will be out of season, he cannot get out of this call. He informs Mr. Kempner that he will still be available after 5'oclock in the afternoon most days even if he is called in to serve on a jury.
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: Gatz, William L.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Big town]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new shopping center southeast of Dallas.
Date: February 24, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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