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Oral History Interview with Katherine Jones, Spring 1984

Interview with Katherine Jones of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Katherine talks about her family, working at the Capitol, and some changes that the city of Austin has undergone over the years. Katherine also recalls when she first joined St. David's Episcopal Church and her education in music and Spanish.

Date: 1984

Creator: Williams, Murray & Jones, Katherine

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Oral History Interview with George Samson Nalle, April 24, 1984

Interview with George S. Nalle of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church and veteran of the United States Air Force. In the interview, George recalls memories of the Air Force, attending church, getting married, and living in the Governor's Mansion.

Date: April 24, 1984

Creator: Dougherty, Mary Ann & Nalle, George Samson

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Oral History Interview with Virginia Sumners, May 7, 1984

Interview with Virginia Sumners of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Virginia talks about her family and their values as well as details about her younger life. She recalls some events in the history of the church and describes her involvement.

Date: May 7, 1984

Creator: Hillis, Priscilla & Sumners, Virginia

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Oral History Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Drake Thomson, April 16, 1984

Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Drake Thomson of Austin, Texas, a long-time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Margaret recalls some history about St. David's, and talks about what it was like growing up with the church.

Date: April 16, 1984

Creator: Dougherty, Mary Ann & Thomson, Margaret Drake

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Oral History Interview with Eleanor Tyler, May 7, 1984

Interview with Eleanor Tyler of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. Eleanor describes what it was like being a student during the Great Depression, and also talks about her family life. She recalls some history about the church and also talks about founding Next to New Consignment.

Date: May 7, 1984

Creator: Vickers, Joan & Tyler, Eleanor

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Oral History Interview with Jessie Wand, April 29, 1984

Interview with Jessie Wand of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Jessie talks about her family and their travels when she was young, her time at Rice University and Texas Woman's University, and life during the Great Depression and war. She recalls some history about the church and talks about her involvement through the years.

Date: April 29, 1984

Creator: Hillis, Jean & Wand, Jessie Ziggler

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

St. David's Through The Years

This text discusses the history of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas including descriptions of the building throughout the years and the congregation members who were heavily involved with the church. There are also several appendices: Wardens and Vestrymen; Church School Superintendents; Organists and Choir Directors; World War I Veterans; Men from the Parish Serving in World War II--As of November 1, 1942; and Memorials and Gifts. Index starts on page 87.

Date: 1942

Creator: Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Texas

Item Type: Book

Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

The History of Texas; or, the Emigrant's, Farmer's, and Politician's Guide to the Character, Climate, Soil and Productions of That Country: Arranged Geographically from Personal Observation and Experience

Book containing a history of Texas and acts as a guide to the area during period of Anglo colonization. Includes observations of the land, critiques of the people who lived there, and a translated Mexican Constitution. Index starts on page 339.

Date: 1990

Creator: Edward, David B. (David Barnett), 1790-1870

Item Type: Book

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

A Cowman's Wife

Autobiographical anecdotes by Mary Rak about running a cattle ranch with her husband in Arizona. Index starts on page 293.

Date: 1993

Creator: Rak, Mary Kidder, 1879-1958

Item Type: Book

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library

Annotated bibliography of 224 books about Texas history prior to 1940, including bibliographic details and critical discussion points for each, such as the author's opinions, the opinions of other critics, background on the author and writing of the book, strengths and weaknesses of the text, representative quotations, and references to other books. It also contains an appendix of additional bibliographies to Texas history. Index starts on page 617.

Date: 1988

Creator: Jenkins, John Holmes

Item Type: Book

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Early Churches of Cleveland, Texas]

Compilation of information about churches in Cleveland, Texas including histories, church leaders, and other information. The church sketches include the Galilee Praise and Worship Center (later Galilee Missionary Baptist Church), the African Methodist Episcopal Church (later New Bethel African Methodist Church), First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church, and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Date: 2011~

Item Type: Book

Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

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[News Clip: Norman Lear]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: May 29, 1983, 5:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Almanac, 1992-1993

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 626.

Date: 1991

Creator: Kingston, Mike

Item Type: Book

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[College of Business history posters]

Posters that were printed out onto large banners and displayed in the lobby-area of the Business Leadership Building. Each one focuses on a specific decade of time for the College of Business. The first one is the entrance poster that marks the display as part of the 125th Anniversary of UNT celebration.

Date: 2015~

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sarah Tilghman Hughes dedication plaque]

Photograph of a plaque commemorating the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room in Willis Library on the UNT campus. It reads "The Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room established September 1996 to honor the leadership and works of Sarah Tilghman Hughes August 2, 1896 - April 23, 1985; 'It is the responsibility of every individual to measure up, to grow in concern for community, nation, and world, in order to assure any role whatever for individual freedom.' - Judge Hughes; As she believed, she lived… more

Date: 1996

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.210113 -97.148993

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

A History of Orange

This book explores the history of Orange, Texas through the eyes of Robert E. Russell. Spanning large parts of the nineteenth century, it includes information about historical events, trade, social customs, and genealogical records pertaining to Robert E. Russell. Numerous photographs and references compiled by Loren LeBlanc are also included.

Date: 1998

Creator: Orange County Historical Society (Tex.)

Item Type: Book

Partner: Orange County Historical Society

The Age, Volume 7, Number 8, August 1986

Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.

Date: August 1986

Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Chambers County Library System