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Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press

High Yello Rose

Description: Play written by Sterling Houston about actions of American soldiers during the Texas Revolution.
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Pamphlet: "Mexican Calendar Legends" Brochure Translations]

Description: Pamphlet that advertises an exhibition presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Mexican Calendar Legends, 20th Century Mexican Calendar Art in Galas de Mexico". Along with the title of the exhibition and an image of a painting from the exhibition, the cover of the pamphlet also establishes that the pamphlet is made up of "Brochure Translations" from a separate gallery guide that is in Spanish. The first page features an introduction about the exhibition. The majority of remaining pages list… more
Date: 2004
Creator: Davis & Davis Translators
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[General Highway Map of Denton County Texas]

Description: General Highway Map of Denton County Texas performed by the Texas State Highway Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Public Roads. Data obtained from the Planning Survey Division.
Date: 1959
Creator: Texas. Highway Department. Planning Survey Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Spring 2006 UNT MC calendar]

Description: A document outlining the events hosted by the UNT Multicultural Center in a calendar format from January to April in 2006. There are pictures from events on each page and the logo for the MC is on each spread.
Date: April 3, 2006
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

High School Building, Pecos, Texas: Plumbing, Heating, and Electrical Floor Plans

Description: Plumbing, heating, and electrical floor plans for a high school building in Pecos, Texas. It includes a floor plan with plumbing and heating details, floor plan with electrical details, plot plan, light fixture schedule, and legends for plumbing and electrical symbols.
Date: 1950~
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Hudson Residence, Pecos, Texas: Lawn Sprinkler System

Description: Layout of the lawn sprinkler system for a home commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Hill Hudson in Pecos, Texas. It includes a large drawing of the lawn with grid-like lines dissecting the ground, which shows the pipes for the sprinklers. On the right side of the sheet there is a legend, and a set of notes that further explains the system.
Date: December 20, 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Mesquite and Willow

Description: Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date: 1957
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Partner: UNT Press

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943

Description: Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.
Date: 1992
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press
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[News Clip: Texas treasure series #3]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 5, 1982, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Groundhog]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about about the legend of groundhog day.
Date: February 2, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Happy Hunting Ground

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press

Legends of Texas

Description: Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press

Singers and Storytellers

Description: Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date: 2017
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
Partner: UNT Press
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