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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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

In the Shadow of History

Description: Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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[News Clip: Camarena - Arrest]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the arrest of Dr. Humberto Álvarez-Machaín in Los Angeles for the murder and kidnapping of DEA agent Enrique S. "Kiki" Camarena Salazar. This story aired at 10 PM.
Date: April 15, 1990
Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Coffee in the Gourd

Description: Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1991]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the personal life and travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1991, including color photographs, tickets, menus, business cards, receipts, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. This scrapbook also documents his time spent with friends and family.
Date: [1987..1991]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 38.537003 -123.006325
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub, July 24, 1963]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub explaining the current situation of Marion's health and also the fact that Shrub might get busy soon so he should use this spare time to write letters to the family. he also mentions about Adrian's heart attack and Mummum's cancellation of trip to Lake Placid.
Date: July 24, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 327.
Date: 1927
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, 1963]

Description: Handwritten letter from Harris Leon "Shrub" Kempner, Jr., to his father discussing a trip to Mexicali, reporting when the gin there will be operational and when the cotton crop should be delivered. He discusses the attributes of a person named Paco who is running the operations there. He also provides details of money spent on the trip and requests a refund.
Date: 1963-08~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Francisco Guerrero M., July 15, 1963

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Francisco Guerrero M. informing him of Harris Leon Kempner, Jr.'s, upcoming trip to Mexicali. He provides Kempner, Jr.'s, travel information, asks the he be shown Kempner properties there, and requests that he meet Mr. Stone and Mr. Calvin and other business associates in the area.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, July 1914 - April, 1915

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 427.
Date: 1915
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 338.
Date: 1932
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 92, July 1988 - April, 1989

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 653.
Date: 1989
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[News Script: News]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of new fires which are developing in Reno, Nevada. New Cave-ins forced a delay in rescue operations. A federal grand jury has indicted Dale Anderson. Also, there is a prediction for traffic fatalities during the labor day weekend.
Date: August 24, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Shipwreck]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about rescue of a young English couple. The Coast guard at San Francisco reported that a young English couple were rescued who apparently spent 117 days adrift in a lifeboat on the Pacific. The Korean freighter picked them up and yacht was shipwrecked.
Date: July 4, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: National]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev who arrived at Andrews Air Force base and boarded a helicopter and flew to Camp David.
Date: June 16, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas fire department which spent a relatively calm day because of no major alarms occurred during morning.
Date: June 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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