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Economic Impact Report: Realign and Co-Locate AWC to Ft. Leavenworth

Description: Public Document - Report compiled by the commission detailing economic ramifications of the realignment and colocation of AWC to Fort Leavenworth.
Date: August 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002

Description: Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In a… more
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Date: May 17, 2002
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields

Description: This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date: 1965
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Partner: UNT Press
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[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir]

Description: Photocopy of Elizabeth Simpson Cooper's memoir about her childhood in Virginia and later her time in Kansas after moving westward with her family. In the text of her memoir, she describes her school days in Virginia, church, Cooper family history, "Bleeding Kansas" (the period of conflict over deciding if Kansas would be a free or a slave state), and the Civil War in Kansas as well as her personal encounters with Native Americans in Kansas.
Date: 1931-02-24/1932
Creator: Cooper, Elizabeth Simpson, 1840-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Mexico and Texas, including ballads, personal anecdotes, folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 141.
Date: 2017
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
Partner: UNT Press
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Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields

Description: This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date: 2017
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Partner: UNT Press
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Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Description: Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Oral History Interview with J. W. Stoker, August 4, 2010

Description: Interview with J. W. Stoker, a cowboy from Weatherford, Texas. Stoker discusses his family and growing up, getting involved in the rodeo, traveling shows, being drafted into the Army and serving in Korea, celebrities he has worked with, the Six Flags Wild West Show, induction into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, contemporary rodeos, his favorite acts, and reflections on his career. In appendix are two promotional photos of Stoker and his horse, and three of him performing.
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Date: August 4, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Stoker, J. W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Some People Let You Down

Description: The nine stories in Mike Alberti’s debut collection shine a sharp light on small-town American life —not the Arcadian small towns of yesteryear, but the old mill towns hanging on after the mill has stopped running, the deserted agricultural communities in the middle of vast industrial farms, places where bad luck has become part of the weather. But even in these blighted, neglected landscapes, the possibility of renewal always presents itself: there is hope for these places and the characters w… more
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Date: November 15, 2020
Creator: Alberti, Mike, 1987-
Partner: UNT Press
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Why I Believe in Companionate Marriage

Description: Why I believe in companionate marriage, published by Marcet Haldeman-Julius, c. 1927.
Date: 1927
Creator: Marcet Haldeman-Julius
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with David McGuire, April 2, 1990

Description: Interview with David McGuire, a college professor from Waldo, Kansas, regarding his education and music background, career in music education at the University of North Texas, the development of the College of Music, and band history.
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Date: April 2, 1990
Creator: Spencer, David & McGuire, David C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Charles Roberts, October 13, 1977

Description: Interview with Charles Roberts regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 13, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Charles H.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Description: Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 1972
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press
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BRAC 2005 DoD Report: Army Justification Book (IGPBS/Ft. Bliss,KS)

Description: USA-0221v4 Trans Op Army Supporting Information.pdf Recommendation Supporting Information 03-May-05 Operational Army (IGPBS)(Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)
Date: May 27, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Howard Charles, March 25, 1998

Description: Interview with Howard Charles, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Partridge, Kansas. Charles discusses growing up in the Great Depression; joining the Marine Corps and training; assignment to the USS Houston (CA-30) at Manila as a heavy machine gunner and events before the war; the Battle of Sunda Strait and sinking of the Houston; capture by the Japanese and being held at Serang, Java; experiences in internment and forced labor at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, various camp… more
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Date: March 25, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Charles, Howard R.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Industrial JCSG Justification Book

Description: Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas, Fused Weapon/Cluster Bomb function and Missile warhead production to McAlester AAP, OK; 155MM ICM Artillery and 60MM, 81MM, and 120MM Mortar functions to Milan, TN; 105MM HE, 155MM HE, and Missile Warhead functions to Iowa AAP, IA; and senators/relays/delays to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, IN. Justification, Payback, Economic Impact on Communities, Community Infrastructure, Environmental Impact,
Date: June 4, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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