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The History and Development of the Alvin School

Description: "The purpose of this study is not only to satisfy a personal interest, but also to preserve in an interesting narrative form the facts connected with the history and development of the Alvin, Texas, School. The data concerning this subject have been taken from Brazoria County newspapers, The Alvin Sun newspaper files, Alvin School Board Minutes, Alvin School annuals, city records of Alvin and personal interviews. These data have been carefully selected and taken from reliable sources."
Date: August 1946
Creator: Boshart, Jarushia Valentine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

Oral History Interview with Karen Dickson, April1, 2013

Description: Interview with Karen Dickson, vice-president of the Denton Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Division from Bryan, Texas. Dickson discusses her childhood and education, her career, economic development and the work she does for the Chamber of Commerce, thoughts on "community" and being a community leader, and the economic history of Denton. In appendix is a photo of the Denton County Courthouse and one of the Denton County Confederate Memorial.
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Date: April 1, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Dickson, Karen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Clay mineralogy and depositional history of the Frio Formation in two geopressured wells, Brazoria County, Texas

Description: Twenty-three shale samples ranging in depth from 5194 ft to 13,246 ft from Gulf Oil Corporation No. 2 Texas State Lease 53034 well and 33 shale samples ranging in depth from 2185 ft to 15,592 ft from General Crude Oil Company/Department of Energy No. 1 Pleasant Bayou well were examined by x-ray techniques to determine the mineralogy of the geopressured zone in the Brazoria Fairway. Both wells have similar weight-percent trends with depth for a portion of the mineralogy. Calcite decreases, and p… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Freed, R.L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Class and Freedom of Choice in the Marriage Patterns of Antebellum Texas Women

Description: Little scholarly analysis has been devoted to the hypothesis that antebellum Texas women generally married within their own socioeconomic (slaveholding) class, and thus had only limited choice in the selection of marriage partners. This quantitatively based investigation suggests that the popular image should be carefully qualified. This study reveals that although a majority of Texas women who married during the early 1850s chose men who had the same slaveholding status, a significant minority… more
Date: December 1991
Creator: Brown, Lisa (Lisa Christina)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Annual Meeting of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1988

Description: Program for the 93rd annual meeting of the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, held from March 11 through the 12, 1988 at the Brazosport Hilton Inn, in Lake Jackson, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference. The meeting was called to order by President John M. Wright, Jr., in the Colony Ballroom of the Inn.
Date: March 1988
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Annual Meeting of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1988

Description: Program for the 93rd annual meeting of the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, held on Saturday, March 12, 1988 at the Brazosport Hilton Inn, in Lake Jackson, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference. The meeting to Honor, Nolan W. Carson, President General, National Society S.A.R. The meeting was called to order by President John M. Wright, Jr.
Date: March 1988
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Elements of high constructive deltaic sedimentation, lower Frio Formation, Brazoria County, Texas

Description: The lower Frio Formation in eastern Brazoria County, upper Texas Gulf Coast, was deposited in a high constructive deltaic environment in the Houston delta system. Constructive elements of the stacked, elongate to lobate deltas that were intersected in core are storm induced delta front splays, delta front slump deposits, and distributary mouth bar, distributary channel and delta plain assemblages. Reworked and winnowed abandonment facies that are volumetrically insignificant relative to constru… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Tyler, N. & Han, J. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Christmas at Varner-Hogg Plantation: A Historic Holiday Retreat]

Description: Experience the magic of Christmas at the Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, nestled outside West Columbia, Texas. Immerse yourself in the rich history of the former Governor of Texas, James S. Hogg, as you explore the grounds originally owned by Martin Varner, one of the Old Three Hundred and a veteran of the Texas Revolution. Discover the charm of the log cabin, built in 1824, where Varner cultivated corn, cattle, and sugar cane, possibly even distilling rum. This picturesque site off… more
Date: December 2006
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.162466 -95.640952
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Christmas Magic at Varner-Hogg Plantation]

Description: Celebrate the holiday season at Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site in West Columbia, Texas. Explore the former home of Governor James S. Hogg, steeped in history as one of the Old Three Hundred. Embrace the Christmas spirit as you stroll through the log cabin and immerse yourself in the festive charm of this historic retreat.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.162450 -95.640949
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Analysis and Summary of Reports and Data From the Freeport, Texas, Test Bed Plant (1961-1969)

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline over a summary of all work conducted at the Freeport, Texas test bed plant. The work done at the plant between 1961 and 1969 is presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Shroff, G. H.; Watson, I. C. & Cross, R. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 17, 1987]

Description: Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on October 17, 1987, in Lake Jackson, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order and presided by President John M. Wright, Jr., with seventeen members and six guests in attendance.
Date: October 1987
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cooperstown Express]

Description: Video footage from a special program, "Cooperstown Express," that was produced by KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas on the occasion of former Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Date: July 25, 1999
Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: NBC 5 (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.751215 -97.083209
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Backwoods to Border

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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[News Script: Strike settled]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Dow Chemical Company and union leaders coming to an agreement on terms of a new three-year contract after unionw workers went on strike.
Date: September 13, 1972, 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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[Minutes for the TXSSAR Annual Meeting: March 11 through 12, 1988]

Description: Minutes from an annual meeting of the Texas Sons of the American Revolution, held from March 11 through March 12, 1988 at the Brazasport Hilton Inn, Lake Jackson, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meetings were called to order by President John M. Wright Jr.
Date: March 1988
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Sea Water Corrosion Test Program

Description: From Introduction: "The first demonstration plant sponsored by the Office of Saline Water was located in Freeport, Texas, and came 'on stream" in 1961. The incoming sea water was deaerated since both Speller (6) and Uhlig (7) recognized that dissolved oxygen was usually the controlling factor in the corrosion of iron stream condensate at temperatures even as high 400 degrees F. The water was acidified prior to daeration with H2SO4 to decompose the carbonates which subsequently would cause scale… more
Date: March 1969
Creator: Behrens, H. C.; Martin, F. D.; Osborn, O.; Rice, L.; Russell, W. B.; Schreiber, C. F. et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final report for the geothermal well site restoration and plug and abandonment of wells: DOE Pleasant Bayou test site, Brazoria County, Texas

Description: For a variety of reasons, thousands of oil and gas wells have been abandoned in the Gulf Coast Region of the United States. Many of these wells penetrated geopressured zones whose resource potential for power generation was undervalued or ignored. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geopressured-Geothermal Research Program was chartered to improve geothermal technology to the point where electricity could be commercially produced from a substantial number of geopressured resource sites. This re… more
Date: March 13, 1994
Creator: Rinehart, Ben N. & Seigel, Ben H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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