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Steaming Tests of Coals and Related Investigations: September 1, 1904, to December 31, 1908

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on fuel-testing plants. The results of steaming tests on coals are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1912
Creator: Breckenridge, L. P.; Kreisinger, Henry & Ray, Walter T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Populism and the Poll Tax: the Politics and Propaganda of Suffrage Restriction in North Texas, 1892-1904

Description: This thesis challenges the traditional interpretation of the history of Populism in America through the use of an intensive regional study. Using precinct-level returns, this thesis proves that, contrary to the conclusions of more general studies, voters from predominately Populist areas in North Texas did not support the poll tax amendment that passed in November 1902. The Populists within this region demonstrated their frustration and distrust of the political process by leaving the polls in … more
Date: December 1997
Creator: Carawan, James T. (James Terry)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Lessons from the Grain-Rust Epidemic of 1904

Description: Report discussing the consequences of the leaf rust (also known as grain-rust) epidemic of 1904 in the American Midwest and lessons for future crops. Topics discussed include seed selection and rust resistant varieties.
Date: 1905
Creator: Carleton, Mark Alfred, 1866-1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Successful Alabama Diversification Farm

Description: "In this bulletin is given the record of a 65-acre hog farm in the black prairie region of Alabama. The method of farming described is applicable to the entire area in which corn, alfalfa, and Bermuda grass can be grown. This area includes the black lands of Texas, the river bottoms of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and the alluvial soils generally in all the Southern States.... The primary object in the work of this farm was to demonstrate that hog farming is practicable in th… more
Date: 1907
Creator: Crosby, M. A.; Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868- & Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Rules for a Dictionary Catalog

Description: Volume of cataloging rules created prior to the widespread availability of Library of Congress cataloging. Includes definitions and instructions on entry and style. Additional articles describe cataloging of special publications such as manuscripts, music, and maps and atlases.
Date: 1904
Creator: Cutter, Charles A. (Charles Ammi), 1837-1903
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Uses of Peat for Fuel and Other Purposes

Description: From Introduction: "The bulletin sets forth the results of an investigation that was undertaken to determine whether peat, a fuel widely used in some countries, could be made serviceable in the United States, where, through labor and economic conditions differ from those in peat-using countries, there are opportunities for the introduction of a fuel selling at prices that should make the mining and shipment of peat to near-by markets profitable."
Date: 1911
Creator: Davis, Charles A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Receipt from Doughty, Slover & Culwell]

Description: Invoice from Doughty, Slover & Culwell in Weatherford, Texas for the account of Ollie Tucker documenting items bought April-June the previous year including thread, fabric, lace, and embroidery supplies. The invoice from January 1, 1904 is marked as paid on the 12th.
Date: January 12, 1904
Creator: Doughty, Slover & Culwell
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Operating Details of Gas Producers

Description: From Introduction: "During the early years of these plants little success was anticipated from the use of bituminous coals and lignites, but in 1904 and 1905 it was fully demonstrated at Government testing station at St. Louis that these fuels could be utilized to excellent advantage. However, although many producer-gas plants in daily operation are still skeptical regarding the successful commercial use of these fuels."
Date: 1916
Creator: Fernald, R. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Résumé of Producer-Gas Investigations: October 1, 1904-June 30, 1910

Description: From Scope of Report: "The purpose of this report is, therefore, to present in convenient form all the more important data accumulated in the course of the tests described, in order that the results may be readily accessible both to the Government officials having charge of the design, purchase, or care of power plants and to all persons interested in the development of the internal-combustion engine and the gas producer as means for utilizing the energy of fuels."
Date: 1911
Creator: Fernald, R. H. & Smith, C. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recent Development of the Producer-Gas Power Plant in the United States

Description: From Introduction: "A summary of the tests made at St. Louis and a resume of the conclusions to be drawn from the tests and from the opinions of gas-producer manufacturers on the status of the gas producer and gas engine was published in a Survey bulletin in 1907. As it is desirable to repeat much of the material that appeared in the former bulletin (now out of print), this presentation may be regarded as a revision of the previous one, although considerable information not previously available… more
Date: 1910
Creator: Fernald, Robert Heywood
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Oral History Interview with Rosa Lee Daniels, March 21, 1992

Description: Transcript of an interview with Rosa Lee Daniels concerning her experiences as a student at Frederick Douglass Colored School until it burned down in 1913, and was rebuilt and renamed the Frederick Moore School in Denton, Texas (1910-1921). Daniels discusses the school facilities, her teachers, discipline, school equipment and facilities, segregation, and Klan activities in Denton.
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Date: March 21, 1992
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Daniels, Rosa Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lucille Nix, August 9, 1993

Description: Transcript of an interview with Lucille Nix, a schoolteacher, concerning her experiences teaching at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1949-1969). Nix discusses her relationship with students, church activities, and Principal Fred Moore.
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Date: August 9, 1993
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Nix, Lucille
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979

Description: Interview with O. J. Curry, Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, regarding his background growing up on the family farm, his own education, experience as dean and what sort of materials were needed in the business department, staffing difficulties faced there, and changes in the education system over time.
Date: March 29, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Curry, O. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[Letter from Matilda Johnson to Mary Moore, September 15, 1904]

Description: Letter from Matilda Johnson to Mary Moore in which Matilda describes her rooms in the house she is sharing with the widow of a Methodist minister and her mother. She says that she has seen the play, Ben Hur. She sends news of her family's health, activities, and the crops.
Date: September 15, 1904
Creator: Johnson, Matilda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[United States Land Office Deed, January 2, 1904]

Description: Deed from the United States Land Office, Department of the Interior, for Bob Perryman of Dexter, Chaves County, New Mexico. The property, 156.67 acres, was bought for $39.17. The Desert Lands Acts of 1877 and 1891, under which this land deal was made possible, was designed to sell arid land with the condition that the buyer develop the property and irrigate it.
Date: January 2, 1904
Creator: Leland, Howard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from N. H. McGee to Birdie McGee and Mary Moore, March 4, 1904]

Description: Letter from N. H. McGee to Birdie McGee and Mary Moore in which he says that they have had a blizzard. He also gives updates on the health and activities of family members. He gives an account of the growth of two children, Lillian and Henry. He reports that Mariah Rucker had died. He writes about financial matters, collecting fines, and investigating thefts. He says he works as a game warden. He says that there are many empty houses in Gallatin Tennessee for rent or sale.
Date: March 4, 1904
Creator: McGee, N. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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