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[College of Business history posters]

Description: Posters that were printed out onto large banners and displayed in the lobby-area of the Business Leadership Building. Each one focuses on a specific decade of time for the College of Business. The first one is the entrance poster that marks the display as part of the 125th Anniversary of UNT celebration.
Date: 2015~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Study of How Business Education Conferences Can Promote Better Business Education in the State of Texas

Description: This is a study of business education conferences in Texas made in an effort to improve business training in Texas secondary schools. Many young people leave high school intending to enter the business world. Business is ready to accept those who are competent. The educational preparation of students, however, is often insufficient to permit their seizing the opportunities offered to them.
Date: 1950
Creator: Smith, Woodie McConnell
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Survey of Hiring Procedures and Job Requirements for Beginning Clerical Workers in Selected Firms in Belton and Temple, Texas

Description: This study was an analysis of the hiring procedures and job requirements for beginning clerical workers in selected firms in Belton and Temple, Texas. The study specifically attempted to determine the minimum employment standards for clerical workers and to determine the procedures used in screening applicants for employment.
Date: January 1970
Creator: Crain, Gayle R.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of Essential Principles of Secretarial Training with Problem Material on a Collegiate Level

Description: It is in order that the college student in secretarial training might have some definite idea as to the kinds of on-the-job duties she might be expected to perform and the type of background knowledge she might be expected to know--or at least be able to find out quickly when needed--that this study has been made.
Date: 1942
Creator: McCarty, Catherine Louise
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Follow-up Study of the Secretarial Training Graduates of King High School, Kingsville, Texas, for the Years 1944 Through 1951

Description: This study is made to evaluate the effectiveness of the secretarial training course of Henrietta M. King High School, Kingsville, Texas, in preparing its students for employment after graduation. It determines the extent to which its students have used the knowledges and skills taught in the course.
Date: 1952
Creator: Short, Florence Gertrude
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Professional Contributions of Ruth I. Anderson to Business Education

Description: This study explored the professional contributions of Ruth I. Anderson, retired professor of Business Administration, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. The data for this study were gained through questionnaire responses, a telephone interview, and personal interviews with faculty, staff, students, and business people who have worked closely with Anderson and an interview with Anderson herself. During a literature review, many of the journal articles written by Anderson were read inā€¦ more
Date: May 1990
Creator: Matthews, Barbara G. (Barbara Gayle)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effect of Selected Shorthand Transcription Drills Upon Transcription Skill Development

Description: This study was an experimental design, using twenty-two variables, twelve covariates, and six criterion measures. The purpose of the study was the effect of the use of selected transcription drills in beginning shorthand on the ability of students to produce both typewritten copy and mailable letters from shorthand notes. The bases for comparison were five minute timed transcription tests, three-minute dictation tests, and thirty-minute mailable letter production tests, of both previewed and unā€¦ more
Date: December 1976
Creator: Haney, Annice Mauldin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[College of Business Crossword]

Description: Document of a crossword titled "A Walk Through the History of the College of Business". There are 19 clues that all relate to the college. The answer key is located on the second page.
Date: 2016~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[College of Business history brochure]

Description: Document about the history of the College of Business from 1945-2015, the first entry however is for 1942. The piece is a small brochure for the 125th Anniversary of UNT event. There are photos included of past College of Business buildings and students in the respective classrooms.
Date: 2016~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[O. J. Curry news article]

Description: An article from The North Texan about O. J. Curry, the founding dean of the College of Business Administration, now College of Business. There is a photo of Curry crouching next to a boat that was taken by Dan Santema. The article focuses on Curry's time as dean, bringing in faculty, growing enrollment, and the college's accreditation. There is also a list of the deans leading up to Jay A. Smith Jr., who was dean at the time of the article's publishing.
Date: 1989~
Creator: Colonna, Pat
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Survey of Accounting Majors at North Texas State College from 1944 to 1950 to Evaluate Their Academic Training for the Vocational Positions Now Held

Description: "This study attempts to review informatively the status of graduates from the School of Business Administration in that period in which students have first been graduates with a major in accounting."--1.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Cunningham, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[College of Business detailed timeline]

Description: Document about the history of the College of Business beginning in 1890 and continuing until December 21, 2015. Some years are blank while others have several pieces of information. At the end of the piece is a list of footnotes. Each section is separated by decade.
Date: 2015~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Study of Curricular Offerings in Business in the Colleges of Arkansas for the Period from 1936 to 1946

Description: The problem which forms the basis of this study is one involving an investigation of the curricular offerings in the field of business in the liberal-arts colleges of Arkansas. The purpose of the investigation is to compare the growth of business offerings during the eleven years from 1936 to 1946.
Date: 1947
Creator: Shores, P. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Oral History Interview with Louise Evans, February 25, 1992

Description: Interview with Louise Evans, a librarian with experience working at the University of North Texas Library during the development of the Library Service Department. Evans discusses her education and background, her career at UNT (then North Texas State University), administration, previous layout of library departments, and courses related to Library Science taught at the time.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 25, 1992
Creator: Dickey, Richard C. & Evans, Louise
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Commercial Job Opportunity Survey of McAllen, Texas

Description: "The survey of commercial job opportunities in the City of McAllen, Texas, was undertaken for the purpose of determining: 1. The numerical importance of training for the different kinds of local commercial positions. 2. The desired age, sex, training, and experience for employees in the different commercial positions of the City. 3. Information to be used in the revision of the commercial curriculum of the McAllen Senior High School and in the vocational guidance of students, and in the placemeā€¦ more
Date: August 1941
Creator: Jones, Willie W.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Southwest Retort, Volume 11, Number 1, September 1958

Description: This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community. Published monthly during long academic semesters.
Date: September 1958
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of the Responsibilities of Department Chairpersons in 5-A Public High Schools in Texas

Description: This study identified and compared the perceptions of department chairpersons and their principals about what responsibilities should be assigned to chairpersons, what responsibilities are currently assigned to chairpersons, and the chairperson' perceived need for any additional training, administrative support, departmental support, or released time in order to fulfill responsibilities currently assigned. Principals and chairpersons from 132 of the 264 5-A public high schools in Texas were surā€¦ more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Lawrence, Dale R. (Dale Robert)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Adjusting the Commercial Curriculum of Denton Senior High School, Denton, Texas, to the Needs of the Community

Description: This study was made: first, to determine the vocational opportunities for commercial graduates of Denton Senior High School as a basis for more effective guidance; second, to determine whether the commercial training program in the local high school is providing adequate vocational preparation for the principal commercial positions in Denton, Texas, third, to discover the chief commercial weaknesses of the present employees in Denton, Texas; fourth, to secure information necessary for appropriaā€¦ more
Date: June 1939
Creator: Hodge, James
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Evaluation of an Adequate Finance System for Extracurricular Activities

Description: It is the purpose of this study to discover and report educationally sound practices of activity financing and administration, with special emphasis placed on accounting. This investigation will attempt to disclose present-day common practices in financing the activities and accounting in regard to activity finances, and where advisable to make recommendations to secure more adequate procedures.
Date: 1941
Creator: Alvis, James C.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Catalog of North Texas State Teachers College: 1939-1940

Description: Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: July 1939
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Catalog of North Texas State Teachers College: 1938-1939

Description: Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: April 1938
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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