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Goodbye Bill Nelson February 1990

Description: Montage of clippings related to Bill Nelson's life, his work, and the issues toward which he was dedicated. Collected on a DVD as a memorial by his loved ones. Video footage clips of news coverage of Nelson's death.
Date: February 2, 1990
Duration: 15 minutes 33 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Footage of City Council election and Bill Nelson press coverage]

Description: Video footage clip of KDFW's coverage of the Dallas City Council elections. Journalist Betty Smith interviewed the candidates. Also included, local channels' coverage of televangelist James Robison decrying Bill Nelson as being "immoral". William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 9. Incumbent Jerry Rucker wins the seat. 1987 Dallas mayoral candidates are also highlighted. Video housed on Bill Nelson's Dallas City Council Election 1987 DVD.
Date: 1987
Duration: 7 minutes 08 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript: A Paris Journal]

Description: Edited transcript of a diary kept by Bill Nelson, Jr. from January 31 to August 2, 1971 while he was living in Paris, France for eight months in his early twenties. The original handwritten diary has been transcribed and images of subjects mentioned are embedded in the text. In the diary Nelson details his sightseeing trips in France, as well as his romantic and sexual encounters with men.
Date: 2014~/2017~
Creator: Anglin, Mike
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Scrapbook: Reprimand]

Description: A scrapbook full of the materials surrounding Bill Nelson being reprimanded for wearing a March on Washington t-shirt and being featured in This Week In Texas, an LGBT publication, Volume 5 Number 25 from September 14 through 20, 1979. The photograph that initiated the controversy is on page 31 of the scrapbook and the letter of reprimand he received for it begins on 51.
Date: 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Footage of Lori Palmer, Bill Nelson, and Joe May on the Dallas Jackson Show aka Rappin With Jack]

Description: Video footage clip of 1985 Dallas City Council candidates Bill Nelson, Lori Palmer, and Joe May appearing on the Dallas talk show The Dallas Jackson Show aka Rappin With Jack. William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 2. Incumbent Paul Fielding and Lori Palmer, executive director of the North Texas Food Bank, are also highlighted. The race ended in a run-off between Fielding and Palmer, with Lori Palmer winning in a 58%-42% run-off upset. Video housed on Bill Nelson'… more
Date: 1985
Duration: 29 minutes 58 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Footage of Dallas Homeowners League election endorsements]

Description: Video footage clip from channel 8 news covering the campaigns of Bill Nelson and Jerry Rucker and a several clips from various news programs covering the Dallas Homeowners League's candidate endorsement. William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 9. Incumbent Jerry Rucker wins the seat. 1987 Dallas mayoral candidates are also highlighted. Video housed on Bill Nelson's Dallas City Council Election 1987 DVD.
Date: 1987
Duration: 1 hour 10 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Footage of a debate between Dallas City Council candidates]

Description: Video footage clip from a debate between candidates in the 1985 Dallas City Council election. William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 2. Incumbent Paul Fielding and Lori Palmer, executive director of the North Texas Food Bank, are also highlighted. The race ended in a run-off between Fielding and Palmer, with Lori Palmer winning in a 58%-42% run-off upset. Video housed on Bill Nelson's Dallas City Council Election 1985 DVD.
Date: 1985
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 52 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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