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Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny in Kansas City 1964-1972

Description: The New Yorker recently referred to Pat Metheny as “possibly the most influential jazz guitarist of the past five decades.” A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, just southeast of Kansas City, Metheny started playing in pizza parlors at age fourteen. By the time he graduated from high school he was the first-call guitarist for Kansas City jazz clubs, private clubs, and jazz festivals. Now 66, he attributes his early success to the local musical environment he was brought up in and the players and… more
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Date: May 2021
Creator: Brewer, Carolyn Glenn
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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-
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An Analysis of Litigation against Kansas Educators and School Districts under the Kansas Tort Claims Act

Description: This dissertation examines the significance of the Kansas Tort Claims Act of 1979 on state of Kansas court decisions in litigation against Kansas school districts and their employees. Through providing a historical perspective of the adoption and abolishment of the doctrine of sovereign immunity in the United States, which subsequently led to the enactment of the Federal Tort Claims Act, and ultimately led to the Kansas Tort Claims Act, the researcher analyzes pertinent case law and scholarly … more
Date: May 2017
Creator: Perry, Shaun P.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Celeste Williams

Description: This article is a short biography of Celeste Williams, the first female sports editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Alex; Gutierrez, Tony & O'Hanlon, Adrian
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
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Oral History Interview with Celeste Williams, November 13, 2014

Description: Interview with Celeste Williams, the first female sports editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The interview includes discussion of her days as sports editor of her eighth-grade yearbook, working for several different newspapers in different cities, and finally ending up at the Star-Telegram.
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Alex; Gutierrez, Tony; O'Hanlon, Adrian & Williams, Celeste
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

Oral History Interview with Pam Livingston, April 4, 2013

Description: Interview with Pam Livingston, a Denton, Texas public servant from Kansas. Livingston discusses growing up, her family, attending North Texas State College (UNT), her impression of Denton, her jobs with the city, being a certified business development specialist, church activity, changes in Denton over time, and thoughts on community. In appendix is a picture of the Denton County Courthouse, and one of the Denton County Confederate Memorial.
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Date: April 4, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Livingston, Pam
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Annual Report of Monitoring at Barnes, Kansas, in 2011.

Description: Barnes, Kansas, is a small rural community (population approximately 150) located in Washington County, in north-central Kansas (Figure 1.1). The city lies in a transition zone between the Flint Hills and the glaciated region. The area's topography consists of gently sloping hills of Pleistocene loess (< 20 ft) overlying a shale unit and interbedded shale, limestone, and siltstone of the Permian Chase Group. Groundwater for the public water supply is obtained from wells PWS2 and PWS3 at repo… more
Date: July 26, 2012
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final work plan: environmental site investigation at Sylvan Grove, Kansas.

Description: In 1998, carbon tetrachloride was found above the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 5 {micro}g/L in groundwater from one private livestock well at Sylvan Grove, Kansas, by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The 1998 KDHE sampling was conducted under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) private well sampling program. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a USDA agency, operated a grain storage facility in Sylvan Grove from 1954 to1966. Carbon tetrachloride is the con… more
Date: July 15, 2012
Creator: Lafreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Report of Monitoring at Morrill, Kansas, in 2011.

Description: Carbon tetrachloride contamination in groundwater at Morrill, Kansas, was initially identified in 1985 during statewide testing of public water supply wells for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). High levels of nitrate were also present in the wells. The city of Morrill is located in Brown County in the northeastern corner of the state, about 7 mi east of Sabetha (Figure 1.1). The population of Morrill as of the 2010 Census was approximately 230 (down from 277 in 2000). All residents of Morrill… more
Date: July 3, 2012
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Gas That Wouldn't Burn

Description: Article describing how Alpha Chi Sigma members were involved with the events described on a pictured Kansas historical marker relating to the discovery of helium in a deposit of natural gas.
Date: Summer 2012
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Annual Report of Groundwater Monitoring at Everest, Kansas in 2011.

Description: Everest, Kansas, is a small rural community (population approximately 300) located in the southeast corner of Brown County, in the northeastern corner of Kansas. Carbon tetrachloride and chloroform contamination in groundwater at Everest was initially identified in 1997 as a result of testing performed under the Commodity Credit Corporation/U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) private well sampling program conducted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The KDHE collec… more
Date: December 19, 2011
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Oral History Interview with Eva McMillan and Ernest McMillan

Description: Interview with Eva McMillan and her son, Ernest McMillan, civil rights activists in Dallas. Mrs. McMillan discusses her upbringing, home life, her affiliation with the Dallas Progressive Voters League and SNCC and her activism in Dallas. Mr. McMillan discusses his upbringing, activism, prison sentence, and affiliations with SNCC and other civil rights organizations.
Date: September 2, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Annual Report of Monitoring at Morrill, Kansas, in 2010.

Description: Carbon tetrachloride contamination in groundwater at Morrill, Kansas, was initially identified in 1985 during statewide testing of public water supply wells for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). High levels of nitrate were also present in the wells. The city of Morrill is located in Brown County in the northeastern corner of the state, about 7 mi east of Sabetha. The population of Morrill as of the 2000 census was approximately 277. All residents of Morrill now obtain their drinking water from… more
Date: June 27, 2011
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Report of Monitoring at Barnes, Kansas, in 2010

Description: The Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) operated a grain storage facility at Barnes, Kansas, in 1949-1974. Carbon tetrachloride contamination was initially detected in 1986 in the town's public water supply wells. In 2006-2007, the CCC/USDA conducted a comprehensive targeted investigation at and near its former property in Barnes to characterize this contamination. Those results were reported previously (Argonne 2008a). The results of that investigation… more
Date: May 25, 2011
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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