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	Mule production. Date: 1948-07 Creator: Williams, J. O. (John Oscar), 1885- Description: Describes the benefits of work mules, methods for breeding them, and characteristics to look for in a high-quality mule. > more info

	The Rise of a Two-Party State: A Case Study of Houston and Harris County, Texas, 1952-1962 Date: 2007-12 Creator: Dunbar, Crystal Rose Description: This thesis discusses the rise of the Republican party in Texas and specifically Harris County. The time period is the decade between the Presidential election of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the campaign of Jack Cox for Governor. Changes in the structure and leadership of the Republican party at the state level and specific precincts are examined in detail in chapter one. Leaders in Houston during this time period, such as Jesse Jones, Roy Cullen, and Oveta Culp Hobby are discussed in chapter two. The elections of Eisenhower, Cox, and Republican John Tower are analyzed in chapter three. The conclusion finds six major factors for the political changes occurring in Harris County, including economic and demographic changes. Main sources for this work included the Harris County Democratic party records and the Jack Cox Papers at the Center for American History, the Eisenhower Library, and the John Tower Papers. > more info

	[Original Kenton sax section at Rendezvous Ballroom, Balboa Bay, CA] Date: 1941-06/1941-07 Creator: Rumsey, Howard Description: Photograph of the original Kenton sax section at Rendezvous Ballroom at Balboa, CA. From left to right: Ted Romersa, Hollis Bridwell, Jack Ordean, Red Dorris, Bob Gioga. > more info

	Shared Spaces: The Human and the Animal in the Works of Zora Neale Hurston, Mark Twain, and Jack London Date: 2008-08 Creator: Harper, Pamela Evans Description: Living in tune with nature means respecting the natural environment and realizing its power and the ways it manifests in daily life. This essay focuses on the ways in which respect for nature is expressed through animal imagery in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Mark Twain's "The Stolen White Elephant," Roughing It, and Pudd'nhead Wilson, and Jack London's The Call of the Wild. Each author encouraged readers to seek the benefits of nature in order to become better human beings, forge stronger communities, and develop a more unified nation and world. By learning from the positive example of the animals, we learn how to share our world with them and with each other. > more info

	Every rivet a bullet : speed the ships. Date: Creator: Lucas. Description: Black & white etching of large ship on wooden platforms. There is a British flag on front of the ship. There is a crane to the right of the ship. The title is printed in red at the top of the poster and the subtitle is white in a black border at bottom. > more info

	[Original Kenton band at Hollywood Palladium] Date: 1941-11-25/1941-12-31 Creator: General Amusement Corporation Description: Photograph of the original Kenton band performing at the Palladium in Hollywood. > more info