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Service Honest and Faithful: The Thirty-Third Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Philippine War, 1899-1901

Description: This manuscript is a study of the Thirty-Third Infantry, United States Volunteers, a regiment that was recruited in Texas, the South, and the Midwest and was trained by officers experienced from the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American War. This regiment served as a front-line infantry unit and then as a constabulary force during the Philippine War from 1899 until 1901. While famous in the United States as a highly effective infantry regiment during the Philippine War, the unit's fame and the l… more
Date: December 2017
Creator: Andersen, Jack David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Freshman reception card and pins]

Description: Three photographs of a card and pins from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The card, which is in all three photos reads "Freshman Reception; Driskill Hotel; November 12, 1901. Admit B. M. Williams". The number "165" is written in the top right-hand corner. In the first picture the pins are golden stars with golden wreaths behind them. There is white writing on them that reads "T '06" with a "C" and an "E" on the prongs. The pins in the second pic… more
Date: July 20, 2016
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Reconstruction of False Spring Occurrence Over the Southeastern U.S., 1901–2007: Increasing Risk of Spring Freeze Damage?

Description: Near-record warmth over much of the United States during March 2007 promoted early growth of crops and vegetation. A widespread arctic air outbreak followed in early April, resulting in extensive agricultural losses over the southeastern U.S. This “false spring” event also resulted in widespread damage to newly grown tissues of native deciduous forest species, shown by previous researchers to have affected the terrestrial carbon cycle. The current study reconstructed the historical occurrence o… more
Date: January 1, 2009
Creator: Marino, Garrett P. & Kaiser, Dale P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Browning and Dickens: Religious Direction in Victorian England

Description: Many Nineteenth century writers experienced the withdrawal of God discussed by Miller in The Disappearance of God. Robert Browning and Charles Dickens present two examples of "Fra Lippo Lippi" and Great Expectations model effective alternatives to accepting God's absence. Conversely "Andrea del Sarto" accepts the void the other two heroes shun.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Zeske, Karen Marie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Angel in the House and The Woman in White: The Unfolding and Decoding of a Victorian Stereotype

Description: Abstract: Modern readers frequently perceive female characters in Victorian novels as insipid and inane, blaming the static portrayals on the angel in the house stereotype attributed to Coventry Patmore's poem of the same name. The stereotype does not accurately reflect the actual Victorian woman's life, however. Examining how the stereotype evolved and how the middle-class Mid-Victorian woman really lived provides insight into literary devices authors employed either to reinforce the angel ide… more
Date: August 1991
Creator: Spencer, Sandra L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, 1984

Description: Interview with former president of North Texas State College and North Texas State University J. C. Matthews from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Matthews recollects some of his experiences and thoughts as a child and while he was a student at school. He also comments on several personal experiences as a teacher, including when he was appointed as a laboratory school teacher, a curriculum committee member, and the dean of the college of education. He also talks about the desegregation of North… more
Date: July 26, 1984
Creator: Adams, Wayne; Blair, Witt; Jenkins, Floyd; Kingery, Dwane; Marquis, R. L.; Mohat, Imogen et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, April 4, 1984

Description: Interview with former president of the North Texas State College and the North Texas State University, J. C. Matthews from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Matthews shares his thoughts and experiences concerning the desegregation of intercollegiate athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: April 4, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Jenkins, Floyd & Matthews, J. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Sam Rayburn: Trials of a Party Man

Description: Several books have been written about Sam Rayburn, but thus far there has been no attempt to analyze Rayburn's rise to power. No one has delved sufficiently into his political philosophy, his motivations, and his personal convictions regarding the pivotal events of the turbulent 1930s. This dissertation endeavors to fill that void by tracing the course of events which led Sam Rayburn to the speakership of the United States House of Representatives. It records his triumphs, his shortcomings, the… more
Date: May 1979
Creator: Daniel, Edward O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, February 18, 1977

Description: Interview with J. C. Matthews, Former president of North Texas State College and North Texas State University, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, he discusses his experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's, and the initial period of integration on campus. He also expresses his views on the Atkins suit, the Campus Theatre incident, the desegregation of local businesses, and the desegregation of the athletic program.
Date: February 18, 1977
Creator: Mangrum, Robert & Matthews, J. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Old Main Building with partial roof]

Description: Copy negative of the Old Main Building with only half of its roof in place. The rest has been framed out and workers are securing the portion that has been attached. Piles of unused wood and stacks of planks that haven't been cut are outside. Some workers are gathered by the building and another is cutting planks outside of a makeshift shack. The print is attached to glass with tape and the number "57" is written above it.
Date: 196X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.213691 -97.146891
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Old Main Building without roof]

Description: Copy negative of the Old Main Building on the NTSNC campus without it's roof. Two workers are on the frame preparing for roofing. Wooden planks are stacked in rows in the foreground of the print. Two smaller buildings are located near it. The print is attached to the glass with tape and the number "56" is written at the top.
Date: 196X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.213622 -97.147267
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with W. Hoyt Baird, February 14, 1980, and Vernon Baird, February 28, 1980

Description: Interviews with W. Hoyt Baird and Vernon Baird, chairman of the executive committee and President of Mrs. Baird's Bakeries, respectively, concerning the history of the Mrs. Baird’s Bakery Co. and history of the Baird family of Fort Worth.
Date: {1980-02-14,1980-02-28}
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Baird, W. Hoyt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Economic History of the Development of the Oil Industry in Southeast Texas

Description: The main body of this thesis is composed of four chapters: Chapter II is concerned with the development of the oil industry in Texas prior to the discovery of Spindletop; Chapter III deals with Spindletop; Chapter IV sets forth the later developments of the oil industry in Southeast Texas or Railroad Commission District No. 3; Chapter V is the concluding chapter, complete with summary, evaluation present status and future possibilities of the oil industry in Southeast Texas.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Kennedy, Emery L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Development of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum in the North Texas State Teachers College from 1901 to 1939 with a Discussion of Certain Philosophies That Appear to Have Affected the Curriculum

Description: "The purpose of this study is to show the development of health and physical education curriculum in the North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas from 1901 through 1939"--1.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Sisco, Sue Louise Parker
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Experiment Station Record, Volume 68, January-June, 1933

Description: Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico Station. Name and subject indexes start on page 877.
Date: 1933
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experiment Station Record, Volume 17, 1905-1906

Description: Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 1207.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Federal Reporter. Volume 111 Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Courts of Appeals and Circuit and District Courts of the United States. November, 1901-Jannuary, 1902.

Description: The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page vii.
Date: 1902
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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