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Recovery of Oil in California By Secondary Methods: In Two Parts - Part 1. San Joaquin Valley Oil Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the study of secondary-recovery methods of oil production in California. The report discusses methods and properties of this type of oil production, focusing on air injection. This report is in two parts, and contains tables and maps.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Loomis, A. G.; Fried, A. N. & Crowell, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Letter from Sam E. Wanford to Charles B. Moore, November 29, 1883]

Description: Letter from Sam Wanford saying he likes Selma California less than Modesto. Talks about visiting Yolo and how irrigation was a problem. He recommends that a cousin of his from Yolo would like to go to Texas and be a teacher. He highly recommends her and says he will accompany her to Texas if they think they can find a place for her. He says she is "a boss on music," but can also assist in teaching school or even pick cotton. He misses going to the dances at their house. Says he is well and… more
Date: November 29, 1883
Creator: Wanford, Sam E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Fresno]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about seventy two year old Cora Lee Johnson granddaughter of an illiterate slave who keeps a promise which she made to her grandmother years ago.
Date: June 13, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Louise Pearsall Canby, March 17, 1997

Description: Transcript of an interview with Louise Pearsall Canby, a Navy veteran from Elgin, Illinois, concerning her experiences as a member of the WAVES during World War II. Canby discusses her personal background, her decision to join the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), and her experiences as a code breaker working with Enigma and German submarine codes. Includes appendix that consists of various photographs and two documents, [5] leaves.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 17, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Sarah C. & Canby, Louise Pearsall
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[News Script: Miss Rodeo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Miss Rodeo America who arrived in Area Five with one of the hazards of the title much in evidence.
Date: January 24, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Glenn F. Davis, March 3, 1993

Description: Interview with Glenn F. Davis, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Plano, Texas. Davis discusses his family, farming background, and working for the CCC at camps in Colorado, Texas, and California during the Great Depression.
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Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Wilson, David & Davis, Glenn F.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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