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Oral History Interview with Ana Knezevic Roeschley, February 15, 2024

Description: Interview with Dr. Roeschley, Assistant Professor and Director of Archival Studies at the University of North Texas (UNT). Dr. Roeschley underlines the diverse sociocultural experiences she lived through by portraying the storyline of her childhood as an refugee from Croatia in the Balkans and eventually in the United States. She also reflects back on her academics and professional life to relate to her interest in the field of archival studies. Spotlighting the tie-in between her experience of… more
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Date: February 15, 2024
Creator: Ada, Amber & Roeschley, Ana Knezevic
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Vanessa Lee, March 15, 2024

Description: Interview with Vanessa Lee, baker and founder of Bread Diary Company, from Keller, Texas. Lee highlights her cross-cultural background and shares the backstory of her interest in baking. She outlines the layout of her business by bringing up the experiments, error-driven learnings, and the relation between baking and microbiology she perceives. Spotlighting her experiences with farmers' markets, Lee also mentions the significance of similar small businesses and local produce.
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Date: March 15, 2024
Creator: Ada, Amber & Lee, Vanessa
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with David Dorado Romo, September 15, 2007

Description: Interview with David Dorado Romo—a writer, historian, musician, and cultural activist from El Paso, Texas. Romo narrates his parents' immigration to the United States from Mexico and his childhood in California and El Paso. He describes his academic life and details the time he spent in Israel and Italy. Romo also shares insights on the religious, social, and political viewpoints he has held and developed throughout the years. He highlights his publishing career, detailing the Mexican, American… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Creator: Calderón, Roberto & Romo, David Dorado
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Who's Who in the Hobby Industry Association of America

Description: Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. Membership directory booklet for the Hobby Industry Association of America, organized as the Model Industry Association, Inc., as of August 15, 1957. The booklet lists the organization's officers as well as members grouped by type or business; their names are listed alphabetically per type.
Date: August 15, 1957
Creator: Hobby Industry Association of America
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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1/2 HP Maytag Upright Restoration

Description: Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. The document is the original copy of Pettinger's article on the restoration of his 1/2 horsepower Maytag upright engine. At the end of the article is Pettinger's letter to a woman named Gail Anderson about the paper's contents.
Date: January 15, 1997
Creator: Pettinger, Wesley E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Envelope for the Maytag Article Photos]

Description: Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. The front of the envelope includes a stamp with Wesley E. Pettinger's contact information and handwritten notes detailing the envelope's contents and creation date. The back of the envelope is blank
Date: January 15, 1997
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Listing Page for a Honda Cub Motorcycle Winker Turn Signal Set on eBay Motors]

Description: Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. Print out of an eBay Motors auction page for a set of winker turn signal indicators that fit the Honda Cub motorcycle 50, models C100 and C102. The auction ended with a customer using "Buy it Now".
Date: December 15, 2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Advertisement for the Fifth Annual DEAF All Electric Funfly]

Description: Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. Advertisement sent to Russel McIntire for the fifth annual Dallas Electric Aircraft Fliers All Electric Funfly. The event is set to take place on October 5th, 1991, at the Dallas RC Club Field. Drawn on the advertisement is a not-to-scale map of the area and the field. There were awards given out for five categories.
Date: November 15, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Betram P. Pond to Frank, August 15, 1989]

Description: Document from The Wesley Pettinger Engine Model Collection. Letter from Bertram "Bert" P. Pond to Frank. Pond writes about the Aeromodeller magazine and the data it contains.
Date: August 15, 1989
Creator: Pond, Bertram "Bert" P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Invitation for Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony]

Description: Invitation for the Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary School ribbon-cutting ceremony. The invitation expresses that the event will take place on Thursday, August 15th, 1996, from 4:00-5:30 PM and will be hosted by the Dallas Public Schools and the Cuellar Family. The Cuellars were among the early entrepreneurs who helped transform Tex-Mex food into the most popular and widespread form of Mexican American cuisine. This elementary school is in honor of Gilbert Cuellar Sr., the son of Adelaida Cuellar… more
Date: August 15, 1996, 1:00 p.m.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Minutes from the Board of Directors Meeting, July 15, 1982]

Description: Document pertaining to the Turtle Creek Chorale's board of directors meeting that took place July 15, 1982. The meeting's minutes discuss committee reports, policy amendments, and concert plans for the fall 1982 season.
Date: July 15, 1982
Creator: Merrifield, Mike
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Ops model engines price sheet]

Description: 1987 price sheet for Ops model engines.
Date: March 15, 1987
Creator: Shamrock Imports
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Dallas Voice - Volume 40, Issue 33 - December 15, 2023

Description: This document contains information (pictures of the newspaper, group photos, and a written blessing) about the Dallas Voice issue in which the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence DFW chapter 'manifested together' at the Dallas Eagle to party and present the blessing written for the establishment. The spelling of several sisters' names are inconsistent with other documents, and/or with the sisters' existing official spelling/current name online, so have been recorded as the other versions of their n… more
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: The Dallas Voice
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Blow Up Unicorn from Sister Mary Katherine Gagher's Novice Project

Description: This document contains information about the Novice Project of Novice Sister Mary Katherine Gagher in the DFW Chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It includes details about the performance at the Hidden Door, who organized it, who attended and performed, the amount of money raised for the Resource Center of Dallas, pictures of the event and the poster, as well as a donated blow-up unicorn inflatable doll. The spelling of several sisters' and performers' names are inconsistent with ot… more
Date: July 15, 2023
Creator: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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