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[2 Hocket Boys Front Yard, 2001]

Description: Photograph of two young boys standing next to each other between a cluster of bushes in a house's front yard. The taller boy, standing on the left, wraps his left arm around the other child's shoulder. He wears a white t-shirt with a "7" on it. The shorter boy, standing on the right, wears jeans and a "Rosemont Elementary 2000" t-shirt. [2001, Dallas, TX]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast, 1 of 3]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Festival held on November 16th, 2001. The BetaCam footage shows interviews and an audience dialogue with black actors and directors.
Date: November 16, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 35 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast, 3 if 3]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Festival held on November 16th, 2001. The BetaCam footage shows interviews and an audience dialogue with black actors and directors.
Date: November 16, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 39 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast: Cicely Tyson / Antonio Fargas, tape 3 of 3]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Feast of 2001 featuring Cicely Tyson and Antonio Fargas. The VHS footage shows Fargas holding a dialogue and speaking to an audience at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on November 16th, 2001.
Date: November 16, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 57 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast: Ernest Harden Jr and Cicely Tyson, tape 2 of 3]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Feast of 2001 featuring Ernest Harden Jr. and Cicely Tyson . The VHS footage shows both individuals holding a dialogue and speaking to an audience at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on November 16th, 2001. Ernest leaves the stage around the 37:00 minute mark where he is then followed by Cicely Tyson who speaks until end of the tape.
Date: November 16, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 53 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast: Roger Mosley and Juanita Moore, tape 1 of 3]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Feast of 2001 featuring Roger Mosley and Juanita Moore. The VHS footage shows both individuals holding a dialogue and speaking to an audience at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on November 16th, 2001. Actor Roger Mosley speaks first until the 43:30 minute mark followed by Juanita Moore beginning at the 49:00 minute mark.
Date: November 16, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 56 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-hour FilmFEAST Promo]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-hour FilmFEAST Promo in 2001. This video features various actors giving speeches to an audience about their films. This video was to promote further 24-hour FilmFeast events. Some of the actors featured are Ernest Harden, Jr. and Cicely Tyson.
Date: 2001
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[18th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" live performance]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 18th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights" live concert event held at the Meyerson Symphony center on January 14th, 2001. The footage shows a large 200-voice choir accompanied by featured vocalist Patti Austin.
Date: January 14, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis & Austin, Patti
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[1st Naomi Bruton arts scholarship award winner]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded following "Talking Funny With Hot Blues & Jazz" Saturday's performance. The footage shows the awarding of the 1st Naomi Burton Arts Scholarship. Performer Cece Antoinette is Naomi Brutons daughter.
Date: April 7, 2001
Duration: 11 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Antoinette, Cece; Kemp, Emme & King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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2000 Census: Analysis of Fiscal Year 2000 Budget and Internal Control Weaknesses at the U.S. Census Bureau

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In September 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau told Congress that it had at least $305 million in budget savings out of its $4.5 billion fiscal year 2000 no-year appropriations for the 2000 decennial census. Of the $4.5 billion appropriated to the U.S. Census Bureau in fiscal year 2000, lower-than-expected expenditures and obligations resulted in available balances of at least $415 million. A lower-than-expected su… more
Date: December 28, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2000 Census: Better Productivity Data Needed for Future Planning and Budgeting

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Nonresponse follow-up was the most expensive and labor-intensive of all Census 2000 operations. The Census Bureau spent $1.2 billion and used more than 500,000 enumerators to obtain census information from 42 million nonresponding households in less than 10 weeks. Because of this colossal workload, even small variations in productivity had significant cost implications. Workload and enumerator productivity hav… more
Date: October 4, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2000 Census: Coverage Evaluation Interviewing Overcame Challenges, but Further Research Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "As part of its Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (ACE), the U.S. Census Bureau interviewed people across the country to develop an estimate of the number of persons missed, counted more than once, or otherwise improperly counted in the 2000 census. In conducting the interviews, which took place in person or over the phone, Census faced several challenges, including (1) completing the operation on schedule, (2) … more
Date: December 31, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2000 Census: Review of Partnership Program Highlights Best Practices for Future Operations

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "To take a more complete and accurate count of the nation's population in the 2000 Census, the Bureau of the Census partnered with other federal agencies, as well as with state, local, and tribal governments; religious, community, and social service organizations; and private businesses. According to the Bureau, about 140,000 organizations participated in the partnership program by assisting in such critical ac… more
Date: August 20, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2000 Census: Significant Increase in Cost Per Housing Unit Compared to 1990 Census

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The estimated $6.5 billion full-cycle cost of the 2000 decennial census is nearly double that of the 1990 census. When the full-cycle cost is divided by the number of American households, the cost per housing unit of the 2000 census was $56 compared to $32 per housing unit for the 1990 census. The primary reasons for the cost increases include the following: (1) in the 1990 census, field data collection cost w… more
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
Date: 2001
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press
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[3rd annual volunteer dinner and soiree '01]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 3rd annual volunteer dinner and soiree event in 2001. This video features a celebration to shows appreciation to TBAAL volunteers, members, and sponsors in friendship and entertainment in the spirit of Christmas and Kwanzaa.
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 38 minutes 40 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount, part 1 of 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount held on December 15th, 2001. The footage covers the entire concert of six DISD mixed-gender high school choirs performing four categories of choral styles including classical, spiritual, Christmas, and gospel totaling 16 songs.
Date: December 18, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Blount, Tonya
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount, part 2 of 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount held on December 15th, 2001. The footage covers the entire concert of six DISD mixed-gender high school choirs performing four categories of choral styles including classical, spiritual, Christmas, and gospel totaling 16 songs.
Date: December 18, 2001
Duration: 17 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Blount, Tonya
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Abstracts of Reports and Testimony: Fiscal Year 2000

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency in the legislative branch. GAO provides Congress with the best information available to help members make informed oversight, policy, and funding decisions. GAO meets Congress' information needs by (1) evaluating how government programs and policies are working, (2) auditing agency operations to determine whether federal funds are b… more
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Access America E-Gov E-Zine

Description: Access America E-Gov E-Zine tells the stories of how federal employees are using information technology to deliver services to the American people and to improve their own productivity. Their work captures the vision of Vice President Al Gore in his book, Access America: Reengineering Through Information Technology.
Date: January 3, 2001
Creator: Woods, Greg & Wood, Patricia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Accidental Contamination of Samples Used in Canadian Lynx Study Rendered the Study's Preliminary Conclusion Invalid

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report discusses the validity of the results of a 1998 study of the Canadian lynx. The Forest Service contracted with Dr. John Weaver of the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York City to help survey the Canadian lynx in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon. In a March 1999 interim report, Dr. Weaver concluded that the Canadian lynx lives in some forests in Washington and Oregon. In March 200… more
Date: August 14, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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