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[Clipping: …Visit to Military Outpost in 'Seventies… Jackson Visits Fort Grierson Ruins Again]

Description: Newspaper clipping including an article about Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jackson's visit to the ruins of Fort Grierson. The article also describes Mr. Jackson's life, including the time he served as a Texas Ranger. The clipping includes a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jackson.
Date: [1927..1951]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Texas and Southwestern Lore

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press
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Airfoil lift with changing angle of attack

Description: From Summary: "Tests have been made in the atmospheric wind tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to determine the effects of pitching oscillations upon the lift of an airfoil. It has been found that the lift of an airfoil, while pitching, is usually less than that which would exist at the same angle of attack in the stationary condition, although exceptions may occur when the lift is small or if the angle of attack is being rapidly reduced. It is also shown that the behavio… more
Date: September 1927
Creator: Reid, Elliott G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The book is case-wrapped in a blue woven fabric and the text and decorative designs is in gold colored embossing. The spine of the book has a black painted stripe with white writing on it. The front cover illustration is of a black haired girl wearing a blue and pink pinafore over a white shirt standing barefoot in a grassy field. She is hugging two mountain goats in front of her house. In the background are some tree branches and a partly-cloudy sky. Th… more
Date: 1927
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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