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A Content Analysis of Children's Historical Fiction Written about World War II

Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the evolution of children's historical fiction dealing with World War II in order to describe the changes that have occurred over the past 50 years. Two questions were asked in the study: (1) Has the characterization of protagonists portrayed in historical fiction about World War H evolved since 1943? and (2) Have the accounts of the events of World War H portrayed in historical fiction evolved since 1943? Content analysis was used as the method of c… more
Date: August 1996
Creator: Crossland, R. Bert (Rodney Bert)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: The Razor's Edge]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 1, 1984, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Author]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 14, 1978, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Centennial]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 30, 1978, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jeannie St. John Taylor at table]

Description: Photograph of Jeannie St. John Taylor from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is one of the guest local authors who was invited to the conference and she is standing behind a table where her books are set up. Her work includes children books and more advanced novels. Taylor is holding a microphone so that she can speak to the attendees of the conference.
Date: July 30, 2014
Creator: Stowers, Larry
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lynne Gentry at signing table]

Description: Photograph of Lynne Gentry, author of 'The Carthage Chronicles', at a signing table during the 48th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference held at Willis Library at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. There are attendees standing in front of her and she has signs and books on display on the table. Beside her is another author, Kellie Gilbert, sitting at her own table. Both are set up in the Forum on the first floor of the library.
Date: July 29, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Kalb]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 15, 1977, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Book display at All Saints Dallas]

Description: Photograph of a book display from a tour of the All Saints Dallas library in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. The display is in a sliding glass case and there are three levels to it. At the top is a title in gold letters that reads "All Saints". The top two levels hold materials for older readers and the bottom of the display has children's books set up.
Date: July 28, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Bearclaw: a Novel

Description: Written in the tradition of American political suspense thrillers such as "Fail-Safe" and "Seven Days In May," "Bearclaw" uses their idealistic and nationalistic elements to tell a story of an American President eager to lead the world's peoples in a quest to achieve man's "highest destiny," the conquest of space. Believing that this common goal will cause mankind to come together in a spirit of brotherhood, he misreads the historical purpose of the United States and, in the end, refuses to rec… more
Date: May 1992
Creator: Elston, James C. (James Cary)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her family, October 10,1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter Maud Fentress wrote to her family regarding the problems she experienced when trying to send letters. She discusses the cotton crop and what her expenses are. The difficulties in acquiring a horse are given. She discusses the risk of capture, pillaging, and warns not to wear uniforms if going on furlough. She gives updates on family and friends. She expresses her anxiety over the freed slaves. She also gives her opinion on books she has read.
Date: October 10, 1863
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Author]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 29, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dick Schaap]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: January 22, 1979
Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press release: Dr. Chancellor Williams' Book 'The Destruction of Black Civilization Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. Lights the Path Toward Reclaiming Africa's Glorious History]

Description: Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing a book review of 'The Destruction of Black Civilization' by Chancellor Williams.
Date: September 5, 1997
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Texas Literature in the Southern Tradition]

Description: A video about the history of Texas and the stories about it. This video follows Texas authors and citizens that explain the past and the important pieces of literature that reminisce it.
Date: December 15, 1987
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

['Our Mutual Friend' serial at Dickens exhibit]

Description: Photograph of the display given to the serial publication of 'Our Mutual Friend' at the reception for UNT Special Collections' Fall 2014 exhibit about the Dickens portion of the Vann Victorian Collection. The collection of first edition publications was laid out in two rows under a glass casing. There are nineteen issues in total.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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