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In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.

Date: 1980

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

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Pedro De Moctezuma and His Descendents (1521-1718)

In 1521 a band of several hundred Spaniards overthrew the Aztec empire in Mexico and its ruler, Moctezuma II. This defeat in itself created a major cultural shock for the indigenious population, but the later arrival of Spanish officials and colonists constituted a far greater if less dramatic upheaval. For the victorious Spaniards rejected Aztec governmental institutions, considering them to be distinctly inferior, and quickly substituted their own. Moctezuma II and a substantial number of the… more

Date: May 1980

Creator: Hollingsworth, Ann Prather

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

Patchwork jacket

Jacket of multicolored jewel-tone patchwork synthetic. Hip length; jewel neckline; open at center front; edged with black piping all over and around arms eye. Patchwork is made of blue, pink, turquoise, and blue organically shaped panels with sporadic roundels and teardrops of jewel-tone velvet, with pattern matched across the center front opening. Lined in black synthetic. Labels: Center back “La coleccion / Judith Roberts / Hecho en Mexico” with large line drawing of woman Size: M Content: “7… more

Date: 1980/1989

Creator: Roberts, Judith

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[La Michoacán store at the entrance to a market area in color]

Color photograph of a La Michoacana in Matamoros, Mexico. The photo includes a bustling market area with blurred people walking along a wide boulevard lined with shops. The walkway is lined with trash cans, lampposts and planters with small trees.

Date: [1980..1994]

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Asymmetrical dress

Dress of black velvet. Knee-length. One-shoulder style. Asymmetrical hem. Satin ribbon forms strap in back and ends in a bow at the shoulder. Zipper on right side. No lining. Size 10.