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Backwoods to Border

Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
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Partner: UNT Press

Oral History Interview with Archie Gantt, August 31, 1999

Description: Interview with Army veteran Archie Gantt. The interview includes Gantt's personal experiences about the European Theater during World War II, boyhood in central Texas, basic training, shipping to England, combat on the Siegfried Line, and the Battle of the Bulge. Additionally, Gantt talks about leadership problems, combat living conditions, Officer Candidate School and commissioning, and his postwar war service in Europe.
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Date: August 31, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Gantt, Archie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Legends of Texas

Description: Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
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Partner: UNT Press
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Backwoods to Border

Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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An Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Recreation Facilities Expansion at Lake Ray Roberts State Park, Isle du Bois and Johnson Branch Units

Description: This report "presents the results and recommendations of a two month investigation conducted at Lake Ray Roberts State Park," as "part of the ongoing effort of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to manage and conserve the natural resources of the state and provide...enjoyable recreation areas to the citizens of Texas." The study proposes the expansion of the Isle du Bois and Johnson Branch Units of the Lake Ray Roberts State Park to accommodate the surrounding counties' population growth (… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Institute of Applied Sciences
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Historic Archaeology of the Johnson and Jones Farmsteads in the Ray Roberts Lake Area: 1850-1950

Description: This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, architectural documentation, oral-history interviews of long-time area residents and family members, farm equipment and artifact analyses, archaeological excavations, stabilization measure… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
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Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Appendix A: Jones Cemetery

Description: This appendix contains an alphabetized and annotated list of burials identified in Jones Cemetery, with available birth and death rates. This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, architectural documentation, oral-history interview… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
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Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Appendix B: Texas General Land Office Archives: Data on Selected Land Surveys Related to Settlement of Johnson Park and Vicinity

Description: The information in this appendix was abstracted from the original land record files. This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, architectural documentation, oral-history interviews of long-time area residents and family members, fa… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Appendix C: Land Acquisition and Conveyance Transactions Among the Jones, Everly, and Johnson Families

Description: This appendix presents data relating to the acquisition, ownership and transfer of land by the Jones, Everly, Johnson, and related families. This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, architectural documentation, oral-history inter… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Appendix D: Genealogical Data for the Jones, Everly, and Johnson Families

Description: This appendix provides genealogical data for the direct descendants of Pollie Jones-Jones-Burden, George Washington Jones and Easter Ann Montgomery, and John Johnson and Susan Self. This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, archit… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Appendix E: Population Census for Jones, Everly, Johnson, and Related Families Residing in the Project Area and Vicinity

Description: This appendix provides population census data for the Jones, Johnson, Everly, and related families in the project area. This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, architectural documentation, oral-history interviews of long-time ar… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Appendix F: Tax Roll Data for the Jones, Everly, Johnson, and Related Families in the Project Area or Vicinity Between 1850 and 1910

Description: This appendix provides data on the real estate and personal property owned by a selected group of families or individuals in the Ray Roberts Lake project area. This study represents the findings of research done on the Jones and Johnson farms, "situated in Johnson Branch Park in the north-central portion of the Ray Roberts Lake area." The purpose of the study was to offset future disturbances and damages to these farmsteads, and it includes "archival investigations, architectural documentation,… more
Date: 1996
Creator: University of North Texas. Institute of Applied Sciences.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Legends of Texas

Description: Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date: 1984
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
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Partner: UNT Press
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[News Clip: Open house held at girls school]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the State Training School for Girls holding an open house to dedicate their hospital in Gainesville.
Date: May 26, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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