From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History - 142 Matching Results
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- The Denton Voter Newsletter, January 6, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- National Current Agenda - Resource Material: Unit Meeting - January 10-11, 1962
- Resource Material on the National Current Agenda from the League of Women Voters of Denton's Unit Meeting on January 10 - 11, 1962.
- The Denton Voter, Volume 01, Number 09, February 12, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 01, Number 10, March 10, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 01, Number 11, April 1, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 01, May 3, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 02, June 16, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 03, September 8, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 04, October 8, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 05, November 12, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 06, December 8, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 07, February 9, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 08, March 10, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 09, April 19, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 01, May 9, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 02, June 18, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 03, September 11, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 04, October 1, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 05, November 11, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- Pete A. Y. Gunter
- Photograph of Pete A. Y. Gunter, Chairman and Professor of Philosophy at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas in 1969.
- Alan Atchison, UNT, 1969
- Photograph of Alan Atchison, affiliate of the University of North Texas. According to newspaper articles, Alan graduated from Sanger High School where he had been very athletic and participated in many sports. He got his degree from Austin College in 1974, and was a coach at Howe High School until 1980. Alan married and went to work for the City of Sherman.
- Charles "Chuck" Beatty
- Photograph of a North Texas State University football player named Charles "Chuck" Beatty. He is wearing a football uniform numbered 43.
- "Wondrous" Warren McVea
- Photograph of "Wondrous" Warren McVea in a suit and tie. Several children are asking McVea for an autograph. Other bystanders are visible in the background.
- Phyllis George presenting trophy to baseball player Cotton Nix, 1969
- Photograph of Phyllis George presenting a baseball trophy to an Cotton Nix in 1969.
- [Unidentified women's softball team, Denton, Texas]
- Photograph of unidentified women with Denton's City Softball League at Denia Park. Sixteen women and two men sit on bleachers. The women are wearing softball uniforms with various Denton business names on their shirts.
- [Stark Hall at Texas Woman's University]
- Photograph of Nelda C. Stark Hall of Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. The 21-story skyscraper dormitory was completed in 1967.
- [Denton Civic Center, basement blueprint]
- Photograph of a blueprint for Denton Civic Center building's basement. The circular design includes room for storage and a serving kitchen. Designed by O'Neil Ford.
- [Victors on Airport Road]
- Photograph of Victors on Airport Road of Denton, Texas on May 28, 1965. A truck and trailer are located behind a barbed-wire fence in an open field.
- [Denton Civic Center, ground floor blueprint]
- Photograph of the blueprint of Denton Civic Center building's ground floor, as well as some of the landscaping and sidewalks. The circular building design includes several rooms. Designed by O'Neil Ford.
- [Victors on Airport Road]
- Photograph of a grassy field with several black cows. The field is enclosed by a barbed-wire fence.
- [Authala Williams in the City of Denton water lab]
- Photograph of Authala Williams using lab equipment in City of Denton water lab. She is wearing a white blouse and printed skirt.
- [Meeting of Denton City Councilmen]
- Photograph of a City of Denton officials and City Councilmen sitting around a table and looking over paperwork. From left to right: W.F Brooks Sr., G Emery Taylor, City Manager Homer Bly, Mayor Frank Barrow, City Secretary W.D. Buttrill, Tax Assessor George F. Spuller, and Thomas E. Noel. The men are wearing suits and ties. A large aerial map is visible in the background.
- [Denton police officer Carl Castleberry, emptying parking meter]
- Photograph of officer Carl Castleberry emptying the contents of a parking meter into a cylindrical container with wheels. The officer is wearing his uniform, hat, and sunglasses. Carl Castleberry was one of two City of Denton policemen who enforced the City's parking regulations.
- 31 Men With Vision
- The booklet contains a brief history of Denton County National Bank's conception and first seventy-five years of operation, including photographs of the thirty-one men who petitioned the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. for the right to form a national bank in 1892.
- Bedridden Boy Still In School
- Newspaper clipping and photo regarding Larry Wayne Shell, a third-grader at Little Elm School. Larry broke his leg and was forced to stay at home. His family installed an intercom wire between the school and his room, so he could participate in the lessons. Mrs. Harmon was his teacher.
- Jack Schmitz of Mortuary Dead At 71
- Photograph and obituary of Jack Schmitz Senior, a mortician of Denton, Texas.
- Bridges Settlement Probably First Community In County
- Three newspaper clipping provide a brief history of the early settlements in Denton County, including the Bridges Settlement. The clippings also include photos of Hebron Baptist Church and the last standing cotton gin in Hebron circa 1963.
- They Had A Job To Do
- Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper clipping of a picture of Misses Gertrude, Hassie, and Nola Doyle of Slidell. The three women grew up on a farm and lived their entire lives working on a farm, never marrying.
- Sheriff and Mrs. Pat Gallagher
- Photograph of Sheriff and Mrs. Pat Gallagher and Denton Record-Chronicle clipping describing Sheriff Wylie Barnes's recovery of loot from a burglary of Beasley's Jewelry Store in Lewisville, Texas in 1962. A Photograph of Wylie Barnes is included.
- First Stewart's Creek Church
- Photograph of several unidentified men and a horse and buggy standing around the First Stewart's Creek Church. A photograph of the church as it appears today in Lewsiville is also included.
- First National In Sanger Expands Services, Staff
- C. H. Easley, president of First National Bank in Sanger, initiated new and better service to his customers in 1963. He also made various improvements to the bank.
- Looking Back
- Three Sanger Courier newspaper clippings regarding the grading of main street in 1892, a tornado that damages Sanger in 1895, and a Sanger fire in 1909. Mr. N. P. Kirkland and family are pictured.
- [Bridges across Clear Creek on U.S. Highway 77 and interstate]
- Newspaper pictures of the concrete bridge across Clear Creek on Highway 77 south of Sanger and the double bridge across Clear Crek on the new interstate highway.
- Kippy Jagoe Elected CAR Honorary State President
- Photograph of Kippy Jagoe, recently elected Honorary State President of the Children of the American Revolution, and several female members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The women are wearing dresses and cloches. Some of the women have medals pinned to their dresses. A newspaper clipping describing recent events of Children of the American Revolution and a caption identifying those photographed are included.
- Flower Mound Presbyterian Church
- Photograph of Flower Mound Presbyterian Church, erected about 1890. A caption including a brief history of the church is included.
- [Looking Back at Sanger's History]
- Page from a scrapbook with two photos that appeared in the Sanger Courier's "Looking Back" issue. The first photo is of the owners of Collins-Andrews Dry Good Store which was reported to be the first dry goods store in Sanger. The second photo is of one of the early Post Masters of Sanger, H. D. Green, along with his family and other postal workers in front of a post office in early Sanger, Texas. Mr. Green was appointed Post Master in 1899 and reappointed at different times until 1925. At the bottom right middle is a photograph of Jesse P. Smith on his horse Snooper. The photograph in the right-hand corner is of Dottie Mae McBride, Otis McBride, Alene Duncan, and Reba Duncan on a horse.
- Old Alton Baptist Church
- Three newspaper clippings provide information regarding the Old Alton Baptist Church of Denton County, Texas. A photograph of the church building and a photograph of a choir are also included.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- Two parts of the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station are visible on either side of a tree. A barbed wire fence stands between the tree and the power plant. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- Several men work on the city of Denton Municipal Generating Station. A large crane is visible in the foreground, and a power plant is visible in the background.
- [Police Patrolman Murl Calvert dispels a fire extinguisher under the hood of a car]
- Police patrolman, Murl Calvert, demonstrates how to use a fire extinguisher under the hood of a car. The car's license plate reads "Texas '61 PA-3109." Mr. Calvert started working for the Denton Police Department in 1966.