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Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016

Description: Dr. Bonner was born and raised in Fairfield, Texas. Her family was connected through bloodlines to a prominent white family, which helped shelter them from some of the harshness of segregation. Dr. Bonner than went to college in New Orleans, where she became active in civil rights. She moved all over the country, including California, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. She returned to the area to take care of her parents. She revived the local NAACP and currently serves as president. She… more
Date: June 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Bonner, Guessipina; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Elvira Martinez, July 20, 2016

Description: Elvira Martinez was born in 1929 in Baytown, Texas. Her father lived in "El Campo," the Humble Oil and Refinery Company community for their predominately Mexican American male employees. Martinez remembers growing up in the company community and how families forged deep bonds. She attended the Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School, the Baytown Mexican School that was originally funded by the Humble Oil and Refinery Company. Through the music program at the Baytown Mexican School, Martinez was abl… more
Date: July 20, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Martinez, Elvira
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

The National Historic Preservation Act: As Amended Through December 16, 2016 and Codified in Title 54 of the United States Code

Description: This document shows the provisions of th National Historic Preservation Act (“Act”) as they now appear in title 54 of the United States Code. This publication describes the attachment to assist those preservation stakeholders who for many years have referred to the Act’s various provisions according to the section numbers used in the 1966 public law and subsequent amendments (“old sections”). The attachment cross-references each of the old sections to the corresponding outdated title 16 legal … more
Date: December 16, 2016
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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