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The Vinita House

Description: Document describing the Vinita House as remembered by Volney A. Acheson, grandson of T. V. Munson, as told to his daughter, Joyce Acheson Maki. There are annotations in italics with information from interviews with Volney Acheson and conversations with Fern or Neva Munson.
Date: January 31, 1998
Creator: Maki, Joyce Acheson
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

The Munson Grapes -- A Rich Germplasm Legacy

Description: Abstract: An historical review is presented of the contributions of TV. Munson to viticulture and the improvement of cultivated grapes. Munson developed more than 300 grape cultivars with the principal goal of combining the pest resistance and climatic adaptability of various native American grape species with the superior fruit quality of commercial cultivars. Several Munson cultivars achieved commercial importance in the early 1900's and a few are still grown today, most notably the rootstock… more
Date: July 1990
Creator: Tarara, Julie M. & Hellman, Edward W.
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Portion of Missouri Wine Country Journal, Spring 1992]

Description: Journal clipping from the "Missouri Wine Country Journal" including the articles "The Long & Winding Road," "A Stone Hill Wine Dinner," "The Katy Trail," "Generally Speaking," "Lone Star Paradise Found," and "Mama's Dandelion Wine." "Lone Star Paradise Found" discusses T. V. Munson's work on grape varieties and the memorial vineyard at Grayson College.
Date: Spring 1992
Creator: Barks, Sandy; Meagher, Phyllis & Shrader, Dorothy H.
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Letter from Jim D. Bowmer to Clarence Richardson, August 5, 1992]

Description: Letter from Jim D. Bowmer to Dr. Clarence Richardson, cc'd to Dr. John Asbury, Mr. Bob Burleson, and Dr. Roy Renfro, discussing the issues California vineyards are having with phylloxera. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the letter addressed to Dr. Renfro asking him what he knows about the California problem. Included with the letter is Chapter 16 of a paper by Jim D. and Daurice Bowmer discussing T. V. Munson's research on grapes in Bell County, Texas in the 1880s. The chapter is t… more
Date: August 5, 1992
Creator: Bowmer, Jim D. & Bowmer, Daurice
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Clipping: Phylloxera riddles Napa, Sonoma vineyards]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article "Phylloxera riddles Napa, Sonoma vineyards" discussing the issues Californian vineyards have with phylloxera and the help provided by Dr. Roy Renfro using T. V Munson grape varieties grown at the T. V. Munson Memorial Vineyard. The article includes several photographs of the T. V. Munson Memorial Vineyard and Dr. Renfro.
Date: October 21, 1990
Creator: Clift, John
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[UNT Board of Regents]

Description: A document listing out the UNT Board of Regents members and their contact information. The individuals include Jerry Farrington, E. L. Langley, R. L. Crawford, Jr. Nancy Halbreich, Joe Kirven, Lucille G. Murchison, Billie L. Parker, David Bayless, Sr., and Topsy R. Wright.
Date: 1990~
Creator: North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Sherman

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1991
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 33.75 -96.50
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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