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Oral History Interview with Abel Bosquez, June 8, 2016

Description: Basquez was raised in the Panhandle and joined the Marines as a young man. Upon returning, the settled in Amarillo and eventually obtained a job at Pantex. At Pantex, he became invovled with Union organizating and evetnually became an organizer lobbying in Washington DC. From there, he began joining other ogranizations such as LULAC to raise scolarship money as well as to promote voter regestration. He ran for State Representative in Amarillo three times.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Bosquez, Abel; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jewelle Allen, June 8, 2016

Description: Jewell Allen was born and raised in Georgetown. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and obtained a scholarship to attend Prairie View A&M University. She transferred to Huston–Tillotson University in Austin, where she met her husband, and graduated with a BA in English. She and her husband moved to Amarillo after he was recruited as a coach. She coached girls' basketball and taught English in Amarillo and was involved with Greek Letter organizations as well as the NAACP.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 46 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Allen, Jewelle & Wisely, Karen
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Wheel Tread.

Description: Patent for wheel treads designed for heavy vehicles. The metal shoes on the tread are to help enable the vehicle to go over both hard and soft surfaces.
Date: February 8, 1921
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Triple-Valve Mechanism.

Description: Patent for a triple-value mechanism that "appertains to automatic fluid pressure brake systems and involves certain improvements &c., &c.” (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Atwood, Walter F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1191

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the facts presented, whether Potter County is legally liable for the salary of T.H. Nall, a deputy sheriff, from April 1, 1960, the date of his discharge by the Sheriff of Potter County to January 1, 1961, the date the sheriff ended his term of … more
Date: November 8, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Davis trial]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 8, 1977
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Davis trial]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 8, 1977
Duration: 1 minute 03 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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