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The 1930s: The Decade That Changed Tyler., Vicki Betts

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A photographic look at Tyler and the changes brought about by the East Texas Oil Boom.

Differences In Beliefs About Covid-19 By Gun Ownership: A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Texas Adults, Renee M. Johnson, Cassandra Crifasi, Erin M. Anderson Goodell, Arkadiusz Wisniowski, Joseph W. Sakshaug, Johannes Thrul, Mark Owens

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objectives: We investigated the association between gun ownership and perceptions about COVID-19 among Texas adults as the pandemic emerged. We considered perceived likelihood that the pandemic would lead to civil unrest, perceived importance of taking precautions to prevent transmission and perceptions that the threat of COVID-19 has been exaggerated.

Methods: Data were collected from 5 to 12 April 2020, shortly after Texas’ stay-at-home declaration. We generated a sample using random digit dial methods for a telephone survey (n=77, response rate=8%) and by randomly selecting adults from an ongoing panel to complete the survey online (n=1120, non-probability sample). We conducted a …

Escape From Camp Ford!, Vicki Betts

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Accounts by federal prisoners of war who tried to escape from Camp Ford, Texas, 1863-1865.

Benjamin Goss And Universe Community, Vicki Betts

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Biography of Benjamin Goss, the leader of an African American freedom colony east of Tyler, Texas.

Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute, 1920, Vicki Betts

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A look at early schools for African Americans in Smith County, Texas, with a reprint of the minutes and roster of the 1920 Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute.

Macedonia Community, Vicki Betts

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Photograph of Macedonia School east of Tyler, Texas with history of the school and later consolidation with Bascom School.

Universe Cemetery, Vicki Betts

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History of Universe Cemetery, an African American site in Smith County, Texas, and the research that lead to its Texas Historic Cemetery designation.

Women Suffragists Of Smith County, Vicki Betts

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History of the woman’s suffrage movement in Smith County including the contributions of Mary Louise McKellar Herndon, Elizabeth Herndon Potter, and Birdie Robertson Johnson.

"Smith County Socialists, 1900-1918." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 45 (2014): 1-18., Vicki Betts

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A study of socialists in Smith County, Texas, between 1900 and 1918.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: The Texas Methodist Newspapers, 1874-1877.", Vicki Betts

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Articles gleaned from the Texas Christian Advocate, a Methodist newspaper, which deal with Tyler and Smith County, Texas, 1874-1877.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: The Texas Methodist Newspapers, 1878-1879." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 38 No. 2 (Winter 1999): 19-29., Vicki Betts

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Articles from the Texas Christian Advocate, a Methodist newspaper, 1878-1879, concerning Tyler and Smith County, Texas.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: The Texas Methodist Newspapers, 1872-1873." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 37 No. 2 (Winter 1998): 16-25., Vicki Betts

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Articles from the Texas Christian Advocate, a Methodist newspaper, 1872-1873, concerning Tyler and Smith County, Texas.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: The Texas Methodist Newspapers, 1851-1859." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 36 No. 1 (Summer 1997): 16-25., Vicki Betts

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Articles from the Texas Wesleyan Banner and Texas Christian Advocate, both Methodist newspapers, from the years 1851-1859, that deal with Tyler and Smith County, Texas.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: Miscellaneous." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 35 No. 2 (Winter 1996): 18-24, Vicki Betts

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Newspaper articles about miscellaneous activities in Tyler and Smith County, Texas, during the Civil War and Reconstruction, gleaned from regional papers.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: Business & Communications; Marriages & Deaths." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 32 No. 1 (Summer 1993): 24-36., Vicki Betts

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Articles gleaned from regional newspapers concerning businesses, communications, marriages, and deaths in Tyler and Smith County, Texas, 1860-1875.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: Newspapers." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 31 No. 1 (Summer 1992): 36-44., Vicki Betts

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Articles gleaned from regional newspapers concerning newspapers in Tyler and Smith County, Texas, 1860-1875.

"Early Lindale Businesses." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 31 No. 1 (Summer 1992): 25, 31, 35., Vicki Betts

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A listing of businesses in Lindale, Texas, as rated by the Mercantile Agency Reference Book, 1880-1897.

"Marvin United Methodist Church, 1846-1900." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 31 No. 2 (Winter 1992): 1-15., Vicki Betts

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A history of Marvin United Methodist Church in Tyler, Texas, from its founding to 1900.

"The Horace Chilton Memoirs, Part I." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 30 No. 1 (Summer 1991): 1-19., Vicki Betts

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Senator Horace Chilton's memoirs of growing up in Tyler, Texas, during secession, Civil War and Reconstruction, including an account of the emancipation of the family's slaves. His father, George Chilton, belonged to the Knights of the Golden Circle, was a delegate to the Secession Convention, and served in the Third Texas Cavalry, then as ordnance officer under Gen. Bee. He was elected to Congress after the war but was denied his seat.

"The Horace Chilton Memoirs, Part Ii." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 30 No. 2 (Winter, 1991): 1-11., Vicki Betts

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Senator Horace Chilton's description of Tyler, Texas, from when he was a boy during the Civil War.

"The Civil War Letters Of Elbridge Littlejohn, Part 2." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 18 No. 1 (Summer, 1979): 11-50., Vicki Betts

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The letters of Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn, Co. G, 10th Texas Cavalry, to his wife Sallie Jefferies Littlejohn, in Smith County, Texas, during the Civil War.

Introduction To "'I Found The Country Greatly Excited': A Civil War Letter By E. E. Lott." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 17 No. 1 (Summer 1978): 65., Vicki Betts

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A letter from E. E. Lott, Starrville, Smith County, Texas, March 21, 1862, to Oran M. Roberts describing a supposed slave insurrection plot in his community.

"The Civil War Letters Of Elbridge Littlejohn, Part 1." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 17 No. 2 (Winter, 1978): 8-60., Vicki Betts

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Letters between Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn of the 10th Texas Cavalry, and his wife Sallie Jeffries Littlejohn in Starrville, Smith County, Texas, during the Civil War.