Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 1966
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 88, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 12, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 88, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 12, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 12, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 3, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 3, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 3, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 57, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 6, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 57, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 6, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 6, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 69, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 20, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 69, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 20, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 20, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 60, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 60, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 10, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 28, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 84, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 84, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 7, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 93, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 17, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 93, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 17, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 17, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 7, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 7, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 7, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Development in the El Paso Region, Texas with Emphasis on the Lower El Paso Valley (open access)

Ground-Water Development in the El Paso Region, Texas with Emphasis on the Lower El Paso Valley

Investigation of ground water in the lower El Paso Valley, with the goals of updating previous studies of the area, identifying areas of potential fresh water development, and to publish the results into a guide.
Date: June 1980
Creator: Alvarez, Henry J. & Buckner, A. Wayne
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee in the Gourd (open access)

Coffee in the Gourd

Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date: 1923
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey (open access)

2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
Date: 2001
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 6, September 1934 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 6, September 1934

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mesquite and Willow (open access)

Mesquite and Willow

Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date: 1957
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 70, 1999 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 70, 1999

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Built in Texas (open access)

Built in Texas

Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date: 2000
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 12, September 1940 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 12, September 1940

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Preventing Overflow of Tanks. (open access)

Device for Preventing Overflow of Tanks.

Patent for preventing the "repeated discharge of the contents of a flush tank" (lines 10-11) and enhance overall utility that require a flush tank. Information and illustration provided.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Logan, Paul H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collected Papers from Past Texas Archeological Society Summer Field Schools (open access)

Collected Papers from Past Texas Archeological Society Summer Field Schools

Series of articles documenting four Texas Archeological Society Field Schools, describing each of the projects including the environment, cultural context, and archaeological findings.
Date: 2008
Creator: Perttula, Timothy K.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 84, July 1980 - April, 1981 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 84, July 1980 - April, 1981

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 483.
Date: 1980/1981
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 21, 1920 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 21, 1920

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 21, 1920
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, October 12, 1916 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, October 12, 1916

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1916
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, October 25, 1917 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, October 25, 1917

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 25, 1917
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History