Photograph of Judge J. Harris Gardner being sworn in to the Travis County Fifty-third Judicial District Court by Judge Ralph W. Yarborough. Judges Harris and Yarborough are standing with their right hands raised.

A form letter from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated February 27, 1941. A pep talk and an advisement regarding the action needed to get House Bill 373, Senate Bill 69 and House Bill 209 passed. Attached is a flyer: Steps of Progress written and illustrated by Charles A. Wells, a publication which lists and defines "IMPORTANT BILLS NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE" - House Bill 209, H. B. No. 239, H. B. 373, Senate Bill No. 69, S. B. No. 112, H. B. No. 250, H. B. No. 261, H. J. R. No. 12.

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 447.

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 607.

Recorded copies of bills of sale on personal property in Travis County from 1947 to 1947, showing instrument number, name of buyer, name of seller, amount of purchase, description of property, names of witnesses, date of sale, notarization, date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1940 to May 1941, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from September 1940 to November 1940, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from July 1941 to October 1941, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from February 1940 to May 1940, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Semimonthly student newspaper from St. Edward’s Military Academy in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the academy community along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Monthly student newspaper from St. Edward's University High School in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the school community along with advertising.

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from July 1949 to August 1953, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1940 to August 1940, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from October 1941 to January 1942, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from July 1941 to September 1941, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from August 1941 to October 1945, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1941 to July 1941, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from April 1940 to June 1940, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from September 1945 to July 1949, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from February 1941 to December 1941. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from November 1940 to September 1941. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from April 1941 to July 1945. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of deeds of trust used as mortgages or liens on real estate or improvements to real estate from October 1940 to December 1941. Shows date and place of execution; name of mortgagor; name of mortgagee; description of property involved; amount and terms of contract; signature of mortgagor; certificate of acknowledgment; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Also includes agreement that third party (named trustee) may in case of default advertise and sell the land encumbered to the highest bidder and apply proceeds to liquidation of lien. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.