Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202

Inventory of the records of Sabine County housed in the Sabine County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, outline of the records system, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder and Clerk of the County, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Grand Jury, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Public Weighers. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Historical Records Survey.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Fayette County, no. 75 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Fayette County, no. 75

Inventory of records of Fayette County housed in the Fayette County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). References constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to Fayette County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes
Date: June 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Milam County, no. 166 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Milam County, no. 166

Inventory of records of Milam County housed in the Milam County Courthouse or storage facilities as of 1937. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, Criminal District Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bastrop County, no. 11 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bastrop County, no. 11

Inventory of records of Bastrop County housed in the Bastrop County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a government organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, no. 10 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, no. 10

Inventory of records of Bandera County housed in the Bandera County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with an extensive historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). References laws naming Bandera County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 1999-2003 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 1999-2003

Strategic plan for of the Texas Library and Archives Commission for fiscal years 1999 to 2003 outlining their mission, past activities, and goals.
Date: June 1998
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ernest L. Ellis, June 30, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ernest L. Ellis, June 30, 1981

Interview with Ernest L. Ellis, owner and operator of Frank Ellis Dealer in Everything. The interview includes Ellis' personal experiences of employment with his father, Frank Ellis, in the general store. Ellis talks about his family background, effects of the Great Depression in New Hope, Texas businesses, food market opening, business operations during World War II, his employment as a feed salesman, general store advertising, his father's use of peddling wagon, Dallas fair and Mesquite trade day, and retirement.
Date: June 30, 1981
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Ellis, Ernest L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Library & Archives Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2001-2005 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2001-2005

Report detailing the strategic plan for of the Texas Library and Archives Commission for fiscal years 2001 to 2005 outlining their mission, past activities, and goals.
Date: June 1, 2000
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Quanah City Council Minutes: Volume 1, 1890-1917] (open access)

[Quanah City Council Minutes: Volume 1, 1890-1917]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Quanah, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from the first meeting on June 12, 1890, through spring 1917.
Date: 1890-06/1917-04
Creator: Quanah (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1979-1980] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1979-1980]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from June 1979 through July 1980. A handwritten alphabetical index is at the start of the ledger.
Date: 1979-06-28/1980-07-24
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1911-1912] (open access)

[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1911-1912]

Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events. Includes a booklet with club information and bylaws, a letter, and newspaper clippings related to the club.
Date: 1911-06/1912-05
Creator: Woman's Wednesday Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River Sanitary Survey (open access)

Trinity River Sanitary Survey

This river survey is a report about the the health and sanitation of various portions of the Trinity River in Texas. The report includes accompanying photographs, diagrams, and graphs as well as statistical readings from the monitoring stations along the river. There is a table of contents following the title page and letter of transmittal.
Date: June 1925
Creator: Texas. State Dept. of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Voertman, June 24, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul Voertman, June 24, 1977

Interview with Paul Voertman concerning his expriences as President of Voertman's Book Store in Denton, Texas. He discusses the founding of Voertman's by his father in 1925, the early years of the store, the Depression, the opening of a store near Texas Women's University, and the effects upon his business from North Texas State University opening its own book store. He also shares his thoughts on education, his early work experience, the growth in merchandise lines, and the problems of the book business.
Date: June 24, 1977
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd Harold & Voertman, Paul, 1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Horrell Wars: Feuding in Texas and New Mexico

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For decades the Horrell brothers of Lampasas, Texas, have been portrayed as ruthless killers and outlaws, but author David Johnson paints a different picture of these controversial men. The Horrells were ranchers, but some thought that they built their herds by rustling. Their initial confrontation with the State Police at Lampasas in 1873 marked the most disastrous shootout in Reconstruction history. The brothers and loyal friends then fled to New Mexico, where they became entangled in what would later evolve into the violent Lincoln County War. The brothers returned to Texas, where in time they became involved in the Horrell-Higgins War. The family was nearly wiped out following the feud when two of the brothers were killed by a mob. Only one member of the family, Sam, Jr., lived to old age and died of natural causes.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Johnson, David
System: The UNT Digital Library

Yours to Command: the Life and Legend of Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald

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Captain Bill McDonald (1852-1918) is the most prominent of the “Four Great Captains” of Texas Ranger history. His career straddled the changing scene from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. In 1891 McDonald became captain of Company B of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers. “Captain Bill” and the Rangers under his command took part in a number of incidents from the Panhandle region to South Texas: the Fitzsimmons-Maher prizefight in El Paso, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the murders by the San Saba Mob, the Reese-Townsend feud at Columbus, the lynching of the Humphries clan, the Conditt family murders near Edna, the Brownsville Raid of 1906, and the shootout with Mexican Americans near Rio Grande City. In all these endeavors, only one Ranger lost his life under McDonald’s command. McDonald’s reputation as a gunman rested upon his easily demonstrated markmanship, a flair for using his weapons to intimidate opponents, and the publicity given his numerous exploits. His ability to handle mobs resulted in a classic tale told around campfires: one riot, one Ranger. His admirers rank him as one of the great captains of Texas Ranger history. His detractors see him as an irresponsible lawman who accepted questionable …
Date: June 15, 2009
Creator: Weiss, Harold J., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West

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John Wesley Hardin! His name spread terror in much of Texas in the years following the Civil War as the most wanted fugitive with a $4000 reward on his head. A Texas Ranger wrote that he killed men just to see them kick. Hardin began his killing career in the late 1860s and remained a wanted man until his capture in 1877 by Texas Rangers and Florida law officials. He certainly killed twenty men; some credited him with killing forty or more. After sixteen years in Huntsville prison he was pardoned by Governor Hogg. For a short while he avoided trouble and roamed westward, eventually establishing a home of sorts in wild and woolly El Paso as an attorney. He became embroiled in the dark side of that city and eventually lost his final gunfight to an El Paso constable, John Selman. Hardin was forty-two years old. Besides his reputation as the deadliest man with a six-gun, he left an autobiography in which he detailed many of the troubles of his life. In A Lawless Breed, Chuck Parsons and Norman Wayne Brown have meticulously examined his claims against available records to determine how much of his life story is true, …
Date: June 15, 2013
Creator: Parsons, Chuck & Brown, Norman Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Notorious Luke Short: Sporting Man of the Wild West

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Luke Short perfected his skills as a gambler in locations that included Leadville, Tombstone, Dodge City, and Fort Worth. In 1883, in what became known as the "Dodge City War," he banded together with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and others to protect his ownership interests in the Long Branch Saloon—an event commemorated by the famous "Dodge City Peace Commission" photograph. During his lifetime, Luke Short became one of the best known sporting men in the United States, and one of the wealthiest. The irony is that Luke Short is best remembered for being the winning gunfighter in two of the most celebrated showdowns in Old West history: the shootout with Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona, and the showdown against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas. He would have hated that. The contents include: -The cowboy by birth -- Tall tales and short facts -- The gambler by choice -- Get out of Dodge! -- A plain statement & shots from Short -- The Dodge City peace commission -- The White Elephant in Panther City -- Sporting men of Fort Worth -- Dead man in a shooting gallery -- Mrs. Luke Short -- The war on the gambling fraternity -- State …
Date: June 2015
Creator: DeMattos, Jack & Parsons, Chuck
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Texas] State Purchasing and General Services Commission Procedures Manual: Section 12 (open access)

[Texas] State Purchasing and General Services Commission Procedures Manual: Section 12

Manual describing procedures related to Texas State Purchasing and General Services Commission including facilities construction, project analysis, new construction, property acquisition.
Date: June 1, 1983
Creator: Texas. State Purchasing and General Services Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Helpful Hints on Titles and Tags: 75 Years of Partnership in Public Service and Memories, 1917-1992 (open access)

Helpful Hints on Titles and Tags: 75 Years of Partnership in Public Service and Memories, 1917-1992

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Date: June 1992
Creator: Texas. Division of Motor Vehicle Titles and Registration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas] State Purchasing and General Services Commission Procedures Manual: Section 11 (open access)

[Texas] State Purchasing and General Services Commission Procedures Manual: Section 11

Manual describing procedures related to Texas State Purchasing and General Services Commission including facilities operations and maintenance, emergency and non emergency maintenance,fire and safety protection
Date: June 1, 1983
Creator: Texas. State Purchasing and General Services Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Professions Council Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017 (open access)

Texas Health Professions Council Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Health Professions Council describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
Date: June 22, 2012
Creator: Texas. Health Professions Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Professions Council Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2011-2015 (open access)

Texas Health Professions Council Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2011-2015

Report on the strategic plan for the Texas Health Professions Council describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Texas. Health Professions Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History