[Exterior of Sam Houston Regional Library]

Photograph of the exterior of the Sam Houston Regional Library in Liberty, Texas. There are several columns holding up a green awning in front of the door, and cars are parked to the left.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Subdivison Block Map: Houston CCD, Texas, Index

Index map for Houston Census County Division, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:114,723.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1977
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1953
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1969
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1977
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1963
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Houston Regional Library]

Photograph of the Sam Houston Regional Library in Liberty, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Houston Regional Library]

Photograph of the Sam Houston Regional Library in Liberty, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847] (open access)

[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, Texas Combined Statistical Area

Map showing the area of the Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, Texas Combined Statistical Area for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2007 economic census.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Replica-Sam Houston's Office, (Northwest oblique)]

Photograph of the Replica-Sam Houston's Office (located at Plantation Ranch) in Liberty County, Texas.
Date: May 23, 1979
Creator: Batey, Sandra
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional View, Summer 1994 (open access)

Regional View, Summer 1994

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional View, Summer 1995 (open access)

Regional View, Summer 1995

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional View, Spring 1995 (open access)

Regional View, Spring 1995

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional View, Fall 1994 (open access)

Regional View, Fall 1994

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region View, Issue 3.1, Spring 1996 (open access)

Region View, Issue 3.1, Spring 1996

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Spring 1996
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region View, Number 2.3, Winter 1995 (open access)

Region View, Number 2.3, Winter 1995

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region View, Number 3.2, Summer 1996 (open access)

Region View, Number 3.2, Summer 1996

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Withdrawals and Changes in Water Levels in the Houston District, Texas 1975-79 (open access)

Ground-Water Withdrawals and Changes in Water Levels in the Houston District, Texas 1975-79

Report on the published data on ground-water development in the Houston, Texas district.
Date: April 1984
Creator: Gabrysch, R. K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Liberty County, Texas

Cadastral map of Liberty County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to W. H. Hardin, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to W. H. Hardin, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Judge William H. Hardin, in which Austin passes along Houston's instructions that Hardin should try and convict 4 persons who were charged with helping Mexican prisoners to escape in Liberty County, rather than sending them to Columbia.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pavilion in Front of Library]

Photograph of the pavilion in front of the Sam Houston Regional Library in Liberty, Texas. Cars are parked in the background to the right.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History