A History of Smith County, Texas (open access)

A History of Smith County, Texas

This thesis gives an overview of the history of Smith County, Texas. The chapters, according to the Table of Contents: Topography and Earliest Indian Life; The Cherokees; The Expulsion of the Cherokees; The Exploration and Beginnings of Smith County; Frontier Smith County, 1846-1851; The Ante-Bellum Period, 1860-1874; The Railroads and Their Influences, 1870-1900; Post Civil War Politics and Society, 1870-1900; and The Major Industrial Period.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Ward, William R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Hanging (open access)

The Great Hanging

"The Great Hanging" is a documentary film that tells the story of the largest extra-legal mass hanging in U.S. History. This story is told through stage play recital of "October Mourning" written by historian and professor Dr. Pat Ledbetter. Using the stage play as a vehicle, the film showcases cinematic re-enactments based in the events in Gainesville, Texas during October 1862. These events show how a small community became overwhelmed by the fog of war and delved into madness as the Civil War crept closer and closer to their doorstep.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Martin, Johnathan Paul
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Persistence of Antebellum Planter Families in Postbellum East Texas (open access)

The Persistence of Antebellum Planter Families in Postbellum East Texas

The effect of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the southern planter elite remains a topic of interest to historians. Did the war ruin the planter class? Or, did they maintain economic, geographic, or social persistence? This study focuses on the persistence from 1850 to 1880 of five East Texas large planter families who owned one hundred or more slaves in 1860. An analysis of data primarily from county, state, and federal records formthe basis of this study. Four families persisted as wealthy influential members of their postbellum communities. One family remained geographically persistent but not wealthy. The experiences of these families suggest that large East Texas planter families found it possible to persist in spite of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Date: May 1998
Creator: Newland, Linda Sue
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1868 (open access)

The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1868

Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date: May 22, 1868
Creator: Loughery, Robert W. & McCutchan, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 88, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 9, 1871 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 88, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 9, 1871

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 16, 1868 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 16, 1868

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Smith County, Texas (open access)

A History of Smith County, Texas

This paper explores the history of Smith County in Texas. Smith County is located in the pine and post oak belts of Northeastern Texas and is the fourth county southward from the Oklahoma boundary and the third county westward from the Louisiana state line. It covers its topographical features, early Native American life, its Cherokees occupation along with their expulsion, Smith's County's establishment, it's status as a frontier, its ante-bellum period, it's place in the civil war and during reconstruction, industrial revolution, and its conditions during WWI and WWII.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Ward, William R.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1870 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1870

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 90, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1871 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 90, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1871

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 11, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 83, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1871 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 83, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1871

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1866 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1866

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 105, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 28, 1871 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 105, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 28, 1871

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 3, 1862 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 3, 1862

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 1862
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1867 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1867

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1867
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 8, 1870 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 8, 1870

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 1870 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 1870

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 18, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 93, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 17, 1870 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 93, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 17, 1870

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 100, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1870 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 100, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1870

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1867 (open access)

The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1867

Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date: May 25, 1867
Creator: Loughery, Robert W. & McCutchan, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 101, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1870 (open access)

Daily State Journal. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 101, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1870

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 3, 1862 (open access)

Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 3, 1862

Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date: May 3, 1862
Creator: Loughery, Robert W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1869 (open access)

The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1869

Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date: May 21, 1869
Creator: Loughery, Robert W. & McCutchan, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ranchero. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 1870 (open access)

The Daily Ranchero. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 1870

Tri-weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 1870
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History