Slavery, Fear, and Disunion in the Lone Star State: Texans' Attitudes toward Secession and the Union, 1846-1861 (open access)

Slavery, Fear, and Disunion in the Lone Star State: Texans' Attitudes toward Secession and the Union, 1846-1861

This work is a study of white Texans' attitudes toward their role in the federal Union and their right to secede from it during the antebellum period. The central question of the study is why did people so strongly Unionist in 1846 became so strongly secessionist by 1861. In tracing this significant shift in Texans' sentiment, the author especially emphasizes the racial attitudes of white Texans, their emotional defense of the institution of slavery, and their strong conviction that the Negroes, if emancipated, would destroy white society. Of special importance to this study is the relationship of Texans' racial attitudes to their attitudes toward the Union.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Ledbetter, Billy D.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tyler & Smith County, Texas: An Historical Survey (open access)

Tyler & Smith County, Texas: An Historical Survey

This book gives an overview of the history of Tyler, Texas and Smith County through a series of essays written by community members on various social and historical topics. A List of Illustrations is on page viii and the Table of Contents is on page ix; the index starts on page 279.
Date: 1976
Creator: Glover, Robert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Reconstruction in Texas 1865-1867 (open access)

Presidential Reconstruction in Texas 1865-1867

Presidential reconstruction in Texas proceeded under the direction of provisional governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton, a Texas Unionist. Texas Unionists had deep political roots in pre-war politics and sought to reconstruct along moderate lines. Following the constitutional convention of 1866, conservative James Webb Throckmorton won the gubernatorial race against Unionist Elisha Marshall Pease. Throckmorton's administration did very little to curb the intense violence directed at Unionists in Texas, and the conservative legislature passed legislation repressive to blacks. Texas Unionists grew increasingly radical, and Throckmorton clashed with the federal military over the question of authority. After the Radicals in Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, Throckmorton was removed as governor, and E.M. Pease was appointed in his place, ending presidential reconstruction in Texas.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Chapin, Walter T.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Black-White Relations in Texas, 1874-1896 (open access)

Black-White Relations in Texas, 1874-1896

"This thesis proposes to investigate the theory posed by Comer Vann Howard in 'The Strange Career of Jim Crow.' Woodward claims that complete physical segregation of Negroes was not legally established in the Southern states until the turn of the century. He further contends the period from Reconstruction until the 1890s was an era when Negroes participated in many activities with whites. This work investigates Woodward's theory in its applicability to Texas between 1874 and 1898. The study begins with redemption, which came to Texas in 1874 with the election of the first Democratic governor since the Civil War. The concluding year of 1896 was chosen because the last Negro to serve in the Texas Legislature ended his term that year."-- leaf [i].
Date: December 1970
Creator: Irvin, Bobbye Hughes
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Guide to the Teaching of Negro Literature in High School (open access)

A Guide to the Teaching of Negro Literature in High School

This paper will be a survey of the major American Negro writers from pre-Civil War days to the present time. Background information concerning each major period will be given, along with information about each author and comments about the selections which are appropriate for classroom discussion. Teachers will also be given suggestions for presenting the material to class, as well as suggested questions and assignments. In conclusion, it will be shown how the literature presented can be fused into the eleventh grade course of study for the Fort Worth Public Schools.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Tucker, Rose Warren
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
History and Reminiscences of Denton County (open access)

History and Reminiscences of Denton County

This book gives an overview of Denton County including the history of various time periods and specific aspects of the area as well as reminiscences of citizens. Index starts on page 408.
Date: 1976
Creator: Bates, Ed. F.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rise and Fall of the Texas Radicals, 1867-1883 (open access)

The Rise and Fall of the Texas Radicals, 1867-1883

The purpose of this monograph is to study the early Texas Republican party within the framework of well-known political party functions, i.e., to provide political leadership, recruit governmental personnel, generate public policy, and propagate ideology.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Baggett, James Alex
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1972 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1972

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 11, 1972
Creator: White, Ida S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Occupation and Administration of Texas, 1865-1870 (open access)

Federal Occupation and Administration of Texas, 1865-1870

The scope of this study is limited to Federal military occupation during the five years from 1865 to 1870. Only the interior counties, where a dense Negro population required the exercise of political and social responsibilities, will be considered in detail. A line from Wise through Bosque, Travis, Wilson, Karnes, and Goliad Counties to the coastal town of Corpus Christi would roughly separate interior from frontier posts.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Shook, Robert W. (Robert Walter)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1971 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1971

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 3, 1971
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 1948 States' Rights Democratic Movement in Texas (open access)

The 1948 States' Rights Democratic Movement in Texas

The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a local perspective, the reaction of the southern conservative wing of the Democratic party to the liberal changes which occurred in that organization as a result of the transitional decades of the 1930s and 1940s. In particular, the study focuses on the growing sense of alienation and the eventual withdrawal of a handful of Texas Democrats from affiliation with the national body and their subsequent realignment with other dissident Dixie Democrats in the short-lived States' Rights party of 1948. This work is based essentially on the personal recollections of Texans who participated in the States' Rights movement and on those papers of the party's leaders which have survived until today.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Griffin, James P.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Racial Turmoil in Texas, 1865-1874 (open access)

Racial Turmoil in Texas, 1865-1874

"The primary concern of this work is to present a clearer picture of the Reconstruction period in Texas, particularly as it relates to the black. Little consideration is given to those blacks elected to public office; rather concern is placed on those outside the then 'Establishment.' To view the black in terms of those elected to public office only presents a distorted picture and negates the influence blacks had on electoral politics. In the main, evidence presented by most historians writing on this period has tended to ignore a major factor which has influenced Texas politics, namely violence. Those who acknowledge the presence of this violence tended to 'understand' the southern white and thus justify the use of this violence. The influence of violence is massive and some attempt must be made to understand the actual way in which it was directed. Here it is only established that violence was racial with some political overtones. There is no doubt that further research will prove very valuable in understanding this period."-- leaf 1.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Keener, Charles Virgil
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1971 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1971

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1971
Creator: Snyder, Darlene; Brown, Julia & Gilmore, Joyce
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1970 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1970

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 1970
Creator: Virdell, Judy; Brown, Julia & Gilmore, Joyce
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1972 (open access)

Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1972

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 1972
Creator: Pena, Raymond
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1978 (open access)

Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1978

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 13, 1978
Creator: Samuels, Joseph W.; White, Ida S. & Friedman, Marcia A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1979 (open access)

Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1979

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1979
Creator: Freeman, Robert E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1973 (open access)

Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1973

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 1973
Creator: Pena, Raymond
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1972 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1972

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 13, 1972
Creator: White, Ida S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1970 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1970

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 12, 1970
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1970 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1970

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 1970
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1970 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1970

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 1970
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1971 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1971

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 27, 1971
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Investigation of Crisis Intervention Services (open access)

An Investigation of Crisis Intervention Services

The purpose of the study have been: (1) to provide an explanatory, descriptive, and analytic viewpoint of the functions and structure of crisis intervention centers (2) to provide an intensive investigation of counseling and treatment practices in crisis intervention centers and (3) to relate the experiences that the writer has encountered as a resident counselor at Help House Inc. (twenty-four hour drug and crisis intervention center in Denton, Texas) to sociological, psychological, social psychological and philosophical constructs that deal with or pertain to crisis intervention, particularly in the area of drug use. The study indicates how participatory observation serves as an aid in acquiring insight into sociological areas such as crisis intervention centers. The role of the participatory observer is most important because concepts and theories arise out of actual situations.
Date: December 1976
Creator: Sammons, Daniel G.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library