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Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 92, Gregg County (Longview) (open access)

Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 92, Gregg County (Longview)

Annotated inventory of records documenting the history of Gregg County including an overview of the county government offices.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Texas Historical Records Survey
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Marion County, no. 158 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Marion County, no. 158

Inventory of records of Marion County housed in the Marion County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a 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, Justices of the Peace, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, and County Surveyor, along with selected records of the city of Jefferson. References constitutional provisions, declarations, and ordinances of constitutional conventions, and laws specifically applicable to Marion County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 62, De Witt County (Cuero) (open access)

Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 62, De Witt County (Cuero)

Annotated inventory of archives housed in the De Witt County Courthouse as of 1937, including the records of the De Witt County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). It also provides a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records and references constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to De Witt County. Chronological and subject/entry indexes start on page 97.
Date: January 1940
Creator: Texas Historical Records Survey
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate of Ermila Dehoyos] (open access)

[Birth Certificate of Ermila Dehoyos]

Birth certificate for Ermila Dehoyos, born on November 20, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas to Jose Dehoyos and Maria Rodriguez Dehoyos.
Date: December 4, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate of Ermila Dehoyos] (open access)

[Birth Certificate of Ermila Dehoyos]

Birth certificate for Ermila Dehoyos, born on November 20, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas to Jose Dehoyos and Maria Rodriguez Dehoyos.
Date: December 4, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Dress]

Photograph of a woman is mostly a head shout from the shoulders up with no objects in the background. The dress is elegant with a decorative design in front of dress. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: November 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Rockwall County, no. 199 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Rockwall County, no. 199

Inventory of the records of Rockwall County housed in the Rockwall County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a 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 Courts, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, and County Surveyor. References laws specifically applicable to Rockwall County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: February 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Somervell County, no. 213 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Somervell County, no. 213

Inventory of records of Somervell County housed in the Somervell County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a 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, and County Surveyor. References laws specifically applicable to Somervell County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Hood County, no. 111 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Hood County, no. 111

Inventory of records of Hood County housed in the Hood County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along 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, County Attorney, 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 specifically applicable to Hood County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gregg County, no. 92 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gregg County, no. 92

Inventory of records of Gregg County housed in the Gregg County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental 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 Courts, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Criminal District Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, County Health Officer, and Board of Managers of County Hospital. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25

Inventory of records of Brown County housed in the Brown County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with 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 Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Inspector of Sheep (Defunct). References laws naming Brown County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Mills County, no. 167 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Mills County, no. 167

Inventory of records of Mills County housed in the Mills County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a 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, County Attorney, 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 specifically applicable to Mills County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Jackson County, no. 120 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Jackson County, no. 120

Inventory of records of Jackson County housed in the Jackson County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental 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 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: December 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Hays County, no. 105 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Hays County, no. 105

Inventory of the records of Hays County housed in the Hays County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a 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, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, and County Surveyor. References constitutional provisions, legislative acts, and declarations and ordinances of constitutional conventions specifically applicable to Hays County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: January 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1383.0623]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: June 25, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1363.0269]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma county's first wheat harvest was begun Wednesday afternoon."
Date: May 6, 1940
Creator: Thomas, Gene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Federal Register, Volume 5, Number 199, October 11, 1940, Pages 4049-4060 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 5, Number 199, October 11, 1940, Pages 4049-4060

Federal Register from 1940 containing routine publications, rules and regulations from government agencies.
Date: October 11, 1940
Creator: National Archives (U.S.)
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Willkie Presidential button]

Photograph of a presidential candidacy button for Wendell Willkie that reads "WINGS for AMERICA" in red around the edges and "WILLKIE" in white on top of a plane. The print is attached to a piece of paper and on the back is a handwritten note that reads "Libraries - Exhibit".
Date: [1940..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biennial Report of the Texas Library and Historical Commission State Library: 1938-1940 (open access)

Biennial Report of the Texas Library and Historical Commission State Library: 1938-1940

The report given here is for the sixteenth biennium of the texas library and history commission.
Date: September 1, 1940
Creator: Texas Library and Historical Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Ordinances: 1940-1950] (open access)

[Abilene City Ordinances: 1940-1950]

Ledger containing ordinances/resolutions passed by the city of Abilene, Texas from January 1940 to May 1950.
Date: 1940/1950
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Library Building interior, North Texas State University

Library interior c. 1940s, the reading room.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Episcopal Young People's Conference of 1940 Held in Chickasha

Rt. Reverend Thomas Casady is second from left in the first row along with priests from around the parish sitting in front of the Young People's Conference participants. Reverend Eckel of Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa is third from the right in the front row.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History