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Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
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A.C. Greene series
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Frances B. Vick series
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North Texas military biography and memoir series
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War and the Southwest series
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The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke
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American military studies
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Savage Frontier: Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas
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Texas and Southwestern Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coyote Wisdom
This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date:
1938
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mustangs and Cow Horses
Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texian Stomping Grounds
Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Mexico and Texas, including ballads, personal anecdotes, folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 141.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Boatright, Mody C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune
Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Straight Texas
Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago
Volume of popular folklore of Western America, including ballads, cowboy stories, myths, folk songs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 201.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analytical Index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Volumes 1-36
Index to the first thirty six volumes of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. The book is broken up into three parts: Specialized Indexes, Tale Synopses and an Alphabetical Index.
Date:
1973
Creator:
Bratcher, James T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rainbow in the Morning
Collection popular folklore of Texas, including work songs, reptile myths, ballads and other folk songs of the South. The index begins on page 185.
Date:
1975
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paisanos: A Folklore Miscellany
Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including "folk tales, folklore in journalism, reflections on the lore of the past, and some analyses of folklore generally" (inside of the front cover).
Date:
1978
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
In the Shadow of History
Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date:
1982
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legends of Texas
Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date:
1984
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folk Art in Texas
This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elmer Kelton and West Texas: a Literary Relationship
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Texas novelist, Elmer Kelton compilation of short stories and body of work revolve around the cowboy life, which is not myth but reality.
Date:
1988
Creator:
Alter, Judy & Lee, James W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Benjamin Capps and the South Plains: A Literary Relationship
Book discussing the life and work of author Benjamin Capps, organized into sections based on categories of his work: Capps the Man, the Anglo Novels, the Indian Novels, the historical Nonfiction, and the Writer on His Craft. Index starts on page 189.
Date:
1990
Creator:
Clayton, Lawrence
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Bounty of Texas
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
1990
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cowgirls
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An important chapter in the history and folklore of the West is how women on the cattle frontier took their place as equal partners with men. The cowboy may be our most authentic folk hero, but the cowgirl is right on his heels. This Spur Award winning book fills a void in the history of the cowgirl. While Susan B. Anthony and her hoop-skirted friends were declaring that females too were created equal, Sally Skull was already riding and roping and marking cattle with her Circle S brand on the frontier of Texas. Wearing rawhide bloomers and riding astride, she thought nothing of crossing the border into Mexico, unchaperoned, to pursue her career as a horse trader. In Colorado, Cassie Redwine rounded up her cowboys and ambushed a group of desperadoes; Ann Bassett, also of Colorado, backed down a group of men who tried to force her off the open range. In Montana, Susan Haughian took on the United States government in a dispute over some grazing rights, and the government got the short end of the stick. Susan McSween carried on an armed dispute between ranchers in New Mexico and the U.S. Army, and other interested citizens; and in …
Date:
January 15, 1990
Creator:
Roach, Joyce Gibson
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1941: Texas Goes to War
This book is a collection of essays discussing the role of Texans in World War II. It examines both the Texas soldiers fighting in the European and Pacific theaters as well as the Texans on the Homefront. The essays describe both the military and social aspects of the war. Index starts on page 241.
Date:
1991
Creator:
Lee, James Ward; Barnes, Carolyn N.; Bowman, Kent A. & Crow, Laura
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hecho en Tejas: Texas-Mexican Folk Arts and Crafts
Book about Texas and Mexican folk arts and crafts, including paper crafts, quilting, weaving, sculpture, yard art, saddle-making, and other folk crafts. The index begins on page 349.
Date:
1991
Creator:
Graham, Joe S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943
Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.
Date:
1992
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library