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[WWH: Railroad History] (open access)

[WWH: Railroad History]

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a May 1994 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 1994-05~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commodity Rates and Charges] (open access)

[Commodity Rates and Charges]

Rates and charges for various commodities listed by the Texas Railroad Commission.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Texas Railroad Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bexar County

Map of Bexar County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bexar County

Map of Bexar County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 1878
Creator: Groos, Otto
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Economic Development of the Rio Grande Plain (open access)

The Economic Development of the Rio Grande Plain

The study of the economic development of the Rio Grande Plain has been divided into the following seven chapters: (1) Physical Aspects of the Rio Grande Plain, (2) Grazing, (3) Development of Farming, (4) Development of Transportation, (5) Growth of Major Urban Centers, (6) Development of Natural Resources, and (7) Present Trends. In each chapter except Chapters I and VII, effort has been made to locate the origin of that particular industry and trace its development. In order to understand the development in the raising of livestock, farming, transportation, natural resources, and the growth of major cities of the region, it would be well to understand the physical aspects of the region.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Masters, Noble M.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Sugar Land History] (open access)

[Sugar Land History]

The history of Sugar Land starting with the interest and investment of H. Kempner starting in 1903 and 1907.
Date: 1951~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore (open access)

Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore

Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.
Date: 1997
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, January 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, January 24, 1945]

Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner enclosing tickets for a flight from Houston to Austin and railroad and Pullman tickets for the way back. He also mentions that Jake Karotkin and Mr. Oppenheimer will not be able to attend this meeting due to scheduling conflicts.
Date: January 24, 1945
Creator: Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner, May 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner, May 18, 1944]

Letter, using Western Union, from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner discussing prominent community members in Galveston, San Antonio, and Beaumont.
Date: May 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. J. Koen to I. H. Kempner, August 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from W. J. Koen to I. H. Kempner, August 17, 1945]

Letter from W. J. Koen to I. H. Kempner enclosing a check to be signed for an expense from the San Antonio campaign.
Date: August 17, 1945
Creator: Koen, W. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Historian, Volume 44, Number 1, September 1983 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 44, Number 1, September 1983

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1983
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 19, Number 1, September 1958 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 19, Number 1, September 1958

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic History of the Development of the Oil Industry in Southeast Texas (open access)

Economic History of the Development of the Oil Industry in Southeast Texas

The main body of this thesis is composed of four chapters: Chapter II is concerned with the development of the oil industry in Texas prior to the discovery of Spindletop; Chapter III deals with Spindletop; Chapter IV sets forth the later developments of the oil industry in Southeast Texas or Railroad Commission District No. 3; Chapter V is the concluding chapter, complete with summary, evaluation present status and future possibilities of the oil industry in Southeast Texas.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Kennedy, Emery L.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Junior Historian, Volume 9, Number 1, September 1948 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 9, Number 1, September 1948

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 9, Number 6, May 1949 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 9, Number 6, May 1949

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: May 1949
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 9, Number 3, December 1948 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 9, Number 3, December 1948

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: December 1948
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 3, June 2001 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 3, June 2001

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories. The index to Volume 10 begins on page 185.
Date: June 2001
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Singin' Texas (open access)

Singin' Texas

Collected information about popular folk music of Texas, including songs about hunting, love, nature, dancing, and religion, as well as information about the history of folk music in the state. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1983
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 95, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1974 (open access)

San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 95, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1974

Newspaper from San Antonio, Texas, including an article on immigrant influence on the Texas gulf coast in the late 1800s, local news, advertisements, and gossip columns.
Date: October 1, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1912 (open access)

Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1912

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio and Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about Catholicism along with advertising.
Date: November 7, 1912
Creator: Campbell, William
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1914 (open access)

Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1914

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio and Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about Catholicism along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1914
Creator: Campbell, William
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1914 (open access)

Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1914

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio and Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about Catholicism along with advertising.
Date: December 3, 1914
Creator: Campbell, William
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History