Resource Type

Texas Navy (open access)

Texas Navy

A survey of the Texas Navy during the Texas Revolution and the Republic Era. Includes maps, sketches, a list of ships of the Texas Navy, and a chronology. Also includes photographs of 20th century U.S. Navy ships named after Texans or Texas locations.
Date: January 1, 1968
Creator: U.S. Navy Department. Naval History Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Shrinker to Dragster (open access)

Tire Shrinker to Dragster

Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date: 1968
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Manuel Guerrero, September 11, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Manuel Guerrero, September 11, 1968

Interview with Manuel Guerrero, Governor of Guam. Guerrero discusses the Elective Governor Acts of 1968, former governor Bill Daniel, his experiences in government, the economy and agriculture of the island, and the powers of the governorship.
Date: September 11, 1968
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Guerrero, Manuel (Carson)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1967 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1967

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 8 & 9, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Thoughts About Cities."
Date: 1968
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966 (open access)

A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966

Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.
Date: August 28, 1968
Creator: Brent, Warren Sidney & Kirk, Irene Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: September 1968-January 1976] (open access)

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: September 1968-January 1976]

Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from September 1968 through January 1976, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1968-09/1976-01
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
System: The Portal to Texas History