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History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892. Volume 1.
Volume one of a two-volume set, covers Texas history from colonial times to Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.
Date:
1892
Creator:
Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892. Volume 2.
Volume two of a two-volume set, covers Texas history from the time of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico through the gubernatorial administation of James S. Hogg in 1892.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 2.
Volume two of a two-volume set details political and military action in the Civil War. Chapter I (pp. 17-25) discusses activity in Texas and New Mexico in 1862. Analytical index begins on p. 765.
Date:
1866
Creator:
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 1.
Volume one of a two-volume set gives a historical overview of slavery and the abolition movement in the U.S., records events leading to secession, and details political and military action early in the Civil War. Chapter XII (pp. 147-177) discusses the annexation of Texas to the United States. Analytical index begins on p. 633.
Date:
1864
Creator:
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The encyclopedia of Texas, Vol. 1
Features short biographies of prominent Texans.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Davis, Ellis Arthur & Grobe, Edwin H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
De Witt's Colony
A history of DeWitt's Colony which was established by Green DeWitt and James Kerr in 1825.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Rather, Ethel Zivley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865
Sketches of several hundred Confederate veterans, residing in Texas after the Civil War, giving particulars of their war service.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Yeary, Mamie, 1876-
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties.
Book containing a brief overview of the state of Texas and more specific focus on six specific counties, with extensive biographical sketches about persons related to the history of those places. An alphabetical index of persons who are included follows the table of contents at the front of the book.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Lewis Publishing Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history
A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Hunter, J. Marvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas
Inventory of records of Washington County housed in the Washington County courthouse in Brenham, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Treasurer, and County Superintendent of Schools. Also provides a list of Washington County records and an index.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Clayton, Cathy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Hidalgo County courthouse, Edinburgh, Texas, Volume 2
Inventory of the records of Hidalgo County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 2 describes the records of the District Clerk, Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, District Attorney, County Court, Justice of the Peace, and Sheriff. Also provides a listing of Hidalgo County records and an index.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Texas County Records Inventory Project
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Hidalgo County courthouse, Edinburgh, Texas, Volume 1
Inventory of the records of Hidalgo County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, Right-of-Way Department, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides a listing of Hidalgo County records and an index.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Texas County Records Inventory Project
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86
Inventory of records of Gillespie County housed in the Gillespie County Courthouse as of 1941. 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 Health Officer, County Surveyor, Coroner (Defunct), and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject indexes.
Date:
October 1941
Creator:
Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Calhoun County, no. 29
Inventory of records of Calhoun County housed in the Calhoun 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 Health Officer, 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:
January 1941
Creator:
Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202
Inventory of the records of Sabine County housed in the Sabine County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, outline of the records system, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder and Clerk of the County, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Grand Jury, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Public Weighers. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date:
June 1939
Creator:
Historical Records Survey.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Robertson County, no. 198
Inventory of the records of Robertson County housed in the Robertson 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 Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Public Weighers, 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:
March 1941
Creator:
Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Orange County, no. 181
Inventory of records of Orange County housed in the Orange County Courthouse as of 1936-1937. 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 Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, 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), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject indexes.
Date:
December 1941
Creator:
Historical Records Survey. Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Nacogdoches County Courthouse, Nacogdoches, Texas
Inventory of records of Nacogdoches County housed in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse in Nacogdoches, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, County Attorney, District Clerk, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides a list of Nacogdoches County records and an index.
Date:
1975
Creator:
McDonald, Archie P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grayson County; an illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas.
An illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas with numerous photographs and a pioneer name index (p. 120).
Date:
1960
Creator:
Landrum, Graham
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A History of Grayson County, Texas
This book covers the early history of Grayson County, including early pioneers, industry, and development.
Date:
1936
Creator:
Lucas, Mattie Davis & Hall, Mita Holsapple
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Encyclopedia of Texas
This book provides a biographical view of Texas and its history. The book uses many narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history. The book also includes profiles of: the public school system in Texas; banking; the public school system; the State Fair; the Cotton Industry; oil history; and histories of select towns, such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Ellis County, Waco, San Antonio, Galveston, and many others.
Date:
[1921..1922]
Creator:
Davis, Ellis Arthur & Grobe, Edwin H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A History of Greater Dallas and Vicinity: Volume 2
A history of the settlement of the Dallas area. This volume includes profiles and biographies on citizens of Dallas and the surrounding area. Also includes profiles of several local businesses.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Lindsley, Philip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of reconstruction in Texas ; and, Reminiscences of Texas and Texans fifty years ago
The author's personal recollections of the Reconstruction in Texas. The work is "intended to be illustrative of the conditions existing in Texas, the customs, feelings, and sentiments of the people, that came under the obersvation of the author at that time; and in addition some short sketches of the judges that occupied the bench and the lawyers that practiced in the Third and Thirteenth Judicial Districts fifty years ago, with a few short sketches of some early settlers, clerical and lay"
Date:
1902
Creator:
Wood, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History