The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 85, July 1981 - April, 1982 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 85, July 1981 - April, 1982

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 477.
Date: 1981/1982
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 561.
Date: 1958
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Col. Anthony Butler, December 7, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Col. Anthony Butler, December 7, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Col. Anthony Butler, in which Butler refutes accusations made against him by the recipient.
Date: December 7, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corners of Texas (open access)

Corners of Texas

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
Date: 1993
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 1997 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 1997

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 1997
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1994 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1994

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 16, 1994
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekend Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 12, 1998 (open access)

Weekend Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 12, 1998

Semiweekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 1998
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1994 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1994

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 1994
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1939 (open access)

Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1939

Weekly newspaper from Benavides, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 21, 1939
Creator: Beaman, J. L. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1941 (open access)

Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1941

Weekly newspaper from Benavides, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1941
Creator: Beaman, J. L. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Porter, R. Bruce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1942 (open access)

Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Benavides, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1942
Creator: Beaman, J. L. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 14, 1997 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 14, 1997

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 1997
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1942 (open access)

Benavides Facts (Benavides, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Benavides, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: Beaman, J. L. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 27, 1993 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 27, 1993

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1993
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 1996 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 1996

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1996
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 22, 1988 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 22, 1988

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 22, 1988
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Midweek Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 7, 1998 (open access)

Midweek Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 7, 1998

Semiweekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1998
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freer Independent School District: Management and Performance Review (open access)

Freer Independent School District: Management and Performance Review

This is a report reviewing the the management and performance of Freer Independent School District's (ISD) educational, financial, and operational functions. Recommendations provided in the report are based on state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Date: April 30, 2014
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Jeffers. Jeffers joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in Illinois. He received diesel engine maintenance and repair training at submarine school in Connecticut. Upon completion, he was assigned to the engine room aboard the USS Threadfin (SS-410) as a fireman, first class. He participated in the tracking operation that led to the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato. He was transferred to the USS Menhaden (SS-377) and was the first to welcome Admiral Nimitz during a change of command ceremony. Jeffers was discharged in 1946 and went on to earn a degree in mechanical engineering as well as a law degree.
Date: December 28, 2011
Creator: Jeffers, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straight Texas (open access)

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
Weekend Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 55, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 7, 1998 (open access)

Weekend Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 55, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 7, 1998

Semiweekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 7, 1998
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region N (Coastal Bend), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region N (Coastal Bend), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region N (Coastal Bend) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation plans, drought response plans, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Coastal Bend Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History