Life of J. W. Holston (open access)

Life of J. W. Holston

Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston. Chronicles his family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869. Includes stories from his days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas Ranger.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Holston, John Willis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calendar of the Saltillo Archivees: Archivo de la Secretaria de Gobierno, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (open access)

Calendar of the Saltillo Archivees: Archivo de la Secretaria de Gobierno, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

List of documents held by the government in Coahuila, Mexico on microfilm including the file number, known dates, brief descriptions and microfilm frame numbers.
Date: 1930
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Medicine Man in Texas (open access)

The Medicine Man in Texas

Book outlining the early history of medicine and of medical societies in Texas, along with brief biographical sketches of prominent physicians by county. It includes excerpts of newspaper articles, association meeting minutes, and other sources documenting practices over time.
Date: 1930
Creator: Red, Mrs. George Plunkett
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History