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N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory: A Catalogue of American Newspapers, 1916, Volume 2 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory: A Catalogue of American Newspapers, 1916, Volume 2

American Newspaper Annual and Directory contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 1 of 2. Additional information includes class and trade publications and maps. Index to Class and Trade Publications begins on page 1213.
Date: 1916
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory: A Catalogue of American Newspapers, 1916, Volume 1 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory: A Catalogue of American Newspapers, 1916, Volume 1

American Newspaper Annual and Directory contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 1 of 2. Additional information includes class and trade publications and maps. Index to Class and Trade Publications begins on page 1213, in Volume 2.
Date: 1916
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
Round the Levee (open access)

Round the Levee

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk songs and party games, religious beliefs of the Hasanias Indians, horse stories, and information about the history of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 108.
Date: 1916
Creator: Thompson, Stith
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Story of Corpus Christi (open access)

The Story of Corpus Christi

This book describes the history of Corpus Christi through sketches of persons and events in the history of the city. According to the preface, it does focuses less on the history than on the people, "presenting in plain narrative form, a recountal of the days when Corpus Christi was young, of the trials and tribulations that fell to the lot of her residents in the war periods, and finally to emerge as a fast growing a progressive city of the Southland" (p. v).
Date: 1916
Creator: Sutherland, Mary A. & Harrison, Frank B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry Biography (open access)

O. Henry Biography

This work is the first biography of O. Henry.
Date: 1916
Creator: Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924
System: The Portal to Texas History
Along the Rio Grande (open access)

Along the Rio Grande

Book written by the author as he traveled along the Rio Grande as a 'warless war correspondent.'
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, Tracy Hammond
System: The Portal to Texas History
The early history of Galveston, by Dr. J. O. Dyer (open access)

The early history of Galveston, by Dr. J. O. Dyer

This book covers Galveston's early history from 1518-1836.
Date: 1916
Creator: Dyer, Joseph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governors' Messages: Coke to Ross (Inclusive), 1874-1891 (open access)

Governors' Messages: Coke to Ross (Inclusive), 1874-1891

This book contains a compilation of various speeches (including inaugural addresses) and other messages (including reports and veto statements) written by governors of Texas between 1874 and 1891. Additionally, brief biographies are included for each of the governors (Richard Coke, O. M. Roberts, John Ireland, and Lawrence Sullivan Ross) with the exception of R. B. Hubbard. Index starts on page 783.
Date: 1916
Creator: Texas State Library. Archive & History Dept.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Daniel Baker College, 1915-1916 (open access)

Catalog of Daniel Baker College, 1915-1916

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1916
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 34, January-June, 1916 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 34, January-June, 1916

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 901.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 33, July-December, 1915 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 33, July-December, 1915

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 901.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Compilation of General Orders, Circulars and Bulletins of the War Department (open access)

Compilation of General Orders, Circulars and Bulletins of the War Department

This text contains the general orders, circulars, and bulletins issued by the U.S. War Department between February 15, 1881 and December 31, 1915, organized by regulation article numbers. The compilation is not comprehensive as some items were not included due to unimportance, prior establishment of orders, bulk, or other factors documented in the Letter of Transmittal (p. 3). Index starts on page 605.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1916-1917 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1916-1917

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Manual of Texas Flora (open access)

A Manual of Texas Flora

Manuscript for botany students describing 98 families of plants in Texas including 341 genera and 774 species. The book is organized into four parts: 1// Key to the Families, pages 1-100; 2// [Mustard] Family -- Flax Family, pages 101-150 and Flax Family -- Evening Primrose Family (Guara), pages 151-200; 3// Potato Family -- Madder Family (Galium), pages 251-300 and Evening Primrose Family (Guara) -- Solanaceae Pers. Potato Family, pages 201-250; 4// Honey Suckle Family -- Composite XVI. (Leptilon), pages 301-350 (First Part) and Composite XVI. (Leptilon) -- End, pages 351-383 (Second Part) with General Index of Latin Names, pages L1-L7, English Index, Including Popular Plant Names, pages E1-E6, and Glossary, pages G1-G11.
Date: August 28, 1916
Creator: Ruth, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Directory of El Paso, U. S. A., 1916 (open access)

Worley's Directory of El Paso, U. S. A., 1916

General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1916
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thelma Dees TWC Scrapbook] (open access)

[Thelma Dees TWC Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled primarily with programs, flyers, clippings, and other ephemera related to time spent at Texas Woman's College. A small yearbook with the name, "Texas Woman's College and Conservatory", can be seen pasted onto the first page.
Date: 1916-06/1923-05-15
Creator: King, Thelma Dees
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 290 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 290

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from October 1916 to December 1916, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1916-10/1916-11
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory 1916 (open access)

Galveston City Directory 1916

Directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "A Miscellaneous Directory of State, County and City Governments, A Postoffice Directory, Educational Institutions, Churches, Banks, Postoffices in Texas, Secret and Benevolent Societies, Etc., Etc., A Street Guide and Householders Directory, an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Houses and Private Citizens Giving Full Name, Occupation or Pursuit and Address, Also a Complete Classified Business Directory."
Date: 1916
Creator: R. L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 40 (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 40

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from October 1916 to October 1923. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1916-10/1923-10
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History