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[Art Forum Pressbook, 1938-1939] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1938-1939]

Scrapbook that documents art events over the year with emphasis on local events and those of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Sixth District of which Abilene, Texas, was a part. This scrapbook won first place at the Sixth District Convention. Included are 49 pages of prints purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and made available for ten cents a piece by the American Committee for Art Appreciation. The brochure includes a history of the different painters. These prints were exhibited at the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and at the Abilene Women's Club.
Date: 1938/1939
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1938 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1938

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1938
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coyote Wisdom (open access)

Coyote Wisdom

This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1937-1938 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1937-1938

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 1938
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1937-1938 (open access)

Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1937-1938

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1937 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1937

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 4, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The conference theme was "Texas at The End of a Century."
Date: 1938
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1938] (open access)

S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1938]

Catalog listing items for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including custom saddles, decorative leather accessories -- such as gun holsters, belts, briefcases, and knife sheaths -- metal components -- such as spurs and belt buckles -- and various other items for hunting or law enforcement. Entries include descriptions of the items with prices, and illustrations or photos of the items. Text at the start of the catalog describes the creation and proper maintenance of saddles.
Date: 1938~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1938-1939 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1938-1939

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1938
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 76, January-June, 1937 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 76, January-June, 1937

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 Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 897.
Date: 1938
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 77, July-December, 1937 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 77, July-December, 1937

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 Puerto Rico Station. Name and subject indexes start on page 897.
Date: 1938
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Curry's Brownwood (Texas) City Directory 1938 (open access)

Curry's Brownwood (Texas) City Directory 1938

Directory for Brownwood, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concerns, and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide and much information of a miscellaneous character; also a complete classified business directory."
Date: 1938
Creator: Ira W. Curry Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937-1938 (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937-1938

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1938-1942] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1938-1942]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from February 4, 1938 to September 4, 1942. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1938-02-04/1942-09-04
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 590 - Deeds of Trust (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 590 - Deeds of Trust

Recorded copies of deeds of trust used as mortgages or liens on real estate or improvements to real estate from April 1938 to August 1938. Shows date and place of execution; name of mortgagor; name of mortgagee; description of property involved; amount and terms of contract; signature of mortgagor; certificate of acknowledgment; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Also includes agreement that third party (named trustee) may in case of default advertise and sell the land encumbered to the highest bidder and apply proceeds to liquidation of lien. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1938-04/1938-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History