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[Art Forum Pressbook, 1957-1958] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1957-1958]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. Traveling exhibits shown in Abilene are described, as well as local artists and their work.
Date: 1957/1958
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1957 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1957

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1957
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1957 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1957

Directory for Abilene, 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, a numerical telephone directory, and much information of a miscellaneous character; also the yellow pages with a special advertising section and a complete classified list." The general index begins on page iii and the index to advertisers begins on page v.
Date: 1957
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mesquite and Willow (open access)

Mesquite and Willow

Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date: 1957
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Centurama (open access)

Centurama

The official program for Denton's centennial celebration on April 21-27, 1957 contains information about the events week, a brief history of Denton's foundation and progress, a map of Denton in 1957, and several advertisements for local organizations. Several photographs of early Denton County scenes, various historical markers, early buildings of North Texas State College and Texas State College for Women, and other mentionable landmarks are included.
Date: 1957-04~
Creator: Denton Centennial Commision
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1958-1959 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1958-1959

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, commerce, history, "human and material resources, and its economic, civic and social development" of the time. A general index is on page 663.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1957-1958 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1957-1958

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1957
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1956 (open access)

Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1956

Annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service describing activities of the organization, expenditures and receipts, and a discussion of other relevant topics for the fiscal year.
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1957, Volume 1] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1957, Volume 1]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1957, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1957
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1957-1959 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1957-1959

Graduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 1957
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1956-1957 (open access)

Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1956-1957

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Price programs. (open access)

Price programs.

Provides detailed descriptions of several price support programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A large appendix includes information about federal agencies which administer price programs.
Date: 1957
Creator: Henderson, Harry W. (Harry William), 1908-
System: The UNT Digital Library
1957 Travis County Rural Directory (open access)

1957 Travis County Rural Directory

Directory and classified buyers guide for Travis County, Texas. Included is an alphabetical listing of the names of Travis County residents and business concerns, a listing of house numbers by road, an alphabetical listing of farms by type of farming done, and a classified advertisement section and buyers guide.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History