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Archaeological Explorations of the Eastern Trans-Pecos and Big Bend: Collected Papers, Volume 1

This book is a collection of papers from the Trans-Pecos Archaeological program that covers various aspects of the archaeological finds in the region such as rock art and projectile points.
Date: 2013
Creator: Dasch, Pat; Cloud, William A.; Mallouf, Robert J.; Dumitrescu, Avram & Wetterauer, Letitia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Happy Hunting Ground (open access)

Happy Hunting Ground

Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Man, Bird and Beast (open access)

Man, Bird and Beast

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore. The index begins on page 176.
Date: 1930
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2001 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2001

Proceedings of the 37th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws, and the meeting minutes for a SWFAS business meeting.
Date: 2002
Creator: Robertson, Pinky
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1981 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1981

Proceedings of the 17th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. Includes the event program, meeting minutes for the April 4, 1981 SWFAS Executive Committee, and the SWFAS by-laws.
Date: 1982
Creator: Couzzourt, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1977 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1977

Proceedings of the 13th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical and Scientific Society publication number twelve (open access)

West Texas Historical and Scientific Society publication number twelve

This issue provides description, photographs, and historical background of Big Bend National Park.
Date: June 1, 1948
Creator: West Texas Historical and Scientific Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor Dot Scrapbook: Volume 5] (open access)

[Mayor Dot Scrapbook: Volume 5]

Scrapbook containing materials documenting the career of Dorothy McBride from 1973 to 1974. This volume includes newspaper clippings, various photographs, and correspondence from a number of political personnel. The colored photographs show aircraft, and people on horseback while the black and white photos show events in town.
Date: 1973/1974
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor Dot Scrapbook: Volume 3] (open access)

[Mayor Dot Scrapbook: Volume 3]

Scrapbook containing materials documenting the career of Dorothy McBride from 1971 to 1972. This volume includes mostly newspaper clippings discussing various issues and topics, and both typed and handwritten correspondence from W. E. Lockhart.
Date: {1971..1972}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor Dot Scrapbook: Volume 1] (open access)

[Mayor Dot Scrapbook: Volume 1]

Scrapbook containing materials documenting the career of Dorothy McBride from 1965 to 1972. This volume includes maps of Alpine, Texas and the surrounding towns, documents from Sul Ross St. University, along with photographs from the school; there are an abundance of newspaper clippings included as well. Also included are documents from her candidacy prior to being elected the first woman city council member and Mayor of Alpine.
Date: 1972~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Big Bend National Park : Part of Brewster County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Big Bend National Park : Part of Brewster County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Cochran, Rex & Rives, Jerry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History