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The Folklore of Texan Cultures (open access)

The Folklore of Texan Cultures

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
Date: 1974
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Folklore of Texan Cultures (open access)

The Folklore of Texan Cultures

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd (open access)

Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd

This volume includes information about the play-party in Oklahoma, folklore of Texas birds, tall tales, folk anecdotes, Texas folk songs and ballads, and other folklore (back cover). The index begins on page 185.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore (open access)

Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about animals, folk music, weather lore, folk beliefs, legends, folk medicine, poetry and other folktales. The index begins on page 229.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas and Southwestern Lore (open access)

Texas and Southwestern Lore

Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legends of Texas (open access)

Legends of Texas

Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date: 1984
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1982 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1982

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 3 & 4, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Texas Courts and Criminal Justice."
Date: 1983
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
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
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rainbow in the Morning (open access)

Rainbow in the Morning

Collection popular folklore of Texas, including work songs, reptile myths, ballads and other folk songs of the South. The index begins on page 185.
Date: 1975
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
In the Shadow of History (open access)

In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Texas Petroleum. (open access)

Texas Petroleum.

This report contains information about the petroleum industry in the state of Texas, including chapters on the history, nature and origin of the resource, as well as oil and gas-bearing formations. The index begins on page 93.
Date: July 1900
Creator: Phillips, William Battle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norris Wright Cuney: A Tribune of the Black People (open access)

Norris Wright Cuney: A Tribune of the Black People

Biography of Norris Wright Cuney, a lawyer, politician, inspector of customs, revenue inspector, and Galveston alderman, in addition to organizing the Screwman's Benevolent Association.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hare, Maud Cuney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Singin' Texas (open access)

Singin' Texas

Collected information about popular folk music of Texas, including songs about hunting, love, nature, dancing, and religion, as well as information about the history of folk music in the state. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1983
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the early history of Galveston, the officers of the existing city government, together with full details of all public improvements, institutions and associations, public enterprises, etc."
Date: 1866
Creator: W. Richardson & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harris Kempner's Death scrapbook 1894] (open access)

[Harris Kempner's Death scrapbook 1894]

Scrapbook documenting the death of Harris Kempner including newspaper clippings, condolence letters, and other ephemera.
Date: 1894~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Beach & Bay Access Guide (open access)

Texas Beach & Bay Access Guide

Guide from the Texas General Land Office providing information about public access sites along the Texas coastline. It contains general information for each county including population, area, kinds of recreation a brief history, and a chart of public sites and services, as well as maps highlighting beaches, parks, recreation facilities, and wildlife areas.
Date: 2001~
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Galveston Disaster, Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times (open access)

The Great Galveston Disaster, Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times

This book covers the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the United States' deadliest natural disaster. It includes accounts from survivors and eyewitnesses, and photos of the devastation.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Lester, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1859-1860 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1859-1860

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a brief history of the island, prior to the foundation of the city. The successive mayoralties and councils of the city to the present time - provisions of the present charter and ordinances now in force. Also, some account of the various public institutions, improvements, commerce, &c., of the city."
Date: 1859
Creator: W. & D. Richardson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Kempner Scrapbook 1948-1951] (open access)

[Kempner Scrapbook 1948-1951]

Scrapbook documenting Kempner family starting with newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. H. Kempner. It includes newspaper clippings, detail wedding lists, letterhead, and other ephemera.
Date: 1946~/1951~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices (open access)

Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a compilation of 1,333 folk cures, remedies and prevention techniques. It includes information about various diagnoses, such as acne, poison ivy, whooping cough, nosebleeds, and others.
Date: 1970
Creator: Anderson, John Q.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1880-1881 (open access)

Heller's Galveston Directory, 1880-1881

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the address of all white persons, in and out of the city limits, with a classified business directory, post offices and counties in this state, money-order offices, &c."
Date: 1880
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History