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Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 5, 1450-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 5, 1450-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 158.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1955-1956] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1955-1956]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1955 to 1956 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. Includes newspaper clippings organized by local, district, state, and national art activities and events.
Date: 1955/1956
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 8, 1599-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 8, 1599-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 208.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 7, 1800-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 7, 1800-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 163.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 3, 1750-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 3, 1750-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 153.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 6, 1784-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 6, 1784-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 290.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1955 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1955

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 and a numerical telephone directory; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory." The general index begins on page iii and the index to advertisers begins on page v.
Date: 1955
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Theses on Texas History: A Check List of Theses and Dissertations in Texas History Produced in the Departments of History of Eighteen Texas Graduate Schools and Thirty-Three Graduate Schools Outside of Texas, 1907-1952 (open access)

Theses on Texas History: A Check List of Theses and Dissertations in Texas History Produced in the Departments of History of Eighteen Texas Graduate Schools and Thirty-Three Graduate Schools Outside of Texas, 1907-1952

Book containing theses collected from the history departments of fifty-one graduate schools. The theses are listed in alphabetical order by author and relate to Texas. Includes the degree conferred upon each author, the title of the theses, and lists of illustrations, maps, tables, and contents.
Date: 1955
Creator: Elliott, Claude, 1896-1958
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adobe Walls Bride: The Story of Billy and Olive King Dixon (open access)

Adobe Walls Bride: The Story of Billy and Olive King Dixon

Story of the lives of Billy and Olive King Dixon in the Texas Panhandle from recollections and historical research. This book covers their marriage, parenthood, home building, etc. in the Texas Panhandle. Index begins on page 275.
Date: 1955
Creator: McCarty, John L. 1901-1974
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Almanac, 1956-1957 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1956-1957

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, population, industry, commerce, history, government, education and other matters relating to the civic, social and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 733.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1955-1956 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1955-1956

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 1955
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
A study committee report on payments in lieu of taxes and shared revenues (open access)

A study committee report on payments in lieu of taxes and shared revenues

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses payments in lieu of taxes and shared revenues.
Date: June 1955
Creator: United States. Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Study Committee on Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Shared Revenues.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1955, Volume 1] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1955, Volume 1]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1955, including the name and address of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1955
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1954-1955 (open access)

Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1954-1955

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1955
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: 1955 - 1957] (open access)

[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: 1955 - 1957]

Minutes of the Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from 1955 to 1957.
Date: 1955/1957
Creator: Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commission on intergovernmental relations (open access)

The Commission on intergovernmental relations

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document is a report to the president concerning the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Date: June 1955
Creator: United States. Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
School of Music Program Book 1954-1955 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1954-1955

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1954-1955 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
Date: 1955
Creator: North Texas State College. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas City Directory, 1955 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1955

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1955
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History