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Texas Indian Papers 1860-1916 (open access)

Texas Indian Papers 1860-1916

A record of all Native American papers that were created in Texas from 1860 to 1916.
Date: 1961
Creator: Day, James M. & Winfrey, Dorman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 15, 1720-1961 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 15, 1720-1961

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 268.
Date: 1961
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1961 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1961

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1961
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1961 (open access)

Polk's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1961

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: 1961
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Singers and Storytellers (open access)

Singers and Storytellers

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date: 1961
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Almanac, 1961-1962 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1961-1962

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 [658].
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
S.D. Myres: Saddlemaker (open access)

S.D. Myres: Saddlemaker

Biographical essay written about Sam Myres, a saddemeaker in Texas, describing his family, the establishment of his business, his saddle designs, and other information about his life. Index starts on page 123.
Date: 1961
Creator: Myres, Sandra L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mullin-Kille and Bulletin Brownwood, Including Early Texas, Con Survey City Directory, 1961 (open access)

The Mullin-Kille and Bulletin Brownwood, Including Early Texas, Con Survey City Directory, 1961

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 and cosmopolitan telephone directory of all residents over eighteen with detailed information concerning each; a civic section of local interest and a numerical telephone directory. A complete buyers' guide and business directory with special listings for nationally advertised brands and a street guide and householders' directory, showing telephone numbers arranged by streets" is also included.
Date: 1961
Creator: Mullin-Kille Con Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1960 (open access)

Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1960

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: August 1961
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1961-1962 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1961-1962

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1961
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mullin-Kille and Bulletin Brownwood, Including Early Texas, Con Survey City Directory, Supplement Edition, 1961 (open access)

The Mullin-Kille and Bulletin Brownwood, Including Early Texas, Con Survey City Directory, Supplement Edition, 1961

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 supplement contains "a numerical telephone directory and a complete buyers' guide, and a classified business directory with special listings for nationally advertised brands."
Date: 1961
Creator: Mullin-Kille Con Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1961-1962 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1961-1962

Graduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1961
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
State and local taxation of privately owned property located on Federal areas : proposed amendment to the Buck act (open access)

State and local taxation of privately owned property located on Federal areas : proposed amendment to the Buck act

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state and local taxation of privately owned property located on federal areas.
Date: June 1961
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bamboo in the United States: Description, Culture, and Utilization. (open access)

Bamboo in the United States: Description, Culture, and Utilization.

Describes the different varieties of bamboo and how to cultivate them. Provides information on insect pests and preparing bamboo for market. Discusses ways in which bamboo can be used on the farm, in the home, and for manufactured products.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Young, Robert A. (Robert Armstrong), b. 1876 & Haun, J. R. (Joseph Rhodes), 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1960-1961 (open access)

Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1960-1961

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Periodic congressional reassessment of federal grants-in-aid to State and local governments (open access)

Periodic congressional reassessment of federal grants-in-aid to State and local governments

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses periodic congressional reassessment of federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments.
Date: June 1961
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coordination of State and Federal inheritance, estate, and gift taxes (open access)

Coordination of State and Federal inheritance, estate, and gift taxes

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses coordination of state and federal inheritance, estate, and gift taxes.
Date: January 1961
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life, business and travel, 1961-1965] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life, business and travel, 1961-1965]

Scrapbook documenting the life and travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1961 and 1965, including photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, tickets, maps, illustrations, and various other documents. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: [1961..1965]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Leon Breeden Scrapbook: 1961] (open access)

[Leon Breeden Scrapbook: 1961]

Scrapbook of materials including photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, performance programs, and various other notes and ephemera documenting the activities of the North Texas State College One O'Clock Lab Band during 1961.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Breeden, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1961-1978] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1961-1978]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1961/1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of North Texas State College: 1961-1962, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State College: 1961-1962, Undergraduate

Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: March 1961
Creator: North Texas State College
System: The UNT Digital Library