Oral History Interview with Ray Robinson, June 25, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ray Robinson, June 25, 1979

Interview with Ray Robinson regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion." He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.
Date: June 25, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ray Robinson
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of county records, Comal County courthouse, New Braunfels, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Comal County courthouse, New Braunfels, Texas

Inventory of the records of Comal County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk as Secretary for Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, County Clerk as Reporter for County Court, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, Auditor, Road Administrator, and County Attorney. Includes an index as well as a listing of county records housed in Sophienburg Memorial Museum.
Date: 1981
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.
Date: 1947
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 7, Number 5, March 1947 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 7, Number 5, March 1947

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: March 1947
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, July 1965 - April, 1966 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, July 1965 - April, 1966

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 561.
Date: 1966
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comal County Long-Range County Program (open access)

Comal County Long-Range County Program

This report was prepared by the County Program Building Committee to deal primarily with Agriculture, Home Economics, Community Improvement, and subjects closely related to family living and development. The brief history and background information on social, economic, and industrial development are shown in order to relate the areas of concern and method of implementation of this program to the overall development of the economy and living conditions of the county.
Date: September 1967
Creator: Comal County (Tex.). Program Building Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Comal and Hays Counties, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Comal and Hays Counties, 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 Comal and Hays Counties, Texas.
Date: 1984
Creator: Batte, Charles D.; Trevino, Rosando; Divin, James & Bearden, Eddie D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung (New Braunfels, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1853 (open access)

Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung (New Braunfels, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1853

Weekly German newspaper from New Braunfels, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 4, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung (New Braunfels, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1853 (open access)

Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung (New Braunfels, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1853

Weekly German newspaper from New Braunfels, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR Officer Reports: October 12 - 14, 2018] (open access)

[TXSSAR Officer Reports: October 12 - 14, 2018]

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 12 - 14, 2018 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2018-10-12/2018-10-14
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Committee Reports: April 6 - 8, October 12 - 14, 2018] (open access)

[TXSSAR Committee Reports: April 6 - 8, October 12 - 14, 2018]

Committee Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, compiled between the April 6 - 8, 2018 State Convention and the October 12 - 14, 2018 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2018-04-06/2018-10-12
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 12 -14, 2018] (open access)

[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 12 -14, 2018]

Committee Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 12 - 14, 2018 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2018-10-12/2018-10-14
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 12 - 14, 2018] (open access)

[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: October 12 - 14, 2018]

Minutes of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Board of Managers October 12 - 14, 2018 meeting.
Date: 2018-10-12/2018-10-14
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Range County Program: Comal County (open access)

Long-Range County Program: Comal County

This report outlines a plan for Comal County to deal primarily with agriculture, home economics, community improvement, and other areas related to the economy and living conditions in the county.
Date: September 1967
Creator: Comal County (Tex.). Program Building Committee.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 83, 2012 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 83, 2012

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 2012
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds (open access)

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Water Resources Plan DRAFT (open access)

Regional Water Resources Plan DRAFT

This plan put forth by the Joint Committee on Water Resources deals with water resources in the region consisting of Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal and Hays Counties, presents a policy framework for water resources planning between 1990-2040, and lays out the next steps for implementation.
Date: July 1988
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies

Volume 2 of the water plan for Region L (South Central Texas) describing water management strategies for different suppliers in the region.
Date: December 2015
Creator: South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Ashworth, John B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History