Indian Fights on the Texas Frontier (open access)

Indian Fights on the Texas Frontier

A book about an author coming to Texas in 1843, and his experiences on the frontier.
Date: 1927
Creator: Deaton, E. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Mills County Courthouse, Goldthwaite, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Mills County Courthouse, Goldthwaite, Texas

Inventory of records of Mills County housed in the Mills County Courthouse in Goldthwaite, Texas. 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, and County Treasurer. Also provides an index.
Date: 1981
Creator: Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E.; Ferrier, Douglas; Sall, Larry; Sumners, Bill & Harrell, Charles
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Marion County, no. 158 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Marion County, no. 158

Inventory of records of Marion County housed in the Marion County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, and County Surveyor, along with selected records of the city of Jefferson. References constitutional provisions, declarations, and ordinances of constitutional conventions, and laws specifically applicable to Marion County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grayson County; an illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas. (open access)

Grayson County; an illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas.

An illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas with numerous photographs and a pioneer name index (p. 120).
Date: 1960
Creator: Landrum, Graham
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Mills County, no. 167 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Mills County, no. 167

Inventory of records of Mills County housed in the Mills County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace, County Attorney, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). References laws specifically applicable to Mills County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25

Inventory of records of Brown County housed in the Brown County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Inspector of Sheep (Defunct). References laws naming Brown County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Hale County courthouse, Plainview, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Hale County courthouse, Plainview, Texas

Inventory of the records of Hale County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Judge, County Clerk, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Court, County Attorney/District Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Superintendent of Schools, and County Surveyor. Also provides a listing of Hale County records and an index.
Date: 1977
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202

Inventory of the records of Sabine County housed in the Sabine County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, outline of the records system, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder and Clerk of the County, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Grand Jury, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Public Weighers. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Historical Records Survey.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Calhoun County, no. 29 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Calhoun County, no. 29

Inventory of records of Calhoun County housed in the Calhoun County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: January 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bastrop County, no. 11 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bastrop County, no. 11

Inventory of records of Bastrop County housed in the Bastrop County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a government organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86

Inventory of records of Gillespie County housed in the Gillespie County Courthouse as of 1941. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Coroner (Defunct), and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject indexes.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 62, De Witt County (Cuero) (open access)

Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 62, De Witt County (Cuero)

Annotated inventory of archives housed in the De Witt County Courthouse as of 1937, including the records of the De Witt County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). It also provides a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records and references constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to De Witt County. Chronological and subject/entry indexes start on page 97.
Date: January 1940
Creator: Texas Historical Records Survey
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 2 (open access)

Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 2

Inventory of records of Travis County housed in the Travis County courthouse in Austin. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the District Clerk, Adult Probation, Domestic Relations - Juvenile, District Attorney, County Clerk as Clerk of the County Court, County Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Medical Examiner, Sheriff, and Constable. Also provides a list of Travis County records and an index.
Date: 1978
Creator: Adams, Kate; Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E. & Dunn, Brother William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 1 (open access)

Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 1

Inventory of records of Travis County housed in the Travis County courthouse in Austin. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, Auditor, Personnel Department, County School Superintendent, County Engineer, Veterans County Service Officer. Also provides a list of Travis County records and an index.
Date: 1978
Creator: Adams, Kate; Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E. & Dunn, Brother William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Grayson County, Texas (open access)

A History of Grayson County, Texas

This book covers the early history of Grayson County, including early pioneers, industry, and development.
Date: 1936
Creator: Lucas, Mattie Davis & Hall, Mita Holsapple
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Dallas County, Texas : from 1837 to 1887 (open access)

History of Dallas County, Texas : from 1837 to 1887

A history of the settlement and political organization of Dallas County as well as altercations between Anglo-American settlers and the indigenous American Indians of the region.
Date: 1887
Creator: Brown, John Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history (open access)

Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history

A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922.
Date: 1922
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Augustine County, Texas courthouse records, loose papers, 1831-1906 : inventory and index (open access)

San Augustine County, Texas courthouse records, loose papers, 1831-1906 : inventory and index

Inventory of records of the San Augustine District Court, including criminal and civil cases. Includes an index.
Date: 1984
Creator: Nicklas, Linda Cheves
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas.

Map showing Texas in 1849 with some topographical features. Includes a list of Land Districts containing counties and the towns within each county. Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000]
Date: 1849
Creator: R. B. Moody & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. (open access)

History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties.

Book containing a brief overview of the state of Texas and more specific focus on six specific counties, with extensive biographical sketches about persons related to the history of those places. An alphabetical index of persons who are included follows the table of contents at the front of the book.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912 (open access)

A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912

This book covers the early history of Houston, including early pioneers, industry, and development.
Date: 1912
Creator: Young, Samuel Oliver
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sixty years in Texas (open access)

Sixty years in Texas

Sketches of the old pioneers of Dallas County, especially the Jackson family.
Date: 1908
Creator: Jackson, George
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
De Witt's Colony (open access)

De Witt's Colony

A history of DeWitt's Colony which was established by Green DeWitt and James Kerr in 1825.
Date: 1905
Creator: Rather, Ethel Zivley
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legal Directory For 1876-77 (open access)

Texas Legal Directory For 1876-77

This Texas directory contains lists of: officers of the U.S. Government, officers of the Texas Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Departments, county officers, state lawyers, Texas counties, banks, post offices, and revised rules of the Supreme Court.
Date: 1877
Creator: Bentley, Henry Lewis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History