Madstones and Twisters (open access)

Madstones and Twisters

Collection information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.
Date: 1958
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune (open access)

A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 188, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 6, 1883 (open access)

The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 188, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 6, 1883

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 6, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000

Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher and the great-grandson of one of the original Kerr County settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Real discusses his family history, his family's ranching work, his personal experience with sheep ranching, organized hunting in Kerr County, and local ranchers' attempts to remedy problems with screwworms and eagles. He briefly mentions Kerrville's German Club.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Real, Aime Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Anna K. Schelper, October 24, 2007

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Major Anna K. Schelper, a Army WWII veteran from San Antonio, Texas. Schelper discusses her parents, growing up, her education and becoming a nurse, joining the Army Nurse Corps, experiences serving throughout the Pacific Theater, service in hospitals after the war, continued education and promoting, and reflections on her career and being a servicewoman. In appendix are Schelper's Army service record, a letter from two former patients to the 23rd Field Hospital, a scan of some of her letters which were printed in a book, and a scan of some sections from The Army Nurse Corps: Yesterday and Today by Mary M. Roberts.
Date: October 24, 2007
Creator: Quick, Janice & Schelper, Anna K.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 214, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1908 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 214, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1908

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1929 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1929

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1929
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1941 (open access)

San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1941

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1941
Creator: Andrews, U. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1919 (open access)

The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1919

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1919
Creator: Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 249, Ed. 1 Monday, September 6, 1909 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 249, Ed. 1 Monday, September 6, 1909

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Evening Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 90, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1882 (open access)

The Evening Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 90, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1882

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1882
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 224, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1909 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 224, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1909

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 12, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 265, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 1888 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 265, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 1888

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 19, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 1888 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 8, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1908 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1908

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 84, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 12, 1924 (open access)

The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 84, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 12, 1924

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. [42], No. [72], Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1922 (open access)

The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. [42], No. [72], Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1922

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1922
Creator: Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 210, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 28, 1908 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 210, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 28, 1908

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 188, Ed. 1 Monday, July 27, 1914 (open access)

The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 188, Ed. 1 Monday, July 27, 1914

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 27, 1914
Creator: Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 6, 1907 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 6, 1907

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1906 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1906

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 19, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999

Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date: September 25, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1908 (open access)

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1908

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History