Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herbert Cross, June 20, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Herbert Cross, June 20, 2016

Mr. Herbert Cross was born and raised near Fort Worth. He was drafted into the Marines during the Korean War, where he served for two years. He then went to college and was hired by Dunbar High School in Fort Worth. He then became principal at an elementary. He was tapped to be assistant principal of Lufkin High School the first year of integration and continued as a principal in the Lufkin School District until his retirement in the 1980s. In the interview, Mr. Cross describes the discrimination he and his family faced as a child, particularly after the family joined a lawsuit for better facilities in their school, his time in the military, his fight for equal treatment as a teacher and administrator in the Lufkin school system, how integration went during his time as principal, and the discrimination he faced from his colleagues.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Cross, Herbert & May, Meredith
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 1966
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texian Stomping Grounds (open access)

Texian Stomping Grounds

Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date: 1941
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of Angelina County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Angelina County, 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 Angelina County, Texas.
Date: 1988
Creator: Dolezel, Raymond
Object Type: Book
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
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Uvalde Folio, Texas (open access)

Geologic Atlas of the United States: Uvalde Folio, Texas

This atlas contains three colored maps from the quadrangle region around Uvalde (Culberson County) and Zavalla (Angelina County), Texas including historical geography, topography, and structure sections. The illustrated text of the atlas discusses the geological elevation of the area, provides in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as other features of the region, and includes economic geology, agriculture and cattle raising information.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of lower records have been reported at few places in Texas as freezing weather engulfs the entire state.
Date: December 21, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of chilly temperatures and clear skies which are prevailing over Texas.
Date: February 26, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of weekend colds nap is keeping a tight grip on Texas with freezing temperatures reaching deep into the state.
Date: December 17, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1913 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1913

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 6, 1913
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 66, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1913 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 66, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1913

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1913
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 72, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1913 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 72, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1913

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 1913
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 109, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1914 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 109, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1914

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 2, 1914
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1914 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1914

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1914
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1914 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1914

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 19, 1914 (open access)

The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 19, 1914

Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Watford, G. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1917
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Monday, December 27, 1915 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Monday, December 27, 1915

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 27, 1915
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1916 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1916

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1916
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1916 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1916

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 4, 1916 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 4, 1916

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 1916
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 109, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1916 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 109, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1916

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 1916
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 117, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1916 (open access)

Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 117, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1916

Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 17, 1916
Creator: Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History