[Portrait of Lieutenant Joseph W. Akins]

Portrait of Lieutenant Joseph W. Akins, "15th Replacement Co., 1st Cavalry Div." The description on the bottom tells Akins' birth and death date/location: "Born June 8, 1921 in Hillsboro, Texas. Killed September 2, 1950 in Taegu, Korea."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for letter to A.D. Kennard] (open access)

[Envelope for letter to A.D. Kennard]

Envelope for letter to A.D. Kennard with a receipt written on the front.
Date: 186X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Brigade Association reunion] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Brigade Association reunion]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 9, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Battle] (open access)

[News Script: Battle]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Civil War reenactment. The biennial Confederate Encampment took place at Hill College on this day.
Date: April 30, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard from J. A. Peebles to A. D. Kennard, December 28, 1877]

Letter from J.A. Peebles to A.D. Kennard about a post office order and trade for one hundred and sixty acres at $41.00 per acre.
Date: December 28, 1877
Creator: Peebles, J. A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Legal Document for J. M. Watts, July 6,1880] (open access)

[Legal Document for J. M. Watts, July 6,1880]

Document allowing R.A. Williamson to act on behalf of J.M. Watts at the Democratic Senatorial Convention to be held on July 8, 1880 in Whitney, Texas.
Date: July 6, 1880
Creator: Watts, J. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998

Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, a physician from Kerrville, Texas, who also served as the city and Kerr County health officer. Dr. Bacon discusses his family history, as well as his education, medical career, brief stint in the Air Force, and general town life in Kerrville. While working at Peterson Hospital in Kerrville, he treated trauma victims from car accidents on Highway 27. In the Air Force, he briefly practiced psychiatry, served as a prison doctor, and finally switched to obstetrics and gynecology. He relates stories from his time as an obstetrician, as well as a general practitioner and family physician. He also discusses the history of minority communities in Kerrville, especially during integration, and the founding of the Kerrville Veteran's Hospital. Dr. Bacon's further remembrances, as well as a historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital, are included at the end of the interview transcript.
Date: March 3, 1998
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Bacon, Dan Wallace
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Confederate center] captions transcript

[News Clip: Confederate center]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: unknown
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Junior Historian, Volume 1, Number 3, April 1941 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 1, Number 3, April 1941

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: April 1941
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Hearst Kidnap] (open access)

[News Script: Hearst Kidnap]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of newspaper executive who says that he expects to hear further work from his daughter's kidnapers.
Date: February 8, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sheffield trial] (open access)

[News Script: Sheffield trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the trial of B. R. Sheffield that was convicted for forging and passing a forged instrument in connection with land deals in Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: October 10, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 97, July 1993 - April, 1994 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 97, July 1993 - April, 1994

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 723.
Date: 1994
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Communication System] (open access)

[News Script: Communication System]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of citizen who says that they will be forming a corporation to fight the federal government's plan to build an underground communications system.
Date: August 14, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Case: Division A Category 1 Best News Cast] captions transcript

[News Clip: Case: Division A Category 1 Best News Cast]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: December 10, 1981
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Wedding announcement for Helen Douthitt Horn and Charles Wickliffe Graves, September 30, 1906] (open access)

[Wedding announcement for Helen Douthitt Horn and Charles Wickliffe Graves, September 30, 1906]

A wedding announcement for the marriage of Helen Douthitt Horn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. horn, to Mr. Charles Wickliffe Graves. The wedding was to be held on Sunday, September 13, 1906, at 12 o'clock, at the First Christian Church in McKinney, Texas. The newlywed couple would later take up residence in Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: September 13, 1906
Creator: Horn, Robert Cannon & Horn, Mrs. Robert Cannon
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Early Settlers Life in Texas (open access)

The Early Settlers Life in Texas

This book describes the early history of Hill County, located in Texas, including the author's trip to Texas, information about the first settlers, prominent men, Native American massacres, government, and the general organization of the county.
Date: 1963
Creator: Kirkpatrick, A. Y.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interviews with Harrell Edmund Chiles, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Harrell Edmund Chiles, 1980

Interview with Harrell Edmund Chiles, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Western Company. He discusses his family, formation of the Western Company, oil exploration, history of the oil industry in Texas, his political views, and his "I'm Mad" campaign.
Date: 1980-01/1980-09
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Chiles, H. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas. (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas.

This book is a biographical view of Johnson and Hill counties and their history. The book uses many narratives of the individuals who helped shape Johnson and Hill county history. The book has various content including hundreds of brief biographies, including some illustrations.
Date: 1892
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1918 (open access)

The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Itasca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 2, 1918
Creator: Bowman, George W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1918 (open access)

The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Itasca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 9, 1918
Creator: Bowman, George W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1918 (open access)

The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Itasca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: July 26, 1918
Creator: Bowman, George W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1914 (open access)

The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Itasca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 6, 1914
Creator: Green, Joe T. & Green, Mrs. Joe T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of the Itasca Cotton Manufacturing Company (open access)

A History of the Itasca Cotton Manufacturing Company

"This study concerns the examination of the historical importance and achievements of a small cotton mill located in the agrarian Texas community of Itasca, Texas. Newspaper clippings and numerous interviews with former mill employees and Itasca citizens supplied factual material pertaining to the Itasca mill; however, company records provided the basic research material for this paper... The company offices have since been destroyed, and most of the records are now in the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas...In the final chapter, the author concludes that this mill, like numerous other southern mills, fell under the influence of northern companies because of undercapitalization which severely limited available operating capital. Even though the mill eventually prospered, it never managed to free itself from the influence of northern commission companies. In the final analysis, the Itasca company proved to be different from other cotton duck mills in the South in its development of a line of unique decorative fabrics sold by mail as well as through thirteen company-owned stores."-- leaf 1.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Ramsey, David O.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Die Gemeinden Des Texas Distrikts Der Missouri Synode (open access)

An Die Gemeinden Des Texas Distrikts Der Missouri Synode

Document written in German, concerning the Texas districts of the Missouri Synod.
Date: March 3, 1925
Creator: Texas District
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History