Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region H describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation methods, drought response plans, financing methods, and the process of creation of the plan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Region H Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1937 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1937

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 4, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The conference theme was "Texas at The End of a Century."
Date: 1938
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story (open access)

Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story

Book describing the life and educational careers of Marguerite and G. L. Powell, written by their daughter. It includes a brief background about how the family's ancestors came to Texas along with narrative anecdotes about their lives; it also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the family members, students taught by Mrs. Powell and sports teams coached by Mr. Powell.
Date: October 2001
Creator: Powell-Loatman, Carol
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James E. Johnson, July 21, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James E. Johnson, July 21, 2015

Interview with James E. Johnson, a retired professor of education from Prairie View, Texas. Johnson earned a doctorate from Texas A&M in 1967 and taught at Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern University. In his interview, he discusses his early life, military service, attending Texas A&M, racial integration, and his career as an educator.
Date: July 21, 2015
Creator: Johnson, James E. & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956

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 547.
Date: 1956
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960

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 637.
Date: 1960
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1869 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 12, 1869
Creator: Elliott, B. F. & Rankin, J. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hempstead Courier (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 6, 1861 (open access)

The Hempstead Courier (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 6, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 3, 1868 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 3, 1868

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 3, 1868
Creator: Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1868 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1868

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 17, 1868
Creator: Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History