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Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Pump, &c. (open access)

Portable Pump, &c.

Patent for improvement to a pump "adapted for attachment to small vessels containing oil, water or any other liquid" (lines 10-12) that includes a better means of securing the pump.
Date: September 15, 1885
Creator: Phillips, Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Biscuit for Your Shoe: A Memoir of County Line, a Texas Freedom Colony

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
In TFS Extra Book #28, Beatrice Upshaw shares her memories of growing up in County Line. A Biscuit for Your Shoe captures the lore of a community which began as a freedom colony west of Nacogdoches in East Texas. The book is a memoir, but it shares more than merely family memories of significant events. It tells of beliefs, home remedies, folk games, and customs, as well as the importance of religion and education to a community of like-minded people. The narrative is a rich source of colloquial language and proverbial sayings that help define a group of people and their strong sense of place. Richard Orton was first introduced to County Line by F. E. “Ab” Abernethy, the Secretary-Editor of the TFS for nearly four decades. Richard eventually did a photographic book on the people of the community, The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family, but he believed that Beatrice’s memoir should be developed into a separate work that could be shared with an audience larger than just family and friends. Richard’s introduction explains the value of the stories Beatrice Upshaw presents in A Biscuit for Your Shoe; they are personal, but the overall narrative speaks collectively about …
Date: November 15, 2020
Creator: Upshaw, Beatrice, 1958-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library