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East Texas.
This book was created to provide "authentic information concerning the natural and co-operative resources and opportunities offered by East Texas and her people" for the general public. It contains information about the "General Development in 1921-22, The Evolution of transportation and Fixing of Lower Rate Levels, The Marketing Problem Nearing Solution, Organization, Concentration and Standardization of Quality; Pack and Grade, Co-Operative Work of A. & M. College Department of Extension Service; State Agricultural Department; Markets and Warehouses Department; [and the] Chamber of Commerce in East Texas" (p. 1).
Date:
1923
Creator:
East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Mineola, Texas; "Gateway to the Pines"
This book covers the history of Mineola, located in Wood County, Texas. The book includes chapters on the original inhabitants of the city, as well as discussions about local churches, schools, business establishments, landmarks, and railroads.
Date:
1973
Creator:
Jones, Lucille
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola and its Mayors: 101 Years
This book covers the history of mayors in the city of Mineola, located in Wood County, Texas. It includes biographical information about each mayor, as well as a discussion of the events that surrounded their incumbency. The surname index begins on page 250.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Bruner, Ora Pritchett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parson Hanks---Fourteen Years in the West. A Story of Frontier Life in the Panhandle of Texas.
This book describes the life of Methodist preacher named Parson Hanks, including his journeys, courtship and marriage, experiences at conferences, religious service and other frontier experiences.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Wallace, Ed. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1915-1917 [Volume 17]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memories of Nelly Levy Berg: Her Life in Germany and her First Ten Years in America, 1910-1948
Biographical narrative about Nelly Levy Berg and her family, detailing her early life in Germany (now part of Poland) and subsequent immigration to Houston, Texas. It also discusses World War II and the effects of the Holocaust on her extended family. The author (Berg's daughter) also describes a modern-day trip to Eastern Europe to revisit the locations.
Date:
1995
Creator:
Wulfe, Lorraine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picturing Texans
According to the introductory information, this text is "An index to the portraits and photographs showing recognizable individuals published in Texas pictorial historical and Genealogical references (mug books) before 1941" (p. 1). The introductory pages include an explanation of how names are listed and a list of the source materials with citations.
Date:
June 1, 2011
Creator:
Haynes, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1927 [Volume 25]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1926 [Volume 24]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Papers: October 1834--January, 1837, Volume 3
This text contains the third portion of the Austin Papers, which are documents covering October, 1834 to January, 1837. According to the preface, the documents include, "business memoranda, physiographical observations, petitions and memorials to local and superior governments, political addresses and proclamations, and much personal and official correspondence" (p. iii). Index starts on page 489.
Date:
1926~
Creator:
Barker, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1921 [Volume 21]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1921
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1919 [Volume 19]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Calculator
Pamphlet with printed tables used to calculate prices of cotton. According to the title page, "Showing the results of any multiplications of all quantities from 300 to 600, at rates beginning with 1-20c or 5 points, and advancing in five points, one-sixteenth, one-eighth and one-quarter of a cent, and by cents from one to thirty." The title page also includes examples to show how to use the tables for calculations.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Private Alfonso Steele (Deceased) Last Survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto, Together with Mr. Steele's Account of the Campaign and Fight, and the Official Report of General Sam Houston, With Complete Roster of the Commands Composing the Little Army.
This book is separated into three basic sections starting with an autobiographical sketch about Alfonso Steele, the last survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto. Next, an article by the editor of The Mexia Daily News that gives an overview of Steele's children and grandchildren. Finally, the report from General Houston includes "documents of Major General Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army, sent to David G. Burnett, President of the Republic of Texas" which "give an authentic account of the battle of San Jacinto, a complete list of the heroes who fought in that engagement, and they clear up some points heretofore the object of controversy" (p. 13).
Date:
1925~
Creator:
Steele, Alfonso
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Land of Opportunity: West Texas
This book contains a general description of the agricultural and natural resources as well as the urban development of West Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The City of Houston from Wilderness to Wonder
This book gives an overview of the history of the City of Houston, Texas, covering "The Beginning of Houston and Houston Up to the Civil War."
Date:
1936
Creator:
Allen, O.F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South-West Texas: From the Mountains To the Sea
This book gives an overview of Southwest Texas in the early 1900s and discusses the major cities and attractions throughout the area including Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, and Karnes Counties as well as San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Rockport.
Date:
1904
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sabine Pass, Texas: A Few Facts concerning the Harbor and Town
Pamphlet about Sabine Pass, Texas gives an overview of the area and its potential as an area of trade and industry. According to the start of the text, "The object of this pamphlet is to present such facts in a strightforward manner as it will enable the fairminded investigator to draw just conclusions [...] to call attention to the advantages of Sabine Pass as the natural site, and where the most favorable conditions exist, for the building of a city upon Sabine Pass Harbor" (p. 3).
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sabine Land & Improvement Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Story of the S.M.S. Ranch
This booklet is primarily photographs of life on the S. M. S Ranch. Near the end are several text sections, the first of which states, "It is the design of the S. M. S. Booklet to give feeders and breeders both by picture and written word a comprehensive idea of our methods and breeding in which we have been so successful..." (p. 78). The first section gives an overview of the policies and buying options for the cattle company. Next, "Some Glimpses Into Ranch Life" gives an overview of how ranching works, defines ranching jargon, and gives several songs/poems that illustrate ranching. The third and final section, "Stock Farms and Small Ranches, From the Spur Ranch" includes photographs from Spur Ranch and a brief overview about the ranch and surrounding area.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Swenson Brothers
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel
This booklet gives an overview of the history of Buffalo Bayou and of the Houston Ship Channel from 1820-1926. The text gives background on how the area became developed and eventually became an "Industrial Waterway of National importance" (p. [3]). The second half of the text focuses on Commodore Charles Morgan and the shipping aspect of the Channel. Costs of building, lists of important council members, and text of letters are included to illustrate the history.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Farrar, R. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lyman Wight Colony in Texas, Came to Bandera in 1854
This booklet gives an overview of the life of Lyman Wight, his family, and, in particular, the religious colony that he helped to establish and lead in Bandera, Texas. The text includes letters written to and from Lyman Wight, diary entries of his son-in-law (Spencer Smith), and minutes from meetings held by council leaders.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hunter, J. Marvin (John Marvin), 1880-1957
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life and Adventures of Sam Bass, The Notorious Union Pacific and Texas Train Robber
Biographical sketch of Sam Bass with an emphasis on his time as a train robber.
Date:
1878
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers
This book gives a description of the Civil War from the point of view of the Terry Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry Regiment). It is written in first-person, describing specific incidences, including the Woodsonville Skirmish, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Bentonville, as well as other events and anecdotes. Index starts on page 77.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Blackburn, J. K. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Battle-Field of San Jacinto: An Historical Sketch
A book about the Battle of San Jacinto; from the title page: "A concise treatment of the causes which brought about the battle, the results which flowed from it, and the character and qualities of the man who composed the Texas Army."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kittrell, Norman G. (Norman Goree), 1849-1927
System:
The Portal to Texas History