Souvenir Book of Favorite Recipes from El Paso, Texas (open access)

Souvenir Book of Favorite Recipes from El Paso, Texas

Cookbook compiled by the Auxiliary of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church of El Paso, Texas, containing recipes organized by type as well as extensive household hints and reference materials. Table of contents (for recipes): Appetizers, Pickles, Relish; Soups, Salads, Dressings, Sauces; Main Dishes -- Meat, Seafood Poultry; Main Dishes -- Egg, Cheese, Spaghetti, Casserole; Vegetables, Bread, Rolls, Pies, Pastry; Cakes, Cookies, Icings; Desserts; Candy, Jelly, Jam, Preserves, Beverages, Miscellaneous. Index starts on page A.
Date: unknown
Creator: Auxiliary of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speeches delivered by Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, discussing certain phases of contemplated legislation (open access)

Speeches delivered by Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, discussing certain phases of contemplated legislation

This book contains a collection of speeches delivered by Governor Pat M. Neff. The subjects of those speeches include: the Constitutional Convention, the supremacy of the law, the educational system of Texas, the penitentiary system of Texas, building highways, industrial development, revision of tax laws, conservation, and reclamation. Also includes the inaugural address.
Date: 1923
Creator: Neff, Pat M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
From a Southern Porch (open access)

From a Southern Porch

A fictional account of Southern life by teacher, folklorist, and writer, Dorothy Scarborough.
Date: 1919
Creator: Scarborough, Dorothy, 1878-1935
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939 (open access)

Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939

Messages from the Governor to the Legislature, including proclamations, inaugural addresses, and veto messages.
Date: 1939
Creator: Allred, James V.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas as it is today (open access)

Texas as it is today

A book describing life in Texas around the year 1925. The book talks about many cities in Texas as well as interesting facts about Texas. The author wrote the book in an attempt to defeat internal and external stereotypes about Texas.
Date: 1925
Creator: Menn, Alfred E
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our stories: the Medicine Mound settlers' community scrapbook (open access)

Our stories: the Medicine Mound settlers' community scrapbook

This book contains some Medicine Mound family histories, extracts of news stories from the Quanah Tribune-Chief, and stories from citizens.
Date: 1997
Creator: Neal, Bill
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 2 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 2

Volume 2 covers the history of Oklahoma from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Includes information on railways, the cattle industry, the opening of Oklahoma lands and the push for statehood.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9 (open access)

Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9

Book discussing the memories and stories of the founding of Matagorda Texas.
Date: 1884
Creator: Helm, Mary S. (Mary Sherwood), b. 1807.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 3 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 3

Volume 3 gives biographies of prominent Oklahomans.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 1 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 1

Volume 1 covers the history of Oklahoma from prehistoric times to the 1880's with special emphasis on Native Americans and the use of Oklahoma as the Indian territory. Also includes information on geography and natural features.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928 (open access)

A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928

This book gives a general overview of the history of Trinity County, Texas starting in 1827. According to the table of contents, the chapter subjects include topography and geography, early history, the period of depression (1860-1880), development starting in 1880, and the change from forest to farm.
Date: 1966
Creator: Bowles, Flora Gatlin, 1881-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 4 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 4

Volume 4 gives biographies of prominent Oklahomans.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Migratory Workers of South Texas (open access)

Mexican Migratory Workers of South Texas

A book about the livelihood of Mexican migrant workers in south Texas. The book contains information about the income, family life, social life, and potential prospects of the Mexican workers.
Date: 1941
Creator: Menefee, Selden C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History and Reminiscences of Denton County (open access)

History and Reminiscences of Denton County

This book gives an overview of Denton County including the history of various time periods and specific aspects of the area as well as reminiscences of citizens. Index starts on page 408.
Date: 1976
Creator: Bates, Ed. F.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen. (open access)

Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen.

Book about John B. Denton
Date: 1905
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Tyler and Smith County, Texas (open access)

A History of Tyler and Smith County, Texas

This book describes the early history of Tyler and Smith Counties, located in Texas, including information about the geography, notable individuals, government, elections, general reminiscences, as well as other relevant information. The index begins on page 161.
Date: 1948
Creator: Woldert, Albert
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gateway to Texas: The History of Orange and Orange County (open access)

Gateway to Texas: The History of Orange and Orange County

A book about the history of Orange and Orange County. Includes index./ Includes bibliographical references.
Date: 1988
Creator: Williams, Howard C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men. (open access)

Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men.

A narrative by J. Frank Norfleet about a few of his experiences as a Texas rancher.
Date: 1924
Creator: Norfleet, J. Frank, 1864-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
German Pioneers on the American Frontier: the Wagners in Texas and Illinois (open access)

German Pioneers on the American Frontier: the Wagners in Texas and Illinois

A case study of two brothers, Julius and Wilhelm Wagner, who immigrated to the United States from Baden, Germany. Julius immigrated as part of an early communist group, the "Darmstädters" or "Forty," who established the utopian settlement of Bettina in 1847. His anti-slavery beliefs forced Julius to Mexico during the Civil War, but he returned to Texas after the war. His older brother Wilhelm fled Germany in 1851 as a result of his liberal political beliefs and settled in Texas. He founded a German-language newspaper when he moved to Freeport, Illinois.
Date: 2001
Creator: Reichstein, Andreas V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speeches and state papers of James Stephen Hogg, ex-governor of Texas, with a sketch of his life; ed. by C. W. Raines. (open access)

Speeches and state papers of James Stephen Hogg, ex-governor of Texas, with a sketch of his life; ed. by C. W. Raines.

Speeches and state papers of James Stephen Hogg, ex-governor of Texas, with a sketch of his life; ed. by C. W. Raines.
Date: 1905
Creator: Dixon, Billy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn (open access)

The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Compilation of tributes about Sam Rayburn written by his colleagues in the U.S. Congress to commemorate his tenure as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives. It includes some brief biographical information and explanation about the importance of the post.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Congress. (87th, 1st session : 1961). House.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Beekeeper's Item, Volume 6, Number 8, August 1922 (open access)

The Beekeeper's Item, Volume 6, Number 8, August 1922

Monthly journal containing various articles and advertisements that relate to beekeeping, bee culture, and honey.
Date: August 1922
Creator: Scholl, Louis H.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Retrospect, Spring 2014 (open access)

Retrospect, Spring 2014

Quarterly newsletter of the Denton County Historical Commission discussing the organization's news and activities as well as information about historic locations and events in Denton County, Texas.
Date: Spring 2014
Creator: Denton County Historical Commission (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Crosby County 1876-1977 (open access)

A History of Crosby County 1876-1977

This text is a history of various economic and social aspects of Crosby County, described on the title page as, "A collection of historical sketches and family histories composed by County Residents; compiled by the staff of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum under the supervision and with the cooperation of the Crosby County Historical Commission" (p. 1). Index starts on page 597.
Date: 1978
Creator: Crosby County Pioneer Museum
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History