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[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993] (open access)

[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993]

Catalog for the "Counter Colón-ialismo" exhibit including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 1992
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1990 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1990

Proceedings of the 26th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the meeting minutes for the April 7, 1990 SWFAS Executive Committee meeting.
Date: 1991
Creator: Hedrick, Carrol
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book: "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico Family Guide"] (open access)

[Book: "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico Family Guide"]

Guidebook created as an accompaniment to an exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Tesoros de la Catedral de Saltillo, Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico", which ran from October 18 to December 28, 2002. The guidebook contains information on the both the museum and the exhibit, and includes an in-depth description of the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the exhibition. There are also activities such as trivia quizzes and puzzles that are related to the exhibition included in the book.
Date: 2002
Creator: Zamora, Herlinda & Johnston, Margaret
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spur-of-the-Cock (open access)

Spur-of-the-Cock

Collected miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Mayo Indians, Mexican folk plays, folk songs, information about Texas cacti and other folklore. The index begins on page 110.
Date: 1933
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impugnacion al informe del señor general Santa-Anna, y constancias en que se apoyan las ampliaciones de la acusacion del Sr. diputado Gamboa. (open access)
The History of Mexico in the Laredo Archives: 1809-1845 (open access)

The History of Mexico in the Laredo Archives: 1809-1845

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Mexico, starting with the end of Spanish Mexico through 1845.
Date: March 2000
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coyote Wisdom (open access)

Coyote Wisdom

This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mustangs and Cow Horses (open access)

Mustangs and Cow Horses

Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date: 1940
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Surrounded by Dangers of All Kinds": The Mexican War Letters of Lieutenant Theodore Laidley (open access)

"Surrounded by Dangers of All Kinds": The Mexican War Letters of Lieutenant Theodore Laidley

This book contains a collection of letters written by Lieutenant Theodore Thadeus Sobieski (T. T. S.) Laidley between 1845 and 1848. The letters discuss life as a soldier during the Mexican War; most of the letters were written from various stations in Mexico. Each letter is bracketed by editorial commentary on the historical context and the collection is prefaced by a brief biography of Laidley's life prior to the first letter. Index starts on page 179.
Date: 1997
Creator: McCaffrey, James M., 1946- & Laidley, Theodore, 1822-1886.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Face to face with the Mexicans: the domestic life, educational, social and business ways, statesmanship and literature, legendary and general history of the Mexican people, as seen and studied by an American woman during seven years of intercourse with them. (open access)
Luz Jiménez, símbolo de un pueblo milenario 1897-1965 (open access)

Luz Jiménez, símbolo de un pueblo milenario 1897-1965

Catalog for the exhibition, "Luz Jiménez, símbolo de un pueblo milenario 1897-1965," including a biography of Jiménez, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series. The installation was at the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo in Mexico City (November 1999-January 2000) and at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas (May-June 2000)
Date: 2000
Creator: Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analytical Index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Volumes 1-36 (open access)

Analytical Index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Volumes 1-36

Index to the first thirty six volumes of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. The book is broken up into three parts: Specialized Indexes, Tale Synopses and an Alphabetical Index.
Date: 1973
Creator: Bratcher, James T.
System: The UNT Digital Library