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A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas. (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas.

History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties in Texas, including geology, settlement, organization, courts, military, cities, schools, churches, and other categories for each county. Also included are biographical mentions of some of the pioneers and present prominent citizens, as well as full-page portraits of some of these people.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #3] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #3]

Scrapbook of materials related to events in the McMurry College Fine Arts Department between 1923 and 1947, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1941 and 1943, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 5 (open access)

A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 5

Book discussing the latter parts of Texas history and the history of Texans; this volume discusses a multitude of individuals, their families, and lives. The text is separated by various portraits of individuals, and followed by a short history of the person. This particular text does not include an index.
Date: 1914
Creator: Johnson, Frank W. (Frank White), 1799-1884
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Mineral Wells, Mayor Harris] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Mineral Wells, Mayor Harris]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, and other materials related to the life of D. C. Harris and his time as mayor of Mineral Wells, Texas as well as information about news and events in the town. Many of the pages include handwritten explanations and annotations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harris, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Brief History of The Music Unit of the Woman's Forum, Abilene, Texas (open access)

A Brief History of The Music Unit of the Woman's Forum, Abilene, Texas

Document describing the history of the Abilene Woman's Forum Music Unit, including typed and handwritten notes about the group's activities, membership, and meetings.
Date: January 31, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Unit Scrapbook 1928-1954] (open access)

[McMurry Music Unit Scrapbook 1928-1954]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1928 and 1954, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1954~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939 (open access)

Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939

Proceedings of the second annual Southwest Aviation Conference including transcripts of the sessions and a list of participants.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1988-1989] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1988-1989]

History scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, letters, and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1988/1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook of Events from 1993-2011] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook of Events from 1993-2011]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains materials related to the club's events, such as luncheons, club birthday celebrations, and memorial services for members, as well as photographs and newspaper clippings.
Date: 2011~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Old Mill (open access)

The Old Mill

Book consisting of a number of historical accounts from people living in Bosque County, Texas; the accounts also include strange stories from the area. The book also talks about historical buildings within the county.
Date: 1925
Creator: Duke, Clyde
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 2] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 2]

Volume two of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, letters and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: [1948..1953]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barron Field Review (open access)

Barron Field Review

Book documenting the history of Barron Field, a military airfield established in 1917 near Fort Worth, Texas. It includes a list of all of the departments, personnel, and activities at the airfield.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 1] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 1]

Volume one of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials related to the club's early activities.
Date: [1889..1954]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1961-1978] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1961-1978]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1961/1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Genealogical Record, Ancestors, Relatives, Descendants (open access)

Genealogical Record, Ancestors, Relatives, Descendants

Genealogical record showing the family histories of the Steelhammer and another family of descendants from Friedrick Johann Otte. This record contains pedigree charts, and histories of individual family members; each individual is named in the index. Also included are various photographs of some of the family members.
Date: 1964
Creator: Steelhammer, Ernest Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of Frisco 1902-1976 (open access)

The History of Frisco 1902-1976

Compiled history of Frisco, Texas including information about its origins and founding, prominent historic persons in the community, schools and churches, and other information about life in the city.
Date: April 1976
Creator: Frisco Bicentennial Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1945-1947] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1945-1947]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1945 and 1947, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1953] (open access)

[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1953]

Telephone directory for Grapevine, Texas in December 1953 including a page for emergency and service numbers; pages 3 through 8 contain names and phone numbers for those in the town who have subscribed to the directory. The last nine pages contain advertisements for various businesses and restaurants nearby.
Date: December 1953
Creator: The Southwestern States Telephone Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrapbook History of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County (open access)

Scrapbook History of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials to document important people, organizations, places, and events of significance to the history of Palo Pinto County and Mineral Wells, Texas. It includes a rough table of contents with page numbers for some of the highlights.
Date: unknown
Creator: Woodruff, Bess
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerr County Album (open access)

Kerr County Album

Book discussing the history of people and places in Kerr County, Texas. It is organized into several sections: Kerrville and County Communities; Kerr County; What Binds Them Together; Churches of Kerr County; Schools; Medical Institutions; Clubs and Organizations; Life and Living on the Land; Riversides, Hillsides and Countrysides; Military Service Members; Summer Camps; Poems, Rhymes and Verses; Families; Tributes and Memorials; Businesses. Index starts on page 544.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Kerr County Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1955] (open access)

[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1955]

Telephone directory for Grapevine, Texas for January 1955 and contains the names, and phone numbers of telephone subscribers in the town. The majority of the pages contain advertisements for local businesses and restaurants. The note on the front cover of the book says that they should not use it "Until After December 30 Since All Grapevine Telephone Numbers Will Be Changed..."
Date: January 1955
Creator: The Southwestern States Telephone Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940 (open access)

Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940

Book describing the history of the U.S. National Guard in Texas including a written description of involvement in actions as well as lists of various important persons and locations. It also includes a pictorial yearbook of the members of the National Guard for 1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: Texas. National Guard.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #1] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Department Scrapbook #1]

Scrapbook of materials related to events in the McMurry College Fine Arts Department between 1923 and 1952, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History