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History of McKinney and Collin County (open access)

History of McKinney and Collin County

This pamphlet gives an overview of the history of Collin County including important people, agricultural geography, and economic aspects.
Date: May 1, 1924
Creator: Wilson, Walter B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John S. Heard Ledger #1: 1893-1913] (open access)

[John S. Heard Ledger #1: 1893-1913]

Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There is a card for Royal Insurance Company included with the ledger.
Date: 1893-06/1913
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John S. Heard Ledger #3: 1920-1924] (open access)

[John S. Heard Ledger #3: 1920-1924]

Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There are index entries at the front.
Date: 1920/1924
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John S. Heard Ledger #2: 1913-1919] (open access)

[John S. Heard Ledger #2: 1913-1919]

Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There are index entries at the front.
Date: 1913/1919
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John S. Heard Ledger #4: 1924-1928] (open access)

[John S. Heard Ledger #4: 1924-1928]

Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There are index entries at the front and a number of loose notes that have been inserted or paperclipped into the book.
Date: 1924/1928
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Certificate Register: 1897-1937] (open access)

[Stock Certificate Register: 1897-1937]

Ledger containing stock certificate records for investments in several businesses. There are loose papers at the end of the ledger including receipts, notes, and letters.
Date: 1897/1937
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
J.S. Heard's Inventory Book (open access)

J.S. Heard's Inventory Book

Ledger documenting various assets held by John Heard including furnishings and personal items, properties, investments, and bills receivable.
Date: {1913-09-23,1920-01-01}
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index to Stock Register] (open access)

[Index to Stock Register]

Book containing an alphabetical listing of selected stock information that can be found in a separate ledger, which documents more information about investment shares and accounting. Each index entry lists the name of the company for the stock and a page number in the register.
Date: 1913~/1920~
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Day Book: 1893-1906] (open access)

[Day Book: 1893-1906]

Ledger containing John S. Heard's daily financial transactions, appointments, and notes.
Date: 1893/1906
Creator: Heard, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Collin County, Texas (open access)

A History of Collin County, Texas

This book gives an overview of Collin County, Texas. The text discusses the geography and prehistoric aspects of the county as well as the history of the people in the region (including Native American tribes and settlers). The book has a bibliography (starting on p. 279) and an index (starting on p. 283).
Date: 1958
Creator: Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Between the Creeks" (open access)

"Between the Creeks"

Compiled transcriptions of newspaper articles written by Gwen Pettit about the local history of Allen, Texas. The articles are organized by topic, including land & prairie, Indians, cattle trails, Republic of Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, churches, schools, Sam Bass, late 1800s, Civil War, early 1900s, holiday stories, founding families, early roads, early Lucas, early Fairview, H&TC Railroad, photos & sketches, poems, and other articles.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Pettit, Gwen
System: The Portal to Texas History