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Growing up in Texas (open access)

Growing up in Texas

Memoir written by Annie Margaret Rankin Warner and Virginia "Jenny" Louise Rankin Marshall of stories on growing up in West Texas from 1866-1995.
Date: 2016
Creator: Rankin Warner, Annie Margaret & Marshall, Virginia R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference.: of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, held in Waxahachie, Texas, November 18-23, 1896. (open access)

Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference.: of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, held in Waxahachie, Texas, November 18-23, 1896.

Journal proceedings of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, condensed minutes of the proceedings, resolutions, by-laws, memoirs, and statistical tables.
Date: 1896
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ... (open access)

Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ...

Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ...
Date: 1892
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ellis County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ellis County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Ellis County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Albert Boggs, October 11, 1993

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Albert Boggs, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Mixon, Oklahoma. Boggs discusses his family life, farming, struggles during the Depression, joining the CCC, his first assignment to a camp at Jacksonville, TX, education, camp life and organization, work, fights in camp, transfer to a camp in Waxahachie, being an assistant leader, building bridges, the kinds of people who worked the camp, and some general reflections. In appendix are Boggs' discharge papers and a newsletter commemorating CCC veterans.
Date: October 11, 1993
Creator: Hudson, Linda & Boggs, Albert
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Charles Beatty, March 13, 2006

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Interview with Charles "Chuck" Beatty, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Beatty's personal experiences of childhood and education, accepting an athletic scholarship to North Texas, playing football at North Texas and with the Pittsburgh Steelers and other professional teams, being in the National Guard during the Vietnam era, and returning to North Texas to earn a degree following his professional football career. Additionally, Beatty speaks of social life among African-American students and relations with white students and faculty, his experiences as an elected official in Waxahachie and as a member of the UNT Board of Regents, and his perceptions of change at North Texas over time.
Date: March 13, 2006
Creator: Miller, Randy & Beatty, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James C. Venable, April 13, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James C. Venable, April 13, 1971

Interview with James C. Venable regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. Mr. Venable was captured while serving in the Marine Corps on Wake Island.
Date: April 13, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Venable, James C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James H. Barclay, February 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James H. Barclay, February 12, 1976

Interview with James H. Barclay concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Barclay worked in camps in Monrovia, California and Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: February 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Barclay, James H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 20, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 20, 1974

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a civil servant, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brown worked at a camp in Boyd, Texas (Company 850).
Date: March 20, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Marie Healey, February 18, 1992

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Interview with Marie Healey, a former vocational home economics teacher for the National Youth Administration from Waxahachie, Texas. Healey discusses her background, career in the NYA during the Great Depression, and projects they undertook.
Date: February 18, 1992
Creator: Woestman, Kelly & Healey, Marie B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, September 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, September 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties. (open access)

Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties.

This book gives an overview of the twelve Blackland Counties of Texas in alphabetical order. For each county, a brief description of the geographic and agricultural characteristics is given as well as statistics on population and county income. Additionally, a geological description of the Black Prairie Region gives more specific aspects of the area and the soil compositions and a final chapter discusses the property market of the area.
Date: 1895
Creator: Crawford, Wilbur F. & [Moore, Monta J.]
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round the Levee (open access)

Round the Levee

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk songs and party games, religious beliefs of the Hasanias Indians, horse stories, and information about the history of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 108.
Date: 1916
Creator: Thompson, Stith
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round the Levee (open access)

Round the Levee

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk songs and party games, religious beliefs of the Hasanias Indians, horse stories, and information about the history of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 108.
Date: 2017
Creator: Thompson, Stith
System: The Portal to Texas History
Short Report on the Intensive Archeological Survey of the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative's Windham Road Electrical Susbstation on Ellis County, Texas (open access)

Short Report on the Intensive Archeological Survey of the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative's Windham Road Electrical Susbstation on Ellis County, Texas

This document provides information on a 100-precent intensive archeological survey for the proposed Windham Road electrical substation in Ellis County, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Champion, Samantha Walden
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Ellis County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Ellis County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Ellis County, Texas.
Date: October 13, 1911
Creator: Bennett, Frank; Burke, R. T. (Richard Thomas Avon) & Lounsbury, Clarence
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County: Index] (open access)

[Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County: Index]

This index contains the tables of contents for volumes 1 through 19 of the Texas Genealogical Records of Ellis County.
Date: 1965~
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 1, 1734-1952 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 1, 1734-1952

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 148.
Date: 1954
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 2, 1790-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 2, 1790-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 121.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 3, 1750-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 3, 1750-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 153.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 4, 1790-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 4, 1790-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 156.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 5, 1450-1955 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 5, 1450-1955

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 158.
Date: 1955
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History