Patent for an improvement on batteries. Meant to increase insulation and plate stability inside the battery.

In TFS Extra Book #28, Beatrice Upshaw shares her memories of growing up in County Line. A Biscuit for Your Shoe captures the lore of a community which began as a freedom colony west of Nacogdoches in East Texas. The book is a memoir, but it shares more than merely family memories of significant events. It tells of beliefs, home remedies, folk games, and customs, as well as the importance of religion and education to a community of like-minded people. The narrative is a rich source of colloquial language and proverbial sayings that help define a group of people and their strong sense of place. Richard Orton was first introduced to County Line by F. E. “Ab” Abernethy, the Secretary-Editor of the TFS for nearly four decades. Richard eventually did a photographic book on the people of the community, The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family, but he believed that Beatrice’s memoir should be developed into a separate work that could be shared with an audience larger than just family and friends. Richard’s introduction explains the value of the stories Beatrice Upshaw presents in A Biscuit for Your Shoe; they are personal, but the overall narrative speaks collectively about …

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 2 persons who were killed and 6 others injured in a one-car accident near Nacogdoches in Texas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a vote on three amendments to Nacodoches city charter.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a federal court which order on re-districting results in the election of the first black county commissioners for Nacogdoches and Anderson counties .

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a federal court order which was issued at Tyler.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Ms. Ellis works for the hospital system in Lufkin and San Augustine. While attending SFA, she became involved in local politicss after noticing other active Democrats. She is the current chair of the Democratic Party in Nacogdoches County. She describes, in her interview, the current political climate in Nacogdoches, the people running for office, and their political platform.

Richard Orton's family came from Nacogdoches, but he spent most of his childhood in Midland. He went to UNT and then moved to Austin, where he worked at one of the first rape crisis centers in the nation. He also founded an organization to help and educate others about child sexual abuse. Orton is a photographer, which is how he became involved with the Upshaw family, who are the descendants of freed slaves who founded County Line, a community near Nacogdoches. Mr. Orton began a photograph project documenting the community, which is now a book. Mr. Orton described his career helping to found rape crisis centers, working with child sexual abuse victims, and his connections to the County Line community, founded by freed slaves.

Patent for improvement to a pump "adapted for attachment to small vessels containing oil, water or any other liquid" (lines 10-12) that includes a better means of securing the pump.

Weekly newspaper from Nacogdoches, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.

Patent for Storage Bin. This device is a container which seeks to control the temperature of vegetables in storage bins.

Copy of transcript for minutes from a meeting of the General Council, which cover the need to approach independence carefully, forecasting when volunteers will arrive from the U. S., discussing location of various ships along the coast, and other things.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Photograph of the Zion Hill First Baptist Church (located at 324 North Lanana Street) in Nacogdoches, Texas.