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The Folklore of Texan Cultures (open access)

The Folklore of Texan Cultures

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Diego Echevarria, October 14, 2015

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Diego Echevarria, an Mexican-American immigrant from Mexico City. Echevarria discusses his childhood, life in Mexico City, living in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, moving to Texas City, experiences in school, moving to Irving, Texas, ESL, reflections on Mexico City, the visa process, the DREAM Act, employment, and immigration rhetoric in America.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Nichols, Cynthia & Echevarria, Diego
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The New World, 1992] (open access)

[The New World, 1992]

Scrapbook documenting the life of John Logan Briggs Jr. and his friends, including photographs, menus, business cards, clippings, and tickets. The scrapbook also contains photographs of his travels, social gatherings and "The Experience."John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: 1992
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Scrapbook for The Experience, 1984-1987] (open access)

[Scrapbook for The Experience, 1984-1987]

Scrapbook containing color photographs, name tags, stickers, invitations, menus, articles, and tickets in relation to "The Experience", John Briggs life, and his trip to California between 1984 and 1987. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. The scrapbook also documents social gatherings Briggs held at his household.
Date: [1984..1987]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Folklore of Texan Cultures (open access)

The Folklore of Texan Cultures

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
Date: 1974
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sadie Boone and Lou Ella Morgan Travel Photo Album] (open access)

[Sadie Boone and Lou Ella Morgan Travel Photo Album]

Photo album of Sadie Boone and Lou Ella Morgan of Wichita Falls, filled with photos of family and friends visiting various places, such as YWCA gym class, Exall Lake in Dallas, Dallas High School, and several locations in Galveston, Texas.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices (open access)

Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a compilation of 1,333 folk cures, remedies and prevention techniques. It includes information about various diagnoses, such as acne, poison ivy, whooping cough, nosebleeds, and others.
Date: 1970
Creator: Anderson, John Q.
System: The UNT Digital Library
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