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A proclamation / by the president and supreme executive council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; John Dickinson.

A proclamation by the President and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1782, declaring Sunday to be the Lord's Day.
Date: November 20, 1782
Creator: Pennsylvania. Governor (1782-1785 : Dickinson)
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land.

Map of Egypt, Arabia Petraea and Palestine showing Dr. Olin's route. Inset of Sinai with points of interest.
Date: 1843
Creator: Olin, Stephen, 1797-1851.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Chart of the Gulf Stream

Map of the Gulf Stream from Florida and the Bahama Islands at lower left of map, up along the coast of North America, and to Newfoundland and the Grand Banks at upper right of map, as charted by Benjamin Franklin. At left side is text describing the journey from Newfoundland west and south along the Atlantic coast. In the text, "Gulf" is spelled "Gulph" Labrador is labeled as "Land of the Eskimaux's". Inset at upper left is a map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the Gulf Stream.
Date: 1786
Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Spoons : World's Columbian Expostion, Chicago, 1893

A group of 6 spoons from the 1893 Chicago "World's Columbian Exposition" world's fair. Silverplated souvenir teaspoons, each with scrolling forms on handle. Bowl of each spoon is engraved with a view of a different building from the exposition: U.S. Government Building; Horticultural Building; Mines and Mining Building; Machinery Hall; Transportation Building; Manufacturers & Liberal Arts [Building].
Date: 1893
Creator: Leonard Manufacturing Company
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Susanna, a Sacred Oratorio

This is the score of Handel's "Susanna," a sacred oratorio in three parts published by Samuel Arnold in ca. 1795. Grove Music established 1748 as the composition year of this oratorio and not 1743, as stated on the t.p. The first performance was given on February 10, 1749. The performance forces include: soloist (SATB), mixed chorus (SATB), strings (violins, viola, violoncellos, contra basses), woodwinds (oboe (2) and bassoon), trumpets (2), and continuo. . Although composed by Handel in 1743 and published by A table of contents appears on p.205 listing the first lines of texts of arias and recitatives for each of the parts and an appended air.
Date: 1748
Creator: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas History Stories: Brave Dick Dowling and Robert Edward Lee. (open access)

Texas History Stories: Brave Dick Dowling and Robert Edward Lee.

Brief, subjective narratives of select events in the Mexican-American War, including biographical information about Dick Dowling and Robert E. Lee.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History Stories: Drawing the Black Beans and Castle Peroté. (open access)

Texas History Stories: Drawing the Black Beans and Castle Peroté.

Brief, subjective narratives of select events during the Republic of Texas era.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History Stories: The Alamo, Remember Goliad, Story of San Jacinto. (open access)

Texas History Stories: The Alamo, Remember Goliad, Story of San Jacinto.

Brief narratives describing the battles at the Alamo, Goliad, and San Jacinto.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History Stories: Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin. (open access)

Texas History Stories: Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin.

Brief biographical narratives about Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle. (open access)

Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle.

Brief biographical narratives of Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas HIstory Stories: Sam Houston and David Crockett. (open access)

Texas HIstory Stories: Sam Houston and David Crockett.

Brief biographical narratives of Sam Houston and David Crockett.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of reconstruction in Texas ; and, Reminiscences of Texas and Texans fifty years ago (open access)

Reminiscences of reconstruction in Texas ; and, Reminiscences of Texas and Texans fifty years ago

The author's personal recollections of the Reconstruction in Texas. The work is "intended to be illustrative of the conditions existing in Texas, the customs, feelings, and sentiments of the people, that came under the obersvation of the author at that time; and in addition some short sketches of the judges that occupied the bench and the lawyers that practiced in the Third and Thirteenth Judicial Districts fifty years ago, with a few short sketches of some early settlers, clerical and lay"
Date: 1902
Creator: Wood, William D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Dallas County, Texas : from 1837 to 1887 (open access)

History of Dallas County, Texas : from 1837 to 1887

A history of the settlement and political organization of Dallas County as well as altercations between Anglo-American settlers and the indigenous American Indians of the region.
Date: 1887
Creator: Brown, John Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd : Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, December 4, 1862--January 1, 1864. (open access)

Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd : Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, December 4, 1862--January 1, 1864.

Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd during his time with the Texas Rangers.
Date: 1914
Creator: Dodd, Ephraim Shelby
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cabin Book; or, Sketches of Life in Texas. (open access)

The Cabin Book; or, Sketches of Life in Texas.

This is an English translation of the German text, which is a historical novel about the creation of the Republic of Texas. It consists of a series of sketches that depict the new Republic of Texas as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
Date: 1844
Creator: Sealsfield, Charles, 1793-1864
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alamo, and other poems (open access)

The Alamo, and other poems

Book of poetry, mostly written in rhyming couplets, glorifying heros of Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: Berry, Viola Riley
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscences (open access)

Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscences

Descriptions, illustrations, photos and analyses of various native Texan animals, and their habits.
Date: 1913
Creator: Menger, Rudolph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Denton County, Texas.

Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners and sizes or lot numbers. Handwritten notes on the map appear to mark land divisions, later owners, and city locations. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton County, Texas

Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners. A note at the top of the map says, "Lands of the Texas & Pacific Railway Co. are colored yellow." Additionally, some bodies of water, roads, railroad tracks, and towns appear to be marked. A small box in the upper-right corner is labeled "Diagram of a Section" and states "1900 Varas square = 640 acres." Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 Varas to 1 inch, 1 Vara = 33 1/3 inches).
Date: 1870/1889~
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton County.

Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners and sizes or lot numbers. Additionally, some bodies of water and railroad tracks appear to be marked.
Date: October 1871
Creator: Pressler, Chas. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sixty years in Texas (open access)

Sixty years in Texas

Sketches of the old pioneers of Dallas County, especially the Jackson family.
Date: 1908
Creator: Jackson, George
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history (open access)

Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history

A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922.
Date: 1922
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indian Fights on the Texas Frontier (open access)

Indian Fights on the Texas Frontier

A book about an author coming to Texas in 1843, and his experiences on the frontier.
Date: 1927
Creator: Deaton, E. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map from a Guide to Texas emigrants]

Map of the colonization grants to Zavala, Vehlein, and Burnet in Texas, belonging to the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Co.
Date: 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History