Collection
The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
112
Rare Book and Texana Collections
39
Gustine Courson Weaver Collection
10
From Republic to State: Debates and Documents Relating to the Annexation of Texas, 1836-1856
7
Miniature Book Collection
7
UNT Special Collections General Collection
3
Broadsides & Printed Ephemera Collection
1
Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection
1
Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection
1
Mike Cox Newspaper Collection
1
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Serial/Series Title
The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969
50
Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917
48
A. D. Kennard Family Papers, 1842-1884
9
Hamilton K. Redway Family papers, 1825-1916
2
[Cooke county records, 1857-1950]
2
Day at UNT
1
Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion
1
Proof: Photographs from Four Generations of a Texas Family
1
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[3 Travel Maps]
Three travel maps which are meant to accompany a text about expeditions in the area. The first map shows the north pole and northernmost parts of North America and Greenland; some exploration routes and geographic features are noted. The second map shows exploration and discoveries in the Arctic Sea area with regions and some geographic features noted. The third map is a nautical chart of the Port of Lievely with depths marked in fathoms and some relief of surrounding land marked.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aaron
Biography of Aaron, first High Priest of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date:
1853/1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Ambrotype of an unknown woman and child]
Photograph of an ambrotype photograph of an unknown woman and a child in an case. It was in the belongings of Byrd Moore Williams upon moving to Texas from Tennessee, and only has the word "Johnson" on it.
Date:
1850/1870
Creator:
Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858
Obituary of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, including a lengthy biography.
Date:
January 1, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[August Election]
Clipping from St. Louis, Missouri showing the candidates from the August 1851 election for three Supreme Court Judges, Judge of the Circuit Court, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Judge of the Criminal Court, Law Commissioner, Jailor, and Assessor.
Date:
August 1851
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857]
Bill of Sale for A.D. Kennard from David M.Smith regarding a slave named Harris. On the back is a witness account of sale.
Date:
May 12, 1857
Creator:
Smith, David M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, November 19, 1857]
Letter from the heirs of A. Anderson to A.D. Kennard regarding money and a slave. The other page is about the witnesses of the signing of the document.
Date:
November 19, 1857
Creator:
Navarro County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: 1854--Extraordinary Season.]
Newspaper clipping containing a chart of the range of temperatures in the shade from June 24, 1854 to September 14, 1854. It notes that Flowers, a person located on Union Street, kept record of these temperatures for the newspaper. There are miscellaneous advertisements on the reverse side.
Date:
1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: 1854 Temperatures]
Newspaper clipping containing a chart of the range of temperatures in the shade from June 24, 1854 to September 14, 1854. It notes that Flowers, a person located on Union Street, kept record of these temperatures for the newspaper. There is part of an article on the reverse side.
Date:
1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping, January 1855]
A newspaper clipping from the Charles B. Moore Collection. the clipping details a meteorological table for the month of January in the year of 1855. The table records these variables for January: the morning, afternoon, and evening temperatures; the mean temperature of the month; the barometer reading; the monthly rainfall; and the direction of the wind. The table also includes the total rain fall for the month and the calculated mean temperature.
Date:
January 1855
Creator:
Louisville Journal
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Constitution of the state of Texas.
A copy of the Texas state constitution from 1850.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Texas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Land Sale Documents]
Copy of multiple documents for the sale of John and Sara Emberson's land. First document contains the Embersons' statement and the land sold to Charles B. Moore. Second document contains an affidavit for the Embersons' sale of land.
Date:
March 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Criminal Docket, Judges State Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1857-1871]
Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing criminal dockets, including such information as attorneys' names, the names of the involved parties, date of indictment, pleas, and the action taken by the court.
Date:
1857-05~
Creator:
Cooke County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Detailed Map of the Rev'd Dr. Livingston's Route across Africa
Detailed map showing the Reverend Dr. Livingstone's route across Africa constructed from his astronomical observations with bearings, estimated distances, sketches and notations. It includes settlements, rivers and other topographical features.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Arrowsmith, J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Draft of a Wind Mill Design by Charles B. Moore]
Draft and details of a wind mill design created by Charles B. Moore.
Date:
1858?-03-05
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope addressed to Elvira Moore, 1856]
Envelope addressed to Elvira Moore, Unionville P O, Bedford County, Tennessee. Much of the top portion of the envelope, including most of the postmark have been torn away. The date 1856 is written on the left side.
Date:
1856
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope addressed to Henry S. Moore, March 6, 1858]
Envelope addressed to Henry S. Moore in [Trammel] P O, Sumner County, Tennessee. The sender is unknown, but "Gainesville, TX Mar 6/58" us written at the top. Portions of the envelope have been torn away.
Date:
March 6, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope Fragment, August 5, 1853]
Envelope fragment postmarked Saco, ME. August 5, 1853. The right side of the front of the envelope, where the address would have appeared, had been torn away. The envelope was received on August 16, 1853 according to the written note at the bottom left corner. Part of a red seal is still on the back.
Date:
August 5, 1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan.
An exploration of the Red River of Texas and Louisiana.
Date:
1854
Creator:
Marcy, Randolph Barnes
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flowers for a juvenile garland.
Child's gift book of short stories illustrated with woodcuts.
Date:
[1850..1859]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Fourth Commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful
The fourth commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful, published by American Sunday-School Union. Formerly owned by Gustine Courson Weaver.
Date:
[1853,1857]
Creator:
American Sunday-School Union
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Frame with pressed edelweiss]
Image of a frame with pressed edelweiss. The frame is an oval shape painted royal blue with gold gilded flourishes and outer rim. On the inner rim of the frame are raised gilded dots. Inside the frame are three pressed edelweiss flowers which have stems that have been discolored with time. At the top is a label for ownership. Mrs. N. H. Dole is likely Helen B. Dole who was one of the translators of the novel "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri from German to English. On the paper backing is illegible, faded text.
Date:
[1857..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gleason's Pictorial (Boston [Mass.]), Vol. 8, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1854
Weekly illustrated magazine from Boston, Massachusetts.
Date:
October 7, 1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1
Book describing Texas history up to the time of annexation to the United States of America. This first volume is broken into 22 chapters covering the start of European immigration (roughly 1685) through the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1835, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History