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A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune (open access)

A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore (open access)

Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore

Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.
Date: 1997
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coyote Wisdom (open access)

Coyote Wisdom

This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore (open access)

Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about animals, folk music, weather lore, folk beliefs, legends, folk medicine, poetry and other folktales. The index begins on page 229.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mapa del Presidio de San Antonio de Bexar: sus Misiones de la Provinsia de Texas, Fecho en 24 del Mes de Marzo de 1764

Duplication of a map roughly depicting the missions and surrounding areas located near present-day San Antonio, during the Spanish rule of Texas; features are represented pictorially. Scale approximately 1:83,333 (Escala de 5000. Mil Varas Casttellanas.)
Date: 1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Acequia Madre de Valero] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Acequia Madre de Valero]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Acequia Madre de Valero, in San Antonio, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and maps.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 637.
Date: 1960
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, July 1958 - April, 1959 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, July 1958 - April, 1959

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 571.
Date: 1959
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 547.
Date: 1956
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, 1962 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, 1962

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 619.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, July 1962 - April, 1963 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, July 1962 - April, 1963

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 615.
Date: 1963
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 635.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, July 1966 - April, 1967 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, July 1966 - April, 1967

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 697.
Date: 1967
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 74, July 1970 - April, 1971 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 74, July 1970 - April, 1971

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 586.
Date: 1971
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Queer, Quaint Old San Antonio: Its Climate in Throat and Lung Diseases (open access)

Queer, Quaint Old San Antonio: Its Climate in Throat and Lung Diseases

This book is about the climate of San Antonio, Texas, and its potential benefits to individuals suffering from lung illness and disease.
Date: 1895
Creator: Fisher, C. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History (open access)

San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History

This book serves as a guide and historical sketch of San Antonio, Texas. It includes descriptions of county and church records, interviews with memorable Texans, a discussion of the benefits of San Antonio climate to individuals suffering from lung disease, as well as descriptions of local churches, schools, public halls, parks and other establishments. Sidney Lanier's Historical Sketch is included beginning on page 68.
Date: 1890
Creator: Corner, William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comfort Women in Comfort History (open access)

Comfort Women in Comfort History

Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date: 2008
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Correo. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1858 (open access)

El Correo. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1858

Weekly newspaper in Spanish from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 28, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Correo. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1858 (open access)

El Correo. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1858

Weekly newspaper in Spanish from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Correo. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1858 (open access)

El Correo. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1858

Weekly newspaper in Spanish from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1858
Creator: Ramos de Zúñjga, José & Lewis, Alfred A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Ranchero (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1856 (open access)

El Ranchero (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1856

Weekly newspaper in Spanish from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1856
Creator: Quintero, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Ranchero (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1856 (open access)

El Ranchero (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1856

Weekly newspaper in Spanish from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 11, 1856
Creator: Quintero, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Ranchero (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 19, 1856 (open access)

El Ranchero (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 19, 1856

Weekly newspaper in Spanish from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 19, 1856
Creator: Quintero, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History