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Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers
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Texas Folklore Society Publications
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Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma
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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington
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Benson Latin American Collection
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Humanities Texas Grant
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Lorenzo de Zavala Online: Empresario, Statesman and Texas Revolutionary
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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly
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Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
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Austin Papers: Series III, 1829
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Austin Papers: Series III, Miscellaneous Material, 1814-1821
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Austin Papers: Series III, 1826
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Austin Papers: Series III, 1830
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El Mexicano. (Natchitoches, La.), Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1813
Weekly newspaper from Natchitoches, Louisiana that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 19, 1813
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Orders from Spain]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials with orders from Spain to prevent contact of citizens with Louisiana. According to de Iturbe the orders also serve to warn Spanish officials against English designs on the northern territory as well as the activities of General Wilkinson. Spanish justicias acknowledge the message by signing their names and dating when it was received.
Date:
1810-04~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Happy Hunting Ground
Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Golden Log
Volume of popular Texas folklore, including information about unusual Texas place names, folktales about spiders, folktales about witchcraft, ghosts and superstitions, and information about early petroleum geologists. The index begins on page 167.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore
Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)
Volume of "a collection of essays by contemporary folklorists who are writing about the customs and traditions and the songs and the stories that are going on now" (inside the front cover). It includes information about the folklore of cowboys, rodeos, chain letters and marijuana, as well as information about country, swing and gospel music. Index begins on page 301.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paisanos: A Folklore Miscellany
Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including "folk tales, folklore in journalism, reflections on the lore of the past, and some analyses of folklore generally" (inside of the front cover).
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hoein' the Short Rows
Volume of Texas folklore, including folk arts and crafts, lime production, oil and petroleum, information about cockfighting, folk poetry, mysticism and other stories. The index begins on page 231.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texian Stomping Grounds
Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Southwestern Lore
Collection of a miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including folk stories about treasure hunters, cowboys, Native Americans, and razorback hogs, as well as myths, customs and other superstitions. The index of song material begins on page 192 and the general index begins on page 193.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
In the Shadow of History
Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd
This volume includes information about the play-party in Oklahoma, folklore of Texas birds, tall tales, folk anecdotes, Texas folk songs and ballads, and other folklore (back cover). The index begins on page 185.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carta de las costas de la Escambia, Alabama y bocas del Rio Misisipi, la Luisiana, Tejas, con la provincia del Nuevo Santander, en el Golfo de Mejico.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Gulf of Mexico coastal detail. Includes table of abbreviations. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1,350,000].
Date:
1846
Creator:
Armero, Francisco
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carta esferica de las costas del seno mexicano con parte de la isla de Cuba y canales adjacentes.
Map shows detail along the Mexico, Cuba, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida coastlines. Names of the Provincia de los Tejas are given. No scale indicated.
Date:
1836
Creator:
Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from José Antonio Navarro to Stephen F. Austin, February 18, 1829]
Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Navarro to Stephen F. Austin.
Date:
February 18, 1829
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letters from Stephen F. Austin, December 14, 1830]
Copy of transcript for letters from Stephen F. Austin, sent during the period of June 5, 1830 until December 14, 1830.
Date:
December 14, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, March 7, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, on March 7, 1830, discussing a soldier who has defected, and the death of an Indian while traveling.
Date:
March 7, 1830
Creator:
Piedras, José de las
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, on March 14, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter to Stephen F. Austin, on March 14, 1830, discussing a map created by the author.
Date:
March 14, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Manuel de Mier y Teran, June 24, 1828]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Manuel de Mier y Teran, on June 24, 1828, discussing the American colonists who came to Texas to earn money to pay back debts, and the decree by the Mexican representative in Washington that debts may still be collected on Mexican soil.
Date:
June 24, 1828
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo, June, 11, 1836]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo, on June 11, 1836, noting the receipt of money from Stephen F. Austin for his subscription to the Correo Atlántico newspaper.
Date:
June 11, 1836
Creator:
Santangelo, Orazio de Attellis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, July 12, 1836]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, on July 12, 1836, discussing the desire of American settlers in Texas to become independent from Mexico.
Date:
July 12, 1836
Creator:
Santangelo, Orazio de Attellis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, December 23, 1820]
Copy of transcript for a letter written in Spanish, on December 23, 1820.
Date:
December 23, 1820
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, December 23, 1820]
Copy of transcript for a letter written in Spanish, December 23, 1820.
Date:
December 23, 1820
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History