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[Royal Decree from King Carlos III to the Marques de Croix] (open access)

[Royal Decree from King Carlos III to the Marques de Croix]

Printed copy of a royal decree from King Carlos III withdrawing a book written by Fray Luis Vicente Mas de Casavalls concerning a controversial doctrine of Regicide and Tyrannicide. Also included at the end is a written decree from the King requesting all religious officials to preach respect for the king.
Date: {1766,1768}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Viceroy Iturrigaray with a Declaration of War] (open access)

[Message from Viceroy Iturrigaray with a Declaration of War]

Announcement from Viceroy Iturrigaray informing Spanish officials in New Spain of the declaration of war of Napoleon in France, in the name of King Ferdinand VII by the Junta de Armas. The document is signed by local justicias acknowledging their having received the announcement from the viceroy.
Date: August 16, 1808
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Publication of Laws by the Cortes de Cádiz] (open access)

[Publication of Laws by the Cortes de Cádiz]

Document with a publication of new laws put forth by the Cortes de Cádiz. At the end of the document there is a description of a man wanted in Camargo for crimes he committed, added on to the text. The document is badly stained, and the first four pages are blank.
Date: Summer 1812
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes for a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas, April 23, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes for a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas, April 23, 1836]

Copy of transcript for minutes of a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas to discuss the ongoing revolution. The minutes also include a draft of a statement to be forwarded to the United States Congress, as well as a statement written by Sam Houston regarding military affairs.
Date: April 23, 1836
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico", 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico", 1831]

Copy of transcript for an essay entitled, "Emigration to Texas in Mexico," which describes the geography and agriculture of Texas, as well as explaining colonization procedures for readers interested in immigrating.
Date: 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of notice signed by José Antonio Saucedo, August 29, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of notice signed by José Antonio Saucedo, August 29, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a notice signed by José Antonio Saucedo.
Date: August 29, 1826
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]] (open access)

[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]]

Copy of transcript for an essay discussing Mexican independence from the Spanish and Mexican attitudes towards the Spanish.
Date: November 1, 1829
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of essay entitled, "Memoirs on the Western Boundary of the United States", no date] (open access)

[Transcript of essay entitled, "Memoirs on the Western Boundary of the United States", no date]

Copy of transcript for an essay entitled, "Memoirs on the Western Boundary of the United States", in which the author discusses the changing ownership of western and southern territories, and advocates for the United States to acquire both Texas and Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recibo Del Telegrama (open access)

Recibo Del Telegrama

Telegram receipt providing the rate and date of purchase.
Date: October 9, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plaza Life: Hangin' Out in South Texas' Hispanic Plazas, or Hispanic Plazas: Hangin' out in South Texas' 'outdoor living room' (open access)

Plaza Life: Hangin' Out in South Texas' Hispanic Plazas, or Hispanic Plazas: Hangin' out in South Texas' 'outdoor living room'

Draft of an article about Hispanic plazas in South Texas that was published in the September 2002 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2002-09~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
System: The Portal to Texas History