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Aunt Puss & Others: Old Days in the Piney Woods (open access)

Aunt Puss & Others: Old Days in the Piney Woods

Collection of memorable and comical stories about Emma Wilson Emery's family members, including her Aunt Puss, Uncle Lum, Uncle Noah, Aunt Chlo and others.
Date: 1969
Creator: Emery, Emma Wilson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Program for the Twenty-Sixth Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1983 (open access)

Program for the Twenty-Sixth Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1983

This booklet contains greetings, a program of events, and committee membership lists for the 26th Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. The theme for this year's conference is "Making History -- Providing Hope."
Date: July 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Crenwelge, Gerald
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McFaddin Scrapbook] (open access)

[McFaddin Scrapbook]

Scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other items collected about the McFaddin family and home in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album of Mamie McFaddin] (open access)

[Photo Album of Mamie McFaddin]

Photograph album containing a number of images pasted on the pages, some with handwritten annotations. A note on the inside cover says "Mamie Louis McFadden, 1906 McFaddin [...], Beaumont, Texas -- Given to me with all Mexican pictures by Frank Pickrell at El Paso, Texas."
Date: 1906~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide to the McFaddin-Ward House Manuscript Collection (open access)

Guide to the McFaddin-Ward House Manuscript Collection

Book containing an inventory list of various collected papers at McFaddin-Ward Museum. Each entry is given a description of the items, a full inventory, and separation sheets.
Date: 1996
Creator: McFaddin-Ward House Museum. Collections Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Texas. (open access)

East Texas.

This book was created to provide "authentic information concerning the natural and co-operative resources and opportunities offered by East Texas and her people" for the general public. It contains information about the "General Development in 1921-22, The Evolution of transportation and Fixing of Lower Rate Levels, The Marketing Problem Nearing Solution, Organization, Concentration and Standardization of Quality; Pack and Grade, Co-Operative Work of A. & M. College Department of Extension Service; State Agricultural Department; Markets and Warehouses Department; [and the] Chamber of Commerce in East Texas" (p. 1).
Date: 1923
Creator: East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Jefferson County, Texas.
Date: November 10, 1915
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Schoenmann, L. R. (Lee Roy Adolph); Bushnell, T. M. (Thomas Mark) & Maxon, E. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar State College of Technology School of Vocations, 1967-1968 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar State College of Technology School of Vocations, 1967-1968

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar State College of Technology School of Vocations for the year 1967-1968, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies. A blank application for admission is at the end of the bulletin.
Date: February 1967
Creator: Lamar State College of Technology. Lamar School of Vocations.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, 1948-1949, Supplement (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, 1948-1949, Supplement

Supplement to the main catalog published by the Lamar College for the year 1948-1949, providing information about the schedule, faculty, and courses offered as evening classes.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sabine Pass, Texas: A Few Facts concerning the Harbor and Town (open access)

Sabine Pass, Texas: A Few Facts concerning the Harbor and Town

Pamphlet about Sabine Pass, Texas gives an overview of the area and its potential as an area of trade and industry. According to the start of the text, "The object of this pamphlet is to present such facts in a strightforward manner as it will enable the fairminded investigator to draw just conclusions [...] to call attention to the advantages of Sabine Pass as the natural site, and where the most favorable conditions exist, for the building of a city upon Sabine Pass Harbor" (p. 3).
Date: 1898
Creator: Sabine Land & Improvement Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texian Stomping Grounds (open access)

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore (open access)

Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aunt Puss & Others: Old Days in the Piney Woods (open access)

Aunt Puss & Others: Old Days in the Piney Woods

Collection of memorable and comical stories about Emma Wilson Emery's family members, including her Aunt Puss, Uncle Lum, Uncle Noah, Aunt Chlo and others.
Date: 2017
Creator: Emery, Emma Wilson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Late Holocene Settlement in the Taylor Bayou Drainage Basin: Test Excavations at the Gaulding Site (41JF27), Jefferson County, Texas (open access)

Late Holocene Settlement in the Taylor Bayou Drainage Basin: Test Excavations at the Gaulding Site (41JF27), Jefferson County, Texas

Report on research, excavations, and testing performed at a dig site in the Sabine Lake Area. It outlines the long history of the site, cultural artifact analyses, and its geological and geographical significance.Included are six appendices containing the names of the field school participants and the group's data findings.
Date: 2002
Creator: Aten, Lawrence E. & Bollich, Charles N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966 (open access)

A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966

Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.
Date: August 28, 1968
Creator: Brent, Warren Sidney & Kirk, Irene Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore (open access)

Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date: 1972
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collected Papers from Past Texas Archeological Society Summer Field Schools (open access)

Collected Papers from Past Texas Archeological Society Summer Field Schools

Series of articles documenting four Texas Archeological Society Field Schools, describing each of the projects including the environment, cultural context, and archaeological findings.
Date: 2008
Creator: Perttula, Timothy K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamar Institute of Technology Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2016 and 2017 (open access)

Lamar Institute of Technology Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2016 and 2017

Report submitted by Lamar Institute of Technology to the Texas 84th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and supporting documentation.
Date: 2014
Creator: Lamar Institute of Technology
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, 1943-1944 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, 1943-1944

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the year 1943-1944, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies. Index starts on page 62.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, 1947-1948 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, 1947-1948

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the year 1947-1948, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: 1947
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, 1945-1946, First Special Bulletin (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, 1945-1946, First Special Bulletin

Supplement to the catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the year 1945-1946, including an academic calendar with summarized information about the history and administration of the school, and required courses for the programs of study offered at the College.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, 1948-1949 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, 1948-1949

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the year 1948-1949, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Jefferson Junior College, 1949-1950 (open access)

Catalog of Jefferson Junior College, 1949-1950

Catalog of courses offered by the Jefferson Junior College for the year 1949-1950, as well as general information about the school, programs, and policies, with an admission form at the end.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Jefferson Junior College
System: The Portal to Texas History