Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1917, bound in full green leather with gilt decorations.

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Brazos County, Texas.

This book covers Galveston's early history from 1518-1836.

Book describing the economic conditions, social conditions, finances, facilities and curriculum in Travis County Schools.

Biography about the sculptor, Elisabet Ney.

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 901.

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Porto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 901.

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.

Book written by the author as he traveled along the Rio Grande as a 'warless war correspondent.'

A small booklet with several images of the devastation in Paris, Texas after the 1916 fire. From the private collection of Scott Muhn.

American Newspaper Annual and Directory contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 1 of 2. Additional information includes class and trade publications and maps. Index to Class and Trade Publications begins on page 1213, in Volume 2.

American Newspaper Annual and Directory contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 1 of 2. Additional information includes class and trade publications and maps. Index to Class and Trade Publications begins on page 1213.

Directory for Fort Worth, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, banks, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householders' directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens, giving full names, occupation or pursuit, and address, also a complete Classified Business Directory, 'The Buyer's Guide'."

This book contains a compilation of various speeches (including inaugural addresses) and other messages (including reports and veto statements) written by governors of Texas between 1874 and 1891. Additionally, brief biographies are included for each of the governors (Richard Coke, O. M. Roberts, John Ireland, and Lawrence Sullivan Ross) with the exception of R. B. Hubbard. Index starts on page 783.

This book describes the history of Corpus Christi through sketches of persons and events in the history of the city. According to the preface, it does focuses less on the history than on the people, "presenting in plain narrative form, a recountal of the days when Corpus Christi was young, of the trials and tribulations that fell to the lot of her residents in the war periods, and finally to emerge as a fast growing a progressive city of the Southland" (p. v).

This work is a collection of fictional letters written by O. Henry.

This work is the first biography of O. Henry.

First book edition of the most famous novel of the Mexican Revolution. It appeared first a serial within a local newspaper, El Paso del Norte, but later was issued as a single work. It was published in El Paso where the author resided in exile. Subsequent editions are quite different from this first version.

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk songs and party games, religious beliefs of the Hasanias Indians, horse stories, and information about the history of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 108.

Account describing the battle at Carrizal on June 21, 1916 between Mexican and U.S. forces, as well as the situation that led to it. It includes transcriptions of statements or letters written by people involved.

This book is an account of Battery A of the Rhode Island National Guard and its activation on June 24, 1916, its travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, its activities until it was mustered out on November 2, 1916. They were stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and also referred to their site as Camp Pershing. Includes a narrative description of their trip by train, their camp and training activities on the border. Also includes many reproductions of photographs of the troops and sites, cartoons, and a list of personnel.

This text contains the general orders, circulars, and bulletins issued by the U.S. War Department between February 15, 1881 and December 31, 1915, organized by regulation article numbers. The compilation is not comprehensive as some items were not included due to unimportance, prior establishment of orders, bulk, or other factors documented in the Letter of Transmittal (p. 3). Index starts on page 605.