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Who is W. T. Eldridge? (open access)

Who is W. T. Eldridge?

Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Dunovant, Adelia A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Mission Concepcion, San Antonio (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Mission Concepcion, San Antonio

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of Mission Concepcion in San Antonio, Texas
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Mission San Francisco de La'Espada (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Mission San Francisco de La'Espada

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of Mission San Francisco de La'Espada in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Old Stone Fort (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Old Stone Fort

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Fort Davis (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Fort Davis

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of Fort Davis in Fort Davis, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Old Fort Leaton (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Old Fort Leaton

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of Old Fort Leaton in Presidio, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial: Roy Bean's Place (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Roy Bean's Place

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of Roy Bean's Place in Langtry, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where Texas' Declaration of Independence Dawned (open access)

Where Texas' Declaration of Independence Dawned

Reprint of article discussing the history of the Texas revolution and the work of the Historical Survey Committee to mark important historic buildings, sites, and gravestones.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stewart, Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Missions of Texas (open access)

The Missions of Texas

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing information about the history of missions in Texas including San Miguel del Socorro, Isleta del Sur, San Francisco de los Tehas, Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, San Francisco de la Espada, Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de Acuna, San Antonio de Bexar, and others, mentioned geographically.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Some Landmarks of Texas (open access)

Some Landmarks of Texas

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing information about landmarks in Texas, including the Alamo, the Capitol Building, Washington-on-the-Brazos, San Jacinto Battlefield, Galveston Island, and other sites, mentioned geographically.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin (open access)

Stephen F. Austin

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing biographical information about Stephen F. Austin, a politician and major figure in the Texas Revolution.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sam Houston: Texas Liberator (open access)

Sam Houston: Texas Liberator

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing biographical information about Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mirabeau B. Lamar: Father of Education (open access)

Mirabeau B. Lamar: Father of Education

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing biographical information about Mirabeau B. Lamar (president of the Republic of Texas 1838-1841).
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Explorers of Texas (open access)

Explorers of Texas

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing information regarding the first explorers of Texas. Some of the explorers mentioned include Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, Fernando de Soto, and Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indian Tribes In Texas (open access)

Indian Tribes In Texas

Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing information regarding the primary Native American tribes native to Texas and some of the interactions between them and the Texas colonists. The tribes include the Caddo, Apache, Lipan, Comanche, Coahuiltican, Karankawa, Tonkawa, and Cherokee tribes.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Ku Klux Klan Day] (open access)

[Flyer for Ku Klux Klan Day]

Printed handbill advertising Ku Klux Klan and Klan-related events at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, Texas, dated Wednesday, October 24, [1923]. Reverse side contains application for membership in the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Old Seward Home (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Old Seward Home

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of the Old Seward Home in Independence, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial: Old French Embassy (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Old French Embassy

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of the Old French Embassy in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Ruin of "La Reunion,"” Old French Colony (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Ruin of "La Reunion,"” Old French Colony

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of the ruin of "La Reunion," Old French Colony in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
What You Should Know About Raising Cotton: Facts of Interest and Value to Texas Cotton Planters (open access)

What You Should Know About Raising Cotton: Facts of Interest and Value to Texas Cotton Planters

Pamphlet with photos proclaiming qualities of cotton bred by John D. Rogers-Allen Farm Acala; it also includes various testimonials from farmers who use the seed. There are handwritten notes throughout, including several places where "Allen Farm" has been crossed out and corrected.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial: The Alamo (open access)

The Texas Centennial: The Alamo

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of the Alamo, "Cradle of Texas Liberty," in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Centennial:  Mission San Jose (open access)

The Texas Centennial: Mission San Jose

Pamphlet about the Texas Centennial celebrations and information about the state including the Centennial Gateway in Dallas, Texas missions, landmarks in south and west Texas, the Texas mountains, as well as other geographic features and points of interest. This issue includes a photograph of Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Who is W. T. Eldridge? (open access)

Who is W. T. Eldridge?

Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Dunovant, Adelia A.
System: The Portal to Texas History