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How to Conquer Texas, Before Texas Conquers Us (open access)

How to Conquer Texas, Before Texas Conquers Us

Pamphlet discussing the geography of Texas and some political issues surrounding the annexation of Texas into the United States.
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Hale, Edward Everett, Sr., 1822-1909
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question. (open access)

An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question.

Pamphlet written by "A Massachusetts Freeman" regarding issues in relation to the annexation of Texas by the United States.
Date: 1844
Creator: Allen, George, 1792-1883
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement Exercises at St. Joseph's School] (open access)

[Commencement Exercises at St. Joseph's School]

Front cover and inside text of the program for Commencement Exercises at St. Joseph's School 1905. A solo was performed by Master. J. Rogers
Date: June 1905
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letters Relating to the History of Annexation (open access)

Letters Relating to the History of Annexation

Compilation of two letters written by Anson Jones related to the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, along with four appendices that provide text of various legislative and legal documents, articles from contemporaneous newspaper articles, and other related text.
Date: 1852
Creator: Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Brochure, Titled "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"] (open access)

[A Brochure, Titled "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"]

One side of a fold-out brochure produced by the Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce, probably during the City's centennial year, 1981 is shown here. On the reverse side is a statement: "Mineral Wells, a Texas Main Street City, looks back over a century of history rich with the tales of early day ranching and the discovery of mineral water and its medicinal qualities." Color photographs of the city and its scenic area landmarks are contained in the brochure, along with a listing of some annual local activities.
Date: 1981~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Three Railroads to Mineral Wells (open access)

Three Railroads to Mineral Wells

A pamphlet, containing a brief history of the Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway, the Gulf and Brazos Valley Railway, and the Gulf, Texas and Western Railway is shown here. It has a map of rail routes, photographs, and copies of schedules with ticket prices.
Date: 1976
Creator: Payne, H. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Business Review and Directory (open access)

Denton Business Review and Directory

This Denton business review was published as a guide for the farmers and residents of Denton county outside of the city. The directory includes descriptions of Denton's agricultural resources, commercial advantages, and business institutions.
Date: May 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Creams Frozen Without Stirring. (open access)

Ice Creams Frozen Without Stirring.

Provides recipes for mousse and other desserts.
Date: April 1930
Creator: Stanley, Louise, 1883-1954 & Cline, Jessie Alice
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rabbit Recipes. (open access)

Rabbit Recipes.

Recipes for dishes made with rabbit meat.
Date: July 1930
Creator: Yeatman, Fanny Walker, b. 1876 & Stienbarger, Mabel C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fertilizers for Pecan Soils. (open access)

Fertilizers for Pecan Soils.

Describes the natural soils where pecan trees grow and the different types of fertilizers used to improve the soils.
Date: November 1930
Creator: Skinner, J. J. (Joshua John), 1882-1969
System: The UNT Digital Library
31 Men With Vision (open access)

31 Men With Vision

The booklet contains a brief history of Denton County National Bank's conception and first seventy-five years of operation, including photographs of the thirty-one men who petitioned the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. for the right to form a national bank in 1892.
Date: 1967-01~
Creator: Drenner, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Arts Complex (open access)

Denton Arts Complex

Floor plans and details for the Denton Arts Complex.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts] (open access)

[Annual Banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts]

Annual Banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts. Honoring the classes of 1907, 1917, 1927, and their "Little Sister" classes. Held at Brackenridge Hall on June 4, 1927. The program contains a menu and order of services for the banquet, as well as the association officers and committee members. The Program was illustrated by Coreen Mary Spellman (who was also on the Decoration Committee) and printed by the CIA Print Shop on cream paper and blue cloth: the cover material being made of cloth. The pamphlet book was then stapled. There are some stains on the inside pages. The illustrations are of women in dressed in fashion from the time period of the graduation classes.
Date: 1927-06-04?
Creator: Ex-Students' Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recipes for Evaporated Apple Rings. (open access)

Recipes for Evaporated Apple Rings.

Provides recipes using evaporated apple rings as the main ingredient. (Evaporated apples contain more moisture than traditional dried apples.)
Date: April 1950
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Mary E. & Murray, Hazel B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homes for birds (open access)

Homes for birds

Describes various types of birdhouses, where to place them, how to maintain them, and how to protect them against enemies of birds.
Date: 1936
Creator: Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884- & McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962
System: The UNT Digital Library
Back-yard poultry keeping. (open access)

Back-yard poultry keeping.

Describes the advantages of keeping poultry at home; provides instructions for building, maintaining, and operating a poultry house.
Date: 1924
Creator: Slocum, Rob R. (Rob Roy), 1883-1944 & Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar. (open access)

Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar.

Pamphlet describing the process of growing maple trees, obtaining syrup from them, and how to market the syrup.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bryan, A. Hugh (Albert Hugh), 1874-1920; Hubbard, William F. (William Fairchild), 1876-1905 & Sherwood, Sidney F. (Sidney Forsythe), 1886-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas, the Home for the Emigrant, From Everywhere. (open access)

Texas, the Home for the Emigrant, From Everywhere.

Pamphlet describing various parts of Texas -- including geography, climate, natural resources, industries, and other information -- with the intention of encouraging immigration to the state.
Date: 1875
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Immigration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Effects of feeds and saw speeds on cotton turn-out and quality. (open access)

Effects of feeds and saw speeds on cotton turn-out and quality.

Leaflet discussing the effect of seed role density and the speed of the ginning process on cotton quality. Argues for quality rather than quantity in cotton ginning.
Date: November 1937
Creator: Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889 & Gerdes, Francis L. (Francis Leo), 1907-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good proportions in the diet. (open access)

Good proportions in the diet.

Provides advice for planning meals and buying the appropriate amount of food for a family that does active, but not hard muscular work.
Date: 1923
Creator: Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
System: The UNT Digital Library
1891. Announcement of Closing Exercises of Texas Normal College (open access)

1891. Announcement of Closing Exercises of Texas Normal College

Announcement and invitation to the closing exercises and commencement at Texas Normal College in Denton, Texas in 1891. The closing exercises include a musicale by students of the Department of Music on June 17, exercises by the Scientific Class on June 18, and annual commencement and presentation of diplomas on June 19. The invitation was printed on Argyle Linen paper and bears their watermark.
Date: 1891-06-10~
Creator: Texas Normal College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Texas Normal College. Junior Scientifics of 1892] (open access)

[Program: Texas Normal College. Junior Scientifics of 1892]

Program for the graduating exercises and commencement of the Junior Scientifics, Texas Normal College in 1892. It includes a list of graduates and a list of performances and orations by students. The library assumes that the program once belonged to Mrs. William Williams (Effie Wright) of 516 W. Oak St. as her name is written on the first page.
Date: 1892-07-28?
Creator: Texas Normal College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement, Texas Normal College, July 30, 1892] (open access)

[Commencement, Texas Normal College, July 30, 1892]

Program for the commencement at Texas Normal College on July 30, 1892, includes a list of graduates and order of exercises. The library has five copies of the commencement in various colors. They belonged to Effie Wright who was in the Scientific Class of 1892.
Date: 1892-07-30?
Creator: Texas Normal College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Booklet: 1896-97 North Texas Normal College, Denton] (open access)

[Souvenir Booklet: 1896-97 North Texas Normal College, Denton]

Souvenir booklet from the North Texas Normal College in Denton includes information about the terms of the college, a photograph of the college building, a list of faculty, coursework, information about musical instruction, a photograph of the chapel, and other relevant information. The name of Mrs. William (Effie Wright) Williams living at 516 W. Oak Street, has been written on the back in ink. We presume that she was the donor of the booklet.
Date: 1896
Creator: North Texas Normal College
System: The Portal to Texas History