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Report on the Completion of Garza Dam (open access)

Report on the Completion of Garza Dam

Report describing the construction and completion of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas, resulting in the creation of Lake Dallas. It includes pages of inserted photographs and a fold-out technical drawing that shows a "Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 30."
Date: November 12, 1927
Creator: Hawley, John B. & Floyd, O. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925 (open access)

Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on lignite. Preparation methods and uses of lignite are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Hood, O. P. & Odell, William Wallace
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925 (open access)

Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on lignite. Preparation methods and uses of lignite are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Hood, O. P. & Odell, William Wallace
System: The UNT Digital Library
Park and Playground System, Dallas, Texas, 1921-1923 [Annual Report] (open access)

Park and Playground System, Dallas, Texas, 1921-1923 [Annual Report]

Annual Report from the Dallas Park Department for the years 1921 to 1923. The report includes a sketch of the park and playground system.
Date: 1923
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1928 (open access)

Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1928

From introduction: The district discussed in this report embraces the entire northern peninsula of Michigan and the parts of northern Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota that were covered by a re-advance of the Superior lobe of the Labrador ice sheet late in the Wisconsin stage of glaciation.
Date: 1929
Creator: Mendenhall, W. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Wiles Area Ranger District, Texas (open access)

Geology of the Wiles Area Ranger District, Texas

This report describes the economic geology of the Wiles area Ranger District, Texas.
Date: June 28, 1922
Creator: Dobbin, Carroll E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Lacasa Area, Ranger District North-Central Texas (open access)

The Lacasa Area, Ranger District North-Central Texas

This document reports the economic geology of the Lacasa area, Ranger district in North-Central Texas, with fieldwork done in April and May of 1919.
Date: December 23, 1921
Creator: Ross, Clarence S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Supplement A - Fourth Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church] (open access)

[Supplement A - Fourth Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church]

A five-page handwritten document reporting on the Fourth Quarterly Conference of St. Paul's Church in Abilene, Texas. The document includes a page of minutes, listing those present, and four pages reporting on numerous issues pertaining to the church.
Date: October 15, 1920
Creator: Hunt, James Winford
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement A - Third Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church] (open access)

[Supplement A - Third Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church]

A three-page handwritten document reporting on numerous issues pertaining to St. Paul's Church for the Third Quarterly Conference.
Date: August 30, 1920
Creator: Hunt, James Winford
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement B - Educational Report] (open access)

[Supplement B - Educational Report]

A handwritten document containing an educational report for the members of St. Paul's Church. Of note is a report on early plans and fundraising for a Methodist college in Abilene. That college would become McMurry College (now McMurry University).
Date: August 30, 1920
Creator: Hunt, James Winford
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Producing Horizon in the Rios Well in Caldwell County (open access)

The Producing Horizon in the Rios Well in Caldwell County

Report describing the geological structures and formations in Caldwell County, Texas. These include oil production.
Date: 1922
Creator: Sellards, E. H. (Elias Howard), 1875-1961
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production and Briquetting of Carbonized Lignite (open access)

Production and Briquetting of Carbonized Lignite

From Introduction: "The Bureau of Mines since its establishment has always taken an active interest in the utilization of lignite and in the development of the lignite deposits of the United States. Extensive lignite fields occur in the west central States, notably in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Texas; there are smaller areas in several other Sates, some of which are widely separated."
Date: 1923
Creator: Babcock, E. J. & Odell, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production and Development Problems in the Powell Oil Field, Navarro County, Texas (open access)

Production and Development Problems in the Powell Oil Field, Navarro County, Texas

From Introduction: "The Mexia-Powell fault fields have long held the attention of the oil industry, and this report proposes to present information on these fields and to interpret it for the consideration and guidance of all persons concerned in further development of the area. Detailed study of this field was made primarily to obtain a better working knowledge of the major features, involving structural conditions, the character and nature of the Woodbine pay sand, and the source of water."
Date: 1928
Creator: Hill, H. B. & Sutton, Chase E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Preparing Domestic Graphite for Crucible Use (open access)

Mining and Preparing Domestic Graphite for Crucible Use

From Prefactory Statement: "In this bulletin are presented the results obtained in the first two phases of the work outlined above. The bulletin is in two parts. The first part describes the methods of mining and milling used, suggests a standard method of sampling finished graphite, and describes a rapid and convenient method of analysis developed at the Pittsburgh station of the Bureau of Mines, to which has been assigned the analytical and microscopic work. The second part describes experiments on the concentration and milling of graphite, which were made at the Salt Lake City, Utah, station."
Date: 1920
Creator: Dub, George D. & Moses, Frederick G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gasoline Situation (open access)

The Gasoline Situation

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the demands on the oil industry due to an increase in automobiles in the United States. Improvements in drilling methods and refinery practices are presented. This report includes a table.
Date: March 1926
Creator: Hill, Harry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Splendora] (open access)

[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Splendora]

Report from the Texas Rural School Supervisor Sally Attwell on the Splendora common school, stating that a personal visit was prevented by "impassable" roads and giving county superintendent P. R. Clarke's remarks on the school instead.
Date: February 1, 1922
Creator: Attwell, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Gilmore] (open access)

[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Gilmore]

Report from the Texas Rural School Supervisor Sally Attwell on the Gilmore common school, stating that a personal visit was prevented by "impassable" roads and giving county superintendent P. R. Clarke's remarks on the school instead.
Date: February 1, 1922
Creator: Attwell, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Calman] (open access)

[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Calman]

Report from the Texas Rural School Supervisor Sally Attwell on the Calman common school, stating that a personal visit was prevented by "impassable" roads and giving county superintendent P. R. Clarke's remarks on the school instead.
Date: February 1, 1922
Creator: Attwell, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from Texas State Department of Agriculture, June 19, 1924] (open access)

[Report from Texas State Department of Agriculture, June 19, 1924]

Copy of a report from the Texas State Department of Agriculture on acreage and the condition of cotton, corn, and other crops in the state. Envelope is included.
Date: June 19, 1924
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculuture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Montgomery County School District 15 Resources and Liabilities] (open access)

[Montgomery County School District 15 Resources and Liabilities]

A list of financial resources and liabilities for Montgomery County School District 15, written by P. R. Clarke for C. C. Cox on a blank form intended for taking student censuses. Envelope is included.
Date: February 3, 1922
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Lost Prairie] (open access)

[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Lost Prairie]

Report from the Texas Rural School Supervisor Sally Attwell on the Lost Prairie common school, stating that a personal visit was prevented by "impassable" roads and giving county superintendent P. R. Clarke's remarks on the school instead.
Date: February 1, 1922
Creator: Attwell, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Prudential Insurance Company Statement of Assets and Insurance in Force By Year 1910-1928 and 1929-1950 (open access)

Texas Prudential Insurance Company Statement of Assets and Insurance in Force By Year 1910-1928 and 1929-1950

Reports from the Texas Prudential Insurance Company listing the company's assets, insurance, capital, and surplus for the years 1910-1950.
Date: 1928~
Creator: Texas Prudential Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report on the Oil and Gas Possibilities of the University Block 46 in Culberson County (open access)

Report on the Oil and Gas Possibilities of the University Block 46 in Culberson County

Report that discusses the oil and gas possibilities in Culberson County, Texas. The geology of the area is discussed and divided into two sections.
Date: December 8, 1923
Creator: Beede, J. W., 1871-1940
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Library and Historical Commission State Library Biennial Report: 1926-1928 (open access)

Texas Library and Historical Commission State Library Biennial Report: 1926-1928

Biennial report of the Texas Library and Historical Commission with updates for the Texas State Library documenting information about financing, staffing, library services, and other related activities.
Date: September 1928
Creator: Texas Library and Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History