Bryan Family Records (open access)

Bryan Family Records

Collection of Bryan family records through 1859 that includes a statement made by Washington Carroll Bryan along with correction notes on the history of the statement.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle Raisers Association of Texas Membership] (open access)

[Cattle Raisers Association of Texas Membership]

List of officers and executive committee members for the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cattle Raisers Association of Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about a Man Visiting New York] (open access)

[Narrative about a Man Visiting New York]

Narrative about a man describing a trip he took to New York and a woman he dated while there. A "moral" is typed at the end and pencil additions and corrections are written throughout.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about Life in a Western Town] (open access)

[Narrative about Life in a Western Town]

Narrative written by an unknown author describing various scene of life in an old west town, possibly Rath City. The narrative is titled "The Story of the Old Timer". Penciled notes and corrections are written throughout the pages.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Back of Check] (open access)

[Note on Back of Check]

Small note written on the back of a ripped, blank check that reads, "I always feel that I am leaving home when I move out to find a place in town. I don't like [illegible], but I don't like her habit[?] ways". The check is from the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Outstanding Articles on Texas in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly (open access)

Outstanding Articles on Texas in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly

List of an unknown author's favored articles about Texas from the July and October issues of the Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary] (open access)

[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. Handwriting at the top of each page reads, "Out of Rollie Burns Book Lubbock" and Rollie Burns Book Lubbock Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative About Abilene Post Office] (open access)

[Personal Narrative About Abilene Post Office]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing how life in Abilene centered around the Post Office. Corrections are penciled in at the bottom of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about an Encounter at a Concert Hall] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about an Encounter at a Concert Hall]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing how a congressman confiscated the gun a local Marshall at a banquet. Penciled notes and corrections are written across the page and an extra, handwritten passage is visible on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Cowboys] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Cowboys]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing the life of cowboys in the wild west and a visit to Dodge City.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Encounters with Bison] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Encounters with Bison]

Personal narrative accounts of encounters with bison, descriptions of Mrs. Goodnight, and accounts of men named and Reeds in Kemp.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Fort Griffin] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Fort Griffin]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing frontier life in the town of Fort Griffin, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Life in a Small Cattle Town] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Life in a Small Cattle Town]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing day to day scenes from life in a small cattle herding town.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Rath City] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Rath City]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing life on cattle driving trails, and visiting the frontier town of Rath City. Pencil notes and correction are written throughout the pages.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Rath City] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Rath City]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing the short life of the cattle town, Rath City.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Western Frontier Days] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Western Frontier Days]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing what life was life for cattle drivers and buffalo hunters in the days of the western frontier, focusing on the area of Fort Griffin. Penciled notes and corrections are written throughout, and the phrase, "To be recopied" is written at the top of the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar] (open access)

[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar]

Personal narrative written by J. Wright Mooar describing the creation and purpose of Rath City.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mooar, J. Wright
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails] (open access)

[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails]

Personal narrative describing a cattle drive trail from Dodge City to Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas] (open access)

[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. The excerpt comes from a book on Lubbock by Rollie Burns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative Recounting a Trip] (open access)

[Personal Narrative Recounting a Trip]

Personal narrative describing a story involving travel by stage coach to Dodge City and a man named Shanghai Pierce.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative William John Bryan] (open access)

[Personal Narrative William John Bryan]

Personal narrative written by William John Bryan describing his time at Texas A&M and the careers of some of his fellow classmates. A postcard clipping of a silhouetted bugle player is with the narrative. "Museum" is written in pencil several time at the top edge of the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bryan, William John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narratives About Trail Herding] (open access)

[Personal Narratives About Trail Herding]

Personal narratives written by an unknown author describing describing personal and secondhand accounts of life as a trail herder. Many paragraphs are crossed through, and a few penciled corrections are visible throughout.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poem: Cowboys' Christmas Carol] (open access)

[Poem: Cowboys' Christmas Carol]

Poem about a dancing party at Christmas in "Anson City".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[R. T. Redies Police Business Card] (open access)

[R. T. Redies Police Business Card]

Business card for R. T. Redies advertising he is up for election for Abilene Chief of Police. The back of the card has an address written for Frank Caldwell, a book collector in Austin, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Redies, R. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History