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A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers (open access)

A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers

Memoir written by Lou (Conway) Roberts about the first years of her marriage to D. W. Roberts, a captain in the Texas Rangers and their life at a camp in Menard, Texas.
Date: 1928?
Creator: Roberts, D. W. (Dan W.), Mrs.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Harris County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Harris County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Harris County, Texas.
Date: 1928
Creator: Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine); Bushnell, T. M. (Thomas Mark) & Bauer, A. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey (reconnaissance) of west-central Texas (open access)

Soil survey (reconnaissance) of west-central Texas

Soil survey of 27 counties in the west-central part of Texas. Included are Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Jones, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Sterling, Taylor, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, and Winkler. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, native vegetation, soils, land utilization, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.
Date: 1928
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter); Strike, W. W.; Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie); Devereux, R. E.; Hawker, H. W. (Herman William) et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Rockwall County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey, Rockwall County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture and soils of Rockwall County, Texas.
Date: 1928
Creator: Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine), b. 1890
System: The Portal to Texas History
52nd Annual Convention State Firemen's Association of Texas (open access)

52nd Annual Convention State Firemen's Association of Texas

This program contains information about the Denton Fire Department, a biographical sketch about W. J. Austin, descendant of Stephen F. Austin and former president of the State Firemen's Association, a list of officers and members of the Denton Fire Department, and several photographs of firemen and their equipment. The booklet also contains information about the mayor and city officials of Denton in 1928, a photograph of Denton city hall, a photograph of Godwin Hotel, and the schedule of events for the annual convention of the State Firemen's Association of Texas. Some information about other Denton County fire departments is included. The program also contains several advertisements for Texas and Denton County businesses.
Date: 1928-06-12~
Creator: State Firemen's Association of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1927-1928 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1927-1928

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1928
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1928 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1928 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1928
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Daniel Baker College, 1927-1928 (open access)

Catalog of Daniel Baker College, 1927-1928

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1928
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1928 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1928

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1928
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1927-1928 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1927-1928

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1928
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1927-1928 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1927-1928

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 1928
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1927-1928 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1927-1928

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1928
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Report of the American Historical Association for The Year 1922: In Two Volumes and a Supplemental Volume,  Volume 2 (open access)

Annual Report of the American Historical Association for The Year 1922: In Two Volumes and a Supplemental Volume, Volume 2

This text contains the second portion of the Austin Papers for 1922, "belonging to the years 1828-1834," published as part of the Annual Report of the American Historical Association. It includes a preface by the editor with a general history of the Austin Papers and states, "the documents here published continue...to shed much light on the conditions and motives which led to emigration from the United States to Texas" (p. vii). Index starts on page 1177.
Date: 1928
Creator: American Historical Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 1928 Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide (open access)

The 1928 Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal, political and social issues of the time. A general index is on page 377.
Date: 1928~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Brownwood (Texas) City Directory, 1928 (open access)

Worley's Brownwood (Texas) City Directory, 1928

Directory for Brownwood, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concern and private citizens; a street and avenue guide and directory of householders; and much information of a miscellaneous character. Also a complete classified business directory, 'The Buyers' Guide.'" The general index begins on page 7 and the index to advertisers begins on page 8.
Date: 1928
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co., Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Abilene (Texas) City Directory, 1928 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Texas) City Directory, 1928

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a street and avenue guide and directory of householders, and much information of a miscellaneous character, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory." The general index begins on page 7 and the index to advertisers begins on page 8.
Date: 1928
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1928 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1928

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1928
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Membership Records: 314-415] (open access)

[Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Membership Records: 314-415]

Compiled membership records for the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution from November 26, 1928 through March 23, 1935 (member numbers 314 through 415 The materials include original applications and supporting documentation that accompanied the paperwork.
Date: 1928-11-26/1935-03-23
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1928-1931] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1928-1931]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from March 9, 1928 to June 26, 1931. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1928-03-09/1931-06-26
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of State Registered Cotton Seed Breeders and State Certified Cotton Seed Growers (open access)

List of State Registered Cotton Seed Breeders and State Certified Cotton Seed Growers

Agriculture bulletin discussing the registration and certified laws for cotton seeds.
Date: 1928-10-01/1928-10-30
Creator: Humbert, E. P.; McDonald, R. E.; Farris, W. D. & Del Curto, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 62 (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 62

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from July 1928 to August 1929. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1928-07/1929-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 59 (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 59

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from July 1928 to March 1929. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1928-07/1929-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 58 (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 58

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from January 1928 to July 1928. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1928-01/1928-07
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 60 (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 60

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from July 1928 to March 1929. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1928-07/1929-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History