Soil survey of the Corpus Christi area, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of the Corpus Christi area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Corpus Christi area, Texas.
Date: September 30, 1909
Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Westover, H. L. (Harvey Leroy)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Nueces County courthouse, Corpus Christi, Texas, Volume 1 (open access)

Inventory of county records, Nueces County courthouse, Corpus Christi, Texas, Volume 1

Inventory of records of Nueces County housed in the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Judge, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Treasurer, County Auditor, Purchasing Agent, County Superintendent of Schools, County Surveyor, and County Engineer. Also provides a list of Nueces County records and an index.
Date: 1977
Creator: Marcum, Richard T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of County Records: Nueces County Courthouse, Volume 2 (open access)

Inventory of County Records: Nueces County Courthouse, Volume 2

Annotated inventory of records documenting the history of Nueces County housed in the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas. It begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices and also describes the records of the District Clerk, District Attorney, Court Reporter, County Clerk as Clerk of the County, County Attorney, Adult Probation Officer, Justice of the Peace, Medical Examiner, Sheriff, and Constable.
Date: 1977
Creator: Marcum, Richard T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Story of Corpus Christi (open access)

The Story of Corpus Christi

This book describes the history of Corpus Christi through sketches of persons and events in the history of the city. According to the preface, it does focuses less on the history than on the people, "presenting in plain narrative form, a recountal of the days when Corpus Christi was young, of the trials and tribulations that fell to the lot of her residents in the war periods, and finally to emerge as a fast growing a progressive city of the Southland" (p. v).
Date: 1916
Creator: Sutherland, Mary A. & Harrison, Frank B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story (open access)

Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story

Book containing information about the Civil War in Texas, including the story of the Nueces Massacre and oral histories from individuals living in Texas during the Civil War. The index begins on page 64.
Date: 1997
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune (open access)

A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 (open access)

The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
Date: 1998
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hecho en Tejas: Texas-Mexican Folk Arts and Crafts (open access)

Hecho en Tejas: Texas-Mexican Folk Arts and Crafts

Book about Texas and Mexican folk arts and crafts, including paper crafts, quilting, weaving, sculpture, yard art, saddle-making, and other folk crafts. The index begins on page 349.
Date: 1991
Creator: Graham, Joe S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
In the Shadow of History (open access)

In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legendary Ladies of Texas (open access)

Legendary Ladies of Texas

Collection of historical anecdotes providing "a study of Texas women and the conflicting images and myths that have grown up about them" (back cover). The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1994
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mesquite and Willow (open access)

Mesquite and Willow

Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date: 1957
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paisanos: A Folklore Miscellany (open access)

Paisanos: A Folklore Miscellany

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including "folk tales, folklore in journalism, reflections on the lore of the past, and some analyses of folklore generally" (inside of the front cover).
Date: 1978
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bounty of Texas (open access)

The Bounty of Texas

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1990
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi (open access)

The Sky is My Tipi

Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date: 1949
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Healer of Los Olmos and Other Mexican Lore (open access)

The Healer of Los Olmos and Other Mexican Lore

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including folktales, Mexican folk remedies, and stories about Don Pedrito Jaramillo, who was the Curandero of Los Olmos. The index begins on page 137.
Date: 1951
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore (open access)

T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date: 1982
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legends of Texas (open access)

Legends of Texas

Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date: 1984
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Hell to Breakfast (open access)

From Hell to Breakfast

Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date: 1944
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mustangs and Cow Horses (open access)

Mustangs and Cow Horses

Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date: 1940
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas and Southwestern Lore (open access)

Texas and Southwestern Lore

Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969

Interview with Henry Patton, banker. The interview includes Patton's observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Port Aransas and Aransas Pass, Texas, 1920-70.
Date: March 31, 1970
Creator: Patton, Henry & Stephens, A. Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, May 28, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, May 28, 1969

Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, a homemaker and long-time resident of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, more specifically Corpus Christi. In the interview, Mrs. Wise describes what it was like growing up in a small farming community. She discusses her observations over the settlement and development of the Corpus Christi area. She also discusses the town's Mexican-Anglo relations and cattle ranching culture.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Wise, Thomas A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Beach & Bay Access Guide (open access)

Texas Beach & Bay Access Guide

Guide from the Texas General Land Office providing information about public access sites along the Texas coastline. It contains general information for each county including population, area, kinds of recreation a brief history, and a chart of public sites and services, as well as maps highlighting beaches, parks, recreation facilities, and wildlife areas.
Date: 2001~
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History