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Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939 (open access)

Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939

Messages from the Governor to the Legislature, including proclamations, inaugural addresses, and veto messages.
Date: 1939
Creator: Allred, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1937-1939 [Volume 31] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1937-1939 [Volume 31]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1939
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Hunt County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Hunt County, Texas

Text describes climate, agricultural history, soils and crops, land uses, and agricultural methods for Hunt County, Texas.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry) & Marshall, R. M. (Richard Moon)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202

Inventory of the records of Sabine County housed in the Sabine County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, outline of the records system, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder and Clerk of the County, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Grand Jury, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Public Weighers. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Historical Records Survey.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1939 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1939 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1939
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1938-1939 (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1938-1939

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1938-1939 (open access)

Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1938-1939

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939-1940 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939-1940

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1938-1939 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1938-1939

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1939-1940 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1939-1940

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1939
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1939-1940 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1939-1940

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population and all other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 493.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mullin-Kille and Banner Brownwood, Texas Con Survey City Directory, 1939 (open access)

The Mullin-Kille and Banner Brownwood, Texas Con Survey City Directory, 1939

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 all residents over 16 years of age, with detailed information concerning each; a numerical telephone directory; a classified business directory; and a street guide and householders directory."
Date: 1939
Creator: Mullin-Kille Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Tex.) City Directory, 1939-1940 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Tex.) City Directory, 1939-1940

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 directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide 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: 1939
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Armstrong County, Volume 1 (open access)

History of Armstrong County, Volume 1

The Armstrong County Histories are a compilation of biographical stories about the Armstrong County pioneers prior to 1900. According to the foreward: "Information supplied by members of these families make stories rich in romance, tragedy and humor, revealing the sturdy character of those who built our county. The book is made up of these family histories supplemented by ranch and community histories, articles of civic interest, church and cemetery stories, 'tall tales' by old timers."
Date: 1939
Creator: The Woman's Development Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Armstrong County, Volume 2 (open access)

History of Armstrong County, Volume 2

The Armstrong County Histories are a compilation of biographical stories about the Armstrong County pioneers prior to 1900. According to the foreward in Volume I: "Information supplied by members of these families make stories rich in romance, tragedy and humor, revealing the sturdy character of those who built our county. The book is made up of these family histories supplemented by ranch and community histories, articles of civic interest, church and cemetery stories, 'tall tales' by old timers."
Date: 1939
Creator: The Woman's Development Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1939-1940] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1939-1940]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1939 to 1940 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. Included in this scrapbook, in addition to clippings about local, district and state news, are pencil sketches of buildings including ones of downtown Abilene, the Texas State Capitol, and the National capitol. Cutouts from Ladies Home Journal are also pasted onto pages of the book.
Date: 1939/1940
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939 (open access)

Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939

Proceedings of the second annual Southwest Aviation Conference including transcripts of the sessions and a list of participants.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1939 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1939

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1939
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road to Destiny (open access)

Road to Destiny

Book discussing the rise and fall of a Quaker settlement on the Llano Estacado, which Paris Cox founded in the early 1880s.
Date: 1939
Creator: Ellis, Temple Ann, 1878-1963
System: The UNT Digital Library
Travis County Clerk Records: Bill of Sale Record 8 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Bill of Sale Record 8

Recorded copies of bills of sale on personal property in Travis County from 1939 to 1946, showing instrument number, name of buyer, name of seller, amount of purchase, description of property, names of witnesses, date of sale, notarization, date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1939/1946
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of North Texas State Teachers College: 1939-1940 (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State Teachers College: 1939-1940

Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: July 1939
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 247, Wilson County (Floresville) (open access)

Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 247, Wilson County (Floresville)

Annotated inventory of archives housed in the Wilson County Courthouse as of 1939. It also provides a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records and references constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to Wilson County. Chronological and subject/entry indexes start on pages 85 and 87.
Date: 1939
Creator: Texas Historical Records Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 94, Guadalupe County (Seguin) (open access)

Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 94, Guadalupe County (Seguin)

Annotated inventory of archives housed in the Guadalupe County Courthouse as of 1939. It also provides a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records and references constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to Guadalupe County. Chronological and subject/entry indexes start on pages 349 and 352.
Date: 1939
Creator: Texas Historical Records Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History