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Map of Texas and part of New Mexico

Map of most of the state of Texas and some of the surrounding areas, including parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. It includes markings for roads, major cities, bodies of water, and and some geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes list of authorities, coordinates of selected locations, and descriptive notes on various rivers.
Date: 1857
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle. (open access)

Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle.

Brief biographical narratives of Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

The M K and T : Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.

Map showing location of railway through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Adjoining states also shown. Counties, cities, towns and rivers included. Back of map has text describing the state of Texas and its counties including cultural, industrial, agricultural and geographical highlights. Schedule of train service is included.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas. This copy has colored text.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: Steniger, Charles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Court martial of Private John Carroll in Brownsville, TX (open access)

Court martial of Private John Carroll in Brownsville, TX

Court martial of Carroll who was charged with, (1) "Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Military Disciplinel," (2) Assault, with intent to commit Rape, and (3) Assault, with intent to kill."
Date: September 19, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Opelousas, Louisiana, In favor of acknowledging the Independence of Texas" (open access)

"Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Opelousas, Louisiana, In favor of acknowledging the Independence of Texas"

Publication of the 24th Congress, 1st session, Senate Doc. 416., regarding independence of Texas
Date: June 24, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation" (open access)

"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation"

Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Howard to J.F. Higgason, March 30 1888] (open access)

[Letter from H. Howard to J.F. Higgason, March 30 1888]

Letter from J.F. Higgason to H. Howard. The letter is dated March 30, 1888.
Date: March 30, 1888
Creator: Higgason, J.F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 1956 (open access)

Unit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 1956

This document gives a narrative of the activities of the 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion, as they prepared to leave one station (England Air Force Base, Louisiana) for their new headquarters at Wolters Air Force Base in Texas. There is a description of their drills, inspections, and preparations as well as an appendix with the original movement orders. The motto beneath the shield translates: "We build a nest."
Date: March 1956
Creator: Myers, William L. & Allison, A. G.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions using nautical notations and color shading and outlines. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Great Plains, Southern Division.

This map shows the southern U.S. states and surrounding areas including Texas, Oklahoma (still labeled "Indian Territory"), Arkansas, and Louisiana. Each state is colored and has major cities, rivers, and geographic features marked (relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes as of 1887 are marked and labeled on the map. The back of the map contains illustrated text with information and review questions about Arkansas and Louisiana. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1887
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Western Mississippi]

This map shows a portion of the southern United States including Louisiana and the surrounding areas of Texas and Mississippi. For each state, the individual counties are shaded in various colors and labeled. Rivers and other bodies of water as well as some cities are also marked on the map.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fischer, Theobald
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Plains: Southern Division

This map shows a portion of the United States including the states of Texas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Arkansas, and Louisiana. The states are shaded in color and labeled. The International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes are marked on the map as well as major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map is a page of illustrated text, labeled at the top of the page: "West Central States and States of the Plains." The text discusses cities and geography of various U.S. states as well as accompanying questions.
Date: 1875
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern States: Western Section

This map shows four of the southern U.S. states - Texas, Oklahoma (split into two to include 'Indian Territory'), Arkansas, and Louisiana - and surrounding areas. Each of the regions is shaded in color and major roads are marked in red. Major cities and bodies of water are also marked and labeled. An inset in the lower left corner shows the entire United States with the southern states shaded to show the focus of the main map. On the back of the map, the page contains illustrated text. The text is continued on previous and successive pages (not included). The top portion contains brief statements titled "Cities of the Southern States." Another section, starting in the bottom half of the page is labeled "Central States--Eastern Section" and contains information regarding Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
Date: 1900?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potash Salts from Texas-New Mexico Polyhalite Deposits: Commercial Possibilities, Proposed Technology, and Pertinent Salt-Solution Equilibria (open access)

Potash Salts from Texas-New Mexico Polyhalite Deposits: Commercial Possibilities, Proposed Technology, and Pertinent Salt-Solution Equilibria

From Introduction: "Figure 1 shows the location of sources that have been either exploited or seriously considered at one time or another, super-imposed upon a map indicating by small letters the order of consumption of K2O in the leading States; the amount used in these States, together with the percentage of the total consumption of potash used as fertilizer in the United States in 1939, is given in table 1. Figure 2 shows the domestic production and total consumption of potassium salts, in terms of tons of K2O, with the value per unit at the plants, for each year since 1913. Considered together, these two figures tell a significant story."
Date: 1944
Creator: Conley, John E. & Partridge, Everett P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Decline and Ultimate Production of Oil Wells, with Notes on the Valuation of Oil Properties (open access)

The Decline and Ultimate Production of Oil Wells, with Notes on the Valuation of Oil Properties

From General Statement Purpose of the Report: "The present investigation was undertaken for the purpose of supplying some of the material so badly needed in the valuation and more efficient operation of oil properties. Because of the lack of time for further studies, the amount of data already accumulated and the policy of the Bureau of Mines of publishing as soon as possible any information that may be of use to an industry, the bulletin is issued now."
Date: 1919
Creator: Beal, Carl H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells (open access)

The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells

From Introduction: "Technical Paper 66 deals with the mud-laden fluid process in general and No. 68 with its application in Oklahoma. Rather than reprint these publications, it has been considered advisable to replace them with the present report, which includes the results of more recent investigations. The methods of using mud-laden fluid are an outgrowth of the rotary drilling system, which was developed in Texas and later employed in Louisiana and California."
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, James O. & McMurray, William F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of Texas Showing Rock Island-Frisco Lones and Connections

Map of Texas that is included in the booklet, Texas A Southwest Empire published by the Rock Island-Frisco Lines and Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad in 1909. It shows the Rock Island-Frisco railroad lines and connections in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress (open access)

Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress

This report discusses federal evacuation policy and analyzes potential lessons learned from the evacuation of individuals from Hurricane Katrina. Several issue areas that might arise concerning potential lawmaking and oversight on evacuation policy are also highlighted. This report will be updated as significant legislative or administrative changes occur.
Date: March 30, 2009
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 637.
Date: 1960
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History