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Biographical notes on Lorenzo de Zavala (open access)

Biographical notes on Lorenzo de Zavala

A brief biography of Lorenzo de Zavala
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft of letter to Allan Duckworth from Adina de Zavala (open access)

Draft of letter to Allan Duckworth from Adina de Zavala

A letter concerning pictures and captions to be used in describing Lorenzo de Zavala and his homesite
Date: unknown
Creator: de Zavala, Adina
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dust Storm in Dimmitt, Texas]

Photograph of a dust storm cloud.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Champion Beau Randolph]

Photograph of a large cow standing in a field. The text under the photograph reads: "The grand champion Beau Randolph No. 418893. Bred by Gudgell and Simpson, Independence, Mo., and sold to Jowell and Jowell of Hereford, Texas, for $5,000. -- Resold by them to Mrs. H.M. Pegues and son, Odessa, Texas for $7,000."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September]

A letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes with orders to deliver information. New Orleans, September.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mexia, Jose Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Political Chief to Lorenzo Zavala] October 6th 1835 (open access)

[Letter from Political Chief to Lorenzo Zavala] October 6th 1835

Letter from Rueg to Zavala informing him of his intention to call at San Felipe on the 15 inst.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rueg, Enrique
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lorenzo de Zavalas (open access)

The Lorenzo de Zavalas

Biography of the de Zavalas
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Government Description (open access)

Mexican Government Description

Details of the Battle of San Jacinto and a description of the Mexican government. The document is incomplete.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala Family Genealogy (open access)

Zavala Family Genealogy

Zavala family history with breakdown of genealogical data.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
de Zavala Park [Statement] (open access)

de Zavala Park [Statement]

Statement describing a plan to create "De Zavala Park" in Harris County including a monument remembering Lorenzo de Zavala at the location of his home and grave. The statement includes background about de Zavala and the memorial plans, with a call to contact Representative Albert Thomas to support the plan.
Date: January 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] June 4th 1963 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] June 4th 1963

Correspondence regarding opposition from Albert Thomas against De Zavala Park
Date: June 4, 1963
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] October 21st, 1962 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] October 21st, 1962

Continued correspondence regarding De Zavala Park
Date: October 21, 1962
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] December 12th 1960 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] December 12th 1960

Continued correspondence regarding the creation of De Zavala Park
Date: December 12, 1960
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] May 9th, 1960 (open access)

[Letter from Lenz to Yarborough] May 9th, 1960

An update on the effort to create De Zavala Park on the homesite
Date: May 9, 1960
Creator: Lenz, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panhandle Dust Storm]

Photograph of a Panhandle dust storm approaching Perryton, Texas, on April 14, 1935.
Date: April 14, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dust Storms and Black Dusters]

Photograph of dust storms and black dusters, approaching a fence and small shed.
Date: September 2, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abstract of Original Titles of Zavala's colony with names of grantees, dates ot title, and quantity during the years 1834-1835. September 1, 1932] (open access)

[Abstract of Original Titles of Zavala's colony with names of grantees, dates ot title, and quantity during the years 1834-1835. September 1, 1932]

A true and correct copy of pages 137 to 151 inclusive taken from "An Abstract of the Original Titles of Record in the General Land office in Austin, Texas: September 1, 1932.
Date: September 1, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostatic copy of the original Index to Unfinished Business in Zavala's Colony, September 1, 1932] (open access)

[Photostatic copy of the original Index to Unfinished Business in Zavala's Colony, September 1, 1932]

Photostatic copy of the original Index to Unfinished Business in Zavala's Colony found in the Spanish archives of the General Land Office. Austin, TX, September 1, 1932.
Date: September 1, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George and Richard Jowell]

Photograph of two boys on horse-back. The text under the photo reads: "George and Richard Jowell, sons of Rat Jowell, riding "Pete" and "Bill" on Jowell and Jowell Ranch, July 8, 1916."
Date: July 8, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]] (open access)

[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]

Title of Possession of Land given to John Bevil October 28, 1834. Included are all the legal transactions made between Texas Government and authorized persons included in Bevil's Title of Land process. This copy is a translated copy by P.H. Buckley.
Date: December 22, 1915
Creator: General Land office of the State of Texas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men With Wells Fargo Wagon]

Photograph of three men posing in front of a Wells Fargo horse-drawn wagon. The two on the left wear jackets and bow ties. The man on the right, who wears a vest and holds the horse's reins, has been identified as Carl Mountz.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baptizing in the Tierra Blanca Creek]

Photograph of a large group of people standing on a hill watching an outdoor baptism in Tierra Blanca.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Picnic on Old Courthouse Grounds]

Photograph of a Fourth of July picnic in Hereford. Large groups of people with numerous horse-drawn buggies gather on the old courthouse grounds.
Date: 1907/1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Surveyors Breaking Camp]

Photograph of a group of surveyors breaking camp. They were surveying city lots in 1906. Also pictured are a windmill, tents, and wagons.
Date: March 19, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History