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Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Laredo, including religion, political life, ordinances and laws, education, military life, and land questions.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Nick Sanchez, February 16, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Nick Sanchez, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Laredo, Texas. Sanchez discusses working in radio when the war began, becoming a radio technician in the Army Air Force, deployment to India and operations there, going missing in China after surviving a plane crash, and the end of the war. In appendix are an autobiographical sketch of Sanchez's service, a copy of a diary recording his experience "bailing-out," and his official military statement of the event.
Date: February 16, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Sanchez, Nick
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 70, 1999 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 70, 1999

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Leyendecker House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Leyendecker House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Leyendecker House, in Laredo, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-485 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-485

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the colonias statute, Local Gov't Code ch. 232 subch. B, applies to employee housing provided by the Webb Consolidated Independent School District (RQ-902)
Date: November 9, 1998
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998

Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, great-granddaughter of Captain Charles A. Schreiner, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Parker delves into her famous great-grandfather's story, including his key role in the settling of Kerr County and Kerrville. She briefly mentions the presence of Tuberculosis in Kerrville, the local Cattleman's Association, being princess in the Battle of Flowers, and singing in the USO in New York.
Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Stacy, William G. & Parker, Josephine Tobin Schreiner
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Laredo explosion pkg] captions transcript

[News Clip: Laredo explosion pkg]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10 P.M.
Date: May 20, 1996
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Biggio-Kowalski-De La Garza House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Biggio-Kowalski-De La Garza House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Biggio-Kowalski-De La Garza House, in Laredo, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Zuniga House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Zuniga House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Zuniga House, in Laredo, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

South of San Pedro Hill Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Historian, Volume 54, Number 3, February 1994 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 54, Number 3, February 1994

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: February 1994
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1993 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1993

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 3-5, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "U.S.A., Texas and Mexico: With NAFTA or Without?"
Date: 1994
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Laredo

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1993
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Laredo

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1993
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Ygnacio

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1993
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Ygnacio

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1993
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaza]

Photograph of the Plaza in Laredo, Texas.
Date: November 1, 1992
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alice

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotulla

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Falfurrias

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

George West

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mills Bennett Southwest Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Accident] captions transcript

[News Clip: Accident]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1992
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library