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Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.
Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1837
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas, Part of New Mexico &c.
Atlas map of Texas and New Mexico as well as parts of Oklahoma (Indian Territory), northern Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Shows counties, towns, military posts, areas of American Indian habitation, American Indian reservations, roads, railroads, and geological features.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Bartholomew, J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 33]
Memorandum outlining the Depot Zone plan to facilitate the distribution of quartermaster supplies in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Boyle, John B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William John Bryan, January 18, 1931]
Letter from John Franks reminiscing on cattle driving days and working with horses and men on T-Diamond Ranch. Penciled notes and drawings of the T-Diamond brand are visible throughout.
Date:
January 18, 1931
Creator:
Bryan, William John
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative William John Bryan]
Personal narrative written by William John Bryan describing his time at Texas A&M and the careers of some of his fellow classmates. A postcard clipping of a silhouetted bugle player is with the narrative. "Museum" is written in pencil several time at the top edge of the first page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bryan, William John
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Commandant of Eighth Naval District to Commanding Officer, Naval Section, S.A.T.C, November 19, 1918]
Memorandum from the commandant of U.S. Eighth Naval District to the commanding officer of the Student Army Training Corps Naval Section regarding the eligibility of sailors assigned to the SATC to apply for Officer Material School.
Date:
November 18, 1918
Creator:
Commandant; United States. Navy. Eighth Naval District
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Commandant of Eighth Naval District to Commanding Officer, Naval Unit, S.A.T.C, November 18, 1918]
Memorandum from the Commandant of US Eighth Naval District to the commander of the SATC Naval Unit regarding forms for requisition of additional clothing for sailors with previous service.
Date:
November 18, 1918
Creator:
Commandant; United States. Navy. Eighth Naval District
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Eighth Naval District Commandant to the Commander of Naval Unit, S. A. T. C., November 18, 1918]
Memorandum from the commandant of U.S. Eighth Naval District to the commanding officer of Student Army Training Corps, Naval Unit, stating that the pay accounts of sailors in the unit will be handled by the Eighth Naval District.
Date:
November 18, 1918
Creator:
Commandant; United States. Navy. Eighth Naval District
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Highway map of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, towns, roads and highways, railroads, and oil fields. Map includes five inset maps - Belmont, Fisher, Vernon Parish, Natchitoches Parish, and a diagrammatic vicinity map - and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date:
1960?
Creator:
Department of Highways Traffic and Planning Section
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5
Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dorchester, E. D.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George R. Edwards to Truett Latimer, April 8, 1954]
Letter from George R. Edwards to Truett Latimer discussing meeting at some point, traveling to New Orleans, and congratulating Latimer on his upcoming marriage.
Date:
April 8, 1954
Creator:
Edwards, George Royalty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1887 (1).
Map of U.S. Postal Station mail stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mexico, and various Indian Territories, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date:
1887
Creator:
Enright, David & Vilas, William F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bends in Sabine River Between Texas and Louisiana
Map of the sharp bends in the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana, showing the distance in feet of the flowing water in the river. The map also includes cut banks, sandy banks, ferry routes, bluffs, and vegetation lines. Scale [ca. 1:3,000] (250 feet to the inch). There is also an inset map of the Texas-Louisiana border, showing the Sabine River emptying into the Sabine Lake. The inset has markings for counties and parishes, large cities, and the bends in the river. Scale [ca. 1:1,140,480] (18 miles to the inch).
Date:
1921
Creator:
Floore, S. P.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas
Map of Texas and parts of northern Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, showing Indian Territory, towns roads, railroads, battlefields, military posts, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes inset maps of the northern part of the Panhandle, plan of the western United States, and plans of Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, and Matagorda Bay. Scale varies.
Date:
1867
Creator:
G.W. & C.B. Colton
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan, November 30, 1939]
Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan describing his thankfulness for his friends. On the back is a typed out soliloquy from Hamlet.
Date:
November 30, 1938
Creator:
Hardy, G. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Judge George W. Hardy Jr. to W. J. Bryan, October 21, 1947]
Telegram from Judge George W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan letting Bryan know Hardy's "Papa" passed away.
Date:
October 21, 1947
Creator:
Hardy, George W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chas. A. Hazen to T. N. Carswell - December 2, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Americanism Committee, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Chas. A. Hazen, Managing Editor, The Shreveport Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, dated December 2, 1941. Hazen advises Carswell that he was asked by Mr. Ewing to answer the letter requesting a definition of Americanism and proceeds to define Americanism.
Date:
December 2, 1941
Creator:
Hazen, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eddie V. Hodges to Truett Latimer, April 21, 1959]
Letter from Eddie V. Hodges to Truett Latimer expressing opposition to the bill that would allow the purchase of Group Insurance for professional groups at wholesale prices.
Date:
April 21, 1959
Creator:
Hodges, Eddies V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield, January 1843]
Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield discussing an errand being run by Daingerfield to New Orleans to have money engraved for the Republic of Texas.
Date:
January 28, 1843
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. William Henry Daingerfield, February 1843]
Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. William Henry Daingerfield discussing an errand being run by Daingerfield to New Orleans to have money engraved for the Republic of Texas. The letter includes an amendment to prior instructions, and a request to bring the money engraving plates to Texas to prevent fraud.
Date:
February 10, 1843
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rollo C. Jarreau to T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Committee on Americanism, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Rollo C. Jarreau, Editor and Publisher, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, Louisiana, dated December 1, 1941. Rollo C. Jarreau defines Americanism.
Date:
December 1, 1941
Creator:
Jarreau, Rollo C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Lawrence to T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1952]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Thomas Lawrence, Manager Hotel De Soto, New Orleans, LA, dated November 30, 1952. Confirmation of room reservation.
Date:
November 30, 1952
Creator:
Lawrence, Thomas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. W. Maher to Carswell Agency - June 24, 1949]
A letter addressed to The Carswell Agency, Abilene, Texas, from F. W. Maher, General Passenger Agent, United Fruit Company, New Orleans 4, LA, dated June 24, 1949. Maher confirms that, between now and September 1st, if Carswell is unable to give them any business they will feel it necessary to cancel his agency agreement.
Date:
June 24, 1949
Creator:
Maher, F. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Mississippi; New Light on Moscoso's Route to Texas.
Map of the approximate course of the Mississippi River through Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The map also identifies areas of overflow; where the Arkansas, Ouachita, and Red Rivers branch off; major cities along the River; and Luis de Moscoso Alvarado's 1542 route to Texas. No scale indicated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Neal, A. D.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History