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In the Shadow of History (open access)

In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. H. Thornton, Jr., October 1, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. H. Thornton, Jr., October 1, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. H. Thornton, Jr. discussing Farm-to-Road development in Harris County and Fort Bend County.
Date: October 1, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to O. H. Clark, March 11, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to O. H. Clark, March 11, 1964]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to O. H. Clark correcting his error regarding a letter addressed to "Harris Kempner, III," providing information about his grandfather's military service in the Confederate army, and enclosing a copy of the speech he wrote about his father's career.
Date: March 11, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
In the Shadow of History (open access)

In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 76, July 1972 - April, 1973 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 76, July 1972 - April, 1973

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 503.
Date: 1973
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Historian, Volume 55, Number 2, November 1994 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 55, Number 2, November 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: November 1994
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Verhalen Nursery Company to D. W. Kempner, May 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from the Verhalen Nursery Company to D. W. Kempner, May 9, 1944]

Letter from the Verhalen Nursery Company to D. W. Kempner answering Kempner's question about whether they have Hahn's Ivy and offering an alternate variety.
Date: May 9, 1944
Creator: Verhalen Nursery Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past. (open access)

Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past.

Draft of an article about train museums across Texas that was published in the February 2001 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Col. Myron G. Blalock, November 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Col. Myron G. Blalock, November 1, 1945]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Myron G. Blalock discussing how good John D. Curtin and his assistants were at their jobs. John D. Curtin is cc'd.
Date: November 1, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History