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Texas Surgeon: an Autobiography (open access)

Texas Surgeon: an Autobiography

This autobiographical account of Dr. Donald Taylor Atkinson tells "the story of the life of a world-renowned doctor who overcame tremendous financial obstacles in order to gain an education" (vii). The author chronicles his family's history, his upbringing in Canada, as well as his journey towards becoming a surgeon in Texas.
Date: 1958
Creator: Atkinson, Donald Taylor
Object Type: Book
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
Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore (open access)

Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about animals, folk music, weather lore, folk beliefs, legends, folk medicine, poetry and other folktales. The index begins on page 229.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore (open access)

Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about animals, folk music, weather lore, folk beliefs, legends, folk medicine, poetry and other folktales. The index begins on page 229.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 88, July 1984 - April, 1985 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 88, July 1984 - April, 1985

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 445.
Date: 1984/1985
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 94, July 1990 - April, 1991 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 94, July 1990 - April, 1991

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 663.
Date: 1991
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

State departmental map.

Map shows major highways, cities, towns, counties, lakes, rivers, and national parks. Insets: "Beaumont Area," "Dallas - Fort Worth Area," "Greenville - Paris Area," "Houston Area," "Lower Rio Grande Valley Area," "San Antonio Area," and "Tyler - Mount Pleasant Area." Scale: [ca. 1:704,000 and 1:1,408,000].
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Texas. Transportation Planning Division.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: The Week in Review] (open access)

[News Script: The Week in Review]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering the major news stories of the past week, including a gas explosion and fire at a Greenville hotel that killed one man, a San Antonio house fire that killed three children, the surrender of two men in Tarrant County for questioning in the murder of a truck driver during an altercation, a five-year prison term for marijuana posession in San Antonio for country singer T. Texas Tyler, bond posted by Dallas stockbroker Ben Jack Cage in an embezzlement indictment, a derailed train in Fort Worth, and a Fort Worth visit by Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson.
Date: December 14, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, March 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, March 10, 1944]

Letter from D. L. Werner to Mickey McLernon discussing his frustration with the Army and her concerns about taking the Cadet Qualifying Exam.
Date: March 10, 1944
Creator: Werner, D. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, January 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, January 15, 1944]

Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernan updating her on life in the Air Force, briefly mentioning the weather, and requesting a picture of her.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History