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Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pangburn Family Videos, No. 16 - A Trip to Corpus Christi] captions transcript

[Pangburn Family Videos, No. 16 - A Trip to Corpus Christi]

This home movie excerpt documents the family's trip from Oklahoma to Corpus Christi. The video begins with the family visiting the Waco Suspension bridge and stopping to play with a tarantula. The family then views artifacts at the Texas Rangers Museum and stays in a campground in Schulenburg, Texas. The family is next at a campground on Padre Island where they take a ferry boat to Port Aransas. There they see the USS Lexington and the Texas State Aquarium. That evening they eat dinner at Landry's Restaurant and observe the city and USS Lexington after dark. The following day, the family plays at the beach and goes swimming.
Date: 1997-08-05/1997-08-08
Creator: Pangburn
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 11, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Judge Mansfield's campaign, particularly the work being done by Grady McCarter and discussing Walter Woodul meeting the judge and deciding to tour through Lavaca and Fayette Counties.
Date: July 11, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 10, 1944]

Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Miller's belief that Judge Mansfield's friends being busy isn't a problem but them becoming over-confident regarding the elections is a problem. Miller also discusses the Judge not having enough support in the inland counties like Lavaca and Fayette counties.
Date: July 10, 1944
Creator: Miller, Roy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 11, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Judge Mansfield's campaign, particularly the work being done by Grady McCarter and discussing Walter Woodul meeting the judge and deciding to tour through Lavaca and Fayette Counties.
Date: July 11, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 103, July 1999 - April, 2000 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 103, July 1999 - April, 2000

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 535.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 85, July 1981 - April, 1982 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 85, July 1981 - April, 1982

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 477.
Date: 1981/1982
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History