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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
[Memorandum of Meeting: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 9, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 9, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)-Texas regarding Dyess AFB and other Texas bases.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas (open access)

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date: 1890
Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sky is My Tipi (open access)

The Sky is My Tipi

Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date: 1949
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Will of Joseph H. Beck] (open access)

[Will of Joseph H. Beck]

Handwritten will of Joseph H. Beck, giving detailed instructions regarding treatment of his estate following his death.
Date: October 25, 1880
Creator: Beck, Joseph H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cocke, Hildebrand & Co. to John C. Beasley - January 5, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from Cocke, Hildebrand & Co. to John C. Beasley - January 5, 1886]

Letter written to John C. beasley from Cocke, Hildebrand & Co., concerning an abstract related to land in Runnels County, Texas.
Date: January 5, 1886
Creator: Cocke, Hildebrand & Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Document Concerning Sale of Land] (open access)

[Legal Document Concerning Sale of Land]

Legal document regarding the sale of land to Joseph H. Beck and J.W. Lotspeich. The document is signed by J. Cunningham, Taylor County Sheriff.
Date: January 31, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thaddeus W. Smith to Spoonts & Legett - August 20, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from Thaddeus W. Smith to Spoonts & Legett - August 20, 1886]

Letter written to Spoonts and Legett from Thaddeus W. Smith, County Clerk of Bexar County, Texas, acknowledging the receipt of certified copies of land deeds.
Date: August 20, 1886
Creator: Smith, Thaddeus W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Spoonts & Legett to Thaddeus W. Smith] (open access)

[Note from Spoonts & Legett to Thaddeus W. Smith]

Note written to Thaddeus W. Smith from SPoonts & Legett, requesting certified copies of deeds.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spoonts & Legett
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sky is My Tipi (open access)

The Sky is My Tipi

Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date: 2017
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Happs] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Happs]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 22, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from C. M. Click to William John Bryan, March 16, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from C. M. Click to William John Bryan, March 16, 1907]

Letter from C. M. Click to William John Bryan discussing he regrets having to leave early for business in Fort Worth and hoping to meet again soon before Bryan's return to Abilene. The header features Click's livestock and ranch business name framed by images of a cow and a horse.
Date: March 16, 1907
Creator: Click, C. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Murder trial, doctors and diphtheria] (open access)

[News Script: Murder trial, doctors and diphtheria]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 31, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Census] (open access)

[News Script: Census]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the completed 1970 census.
Date: February 3, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 322, September 4, 1957 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 322, September 4, 1957

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: September 4, 1957
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. J. Fulwiler Jr. to Truett Latimer, March 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from W. J. Fulwiler Jr. to Truett Latimer, March 28, 1953]

Letter from W. J. Fulwiler Jr. to Truett Latimer requesting information on House Bill 374 and on how it may affect Attorneys-in-facts for Lloyds companies.
Date: March 28, 1953
Creator: Fulwiler, W. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Bryan Bradbury, February 25, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Bryan Bradbury, February 25, 1953]

Photocopy of a letter from Truett Latimer to Bryan Bradbury discussing two companies, Great Western Investment Corporation and Globe Investment Corporation.
Date: February 25, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Waggoner Carr to Truett Latimer, May 28, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Waggoner Carr to Truett Latimer, May 28, 1954]

Letter from Waggoner Carr to Truett Latimer discussing recent developments in the various political campaigns of himself and other representatives.
Date: April 28, 1954
Creator: Carr, Waggoner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Texas '72] (open access)

[News Script: Texas '72]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about plans for the Texas '72 production.
Date: June 27, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from R. C. Fry to the Jaycees, March 17, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Fry to the Jaycees, March 17, 1955]

Letter from R. C. Fry to the Jaycees; He attaches a resolution relating to the Federal Income Tax. Mr. Fry asks that they consider the resolution and vote accordingly. The resolution asks that a law be amended which allows certain businesses to get special privileges and pay little to no Federal Income Tax.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: Fry, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Pope to Truett Latimer, March 17, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from John Pope to Truett Latimer, March 17, 1956]

Letter from John Pope to Truett Latimer discussing his application to transfer to a different branch of his regiment. Mr. Pope says his application was denied because his current branch wants to keep him. He feels their decision is unfair because he is currently not on active duty.
Date: March 17, 1956
Creator: Pope, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961]

Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer asking for help in getting medical attention for her son in prison. She attaches his admission summary from the Texas Department of Corrections, Huntsville, Texas.
Date: February 10, 1961
Creator: Woods, Ora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Beard to Truett Latimer, March 21, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Ruth Beard to Truett Latimer, March 21, 1959]

Letter from Ruth Beard to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 76. Ms. Ruth states she would like to go on record as opposing the bill and goes on the give reasons why she does.
Date: March 21, 1959
Creator: Beard, Ruth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History