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The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536 (open access)

The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536

Translation of the original narrative by Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, about his trip across North America, as well as historical notes and supporting documentation, such as other personal accounts.
Date: 1922
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century & Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska (open access)

The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.
Date: 1922
Creator: Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speeches delivered by Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, discussing certain phases of contemplated legislation (open access)

Speeches delivered by Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, discussing certain phases of contemplated legislation

This book contains a collection of speeches delivered by Governor Pat M. Neff. The subjects of those speeches include: the Constitutional Convention, the supremacy of the law, the educational system of Texas, the penitentiary system of Texas, building highways, industrial development, revision of tax laws, conservation, and reclamation. Also includes the inaugural address.
Date: 1923
Creator: Neff, Pat M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gammel's Rules of the Courts of Texas (open access)

Gammel's Rules of the Courts of Texas

A book containing Gammel's rules for the courts of Texas. Some of the court rules included are: briefing rules, Texas Supreme Court rules, Civil Appeals Court rules, Criminal Appeals Court rules, District and County Court rules, and rules for being admitted to the Bar.
Date: 1922
Creator: Moffett, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men. (open access)

Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men.

A narrative by J. Frank Norfleet about a few of his experiences as a Texas rancher.
Date: 1924
Creator: Norfleet, J. Frank, 1864-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas as it is today (open access)

Texas as it is today

A book describing life in Texas around the year 1925. The book talks about many cities in Texas as well as interesting facts about Texas. The author wrote the book in an attempt to defeat internal and external stereotypes about Texas.
Date: 1925
Creator: Menn, Alfred E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Messages of Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas to the thirty-seventh legislature (open access)

Messages of Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas to the thirty-seventh legislature

This document is a message to the legislature of Texas from Governor Pat M. Neff. The document calls for political reform in many areas of the government and was written to encourage legislative law makers to take action.
Date: 1921
Creator: Neff, Pat M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers (open access)

A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers

Memoir written by Lou (Conway) Roberts about the first years of her marriage to D. W. Roberts, a captain in the Texas Rangers and their life at a camp in Menard, Texas.
Date: 1928?
Creator: Roberts, D. W. (Dan W.), Mrs.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 4. (open access)

Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Volume 4.

Volume 4 of the Old Settlers Association includes minutes and newspaper clippings from 1926-1960. Highlights of the early history of the association can be found on pgs. 109-116. Biographies of the members of the Board of Trustees of the association start on page 117. .
Date: 1926/1960
Creator: Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1920-1921 [Volume 20] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1920-1921 [Volume 20]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1921
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1921 [Volume 21] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1921 [Volume 21]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1921
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1923-1925 [Volume 22] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1923-1925 [Volume 22]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1925
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1925 [Volume 23] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1925 [Volume 23]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1925
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1926 [Volume 24] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1926 [Volume 24]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1926
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1927 [Volume 25] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1927 [Volume 25]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1927
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1929 [Volume 26] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1929 [Volume 26]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1929
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Bowie County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Bowie County, Texas

Text includes description of climate, agriculture, and soils.
Date: 1921
Creator: Schoenmann, L. R. (Lee Roy Adolph), b. 1889
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Coleman County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Coleman County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Coleman County, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: Hawker, H. W. (Herman William); Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Devereux, R. E. (Robert Eddins)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Dallas County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Dallas County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Dallas County, Texas.
Date: 1924
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Bauer, A. H.; Stroud, J. F.; Francis, W. B. & Bushnell, T. M. (Thomas Mark)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Denton County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Denton County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Denton County, Texas.
Date: 1922
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas) & Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Dickens County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Dickens County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Dickens County, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie) & Strike, W. W. (Wendell William)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Erath County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Erath County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Erath County, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: Bushnell, T. M. (Thomas Mark), b. 1889; Hawker, H. W. (Herman William) & Pratapas, D. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Freestone County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Freestone County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Freestone County, Texas.
Date: 1921
Creator: Hawker, H. W. (Herman William); Hayes, F. A.; Stroud, J. F. & Gearreald, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Harris County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Harris County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Harris County, Texas.
Date: 1928
Creator: Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine); Bushnell, T. M. (Thomas Mark) & Bauer, A. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History