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The Alamo, and other poems
Book of poetry, mostly written in rhyming couplets, glorifying heros of Texas.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Berry, Viola Riley
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Denton County, Texas.
Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners and sizes or lot numbers. Handwritten notes on the map appear to mark land divisions, later owners, and city locations. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1879
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton County, Texas
Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners. A note at the top of the map says, "Lands of the Texas & Pacific Railway Co. are colored yellow." Additionally, some bodies of water, roads, railroad tracks, and towns appear to be marked. A small box in the upper-right corner is labeled "Diagram of a Section" and states "1900 Varas square = 640 acres." Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 Varas to 1 inch, 1 Vara = 33 1/3 inches).
Date:
1870/1889~
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton County.
Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners and sizes or lot numbers. Additionally, some bodies of water and railroad tracks appear to be marked.
Date:
October 1871
Creator:
Pressler, Chas. W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guide to Texas emigrants
A promotional guide enticing settlers to come to Texas.
Date:
1835
Creator:
Woodman, David, Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Map of Mexico and the Republic of Texas
Map of Mexico and the southern part of the Republic of Texas with adjacent areas. Geographic features are marked, with relief shown by hachures and colors denote states and territories. Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000].
Date:
1838
Creator:
Niles, John M. (John Milton), 1787-1856 & Pease, L. T.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1
Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are humorous articles, jokes, poems, and advertisements, along with a list of prisoners. The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.
Date:
February 17, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1
Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are camp, local, state, and national news articles; poems; advertisements; and a map of "Ford-Borrough." The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.
Date:
March 1, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1
Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are camp news articles, fiction, poems, humorous articles, advertisements, and obituaries. The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.
Date:
March 15, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Accompaniment to Mitchell's New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California, With the Regions Adjoining
Text with detailed description of the areas shown by the accompanying map, including geographical and cultural information.
Date:
1846
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stephens County, Texas.
Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas showing lands owned by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The county is marked to show individual properties; each piece of land is numbered and several are labeled with property owners. Geographic features are also noted on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,333 (4000 varas to 1 inch).
Date:
187X
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Denton County, Texas
Map of Denton County, Texas and the surrounding area. Individual properties are marked and labeled with land owners. There are various handwritten notes and additional property lines drawn on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,333
Date:
1879
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Sheet 3]
Topographic map of part of the Red River, bordered by both Texas and Oklahoma. The river and surrounding river bed are colored in blue and brown with depths shown by shading and contours. There is an index map in the upper-right corner showing where the portion of the river fits with other maps of the border areas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Topographic Map of Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Fort Auger Area, Map Number 5 (In Four Sheets)
Map of the Fort Auger area around the Red River showing portions of both Texas and Oklahoma. River depths are marked with relief shown by contour lines. A legal notice at the bottom of the page asserts that the map is accurate, verified by the Supreme Court of the United States. Scale 1:6,000
Date:
September 3, 1924
Creator:
Geologic Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Fort Augur Area, Map Number 4
Map of the Fort Auger area around the Red River showing portions of both Texas and Oklahoma. Various areas are marked off into numbered segments and there are red lines radiating from specific points on either side of the river. A legal notice at the bottom of the page asserts that the map is accurate, verified by the Supreme Court of the United States. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
September 3, 1924
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Big Bend Area, Sheet Number 1
Map of the Big Bend area around the Red River showing portions of both Texas and Oklahoma. Various areas are marked off into numbered segments and there are red lines radiating from specific points on either side of the river. A legal notice at the bottom of the page asserts that the map is accurate, verified by the Supreme Court of the United States. Scale 1:6,000
Date:
December 31, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Country Upon Upper Red-River, Explored in 1852
Topographic map of a portion of the Red River in Texas. Some additional geographic features are noted as well as territories held by various Native American tribes. Relief is shown by hachures.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clason's Guide: Map of Texas
Map of the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Individual counties are outlined in green and labeled with roads marked in red and railroads marked in black. Geographic features are marked with relief shown by hachures. Along the right side of the map, there is an index to Texas cities and towns.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
Clason Map Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Callahan County, Texas
Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas showing lands owned by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The county is marked to show individual properties; each piece of land is numbered and several are labeled with property owners. Geographic features are also noted on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,333 (4000 varas to 1 inch).
Date:
187X
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bexar County.
Map of Bexar County showing the division of property with labels to show land owners.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Most Sublime Act: The Art and Poetry of William Blake]
Video footage of the exhibition, "The Most Sublime Act: The Art and Poetry of William Blake" from the Rare Book and Texana Collections, held on the 4th floor of Willis Library on the UNT campus.
Date:
May 15, 1997, 10:47 a.m.
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[A Christmas Carol, Mini Classics]
Photograph of Stephanie Laslett's "A Christmas Carol" from the Mini Classics Series, held by UNT Special Collections. There is an illustration of a man in a black top hat and grey coat with three children in scarves and other winter clothes, snow lightly falling around them. They are looking at a window with holiday decorations on it. The title is at the top in a tan block, and the illustrator' name at the bottom. Under the part with the illustration the dark red cover of the book can be seen.
Date:
November 11, 2013
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biography of José Antonio Navarro, written by an Old Texan.
Biography of Texas statesman José Antonio Navarro.
Date:
1876
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letters Relating to the History of Annexation
Compilation of two letters written by Anson Jones related to the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, along with four appendices that provide text of various legislative and legal documents, articles from contemporaneous newspaper articles, and other related text.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History