Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1907 - 1908 school year, with announcements for 1908 - 1909.

Register of births in Travis County filed with County Clerk as registrar from 1908 to 1917, showing: file number; date of birth, place of birth, name, sex, race or color of child; whether child legitimate; whether child alive or stillborn; name and nationality of father; maiden name and nationality of mother; residence of parents; occupation of father; name and residence of physician, accoucheur, or attendant reporting birth.

Travis County index to probate cases from 1908~ to 1921~, showing case number, name of estate, type of orders or proceedings, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by name of estate.

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from January 1908 to January 1909. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from October 1908 to January 1909, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Ledger containing business transaction numbers, kept by Mrs. Dennis M. O'Connor. The month and year are written at the top of each new entry.

Ledger containing business transaction numbers, kept by Thomas O'Connor. The month and year are displayed at the top of each new entry.

Ledger containing business transaction numbers. The month and year are included at the top of each page.

Ledger containing business transaction numbers, kept by Thomas O'Connor. Descriptive labels and business entities at the top of new entries.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1908 to May 1919, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1908-09."

A subscription ledger for the Carnegie Public Library from 1908-1909. This ledger is the earliest ledger extant and contains subscriptions listed alphabetically and not numerically. It briefly records some circulation by numbers and contains some of the earliest holdings in the Carnegie Library.

A subscription ledger for the Carnegie Public Library from 1908-1909.

Collection of fictional short stories written by Joseph Conrad including "A Romantic Tale" (Gaspar Ruiz), "An Ironic Tale" (The Informer), "An Indignant Tale" (The Brute), "A Desperate Tale" (An Anarchist), "A Military Tale" (The Duel), and "A Pathetic Tale" (Il Conde). The publisher's catalog is printed at the end of the book.

Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events. Includes a booklet with club information and bylaws.

General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a General Directory of the Citizens and Business Firms Alphabetically Arranged, a Classified Business Directory, a Complete Street Guide and Miscellaneous Information of Value to Citizens and Strangers."

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 847.

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains a "general directory of the citizens and business firms, alphabetically arranged, a classified business directory, a complete street guide and business buildings and information of value to citizens and strangers." The index to advertisements begins on page 5.

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains a "general directory of the citizens and business firms, alphabetically arranged, a complete classified business directory, a complete street directory and miscellaneous information." The index to advertisements is on page xii.

This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. The stories in this volume were inspired by tales of confidence men that O. Henry had heard while in Columbus, Ohio.

This work contains a biographical introduction to O. Henry written by Mary Ely; "O. Henry and Me," a brief story about corresponding with O. Henry, by Ethel Patterson; and O. Henry's short story, "The Hiding of Black Bill."

This is O. Henry's third collection of short stories set in New York City.

Catalogue for West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio, Texas for the 1908-1909 school year. The catalogue describes the history of the school, the roster for the school year and academic and athletic programs.

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 3 of 3. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, list of abbreviations, and class publications. Index to Class Publications begins on page 1081. Index to Newspaper Advertisements begins on page 1147. Index to Advertisements of Engravers, Lithographers, and Printers, Ink Manufacturers, Type and Electrotype Foundries begins on page 1152.