Booming Mexia in the Roaring 20's (open access)

Booming Mexia in the Roaring 20's

Compilation of articles published during 1955 in The Waco-Times Herald, written by Nanine Simmons about the history of Mexia, Texas and focusing on the oil boom in the 1920s. The author includes a preface regarding the sources of her information and editorial notes for some of the articles to provide more context.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Simmons, Nanine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Account Ledger: 1888-1895] (open access)

[Financial Account Ledger: 1888-1895]

Ledger containing business expense accounts, labor accounts, and other financial documentation.
Date: 1888-03/1895-05
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1867-1883] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1867-1883]

Ledger containing financial records relating to the Galveston City Company including the expense account, cash, cancelled stocks, city bonds, and other transactions. A list of dates, names, and lot numbers starts on page 422.
Date: 1867-03/1883-06-01
Creator: Galveston City Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: March - April 1899] (open access)

[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: March - April 1899]

Ledger kept by Joseph O'Connor documenting funds, merchandise, expenses, sales, and other information for his wholesale flour business in San Antonio, Texas. Only the first eight pages are used.
Date: 1899-03-08/1899-04-04
Creator: O'Connor, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Transactions: March - April 1894] (open access)

[Stock Transactions: March - April 1894]

Ledger documenting stock transactions including sales and exchanges as well as shipments and consignments of goods.
Date: 1894-03/1894-04
Creator: O'Connor, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of Investigation Committee, House of Representatives Thirty-Fifth Legislature: Charges Against Governor James E. Ferguson Together with Findings of Committee and Action of House with Prefatory Statement and Index to Proceedings (open access)

Proceedings of Investigation Committee, House of Representatives Thirty-Fifth Legislature: Charges Against Governor James E. Ferguson Together with Findings of Committee and Action of House with Prefatory Statement and Index to Proceedings

This publication documents the investigation of Governor Ferguson conducted by the Investigation Committee including transcripts of interviews, relevant documents, and the findings of the Committee. Index starts on page 531.
Date: March 1917
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Investigation Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Business Ledger: 1888-1895] (open access)

[General Business Ledger: 1888-1895]

Ledger detailing various business and expense accounts.
Date: 1888-03/1895-05
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loblolly Book of Baseball (open access)

Loblolly Book of Baseball

Book containing biographical sketches of famous baseball players from Panola County, Texas: Don Clinton, Victor Frasier, Jacke Davis, Bob Allen, Douglas Ault, Jonathan Perlman, David Lowery, Robert Ellis, Tom Harkrider, Mark Brandenburg, Todd Haney, J.J. Munoz, and Kip Harkrider.
Date: March 1997
Creator: King, Lincoln & Hazelwood, Beth
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Store (open access)

The Store

Book created by the Head family of Johnson County, Texas to document family stories and memories. A note inside indicates some names have been changed as are indicated by *. Head Grocery opened in 1926 and closed in 1970.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Head, Marla Bernstein
System: The Portal to Texas History