Granting to Woodward, Okla., Lot 2, in Block 48, for Public Purposes, Report (open access)

Granting to Woodward, Okla., Lot 2, in Block 48, for Public Purposes, Report

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution granting to Woodward, Oklahoma, lot 2 in block 48 for the park and other public purposes. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Defray Expenses of Constructional Convention and State Election of Oklahoma, Report (open access)

To Defray Expenses of Constructional Convention and State Election of Oklahoma, Report

Report of the Committee on Territories detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5329 to provide for an appropriation to defray the expenses of the constitutional convention and State election of Oklahoma.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Territories
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement of Platt National Park, Oklahoma, Report (open access)

Improvement of Platt National Park, Oklahoma, Report

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5164 to provide for the improvement of the Platt National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. It includes correspondence from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Building at Muskogee, Okla., Report (open access)

Public Building at Muskogee, Okla., Report

Report of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6113 providing for the erection of a public building at Muskogee, Oklahoma. It includes a report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Setting Aside Certain Land for Town-Site Purposes at Dewey, Okla., Report (open access)

Setting Aside Certain Land for Town-Site Purposes at Dewey, Okla., Report

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to set aside a certain tract of land for town-site purposes. It includes a report of the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Population of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 1907 (open access)

Population of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 1907

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Census Bureau containing a statistical analysis of the population of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories (proposed to become the state of Oklahoma). The text contains summaries and tables breaking down the statistics according to sex, color, age, and location.
Date: 1907
Creator: Hunt, William C. (William Chamberlin), 1856-1929
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Oklahoma

Color map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory (the area proposed to become the state of Oklahoma) and surrounding areas to accompany the 1907 census bulletin. The panhandle section of the state is included as an inset in the lower-left corner. Counties are shaded in various colors and red hatch marks and numbers denote townships and Congressional Districts. Towns, bodies of water, geographic features and transportation routes are marked. There is an index on the back of the map containing "Location of Towns and Cities in Oklahoma According to State Census of 1907 and Other Reliable Sources."
Date: 1907
Creator: Kenyon Company (Des Moines, Iowa)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1904
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Montague Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1905
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Removing Restrictions on Alienation of Lands of Allottees Under Quapaw Agency, Okla., Report (open access)

Removing Restrictions on Alienation of Lands of Allottees Under Quapaw Agency, Okla., Report

Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution 16743 removing the restrictions on the alienation of lands of allottees under the Quapaw Agency in Oklahoma. It includes correspondence from James R. Garfield on the importance of the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Removing Restrictions on Indian Allotments in Oklahoma for School-Site Purposes, Report (open access)

Removing Restrictions on Indian Allotments in Oklahoma for School-Site Purposes, Report

Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6525 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to remove restrictions on the sale of lands not to exceed 2 acres in each case, in cases of allottees of the Five Civilized Tribes and allottees of the Osage and Quapaw agencies in Oklahoma.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Segregate for Town Sites Certain Lands Belonging to Chicksaw Tribes, Report (open access)

To Segregate for Town Sites Certain Lands Belonging to Chicksaw Tribes, Report

Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5163 restricting the proposed authority of laying out town sites and reappraising town sites upon the segregated coal lands. It includes a report of the Department of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conferring Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to Adjudicate the Rights of Persons who Formerly Held Town Lots in the City of Sulphur, in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Report (open access)

Conferring Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to Adjudicate the Rights of Persons who Formerly Held Town Lots in the City of Sulphur, in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Report

Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6471 to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to adjudicate the rights of persons who formerly held town lots in the City of Sulphur. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904 (open access)

The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904

Report discussing the cotton bollworm, which is very destructive to the cotton plant, especially in the Southwestern states in the Cotton Belt of the United States. Contains reports on fieldwork conducted at two stations in Texas and a discussion of effective and ineffective methods of control.
Date: 1905
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention (open access)

Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention

Report discussing the disease tick fever (also known as Texas fever) and its destructive effects on cattle. Topics discussed include the life cycle of the tick which transmits the disease, symptoms of the disease, and methods of treatment and prevention.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forage Crops for Hogs in Kansas and Oklahoma (open access)

Forage Crops for Hogs in Kansas and Oklahoma

Report discussing forage crops commonly grown for hog feed in Kansas and Oklahoma. Among the more important crops are alfalfa, wheat, oats, and rye, while less important forage crops include clovers, rape, sorghum, cowpeas, Canadian field peas, soy beans, grasses, root crops, and pumpkins. There is also a brief discussion of systems of hog feeding and pasturing, particularly in Oklahoma.
Date: 1908
Creator: Quinn, C. E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers (open access)

Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers

Report discussing the efforts of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work, which consists of "(1) the demonstration of improved methods of agriculture in the weevil-infected districts [...] and (2) the extension of the same principles to other Southern States beyond the range of weevil infestation." (p. 6) Congress created the organization in 1904 to assist with relief efforts.
Date: 1908
Creator: Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gainesville Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1902
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1901
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paris Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1903
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Addington Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1901
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Apparatus (open access)

Well Drilling Apparatus

Patent for a well drilling apparatus. This invention applies to the drilling of oil wells. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Milliron, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Cleaner (open access)

Gin Saw Cleaner

Patent for a gin-saw cleaner. The invention "relates to gin-saw cleansers and tooth-straighteners, and has for its object to produce a device of this character which will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, and one in which the saw-engaging knives or members may be simultaneously adjusted to regulate them for operation upon saws which are spaced apart a greater or lesser distance" (lines 8-16) illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Stanifer, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening (open access)

Fastening

Patent for fastening. This invention is comprised of a threaded member and a socket that are adapted to a screw. Illustration included.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History