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Coffee in the Gourd (open access)

Coffee in the Gourd

Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date: 1923
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lutheran Concordia College of Texas Scrapbook] (open access)

[Lutheran Concordia College of Texas Scrapbook]

Scrapbook containing historical photos related to the early years of Lutheran Concordia College of Texas. Features images of the school's construction as well as scenes with faculty and students.
Date: 1926
Creator: Concordia Lutheran College (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 421 - Mechanics Liens (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 421 - Mechanics Liens

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from April 1928 to April 1929. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1928-04/1929-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Election Records: Voter Registration Lists 1920-1976 (open access)

Travis County Election Records: Voter Registration Lists 1920-1976

Tallies of voters registered, poll taxes paid, and exemption certificates issued in Travis County from 1920 to 1976. Arranged by date and precinct.
Date: 1920/1976
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 429 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 429

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from November 1928 to January 1929, 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.
Date: 1928-11/1929-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 437 - Mechanics Liens (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 437 - Mechanics Liens

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from June 1929 to June 1930. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1929-06/1930-06
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1927-1930 A-C (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1927-1930 A-C

Travis County direct deed index references deeds recorded from 1927-1930; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantor.
Date: 1927/1930
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1927-1930 H-Mc (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1927-1930 H-Mc

Travis County direct deed index references deeds recorded from 1927-1930; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantor.
Date: 1927/1930
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1927-1930 S-Z (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1927-1930 S-Z

Travis County direct deed index references deeds recorded from 1927-1930; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantor.
Date: 1927/1930
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Reverse Index to Deeds 1927-1930 D-G (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Reverse Index to Deeds 1927-1930 D-G

Travis County reverse deed index references deeds recorded from 1927-1930; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantee.
Date: 1927/1930
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Reverse Index to Deeds 1927-1930 M-R (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Reverse Index to Deeds 1927-1930 M-R

Travis County reverse deed index references deeds recorded from 1927-1930; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantee.
Date: 1927/1930
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 408 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 408

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from September 1927 to January 1928, 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.
Date: 1927-09/1928-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Election Records: Record of Election Returns 5 (open access)

Travis County Election Records: Record of Election Returns 5

Record of returns from county, state, national, special, and constitutional amendment elections dating from June 1926 to April 1934. Returns on county, state, national, and special elections show date of election, type of return, name of each candidate, location and number of each election precinct, number of votes received by each candidate in each precinct, total number of votes received by each candidate, and total election vote count. Returns on constitutional amendments show article and section being amended, number of votes for and against amendment, and total vote county. Arranged chronologically by date of election.
Date: 1926-06/1934-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Docket 3 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Docket 3

Travis County Commissioners Court docket records petitions, applications, or claims filed in commissioners court, showing docket number; date filed; names of parties or subject matter; nature of petition, application or claim; and action of court. Arranged numerically by docket number.
Date: 1923-12/1936-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes S (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes S

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from March 1925 to February 1927, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.
Date: 1925-03/1927-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes T (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes T

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from January 1927 to February 1930, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.
Date: 1927-01/1930-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes R (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes R

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from April 1924 to May 1925, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.
Date: 1924-04/1925-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes Q (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes Q

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from May 1924 to March 1924, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.
Date: 1924-05/1925-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capitol Directory, Austin, Texas (open access)

Capitol Directory, Austin, Texas

"Names, street addresses, telephone numbers and department of employment of persons permanently located in the state capitol and the state land office building on February 1, 1921."
Date: 1921
Creator: Austin, Tex: Forum Print. Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes P (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes P

Recorded copies of proceedings of Travis County administrative court from January 1922 to May 1924. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds by county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceedings.
Date: 1922-01/1924-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scruggs Family Scrapbook] (open access)

[Scruggs Family Scrapbook]

Photo album of descendants of James Robert Scruggs (1860-1937) and Mary "Molly" Thomas Brown Scruggs (1856-1933) of Baxter, Texas. The album includes photos of a parade at the University of Texas, Austin, The Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, and various scenes from the 1930s-1940s.
Date: 1924-01-11/1941~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Civil Minutes I (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Civil Minutes I

Recorded copies of minutes of civil cases heard county court from January 1928 to February 1935, showing term of court, date of proceedings, case number, style of case, names of attorneys, nature of matter before the court and proceedings thereon, orders and judgments of the court, signatures of presiding judge and attorneys, clerk's attestation, date filed, and date recorded. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1928-01/1935-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The windows of old St. David's (open access)

The windows of old St. David's

Booklet describing the stained glass windows of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: Mitchell, Mary H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas (open access)

Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas

Songbook for the Young Men's Business League of Austin. Includes lyrics for America; 'Tucky Home; 'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon; Peggy O'Neill; Pack up Your Troubles; and others.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: Young Men's Business League (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History