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Norris Wright Cuney: A Tribune of the Black People
Biography of Norris Wright Cuney, a lawyer, politician, inspector of customs, revenue inspector, and Galveston alderman, in addition to organizing the Screwman's Benevolent Association.
Date:
1913
Creator:
Hare, Maud Cuney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life and Adventures Of "Billy" Dixon, of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle
Biography of Billy Dixon detailing his life on the Texas frontier and his part in the fight at Adobe Walls (1874), based on his personal narratives.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Dixon, Billy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
From a Southern Porch
A fictional account of Southern life by teacher, folklorist, and writer, Dorothy Scarborough.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Scarborough, Dorothy, 1878-1935
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Study of Rural Schools in Travis County, Texas
Book describing the economic conditions, social conditions, finances, facilities and curriculum in Travis County Schools.
Date:
December 1, 1916
Creator:
Davis, Edward Everett, 1881-
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Message of Governor O. B. Colquitt to the thirty-second legislature of Texas.
A message to Texas legislature about the economics of Texas, money issues within the government of Texas, Texas legislation, agriculture, and other issues pertaining to Texas.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Colquitt, O. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Initial messages of Governor W. P. Hobby to the thirty-sixth legislature, state of Texas: Jan. 14, 1919 and Jan. 22, 1919.
Message from Governor Hobby to Texas Legislature. Message is pertaining to the condition of the state, legislation, and money related issues.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Hobby, W. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1910]
Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1910. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Jasper County (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1913-1914 [Volume 16]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Panhandle and Llano Estacado of Texas
This bulletin contains a study and survey of the natural resources, livestock and agriculture of the Panhandle and Llano Estacado regions of Texas.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Mally, Frederick W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A B C of Truck Growing
This bulletin outlines the methods and best practices of commercial truck farming in the state of Texas. It provides an A to Z list of various crops and detailed information on cultivating each one.
Date:
September 1910
Creator:
Dixon, Sam H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1915-1917 [Volume 17]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1919 [Volume 19]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Calculator
Pamphlet with printed tables used to calculate prices of cotton. According to the title page, "Showing the results of any multiplications of all quantities from 300 to 600, at rates beginning with 1-20c or 5 points, and advancing in five points, one-sixteenth, one-eighth and one-quarter of a cent, and by cents from one to thirty." The title page also includes examples to show how to use the tables for calculations.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers
This book gives a description of the Civil War from the point of view of the Terry Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry Regiment). It is written in first-person, describing specific incidences, including the Woodsonville Skirmish, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Bentonville, as well as other events and anecdotes. Index starts on page 77.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Blackburn, J. K. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Along the Rio Grande
Book written by the author as he traveled along the Rio Grande as a 'warless war correspondent.'
Date:
1916
Creator:
Lewis, Tracy Hammond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alexander Gregg, First Bishop of Texas
Book about the first Episcopal Bishop in Texas, Alexander Gregg. He moved to Texas in 1869 after being consecrated as Bishop in 1859. The biography includes background information about his family as well as a sketch of his life and involvement in the church throughout his career until his death in 1893.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Gregg, Wilson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1917-1918 [Volume 18]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Llano-Burnet Folio, Texas
This atlas contains six maps from the regions around Llano, Texas and Burnet, Texas including topography, aerial geology, and structure sections. The illustrated text at the beginning of the atlas discusses the geological history of the area and gives an in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as other features of the region including climate and vegetation.
Date:
1912
Creator:
United States. Dept. of the Interior.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Van Horn Folio, Texas
This atlas contains three colored maps and aereal views from the regions around the Van Horn, Texas quadrangle including topography, and structure sections of the territory comprising El Paso County and Culberson County. The illustrated text of the atlas discusses the geological elevation of the area, provides in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as the economic geology of the region, precious metals and minerals.
Date:
1914
Creator:
United States. Dept. of the Interior.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Some History of Van Zandt County, Volume 1
This book gives an overview of the history of Van Zandt County starting with a discussion of the Louisiana Purchase and the early history of the area before the county was formed. The history includes excerpts from autobiographies, newspaper articles, government addresses and reports, as well as other sources to illustrate major historical events in the Van Zandt county. Index starts on page 215.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Manning, Wentworth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governors' Messages: Coke to Ross (Inclusive), 1874-1891
This book contains a compilation of various speeches (including inaugural addresses) and other messages (including reports and veto statements) written by governors of Texas between 1874 and 1891. Additionally, brief biographies are included for each of the governors (Richard Coke, O. M. Roberts, John Ireland, and Lawrence Sullivan Ross) with the exception of R. B. Hubbard. Index starts on page 783.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Texas State Library. Archive & History Dept.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Story of Corpus Christi
This book describes the history of Corpus Christi through sketches of persons and events in the history of the city. According to the preface, it does focuses less on the history than on the people, "presenting in plain narrative form, a recountal of the days when Corpus Christi was young, of the trials and tribulations that fell to the lot of her residents in the war periods, and finally to emerge as a fast growing a progressive city of the Southland" (p. v).
Date:
1916
Creator:
Sutherland, Mary A. & Harrison, Frank B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Montague County
This book gives a history of Montague County, told through anecdotal accounts covering events that span from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.
Date:
1913
Creator:
Potter, Mrs. W. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Laws of Texas, 1911 [Volume 15]
Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System:
The Portal to Texas History