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Farming Someone Else's Land: Farm Tenancy in the Texas Brazos River Valley, 1850-1880 (open access)

Farming Someone Else's Land: Farm Tenancy in the Texas Brazos River Valley, 1850-1880

This dissertation develops and utilizes a methodology for combining data drawn from the manuscript census returns and the county tax rolls to study landless farmers during the period from 1850 until 1880 in three Texas Brazos River Valley counties: Fort Bend, Milam, and Palo Pinto. It focuses in particular on those landless farmers who appear to have had no option other than tenant farming. It concludes that there were such landless farmers throughout the period, although they were a relatively insignificant factor in the agricultural economy before the Civil War. During the Antebellum decade, poor tenant farmers were a higher proportion of the population on the frontier than in the interior, but throughout the period, they were found in higher numbers in the central portion of the river valley. White tenants generally avoided the coastal plantation areas, although by 1880, that pattern seemed to be changing. Emancipation had tremendous impact on both black and white landless farmers. Although both groups were now theoretically competing for the same resource, productive crop land, their reactions during the first fifteen years were so different that it suggests two systems of tenant farming divided by caste. As population expansion put increasing pressure on the …
Date: December 1988
Creator: Harper, Cecil
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationships Between Self-Actualization and Sociometric Status for Adolescents (open access)

Relationships Between Self-Actualization and Sociometric Status for Adolescents

It was the purpose of this present investigation to display the tentative relationships between self-actualization and sociometric status of adolescent school students. In light of the theoretical and related literature presented, the following hypotheses were posited: 1) students who are high sociometrically will evidence higher personal orientation inventory (POI) means than the middle or low groups on more positive POI scales and 2) students who are low or middle sociometrically will evidence higher POI means than the high group on the major negative POI scales.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Koym, Kenneth G.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Clerical Occupations in Sugar Land, Texas, as a Basis for Revision of the Commercial Curriculum in the High School (open access)

A Survey of the Clerical Occupations in Sugar Land, Texas, as a Basis for Revision of the Commercial Curriculum in the High School

The reasons for making a survey of the clerical occupations of Sugar Land, Texas are to determine whether or not graduates of Sugar Land High School are qualified to accept positions offered them, and to obtain suggestions for revising the commercial curriculum of the school.
Date: 1947
Creator: Landreth, Ida Ladell
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1917 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 1917
Creator: Locke, T. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1917 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 1917
Creator: Locke, T. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 27, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 11, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 18, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History