State of Texas Governor's Message to the 56th Legislature, 1st Called Session, May 18, 1959 (open access)

State of Texas Governor's Message to the 56th Legislature, 1st Called Session, May 18, 1959

Text of an address by Texas Governor Price Daniel to the first called session of the fifty sixth Legislature of the State of Texas
Date: May 18, 1959
Creator: Price, Daniel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Smith County, Texas (open access)

A History of Smith County, Texas

This thesis gives an overview of the history of Smith County, Texas. The chapters, according to the Table of Contents: Topography and Earliest Indian Life; The Cherokees; The Expulsion of the Cherokees; The Exploration and Beginnings of Smith County; Frontier Smith County, 1846-1851; The Ante-Bellum Period, 1860-1874; The Railroads and Their Influences, 1870-1900; Post Civil War Politics and Society, 1870-1900; and The Major Industrial Period.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Ward, William R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of McKinney and Collin County (open access)

History of McKinney and Collin County

This pamphlet gives an overview of the history of Collin County including important people, agricultural geography, and economic aspects.
Date: May 1, 1924
Creator: Wilson, Walter B.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Structure-Section Sheet: Texas Uvalde Quadrangle

This structure map shows the topography, altitude above sea level, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Uvalde, Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with colors and line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
Date: May 1900
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Areal Geology: Texas Llano Quadrangle

This areal map shows the topography, contour elevations, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Llano Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
Date: May 1911
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Elementary Diploma for Florence Vinson] (open access)

[Elementary Diploma for Florence Vinson]

Certificate issued to Florence Vinson by the Cass County, Texas Public School district. Text reads: "This Certifies that Florence Vinson has completed the Course of Study prescribed by the Board of education for the Elementary Schools which entitles the holder to this Elementary DIPLOMA and admission into the High School Department. Given at Linden, Texas, this the 30th day of May, 1931." There is an illustration of a bald eagle near the center holding a banner that says "United States of America" and a gold-colored seal in the lower-left corner near the signatures.
Date: May 30, 1931
Creator: Cass County (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Beekeeper's Item, Volume 6, Number 5, May 1922 (open access)

The Beekeeper's Item, Volume 6, Number 5, May 1922

Monthly journal containing various articles and advertisements that relate to beekeeping, bee culture, and honey.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Scholl, Louis H.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History