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How to Conquer Texas, Before Texas Conquers Us (open access)

How to Conquer Texas, Before Texas Conquers Us

Pamphlet discussing the geography of Texas and some political issues surrounding the annexation of Texas into the United States.
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Hale, Edward Everett, Sr., 1822-1909
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question. (open access)

An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question.

Pamphlet written by "A Massachusetts Freeman" regarding issues in relation to the annexation of Texas by the United States.
Date: 1844
Creator: Allen, George, 1792-1883
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letters Relating to the History of Annexation (open access)

Letters Relating to the History of Annexation

Compilation of two letters written by Anson Jones related to the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, along with four appendices that provide text of various legislative and legal documents, articles from contemporaneous newspaper articles, and other related text.
Date: 1852
Creator: Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bacon and Shakespere: Proof that William Shakespere Could Not Write.] (open access)

[Bacon and Shakespere: Proof that William Shakespere Could Not Write.]

Excerpt discussing the handwriting of William Shakespeare including examples of his signature. According to a note at the end of the pamphlet: "The foregoing pages are copied by permission from a very interesting pamphlet published by W. H. Burr, of Washington, D.C., under the title 'Shakespeare Could Not Write.'" Document published by Wm. Henry Burr which discusses Shakespeare's signatures.
Date: January 22, 1886
Creator: Burr, William Henry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instructions for Ordnance Officers and Acting Ordnance Officers at Headquarters of Departments, Armies, Divisions, Brigades, or Districts. (open access)

Instructions for Ordnance Officers and Acting Ordnance Officers at Headquarters of Departments, Armies, Divisions, Brigades, or Districts.

Circular from the War Department containing "General Orders No. 193" to perfect organizing the services of the Ordnance Department, as connected with Armies in the field and the Military Departments, and at the same time securing for that Department the services of a body efficient officers, trained to its special duties. The document includes 10 orders sent by Secretary of War E. D. Townsend as well as the specific orders of George D. Ramsay to complete the orders of Townsend. Two forms are printed at the end of the circular: Form No. 31 (b), Monthly Report of Ordnance and Acting Ordnance Officers on duty; and Form No. 31 (c), Quarterly Report of Officers responsible for Ordnance Property.
Date: May 23, 1864
Creator: Ramsay, George D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Chautauqua University: The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, 1885-1886] (open access)

[Chautauqua University: The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, 1885-1886]

The pamphlet discusses the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, an organization promoting the habits of reading; study in nature, art, and science; and scholarship in secular and scared literature. This organization was a "home college," offering four year programs, local circles for discussion, and summer meetings. Information on this organization, fees, and course descriptions are presented in this pamphlet.
Date: 1885/1886
Creator: Chautauqua University
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Civil War Muster Booklet] (open access)

[Civil War Muster Booklet]

"Muster into service" booklet listing all the men, presumably in Company F, 1st New York Volunteer Veterans Cavalry. The lists contain physical descriptions of men, place of birth, location of enlistment, etc.
Date: 1863/1865
Creator: [Redway, Hamilton K.]
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Latest in Ovals. (open access)

The Latest in Ovals.

An advertisement describing the advantages and ease of use in framing photographs with oval borders. Includes pricing and an image of the finished product.
Date: unknown
Creator: Robinson, E. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Recital by Senior Class in Piano, Westminster Institute] (open access)

[Recital by Senior Class in Piano, Westminster Institute]

Program from a senior class piano recital from the Westminster Institute. The recital date was scheduled as Tuesday Evening, 7:30 P.M., December 19, 1905.
Date: December 1905
Creator: Westminster Institute
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement program, 1897] (open access)

[Commencement program, 1897]

A commencement program for McKinney College from the C. B. Moore Collection. This program details the graduates from the tenth annual commencement held at McKinney College on May 26, 1897. Additional services honoring the graduates were held prior to the commencement and they included: a baccalaureate sermon held on May 23, 1897 at Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas; an art reception held on May 24, 1897 at McKinney College; and an annual education concert held on May 25, 1897 at Heard's Opera House. The commencement schedule is included on the last page of the program.
Date: May 1897
Creator: McKinney College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Roy Griffin, April 11, 1904] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Roy Griffin, April 11, 1904]

Funeral program for Roy Griffin, born December 1902 and died April 1904. The funeral was held Monday, April 11, 1904 at the family's residence, officiated by Reverend P. D. Tucker. He was buried in Gallatin Cemetery in Gallatin, Tennessee
Date: April 11, 1904
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
T. D. Morton, Corner of Cedar and Cherry Streets, Nashville, Tennesee: Importer of French and English Fancy & Staple Goods. (open access)

T. D. Morton, Corner of Cedar and Cherry Streets, Nashville, Tennesee: Importer of French and English Fancy & Staple Goods.

A pamphlet for the the T. D. Morton import company in Nashville, Tennessee. The cover displays the title of the company and an eagle perched on a shield and holding an arrow in its claw. The other pages each have a heading for different types of goods which are then listed below.
Date: unknown
Creator: T. D. Morton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Programme: Eleventh Annual Commencement of the McKinney Collegiate Institute, 1898 (open access)

Programme: Eleventh Annual Commencement of the McKinney Collegiate Institute, 1898

Program for the Eleventh Annual Commencement of the McKinney Collegiate Institute, containing a roll for the class of 1898 and a calendar of events.
Date: 1898
Creator: McKinney Collegiate Institute
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salt Lake City Tourist's Guide (open access)

Salt Lake City Tourist's Guide

Tourist guide to Salt Lake City, Utah, put out by Rio Grande Western Railway. It includes descriptions, illustrations, and directions to various places in the city including the Mormon Temple and Tabernacle; the Knutsford Hotel; state, county, and city government buildings; and scenery. Other sections of the guide contain interesting facts and figures about the area as well as a directory of places not described: Asylums, Hospitals, Homes; Assemblies, Unions etc.; Cemeteries; Churches; Clubs; Colleges and Schools; Halls and Buildings; Hotels and Apartments; Lodges and Orders; Libraries; Daily Papers; Railroads; Societies; Theatr[es]; Offic[es...]; Parks and Public Places. A large segment of this book is missing at the bottom, along the spine.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rio Grande Western Railway Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Farmer's Tale (open access)

The Farmer's Tale

Handwritten autobiographical manuscript describing the author's thoughts and memories, starting with notes about the his father who was a farmer in Virginia. There appear to be several sections, including one labeled "To my MOTHER November 1st 1848"; that section is also signed by C. B. Moore. A portion of the pages near the lower-right corner is missing and several pages at the end of the booklet are blank. Some text on the cover is repeated on the first page.
Date: 1848~
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Lecture on Sectarian Influence in Schools, and on the Sabbath and Sunday Mail Question. (open access)

A Lecture on Sectarian Influence in Schools, and on the Sabbath and Sunday Mail Question.

Text of a speech given by J. A. Stewart regarding sectarian influence in schools, mail delivery on Sunday. Contents: The Author's Habit of Thought and his Religion; Reason and Sophistry--A Contrast; Sectarian Influence in Schools; Sabbath Desecration, or Sunday Mails and Monday Elections; The Records of Heaven, or the Vision of Boards, a Poetic Dream.
Date: 1859
Creator: Stewart, J. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas Normal College, 1892] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas Normal College, 1892]

Commencement program for the 1892 class of Junior Scientifics of the North Texas Normal College. The program includes the order of service.
Date: 1892
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, July 28, 1892] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, July 28, 1892]

Photocopy of the commencement program for the 1892 class of Junior Scientifics of the North Texas State Normal College. The program also includes the order of service and the list of graduates.
Date: unknown
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Announcement for North Texas State Normal College, May 1910] (open access)

[Commencement Announcement for North Texas State Normal College, May 1910]

Graduation announcement for the commencement ceremony of the 1910 class of North Texas State Normal College. The announcement is a plain sheet of cardstock; in the upper left hand corner, there is a raised image of the school's seal above the text, which reads: "The Senior Class of North Texas State Normal College requests your presence at their Commencement Exercises May twenty-second to twenty-fourth nineteen hundred and ten College Auditorium."
Date: May 1910
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, May 26, 1912] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, May 26, 1912]

Commencement program for the spring 1912 Baccalaureate class of North Texas State Normal College including the order of service. This program was printed on the back of a map index for Indian Territory and Iowa.
Date: May 1912
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, May 28, 1912] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, May 28, 1912]

Commencement program for the 1912 graduating class of North Texas State Normal College. The program is a plain sheet of cardstock. The program reads, "North Texas State Normal College. Tuesday, May 28, 1912 10:00 AM. Commencement Exercises. Program. Processional March...Normal Band. Invocation...Rev. F. L. McFadden. May Morning...Flotow. Trio Club. Commencement Address...Dr. W. S. Sutton Austin. Parting Song...Silcher. Orpheus Octette. Awarding Diplomas and Certificates."
Date: May 1912
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, May 21, 1912] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Normal College, May 21, 1912]

Commencement program for the May 1912 graduating class of North Texas State Normal College. The program is a plain sheet of paper with some handwritten notes across the program.
Date: May 1912
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Blank Envelope] (open access)

[Blank Envelope]

Blank envelope.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Announcement for North Texas State Normal College, May 1914] (open access)

[Commencement Announcement for North Texas State Normal College, May 1914]

Commencement announcement for the 1914 graduating class of North Texas State Normal College. The announcement is on a plain sheet of card stock and reads, "The graduating class of the North Texas State Normal announces the Commencement Exercises May twenty-first to twenty-sixth nineteen hundred fourteen. Normal Auditorium. Denton, Texas."
Date: May 1914
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
System: The UNT Digital Library