Preliminary survey of the entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on soundings and tides. "I no. 2." "No. 40."
Date: 1854
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 62, De Witt County (Cuero) (open access)

Inventory of the County Archives of Texas: Number 62, De Witt County (Cuero)

Annotated inventory of archives housed in the De Witt County Courthouse as of 1937, including the records of the De Witt County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). It also provides a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records and references constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to De Witt County. Chronological and subject/entry indexes start on page 97.
Date: January 1940
Creator: Texas Historical Records Survey
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
De Witt's Colony (open access)

De Witt's Colony

A history of DeWitt's Colony which was established by Green DeWitt and James Kerr in 1825.
Date: 1905
Creator: Rather, Ethel Zivley
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Enriquez] (open access)

[News Script: Enriquez]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 26, 1966
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Martin's thoughts on prisoners] (open access)

[News Script: Martin's thoughts on prisoners]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 28, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pony Express] (open access)

[News Script: Pony Express]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 29, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deutsche Rundschau (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1916 (open access)

Deutsche Rundschau (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1916

Weekly German-language newspaper from Cuero, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sell Yourself Successful by Cliff Long] (open access)

[Sell Yourself Successful by Cliff Long]

Document of Cliff Long's "Sell Yourself Successful," a book regarding Long's attitude toward life. He shares his views on what he believes is successful in life as a salesman and wants to share what he has learned throughout his life. He believes people can become successful from any starting point as he was first a farm boy and then turned into a sales manager.
Date: [1877..1939]
Creator: Long, Cliff
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Net Price List No. 11] (open access)

[Net Price List No. 11]

Document of a net price list of the Texas Tanning and Manufacturing Company of the catalog inventory of the materials. The company is also manufacturers of the "Hereford' Brand for leather goods as well. Some of the goods include collars, harnesses, saddles, strap goods, belts, and other novelties.
Date: January 1939
Creator: Texas Tanning and Manufacturing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tex Tan's Trees] (open access)

[Tex Tan's Trees]

Document of an article from the Tex Tan Western Leather Co. about the different types of trees and the varieties of trees it can be covered by. The article explains the anatomy of a tree as well as the sizes and styles that can be provided for a horse. An advertisement of the costs of the trees is also present with the inventory being displayed as a wholesale item.
Date: [1877..1939]
Creator: Tex Tan Western Leather Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Directions to correctly adjust equipment on a horse] (open access)

[Directions to correctly adjust equipment on a horse]

Document of the directions given from the Tex Tan Western Leather Company on how to properly adjust the equipment on a horse. The infographic includes a picture of a horse and the equipment labeled on each part of the horses' body. Specific instructions and the use of each part of the equipment are also written in order to inform the reader of the uses and the effects of the equipment on the horse.
Date: [1877..1939]
Creator: Tex Tan Western Leather Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Big  Fire Flares Up Saturday during demolishing work at Tannery] (open access)

[Big Fire Flares Up Saturday during demolishing work at Tannery]

Document of an article from the Herald Times regarding a large fire that occurred at the developing Tex Tan in South Yoakum. The building was set on fire due to a mistake during the demolition process of the tannery building in order to construct the new Tex Tan location. Firefighters went through strenuous work in order to put out the fire and were successful as no injuries were reported.
Date: May 30, 1974
Creator: Brier, Leo
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Three Rs and an L] (open access)

[Three Rs and an L]

Document of a photocopied article written by John Furneaux regarding the leatherworking courses in Yoakum's high schools. The students receive school credit from the classes and have a high-interest rate for both boys and girls. After the students graduate from the course, the students will receive a kit of tools that will let them pursue their leatherworking skills in the future.
Date: [1877..1939]
Creator: Furneaux, John
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Unidentified photocopied images] (open access)

[Unidentified photocopied images]

Document of three unidentifiable photocopied images on a page. The images are gray and faint but have a vague structure of buildings and machines. However, it is difficult to fully decipher the images due to their indeterminate shape.
Date: [1877..1939]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Leather Bound Town] (open access)

[Leather Bound Town]

Document of an article and images of advertisements in the Yoakum Herald Times. The article is the recent news about how Yoakum is known for its leather industry and the Tex Tan Western Leather Company. The images are the new sales in Yoakum, creating a break in the reading, and the article continues to state the growth of Tex Tan and its success in its production of leather goods.
Date: August 15, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Outdoors] captions transcript

[News Clip: Outdoors]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 12, 1990, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library