The Battalion, Volume 2, Number 2, November 1894 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 2, Number 2, November 1894

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: November 1894
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 2, Number 3, December 1894 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 2, Number 3, December 1894

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: December 1894
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 7, Number 7-8, April-May, 1900 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 7, Number 7-8, April-May, 1900

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: May 1900
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 7, Numbers 7-8, April-May 1900 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 7, Numbers 7-8, April-May 1900

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: April 1900
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 29, Number 30, April 1921 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 29, Number 30, April 1921

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: April 29, 1921
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 22, March 1922 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 22, March 1922

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: March 1922
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economics of Irrigation Systems (open access)

Economics of Irrigation Systems

This document provides information on irrigation systems for the AgriLife extension Texas A & M System.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Amosson, Stephen Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drivers of Vegetation Change on Texas Rangelands (open access)

Drivers of Vegetation Change on Texas Rangelands

This document provides information on vegetation changes on the Texas Rangelands.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Ansley, Jim & Hart, Charles R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool of the Pliers Type. (open access)

Tool of the Pliers Type.

Patent for pliers with an improved handle.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Ball, William Rossam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a bailing press. Illustrations included.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Ball, William Rossem
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doubletree Attachment (open access)

Doubletree Attachment

Patent for a doubletree attachments. Illustration included.
Date: August 16, 1910
Creator: Ball, William Rossem
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Blinn College, 2012-2013 (open access)

Catalog of Blinn College, 2012-2013

Catalog of courses offered by Blinn College campuses, as well as general information about the junior college, programs, and policies.
Date: 2012
Creator: Blinn College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin. (open access)

Cotton Gin.

Patent for a new and improved cotton gin. This design "has for its object to so attach the front and rollers to the device that the rollers may be cleaned and freed from trash, burrs, and seed, when necessary, without stopping the gin" (lines 14-18).
Date: April 11, 1882
Creator: Boatwright, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Issues in Texas : A Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water (open access)

Water Issues in Texas : A Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water

"The Texas AgriLife Extension Service facilitated a random sample survey of Texas residents to evaluate their awareness of, attitudes about and willingness to act on water issues. The results of this survey will be useful to citizens, local governments, state agencies and policy makers in planning for the future" (p. 6).
Date: September 2010
Creator: Boellstorff, Diane E.; Boleman, Chris T. & McFarland, Mark Lee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for improvements in wire stretchers: "provide a wire stretcher of simple, durable, and economic construction, capable of being applied to a wire and supported upon s post or maintained in working position between posts or uprights" (lines 8-13).
Date: September 14, 1897
Creator: Brannon, Walter Zebulin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region G (Brazos) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water supply plans for each county and city, recommended water management strategies, drought response plans, and the plan creation process.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies

Volume II of the Water plan for Region G (Brazos) including water management strategies, water conservation methods, wastewater reuse, new reservoirs, expansion of use of certain water sources, and water supply recommendations and projects.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for simple, inexpensive, and fast-acting a washing-machine for clothes and dishes. It does not take much work to use. It has two bodies that are secured together.
Date: October 22, 1895
Creator: Brooks, Richard P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tea-Chest. (open access)

Tea-Chest.

Patent for "tea-chests and other receptacles of a light nature in which the articles are shipped and retailed in and from the original packages," (lines 8-11) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1891
Creator: Buford, Paschal
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a tool that is comprised of a hammer, wrench, staple puller, wire cutter, and a claw. Includes illustrations.
Date: October 19, 1897
Creator: Burkhalter, William P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Brazos County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Brazos County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Brazos County, Texas.
Date: 2002
Creator: Chervenka, Glen
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eagle Mountain Watershed Management (open access)

Eagle Mountain Watershed Management

This document provides information on watershed management for Eagle Mountain Lake.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Clayton, Brent
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Impact of the Texas Poultry Industry (open access)

Economic Impact of the Texas Poultry Industry

This document provides information on the impact of the Texas Poultry Industry to the economy.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Coufal, Craig D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History