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Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 33, Number 2, Fall 2021
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Challenges."
Date:
Autumn 2021
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 35, Number 2, Fall 2023
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Railroad Ties."
Date:
Autumn 2023
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 35, Number 1, Spring 2023
Biannual publication dedicated to exploring the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas and examining the legacies that left an impression on society, culture, and politics in the region. This issue's theme is "legends." It highlights the lives of several individuals from Dallas who left a major impact on society: Hazel Mae "bobby" Peck McGough, Tex Avery, the Lakewood Rats, and Louise Ballerstedt Raggio.
Date:
Spring 2023
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 34, Number 2, Fall 2022
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Cultural Expressions."
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 2022
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Dining & Drinking in Dallas."
Date:
Spring 2022
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Award: Grape Exhibit, 1893]
Award certificate issued to T. V. Munson in recognition of his display illustrating all of the parts of the grape vine, with other documentation about viticulture. There is detailed text in the center of the certificate describing the exhibit, surrounded by extensive illustrations. Among the images, there is a canoe at the bottom with a series of seals on the side with persons in the boat representing various cultures; at left, a woman is holding a trumpet and lifting a laurel wreath; and at the top, another woman is reclining against a buffalo (left) and reaching out toward an image of a large building while watching Native American boys play (right).
Date:
1893
Creator:
United States. World's Columbian Commission.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Award: Best Exhibition of Grape Vines, 1885]
Certificate awarding a "first degree of merit" to T. V. Munson for "Best Exhibit of Grape Vines" at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition. The text is surrounded by a decorative border and by illustrations of Native Americans with a shield and a bald eagle (center, top) and of a group of Greek women (center, bottom).
Date:
May 30, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Original Productions of T. V. Munson. of Astoria, Illinois
Ledger with a decorated title page containing handwritten notes by T.V. Munson, including texts that he wrote for speeches and editorials, diary entries, planning notes and sketches (including floorplans and house exteriors), lists of fruit varieties, and various other personal notes.
Date:
~1867/1875~
Creator:
Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawings. Selected and Executed by T. V. Munson
Bound blank book containing 16 illustrations of plants, insects, sea shells, and a bird that are identified by Latin binomial nomenclature, often with a common-name label as well. The images are a mix of color and pencil-only and each one has a tissue page to separate it from the previous page. Two images include more information, indicating that they were drawn in 1872.
Date:
1872~
Creator:
Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Columbian Exposition Medal]
Souvenir medal from the world's fair in Chicago. One side has an image of Christopher columbus wearing armor, with his arms outstretched as he makes landfall, with the text "Christopher Columbus Oct-XII MCCCCXCII" at right. On the reverse, there are a number of images around the central text: "World's Columbian Exposition in Commemoration of the Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of Columbus. MDCCCXCII - MDCCCXCIII to T.V. Munson." Images include (at top) a globe with an angel on either side, one with a trumpet and the other marking the globe with a brush; beribboned lit torches on either side of the central text box; and (at bottom) Columbus' ship with unfurled sails.
Date:
189X
Creator:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 & Barber, Charles E., 1840-1917
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bronze Medal]
Round commemorative medal featuring a bald eagle with wings outspread, holding up a box with the text: "Bronze Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Below the text box are two fishes and a shell. On the reverse, there are two female figures, at left, a woman wearing a helmet and holding a U.S. flag out behind her, next to a partially-naked woman removing cloth decorated with bees. Text around the outside of the image says: "Universal Exposition Saint Louis United States of America, MCMIV."
Date:
1904
Creator:
Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate
Certificate from the 1889 World's Fair in Paris commemorating an exhibit of vines by Thomas Munson. The text is bordered by detailed illustrations including cherubs or angels at the top, on either side of a coat of arms labeled "equality"; columns on either side with dates and text labels 1789 at left (with "liberty" at the top and "commerce" at the bottom) and 1889 at right (with "brotherhood" at top and "industry" at bottom); and book below the text, held open by a branch and ribbon.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Pomological Society Medal]
Round medal with a left-facing bust portrait in the center, labeled "H. Mitchell, Sc." with text around the outside: "American Pomological Society - Founded 1848 - Marshall Pinckney Wilder, Pres." On the reverse, there is a basket at the bottom, with images of grape leaves and fruit around the outside; in the center, text has been etched: "Prof. T. V. Munson for 12 Seedling and Texan Grapes ~1885~."
Date:
1885
Creator:
American Pomological Society
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[French Exposition Medal]
Souvenir medal from the world's fair held in Paris, featuring a number of symbolic images. On one side, there is a woman seated beneath a tree, holding out a laurel crown to a man at left; at the bottom is an image of the exposition space with the Eiffel Tower. Text around the image says "Exposition Universelle" around the edge and the year, 1889, near the center. The other side has an angel blowing a trumpet in a tree, below a star, with her arm around the bust of a person wearing laurels (at right). Text at left says "Republicque Française" and a decorative box below has the name "F. U. Munson."
Date:
1889
Creator:
Bottée, Louis Alexandre
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commemorative Louisiana Exposition Medal]
Triangular commemorative medal with images in central circles, surrounded by stars and inititials. On the front, there is a bald eagle with wings outspread, holding up a box with the text: "Commemorative Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Below the text box are two fishes and a shell. On the reverse, there are two female figures, at left, a woman wearing a helmet and holding a U.S. flag out behind her, next to a partially-naked woman removing cloth decorated with bees. Text around the outside of the image says: "Universal Exposition Saint Louis United States of America, MCMIV."
Date:
1904
Creator:
Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 2019
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Struggle and Conflict."
Date:
Spring 2019
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 33, Number 1, Spring 2021
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Law & Disorder in Dallas Revisted."
Date:
Spring 2021
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 32, Number 1, Spring 2020
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Disasters: Natural and Man-Made."
Date:
Spring 2020
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 32, Number 2, Fall 2020
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Tales from Two Cities."
Date:
Autumn 2020
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 31, Number 2, Fall 2019
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Pioneer to Pop."
Date:
Autumn 2019
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 30, Number 2, Fall 2018
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Forgotten Stories."
Date:
Autumn 2018
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring 2018
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Dallas on the Move."
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 29, Number 2, Fall 2017
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Challenges."
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring 2017
Semiannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Dallas Rediscovered."
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Dallas Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History