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The Portal is a gateway to Texas history materials. You may discover anything from an ancestor's picture in a college yearbook to a rare historical map.

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Featured Collections

Caldwell News and Burleson County Ledger

The Harrie P. Woodson Library presents the Caldwell News-Chronicle, the Caldwell News and the Burleson County Ledger covering the years 1897 to 1955. The weekly newspaper documents the development of Burleson County's farming and oil industries as well as local events and people.

Arlington Police Department Collection

The Arlington Public Library and Fielder House present their collection of items depicting the Arlington Police Department from the early 1900's to present day. The collection contains legal documents, clippings, and over 290 photographs of various people, places, and activities concerning the department.

The Rice Thresher

The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is published each Friday during the school year, by the students of Rice University.

Stonewall County School Annuals

Stonewall County Library presents their school annuals photographs and information about students, teachers, sports, school events and organizations. The Aspermont Independent School District yearbooks collection features 52 volumes of the Hornet from 1944 through 2000, the Old Glory School yearbooks collection features issues of The Pirate from 1941 through 1984, and the Peacock School yearbooks collection features issues of the ...

City Directories

This collection includes city directories, business directories, legal directories, and phone directories from the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. Each directory has an index and many advertisements from local businesses. The city directories generally include names, addresses, and telephone numbers for residents and businesses. Many of the directories include advertisements.

 

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Old Settler's Association of Grayson County

The Old Settler's Association of Grayson County partners with us to provide access to their minutes from 1879-2005. The ledgers and minutes contain handwritten minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and registers of members.

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