About the Portal

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.

Resources⁴ Educators

We offer teaching materials that connect your students with primary source historical documents to dramatically enrich their learning.

Recent Additions

The Portal continues to grow as new partners contribute digital versions of their collections. See some of our latest materials here.

Featured Collection

Texas Digital Newspaper Program

The Texas Digital Newspaper Program is a partnership to provide broad geographic access to digitized Texas newspapers as far back as 1829. This is a very popular collection with some outstanding partners across Texas. Newspapers are being added to the Portal regularly. Some of the current titles include the Telegraph and Texas Register, the Bartlett Tribune, the Texas Ranger, the Palo Pinto Star, the Texas Democrat, the Lavaca Herald, and the Tulia Herald.

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Featured Partner

Clay County Historical Society

The Clay County Historical Society presents a rich collection of photographs that include early images of Henrietta and surrounding Clay County. Also featured are images of Native Americans taken by photographers Alice Snearly, Lon Kelley, and William E. Irwin.

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