Inventory of records of Irion County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and School Superintendent. Also provides a listing of Irion County Records and an index.
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Inventory of records of Irion County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and School Superintendent. Also provides a listing of Irion County Records and an index.
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ix, [1], 104 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"This inventory of the Irion County records is part of a project devoted to the preservation of the public records in the 254 counties of the State of Texas. The statewide project is under the direction of the University Center for Community Services of North Texas State University in conjunction with the Regional Historical Resource Depository program of the Texas State Library."--Preface
This book is part of the following collections of related materials.
Rare Book and Texana Collections
These materials include a 1633 map, America Noviter Delineata; H. K. Yoakum's History of Texas, and Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 by Randolph B. Marcy.
This ambitious project began in 1936 under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) and continued until 1942, producing 24 inventories of Texas county archives.
Haney, Sharon & Robertson, Patricia O.Inventory of county records, Irion County courthouse, Mertzon, Texas,
book,
1975;
[Denton, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25207/:
accessed April 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.