History of the Alamo and of the local Franciscan missions
Date: 1908
Creator: Taylor, Henry Ryder
Description: Subjective history and praise of San Antonio, Texas, and the Alamo. Includes narratives about various Texan heros.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14389/
Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Harding, Anne
Description: Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Contributing Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94264/
Oral History Interview with Suzie Humphreys, March 15, 2012
Date: March 15, 2012
Creator: Randle, Garret
Description: Interview with Suzie Humphreys,a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her work reporting for Channel 8 and KVIL radio station, and her career as a motivational speaker.
Contributing Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94262/
Pecan shellers of San Antonio: the problem of underpaid and unemployed Mexican labor
Date: 1940
Creator: Menefee, Selden C.
Description: A book about the livelihood of migrant Mexican pecan shellers. The book contains information concerning: the pecan-shelling industry in San Antonio, the earnings of the pecan shellers in 1938, the social lives of the pecan shellers, and the potential prospects of the pecan shellers.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5866/
Rena Pederson
Date: 2012
Creator: Dann, Lori
Description: This article is a short biography of journalist and director of communications Rena Pederson, based on an oral history discussing her childhood, education, and career.
Contributing Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94263/
Statistics and information concerning the state of Texas: with its millions of acres of unoccupied lands...
Date: 1890
Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
Description: This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130184/
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Description: This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61116/
Texas Women in Journalism: Suzie Humphreys
Date: 2012
Creator: Hartwick, Katy
Description: This article is a short biography of journalist and motivational speaker Suzie Humphreys, based on an oral history discussing her childhood, education, and career.
Contributing Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94261/