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Norris Wright Cuney: A Tribune of the Black People

Description: Biography of Norris Wright Cuney, a lawyer, politician, inspector of customs, revenue inspector, and Galveston alderman, in addition to organizing the Screwman's Benevolent Association.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hare, Maud Cuney
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Bar as an Institution of the State

Description: Transcription of the speech Phillips gave which discusses the role of lawyers and their obligations to the people that they serve.
Date: July 2, 1913
Creator: Texas Bar Association
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1914 to 1934]

Description: Tax rolls for Dalworth Park, Texas documenting properties during 1914-1934, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's assessed value, and taxes organized by year.
Date: 1914/1934
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1928, Delinquent Rolls]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1914 to 1928, including the name of each property's owner, each property's description and assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1914/1928
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8]

Description: Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Financial Records Related to Olivewood Cemetery in Houston]

Description: Ledger book containing financial records for Olivewood Cemetery, including personal names with lots and fees paid, with other notes. It includes an alphabetical personal name index to the records at the start of the book.
Date: 1914~/1938~
Creator: Olivewood Cemetery
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Geologic Atlas of the United States: Van Horn Folio, Texas

Description: This atlas contains three colored maps and aereal views from the regions around the Van Horn, Texas quadrangle including topography, and structure sections of the territory comprising El Paso County and Culberson County. The illustrated text of the atlas discusses the geological elevation of the area, provides in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as the economic geology of the region, precious metals and minerals.
Date: 1914
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Cotton S.E. Ledger: July 1914-October 1914]

Description: Cotton S.E. ledger documenting business transaction numbers. The business entity is included at the top of new entries.
Date: 1914-07-29/1914-10-09
Partner: Texas Coastal Bend Collection

Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915

Description: Periodical containing information about business-related topics in Travis County, along with civic news regarding organizational meetings, stories, and other information of interest to business owners and merchants in the Austin area.
Date: July 1915
Creator: Capital City Advertising Association
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Along the Rio Grande

Description: Book written by the author as he traveled along the Rio Grande as a 'warless war correspondent.'
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, Tracy Hammond
Partner: UNT Libraries

Elisabet Ney, Sculptor

Description: Biography about the sculptor, Elisabet Ney.
Date: 1916
Creator: Taylor, Bride Neill
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[First United Methodist Church Members Registry: 1916-1943]

Description: Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1916 to 1943. Marriage and infant baptism records are also included.
Date: 1916/1943
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
Partner: First United Methodist Church of Dallas

Governors' Messages: Coke to Ross (Inclusive), 1874-1891

Description: This book contains a compilation of various speeches (including inaugural addresses) and other messages (including reports and veto statements) written by governors of Texas between 1874 and 1891. Additionally, brief biographies are included for each of the governors (Richard Coke, O. M. Roberts, John Ireland, and Lawrence Sullivan Ross) with the exception of R. B. Hubbard. Index starts on page 783.
Date: 1916
Creator: Texas State Library. Archive & History Dept.
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Story of Corpus Christi

Description: This book describes the history of Corpus Christi through sketches of persons and events in the history of the city. According to the preface, it does focuses less on the history than on the people, "presenting in plain narrative form, a recountal of the days when Corpus Christi was young, of the trials and tribulations that fell to the lot of her residents in the war periods, and finally to emerge as a fast growing a progressive city of the Southland" (p. v).
Date: 1916
Creator: Sutherland, Mary A. & Harrison, Frank B.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Views of the Paris, Texas Fire

Description: A small booklet with several images of the devastation in Paris, Texas after the 1916 fire. From the private collection of Scott Muhn.
Date: 1916
Creator: Noyes, Josef H.
Partner: Other

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1916-1931]

Description: Ledger containing financial records for the Galveston City Company, including profit evaluations, notes and bills payable, stocks, personal and business account transactions, and other financial activity from July 5, 1916 to June 29, 1931.
Date: 1916-07-05/1931-06-29
Creator: Galveston City Company
Partner: Stewart Title Company
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