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Collingsworth County 1890-1984

Description: This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes family histories, general histories about communities in the area, and memorials. Index starts on page 442.
Date: 1985
Creator: Collingsworth County History Book Committee
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas)

Description: This volume about Bosque County includes introductory material about the history and geography of the area, community histories, and family histories with genealogical information. Index starts on page 788.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bosque County History Book Committee
Partner: Denton Public Library

Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1

Description: First volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, written in two parts with supplementary reference information. Part 1 includes sixteen chapters that outline the general background of the county and information for each time period from European exploration through the Texas sesquicentennial (1986). Part 2 provides more detailed information about the communities, organizations and businesses, and religion and education. Index starts on page 711.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matagorda County Book Committee
Partner: Palacios Area Historical Association

Inventory of county records, Brazoria County courthouse, Angleton, Texas, Volume 1

Description: Inventory of records of Brazoria County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the County Clerk as Secretary for Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, County Clerk as Reporter for County Court, District Clerk, and Tax Assessor-Collector. Includes an index.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, 1984

Description: Interview with former president of North Texas State College and North Texas State University J. C. Matthews from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Matthews recollects some of his experiences and thoughts as a child and while he was a student at school. He also comments on several personal experiences as a teacher, including when he was appointed as a laboratory school teacher, a curriculum committee member, and the dean of the college of education. He also talks about the desegregation of North… more
Date: July 26, 1984
Creator: Adams, Wayne; Blair, Witt; Jenkins, Floyd; Kingery, Dwane; Marquis, R. L.; Mohat, Imogen et al.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Inventory of county records, Tyler County courthouse, Woodville, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Tyler County housed in the Tyler County courthouse in Woodville. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk: As Secretary for the Commissioners Court, County Clerk: as Recorder, County Clerk: as Reporter of the County Court, District Attorney, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, and County Auditor. Also provides an index.
Date: 1981
Creator: Clarke, Joe; Fortin, Maurice G.; Marmion, Daniel & Riney, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The History of Eastern Kerr County, Texas

Description: Book describing the history of communities in eastern Kerr County, Texas: "The book is a combination of a brief Texas history, a section from the Kerr County records, and a compilation of family histories and short stories that trace this portion of the county's ancestry" (back cover). Topics include a history of churches, schools and clubs of the area. The index starts on page 234.
Date: 1986
Creator: Witt, Prentice Gerald
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Texas State Travel Guide: 1988

Description: Travel guide for the state of Texas containing information of interest to tourists including events, parks and historic sites, recreation opportunities, and other attractions. Index to cities and attractions starts on page 262.
Date: 1988
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Inventory of county records, Williamson County courthouse, Georgetown, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Williamson County housed in the Williamson County courthouse in Georgetown, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk: as Secretary of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk: as Recorder, County Clerk: as Reporter for the County Court, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, County Court, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasu… more
Date: 1981
Creator: Slaughter, Rix; Zacher, Stephen; Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E. & Summerville, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Heritage of North Harris County

Description: Booklet describing the history of northern Harris County, Texas, including information about the people, communities, industries, and other information of note, broken down by time periods.
Date: April 1986
Creator: American Association of University Women. North Harris County Branch.
Partner: Harris County Public Library

Soil Survey of Williamson County, Texas

Description: Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Williamson County, Texas.
Date: 1983
Creator: Werchan, Leroy E. & Coker, John L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Soil Survey of Johnson County, Texas

Description: Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Johnson County, Texas.
Date: 1985
Creator: Coburn, Winfred C.; Bauer, Arthur R.; Thomas, Paul E. & Zaborske, Richard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Kerr County Album

Description: Book discussing the history of people and places in Kerr County, Texas. It is organized into several sections: Kerrville and County Communities; Kerr County; What Binds Them Together; Churches of Kerr County; Schools; Medical Institutions; Clubs and Organizations; Life and Living on the Land; Riversides, Hillsides and Countrysides; Military Service Members; Summer Camps; Poems, Rhymes and Verses; Families; Tributes and Memorials; Businesses. Index starts on page 544.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Kerr County Historical Commission
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Soil Survey of Tarrant County, Texas

Description: Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Tarrant County, Texas.
Date: 1981
Creator: Ressel, Dennis D.; Allen, Milton; Coffee, Daniel R.; Hill, Ralph H.; Holt, Thomas H.; Pauls, Edward W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1979

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 7 & 8, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "History Makers and Preservers of the Philosophical Society of Texas."
Date: 1980
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

History of Hutchinson County, Texas: 104 Years, 1876-1980

Description: History book describing Hutchinson County, Texas, featuring local history, photographs, illustrations, and biographies.
Date: 1980
Creator: Hutchinson County Historical Commission
Partner: Hutchinson County Genealogical Society

The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

Description: A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

Texas Travel Handbook

Description: Guide to assist tourists in Texas: "Attractions and points of interest are listed under the city name where they are located; city names are arranged in alphabetical order. Information on Texas State Parks, National Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Entering and Leaving Mexico, and other general subjects will be found at the end of this book" (p. 2).
Date: 1989~
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Soil Survey of Bosque County, Texas

Description: Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Bosque County, Texas.
Date: 1980
Creator: Stringer, Billy R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 9, October 1834, through March 20, 1835, Sarahville de Viesca

Description: The papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas include text providing historical context and an overview of events as well as transcriptions of land grant maps and other documentation related to the colony. This volume focuses on the establishment of the colony's capital, Sarahville de Viesca. Index starts on page 589.
Date: 1982
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas, 1913-
Partner: UNT Libraries

Photographic Collections in Texas: A Union Guide

Description: Union guide to photographs in Texas, "held by libraries, historical societies, universities, museums, government agencies, corporations, and other public entities" (p. xi). Entries are organized according to the institution that owns the items and includes some related access information; additional notes about the text are included in the introduction and a separate section labeled "Organization of the Entries" (starting on page xiii). Geographic index starts on page 347; personal name index… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Pearce-Moses, Richard
Partner: Texas Historical Foundation
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