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The LH7 Ranch in Houston's Shadow: The E.H. Marks' Legacy From Longhorns to the Salt Grass Trail

Description: This book gives an overview of the history of the LH7 ranch, near Houston, Texas starting with the father of Emil Henry Marks, who founded the ranch. The chapters include biographical information of people in the Marks family and other people connected to the ranch as well as historical aspects of the ranch and the community. Index starts on page 217.
Date: 1991
Creator: Sizemore, Deborah Lightfoot
Partner: UNT Press

2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
Date: 2001
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Backwoods to Border

Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Partner: UNT Press

Coroner Inquest

Description: Ledger containing coroner's inquest information and related notes for deaths in Harris County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Harris County Archives

Inquest Proceedings

Description: Ledger containing inquest proceedings and related notes for deaths in Harris County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Harris County Archives

Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012

Description: Proposed budget for the Coastal Water Authority Lake Houston Facilities Project outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A Tribute to Tomball: A Pictorial History of the Tomball Area

Description: Pictorial history with personal accounts and textual descriptions of Tomball, Texas, including a brief overview of the area and accounts of the families, businesses, social organizations, churches, and schools.
Date: 1982
Creator: Tomball Area Diamond Jubilee, Inc.
Partner: LSC - Tomball Community Library

Catalog of the University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2015-2016, Graduate

Description: Annual graduate catalog of the University of Houston-Clear Lake describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 2015-2016 school year.
Date: 2015
Creator: University of Houston--Clear Lake
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

Description: Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date: 1996
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a compilation of 1,333 folk cures, remedies and prevention techniques. It includes information about various diagnoses, such as acne, poison ivy, whooping cough, nosebleeds, and others.
Date: 1970
Creator: Anderson, John Q.
Partner: UNT Press

Welcome to Tomball: A History of Tomball, Texas

Description: Book describing the history of Tomball, Texas, including its origins; significant persons; history of the schools, businesses, and churches; and other information about the growth of Tomball over time. Index starts on page 211.
Date: 2005
Creator: Upchurch, Lessie
Partner: LSC - Tomball Community Library

Soil Survey of Harris 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 Harris County, Texas.
Date: 1976
Creator: Wheeler, Frankie F.; Crout, Jack D.; Ratliff, Larry F.; Hatherly, Don T.; Deshotels, Jesse D.; Wagner, John D. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Memories of Nelly Levy Berg: Her Life in Germany and her First Ten Years in America, 1910-1948

Description: Biographical narrative about Nelly Levy Berg and her family, detailing her early life in Germany (now part of Poland) and subsequent immigration to Houston, Texas. It also discusses World War II and the effects of the Holocaust on her extended family. The author (Berg's daughter) also describes a modern-day trip to Eastern Europe to revisit the locations.
Date: 1995
Creator: Wulfe, Lorraine
Partner: UNT Libraries

Soil survey of Harris County, Texas

Description: Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Harris County, Texas.
Date: 1928
Creator: Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine); Bushnell, T. M. (Thomas Mark) & Bauer, A. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Welcome to Omokunle! The House is Full of Children

Description: Children's story and activity book from The Imag•I•Nation and Sheila Savannah based on the Omokunle exhibit at The Children's Museum of Houston. Omokunle Village is a fictional Yoruba village in Nigeria.
Date: 1989
Creator: The Imag•I•Nation
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: 1981-July 1987]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from 1981 through July 1987, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1981/1987-07
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: August 1987-October 1990]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from August 1987 through October 1990, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1987-08/1990-10
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: September 1990-February 1993]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from September 1990 through Februrary 1993, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings.
Date: 1990-09/1993-02
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: December 1975-April 1981]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from December 1975 through April 1981, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1975-12/1981-04
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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