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Peoples Home Telephone Company

Description: The Peoples Home Telephone Company Directory contains phone numbers and addresses of businesses and residents in Denton and the surrounding area. The directory also includes advertisements for local businesses. The Peoples Home Telephone Company compiled the directory on December 1, 1918.
Date: December 1, 1918
Creator: Peoples Home Telephone Company
Partner: Denton Public Library

West is Best!: Local Community History 1850-2015 [Teacher's Guide]

Description: Booklet describing the history of West, Texas for students along with individual activities, group projects, and suggestions about online resources for additional research. This teacher's guide also includes introductory information and sections related to the activities ("What's in it for the kids?") and to the implementation of the curriculum as it relates to TEKS ("13E.10. Implementation of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Elementary, Beginning with School Year 2011-… more
Date: 2015~
Creator: Davis, Margie Mashek
Partner: Private Collection of M. M. Davis

The History of Leonard, Texas: Volume 2

Description: Book discussing the history of Leonard, Texas including descriptions of the main institutions, major events, lists of families living in the city, photographs, and lists of the graduating classes of Leonard High School.
Date: 2005
Creator: Leonard Preservation League
Partner: Fannin County Historical Commission

[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: January - September 1899]

Description: Ledger containing accounting information kept by Joseph O'Connor for a general "Jobbing Business" including merchandise sold by customer, expenses, and other financial documentation.
Date: 1899-01-10/1899-09-01
Creator: O'Connor, Joseph
Partner: Texas Coastal Bend Collection

O. Henry Biography

Description: This work is the first biography of O. Henry.
Date: 1916
Creator: Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Hotel Guide, Highway Guide and Where to Go in Mineral Wells

Description: The cover page of a guide to the town of Mineral Wells, with information about the different types of water available, recreation activities, sanatoriums, and hotels is shown here. The clothes of the"Dyspeptic" illustrated at the bottom left suggest the late 1920's. Please note the gammadion (swastika) ribbons above and below the doggerel on the left side of the picture. The guide appears to have been printed considerably before the rise of the Nazis in Germany.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Business Directory and Handy Guide of Denton

Description: Photocopy of an early business directory for Denton County, including business advertisements and information regarding updates in the county circa 1894.
Date: 1894
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Hustlin' Heritage 75]

Description: This book includes a brief history of the town with pages devoted to individuals, organizations, and businesses.
Date: 1973
Creator: The Jubilee Book Committee
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

Down Historic Trails of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Description: Book of historic people, places, and things in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas. It includes photographs of the subjects and some line illustrations in the text.
Date: 1949
Creator: Arlington Heights Junior Historians
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

West is Best!: Local Community History 1850-2015 [Student Book]

Description: Booklet describing the history of West, Texas for students along with individual activities, group projects, and suggestions about online resources for additional research.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Davis, Margie Mashek
Partner: Private Collection of M. M. Davis

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1881-1882

Description: "Containing the present state, county and city governments, and a complete list of all county officials, post offices and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits and a complete classified business directory."
Date: 1881
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1897-1898

Description: "Containing the present state, county and city governments, and a complete list of all postoffices and money order offices in Texas; also an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes; full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a complete classified business directory. Also a valuable street and avenue guide.
Date: 1897
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1889-1890

Description: "Containing the present state, county, and city governments, and a complete list of all county officials, post offices and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a complete classified business directory."
Date: 1889
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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

A History of Bonham, Texas

Description: Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).
Date: 1929
Creator: Bonham High School. American History Class.
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

A Stake in the Prairie: Mesquite, Texas

Description: Book providing a narrative overview of Mesquite, Texas and the immediate area, including significant people and events as well as general history with images and references. Index starts on page 256.
Date: 1984
Creator: Mesquite Historical Committee
Partner: Mesquite Public Library

Oral History Interview with C. S. Turbeville, June 17, 1981

Description: Interview with C. S. Turbeville, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas, regarding his family background, upbringing on the farm, connection to business and the stores his family owned, research and testing of baits, fishing tournaments, and involvement in the Chamber of Commerce. (appliance store)
Date: July 17, 1981
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Turbeville, Clarence S.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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