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Testimony on the alleged election outrages in Texas

Testimony on the alleged election outrages in Texas

Date: 1889
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Description: Testimony regarding election problems in Texas.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Indian tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Indian tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Date: 1911
Creator: Swanton, John Reed
Description: Book describing various tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes information on: the tribes' locations; dress and ornaments; tattooing; arts and industries; economic life; medicine; birth, education, and the division of labor; games; etiquette; marriage; social organization; feasts; war; funeral ceremonies; religions; and origin of the tribe.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
The leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

The leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Date: 1961
Creator: United States. 87th Cong. 1st sess., 1961. House.
Description: collected tributes of his congressional colleagues. A compilation of tributes paid him in the Hall of the House of Representatives, June 12, 1961, and other pertinent material, to celebrate the occasion of his having served as speaker twice as long as any of his predecessors in the history of the United States; sixteen years and 273 days. Prepared and printed in accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 342, passed July 20, 1961, by the Eighty-seventh Congress, first session.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Proceedings of an Interstate convention of cattlemen, held at Fort Worth, Texas ... March 11, 12, 13, 1890 ...

Proceedings of an Interstate convention of cattlemen, held at Fort Worth, Texas ... March 11, 12, 13, 1890 ...

Date: 1890
Creator: Interstate Convention of Cattlemen.
Description: A book with the proceedings of the Interstate Convention of Cattlemen held in Fort Worth in 1890.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
A gazetteer of Texas, by Henry Gannett.

A gazetteer of Texas, by Henry Gannett.

Date: 1904
Creator: Gannett, Henry
Description: Geological and geographic survey and analysis of Texas at the onset of the 20th century. Also includes an index of place names in Texas.
Holding Partner: University of Texas
Soil survey, Zavala County, Texas

Soil survey, Zavala County, Texas

Date: 1940-06
Creator: Smith, H.M. (Howard Malcolm)
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 Zavala County, Texas.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Soil map, Zavala County, Texas

Soil map, Zavala County, Texas

Date: 1940-06
Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Description: Map displays soil types along with creeks, lakes, rivers, sloughs, tanks, towns, roads, railroads, farms, ranches, and gas pipelines. Includes legend and symbols.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Soil map, Kaufman County, Texas

Soil map, Kaufman County, Texas

Date: 1940-06
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry.
Description: Map displays soil types, creeks, lakes, towns, churches, schools, roads, railroads, and Texas Land Office survey lines. Includes legend and symbols. A polyconic projection, North American Datum. "Horizontal control by Texas State Reclamation Department. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (North central) system of plane coordinates."
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Soil survey, Kaufman County, Texas

Soil survey, Kaufman County, Texas

Date: 1940-06
Creator: Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry)
Description: Text describes climate, agricultural history, soils and crops, land uses, agricultural methods, productivity ratings, and morphology and genesis of soils for Kaufman County, Texas.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries