Good Work Bears Fruit; Baptists Give First Impulse
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30623/
[The Griffin Homestead in West Texas]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: A photograph of the Sallie (Sarah Ruth Falls) and Joe Griffin homestead in West Texas. The homestead appears to be a small rancher with a wooden door. A tractor is situated several feet from the building. Text on the back of the photograph identifies the area as "Palasky", TX.
Holding Partner: Euless Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3200/
Letter from Edwin S, Buck to his sister, Jane
Date: 1800-02-04
Creator: unknown
Description: Written from Chappell Hill, Texas, by Edwin S. Buck, to his sister, Jane, in Pontiac, Michigan; mentions several family members and local residents.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30025/
Quilt made of silk by Amanda Malvina Veazy
Date: unknown
Creator: Veazy, Amanda Malvina
Description: Quilt made of silk by Mrs. Y. Sheppherd Veazy (Amanda Malvina) for Eugene Bibb Wallace-Catherine (Kate) Veazy wedding. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30055/
"Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies"
Date: 1847-02-08
Creator: unknown
Description: Descriptions of Texas Indians of the Republic period; mention of captive Parker children
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30026/
Panoramic View of Lake Mineral Wells
Date: c. 1930
Creator: unknown
Description: An early panoramic view of Lake Mineral Wells. The lake was built by the city of Mineral Wells for a municipal water supply in 1920. Rock Creek, in Parker County, was dammed to impound a lake approximately a mile wide and five miles long. An island, visible in the center of this picture, was initially accessible only by boat, but eventually a wooden walkway connected it to the concrete dam. In World War II, with the increased need for water due to the building of Camp Wolters and its expansion into the largest Infantry Replacement Training Center in the nation, the dam at Lake Mineral Wells was raised and the island was covered by water. Lake Mineral Wells eventually partially filled with silt, and another water supply was sought. In the mid 1960s, Palo Pinto Creek was dammed by the city to form Lake Palo Pinto approximately ten miles southwest of the county seatl of Palo Pinto County, the current source of Mineral Wells' municipal water supply. Lake Mineral Wells was donated to Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1980 and became the focal point of Lake Mineral Wells State Park. Due to its proximinty to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, Lake ...
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38090/
Seward Papers
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Writ of garnishment concerning a note for $890.25 executed by D.G. Gregory to Roberts & Co. dated April 1, 1858, and transferred to Wal[?]ron Paige & Co. of New York
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth31038/
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 09, Number 01, Spring, 1997
Date: 1997
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Newspapers and Radio in Dallas."
Holding Partner: Dallas Historical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35106/
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 10, Number 01, Spring, 1998
Date: 1998
Creator: Dallas Historical Society
Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Theater in Dallas."
Holding Partner: Dallas Historical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35104/
Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 01, Number 01, Spring, 1989
Date: 1989
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Dallas Then, Dallas Now."
Holding Partner: Dallas Historical Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35122/