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Biographical sketch of General Mirabeau B. Lamar

Manuscript (reproduction) about Mirabeau B. Lamar, written by Edward Fontaine his personal secretary. Original manuscript dates from 1857.

Date: 1900

Creator: Fontaine, Edward

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Reminiscences of reconstruction in Texas ; and, Reminiscences of Texas and Texans fifty years ago

The author's personal recollections of the Reconstruction in Texas. The work is "intended to be illustrative of the conditions existing in Texas, the customs, feelings, and sentiments of the people, that came under the obersvation of the author at that time; and in addition some short sketches of the judges that occupied the bench and the lawyers that practiced in the Third and Thirteenth Judicial Districts fifty years ago, with a few short sketches of some early settlers, clerical and lay"

Date: 1902

Creator: Wood, William D.

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide for 1904

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.

Date: May 1904

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

El Paso Directory for 1907

General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a General Directory of the Citizens and Business Firms Alphabetically Arranged, a Classified Business Directory, a Complete Street Guide and Miscellaneous Information of Value to Citizens and Strangers."

Date: 1906

Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company

Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Soil Survey of Brownsville Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Brownsville Area, Texas.

Date: August 22, 1908

Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Lee, Ora

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A History of Greater Dallas and Vicinity: Volume 1

A history of the settlement of the Dallas area. Includes profiles on the Peters Colony; John Neely Bryan; early settlers; Civil War and Reconstruction; railroads; industry and trade; and other matters up to 1907.

Date: 1909

Creator: Lindsley, Philip