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[Welcome to Hustlin' Hereford Brochure]

Description: This pamphlet gives a brief sketch of the city of Hereford, Texas with photographs, an introduction, and a 'Community Survey' that gives statistics on location, climate, population, transportation, major manufactururers, utilities, community facilities (including churches), schools, local governments, taxes, labor, agriculture, and industrial development.
Date: 1970
Creator: Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

[Cross Plains Fire Storm Scrapbook Excerpt]

Description: Excerpt of a scrapbook from Cross Plains, Texas covering the fire storm that hit the town in December 2005 and rebuilding that happened in 2006. The excerpt includes an introduction and newspaper clippings from national and local coverage.
Date: 2005-12/2006
Creator: Cavanaugh, Bettie
Partner: Cross Plains Public Library

Texas Commission on Fire Protection Operating Budget: 2006

Description: Proposed budget for the Texas Commission on Fire Protection outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation, during fiscal years 2006.
Date: Autumn 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[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

The Man in the Leather Helmet: A Souvenir Booklet of The Dallas Fire Department

Description: Souvenir book that was sold to raise money for the Dallas Firemen's Relief Fund. It includes a complete roster of Dallas firemen with photographs, articles about the department and fire-related topics, and images of locations, as well as advertising for Dallas businesses.
Date: 1931
Creator: Dallas Firemen's Relief Fund
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

Tons of Sweets from Texas Beets

Description: This article discusses the creation of a refining plant for the Holly Sugar Corporation near Hereford, Texas as well as a basic description of the refinement process.
Date: April 1964
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On

Description: The Texas Folklore Society has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years now, and I don’t really think there’s any mystery as to what keeps the organization going strong. The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors. We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members—young members, many of whom are college or even high school students. These presentations are oftentimes given during s… more
Date: December 15, 2012
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Partner: UNT Press

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks

Description: This volume includes a brief history (and many photographs) of Fort Wolters' 84th Military Police Detachment, Fire Department, Training Aids, 328th Army Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp 1943-1945, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, and Parks.
Date: unknown
Creator: Casper, Willie H., Jr.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Called to Serve: the Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross

Description: This book features the history of the Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross, which was chartered in Hereford in 1917, one month after the start of WWI. The history includes year by year summaries, as well as lists of officers and board of directors, correspondence, and financial reports.
Date: 2002
Creator: Miller, Genevieve O.
Partner: Deaf Smith County Library

A History of Fannin County featuring Pioneer Families

Description: Book outlining the early history of Fannin County, including detailed descriptions of the main city (Bonham); churches, schools and community centers; ranching; settler families; and other related informtaion.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Hodge, Floy Crandall
Partner: Fannin County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981

Description: Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date: July 21, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Randall County Story from 1541 to 1910

Description: This book discusses the history of Randall County including the geography of the area, stories from people living in the county, community businesses and religious institutions. The book is divided into four sections by date; an index of pioneers starts on page 359.
Date: 1969
Creator: Warwick, Mrs. Clyde W.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee

Description: Book documenting biographical information about Colonel Roswell W. Lee (1810-1873) who served during the American Civil War, incorporating transcripts of letters and documents, photographs, and other source information. Index starts on page 274.
Date: 2009
Creator: Fish, Ruth Holloway
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

One Hundred Years of Godley History: 1883-1983

Description: Book describing the history of Godley, Texas including various persons important to the founding of the town, businesses, organizations, schools, agricultural activities, and other information about the first 100 years of the town's existence. Name index starts on page 136.
Date: 1983
Creator: Carrell, Ina Mae
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

Description: A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1980]

Description: Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from January through June in 1980.
Date: 1980-01/1980-06
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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