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[Art Forum Pressbook, 1938-1939]

Description: Scrapbook that documents art events over the year with emphasis on local events and those of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Sixth District of which Abilene, Texas, was a part. This scrapbook won first place at the Sixth District Convention. Included are 49 pages of prints purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and made available for ten cents a piece by the American Committee for Art Appreciation. The brochure includes a history of the different painters. These prints were exhibit… more
Date: 1938/1939
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

Description: Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date: 1996
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Alexander's Veterans and the Early Wars of the Successors

Description: This book discusses the soldiers of Alexander the Great's armies and various groups of veterans of different campaigns involvement in the Hellenistic world during Alexander's reign and his early successors.
This item is restricted from view until January 1, 2113.
Date: 2013
Creator: Roisman, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Medicine Man in Texas

Description: Book outlining the early history of medicine and of medical societies in Texas, along with brief biographical sketches of prominent physicians by county. It includes excerpts of newspaper articles, association meeting minutes, and other sources documenting practices over time.
Date: 1930
Creator: Red, Mrs. George Plunkett
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Evolution of a State, or, Recollections of Old Texas Days

Description: "This reminiscence of a Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the region as the sectional conflict was beginning.”
Date: 1900
Creator: Smithwick, Noah, 1808-1899 & Donaldson, Nanna Smithwick
Partner: UNT Libraries

Texas Almanac, 1996-1997

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 631.
Date: 1995
Creator: Ramos, Mary G.
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

History and Reminiscences of Denton County

Description: This book gives an overview of Denton County including the history of various time periods and specific aspects of the area as well as reminiscences of citizens. Index starts on page 408.
Date: 1976
Creator: Bates, Ed. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Facsimile of "Joe Clark, HBSS, Published Photographs and Stories, Vol. 01: Life Magazine" scrapbook]

Description: From Junebug Clark's introduction: "A collection of Picture Stories containing Joe Clark, HBSS photographs in their chronological context. The majority of this collection are Life magazine stories. The magazine covers are included to establish the date and era that these stories appeared. Some stories the photographs are all by Joe. Other stories may contain one or two by Joe. These are usually national roundups, but the whole story is included."
Date: 1936/1967
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

History of Johnson County and Surrounding Areas

Description: Book composed primarily of articles published in the Cleburne, Texas, Times-Review provides a partial history of Johnson County from early settlers to 1970.
Date: 1970
Creator: Block, Viola
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

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

Historical and Pictorial Review: National Guard of the State of Texas, 1940

Description: Book describing the history of the U.S. National Guard in Texas including a written description of involvement in actions as well as lists of various important persons and locations. It also includes a pictorial yearbook of the members of the National Guard for 1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: Texas. National Guard.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

The Texas Almanac for 1861

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including history, statistics of individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1860
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion

Description: This book "is a compendium of America's Indian Wars and the mountain men, soldiers, cowboys and pioneers who took part in them" (dust-jacket). It includes information about all the major American Indian battles, the lives of notable men who fought in the battles, and the combat techniques employed. The index begins on page 247.
Date: 1991
Creator: O'Neal, Bill
Partner: Panola College

Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign

Description: Book containing Mexican Col. Juan N. Almonte's 1834 report concerning the measures necessary to prevent the loss of Texas, as well as fifty of his letters, and the journal he kept while at the side of Santa Anna during the Texas rebellion in 1836.
Date: 2003
Creator: Jackson, Jack, 1941-2006 & Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno, 1803-1869
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Panhandle Pilgrimage: Illustrated Tales Tracing History in the Texas Panhandle

Description: This text covers the history of the Panhandle region of the state of Texas from prehistory through 1978. The chapters are organized chronologically and include segments devoted to the first towns, historically significant persons, and other events in the area along with photographs, maps, and other illustrations.
Date: 1978
Creator: Robertson, Pauline Durrett & Robertson, R. L.
Partner: Canyon Area Library
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