A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas.
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This section provides a sampling of some of our collections.
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The Palestine Daily Herald
In 1902, William M. and H.V. Hamilton inaugurated the Palestine Daily Herald and set to work creating the city ...
World War Poster Collection
From World War I French victory figures to grim views of the Nazi regime, these posters demonstrate the power of ...
The Abilene Reporter
The Abilene Reporter is a daily newspaper that was founded by Charles Edwin Gilbert. The newspaper began publishing three months ...
Journal of the Effective Schools Project
The Journal of the Effective Schools Project collection consists of 19 published journals resulting from the Tarleton State University Effective ...
Featured Partner
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Port Arthur Public Library
Port Arthur Public Library contributes its collection of photographs of Port Arthur as well as an extensive collection of yearbooks from four Port Arthur high schools.
News and Announcements
Horse Photos Featured in New Book
The UNT Libraries recently published Through the Lenses of Ray Bankston and Don Shugart, a captivating sample of the extensive collection of prints and negatives held in the Libraries’ Special Collections.
Ray Bankston and Don Shugart were two of the most prolific photographers of American Quarter Horses and horse show events in the South and Southwest during the last four decades of the twentieth century.
Their work is also featured in The Portal to Texas History’s Ray and Joyce Bankston Dalco Photography and Don Shugart Photography Collections.
What we do: Educate, Preserve, Build
Hundreds of years of Texas' cultural heritage exist in the physical holdings of communities across the state. The Portal seeks to digitize originals, preserving and presenting online copies for the long-term. Doing so highlights hidden collections, builds statewide connections, and provides access to you, regardless of the time or your location.
Resources4 Educators
We offer teaching materials that connect K-12 students with primary source historical documents to dramatically enrich their learning.
Find Teaching Materials"We are very excited about the outstanding lessons on your site and plan to use it as one of the cornerstones of implementing a long needed overhaul on the method of instruction for Texas history."
Daniel M. Reyes, San Antonio ISD
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
Learners of all ages can use TDNP to stand in the shoes of people from over 180 years ago to the present. Through our newspaper collection, we provide an understanding of the lives of Texans across history and miles.
About the Program"The newspaper digitization project places our library in position to reach out toward the future. By taking a piece of the past and bringing it with us, we are sure to grow and learn, appreciate and respect what was, what is and what will be."
Leslie Whitaker, Claude Public Library
Rescuing Texas History
The Portal to Texas History periodically offers mini-grants for its Rescuing Texas History series. Each grant provides up to $1,000 of digitization services to libraries, museums, historical societies, and other groups that house historical materials. All of the materials are scanned at UNT Libraries and hosted on the Portal.
Submit a Project"I collect old Texas photographs. Thanks to the Portal, they can now be viewed by the world."
Brad Willis — T. B. Willis Photograph Collection
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Last month, we counted 573,318 uses of items on the Portal by people all over the world. Many were provided by small communities and funded by the generosity of donors like you.
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