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Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

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

Baytown Vignettes: One Hundred and Fifty Years in the History of a Texas Gulf Coast Community

Book containing twenty essays written by the Baytown’s Lee College American Studies class. The essays highlight various aspects of the history of the Baytown area through its people and places.

Date: 1992

Creator: Britt, John & Tyssen, Muriel

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore

Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.

Date: 1997

Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward

Partner: UNT Press

From Humble Beginnings...

Series of articles highlighting the accomplishments of the Exxon Baytown Refinery from 1920-1995: "The collection of articles in this book has been compiled as a memento of Exxon's 75 years in Baytown. Rather than a complete history, its pages provide glimpses of the company's heritage, showing with pride some of the people and work that comprise Exxon Baytown" (p. 6).

Date: 1995

Creator: Exxon Corporation

Partner: Sterling Municipal Library

The Making of a City: Baytown, Texas, Since Consolidation 1948-1998

Book describing various aspects of governance and life in Baytown over 50 years starting with consolidation in 1948. Name index starts on page 113.

Date: August 1997

Creator: Young, Buck A.