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El Rancho in South Texas: Continuity and Change From 1750

This book discusses the history of ranching in South Texas, illustrated with photographs that were part of "the first major exhibit to examine the private cattle ranch in South Texas, held in 1994 in the John E. Connor Museum in Kingsville, Texas" (p. ix). Index starts on page 117.

Date: 1994

Creator: Graham, Joe S.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.

Date: 1964

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.

Date: 1943

Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Coffee in the Gourd

Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.

Date: 1923

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Corners of Texas

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.

Date: 1993

Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about animals, folk music, weather lore, folk beliefs, legends, folk medicine, poetry and other folktales. The index begins on page 229.

Date: 1999

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.

Date: 1953

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Cows of Yesterday #1

Copy negative of a herd of cattle in a field with a man on horseback on the left.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Cows of Yesterday #2

Copy negative of a herd of cattle in a field with a man on horseback on the left.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Men with Chuck Wagon

Copy negative of a group of men with supplies gathered around a chuck wagon in a field. Eleven are sitting, and three are standing. There is a herd of cattle in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Cattle Roundup

Copy negative of a roundup in Taylor County with a herd of cattle and men on horseback on the left in a field.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Trails: 1716-1886

Map of the historic Texas trails from 1716 to 1886, showing cattle trails, roadways, and American Indian trails. The map also includes major towns, county lines, bodies of water, crossings, and trading posts. No scale indicated.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Historic Marker Application: Hix Ranch House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Hix Ranch House, in Bandera, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

Date: 1965

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: First Bandera County Courthouse]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the First Bandera County Courthouse, in Bandera, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

Date: March 28, 1979

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Family Portrait

Copy negative of the Stevens family portrait. Henry and Adelia Worthington Stevens sit in chairs as one son sits in Henry's lap as the other stands next to Adelia. The boys names are Olen and John Stevens.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Clipping: Bombers land at Keystone Airport]

Copy of the March 2008 issue of "The Neighbor to Neighbor". Articles about the WASPs visiting, the upcoming Annual Clay County Agricultural Fair, late 19th century currency, and more are included.

Date: March 2008

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 637.

Date: 1960

Creator: Texas State Historical Association

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Texas State Historical Association