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Southwestern Lore

Collection of a miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including folk stories about treasure hunters, cowboys, Native Americans, and razorback hogs, as well as myths, customs and other superstitions. The index of song material begins on page 192 and the general index begins on page 193.

Date: 1931

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

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Spur-of-the-Cock

Collected miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Mayo Indians, Mexican folk plays, folk songs, information about Texas cacti and other folklore. The index begins on page 110.

Date: 1933

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

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943

Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.

Date: 1992

Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

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[News Clip: DEA-Bust]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: October 8, 1992, 6:00 p.m.

Duration: 44 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. H. Louviere, September 21, 1960]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. H. Louviere discussing recent sales of sugar.

Date: September 21, 1960

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2

"Leftwich's Grant is the second volume in a series that is intended to document the colonization of an area in Central Texas that eventually became known as Robertson's Colony." It covers "the three years that [Robert] Leftwich spent in Mexico City and Saltillo" and includes "a complete account of his official negotiations with both the national government in Mexico City and the state government of Coahuila and Texas. It also includes documents concerning Dr. Felix Robertson, President of the T… more

Date: 1975

Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).

Date: 1890

Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Map of the Pershing Expedition: March 15, 1916]

Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing routes the U. S. troops took into Mexico on the expedition of 1916 led by General John J. Pershing. Notes the pack train and wagon train routes as well as infantry routes, and the Expedition headquarters at Dublan Mexico.

Date: unknown

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981

Item Type: Map

Partner: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)

[Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border from El Paso to Van Horn, Texas]

Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing the border area between Texas and Mexico from El Paso, Texas (left) to Van Horn, Texas (right). Several towns, forts, roads, and geographic features are marked primarily on the Texas side of the map. A note in the bottom-left corner of the map says "Where the Rio Grande becomes the U.S. & Mexico boundary, and flows towards the Big Bend District. It makes 1,260 miles of the international border. Much of the early history of the south-west was made alo… more

Date: [1920..]

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)

[Map of Trading Posts in Big Bend, Texas 1916-1930]

Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing trading posts on the Rio Grande River from El Paso to Eagle Pass, Texas. It includes two lists: "Trading Posts on the Texas Side of the Big Bend in 1916-30" and "Settlements in the Juarez Area." It also has notes near the bottom of the map that say "The trade area was an 80 mile radius from the Rio Grande. Several days travel by burro or horse. Most towns or villages shown were in the news during the border trouble days" and "Most of this part of Mex… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, July 1967 - April, 1968

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 661.

Date: 1968

Creator: Texas State Historical Association

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Texas State Historical Association