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[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12]

Description: Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1953/1958
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Comanche Texts

Description: This book contains Comanche folktales, along with the English translations. They are broken into several sections which are listed (along with brief summaries of the stories) in the table of contents: coyote stories; fairy tales and fables; manners and morals; adventure; and obtaining and preparing food. Both the English and Comanche texts have numbered footnotes to line up the translation, explained in the Editor's Note (p. iii); there is also an Explanatory Note describing the Comanche tran… more
Date: 1958
Creator: Canonge, Elliott D.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Booming Mexia in the Roaring 20's

Description: Compilation of articles published during 1955 in The Waco-Times Herald, written by Nanine Simmons about the history of Mexia, Texas and focusing on the oil boom in the 1920s. The author includes a preface regarding the sources of her information and editorial notes for some of the articles to provide more context.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Simmons, Nanine
Partner: UNT Libraries

1957 Travis County Rural Directory

Description: Directory and classified buyers guide for Travis County, Texas. Included is an alphabetical listing of the names of Travis County residents and business concerns, a listing of house numbers by road, an alphabetical listing of farms by type of farming done, and a classified advertisement section and buyers guide.
Date: 1957
Partner: Westbank Community Library District

1958 Travis County Rural Directory

Description: Directory and classified buyers guide for Travis County, Texas. Included is an alphabetical listing of the names of Travis County residents and business concerns, a listing of house numbers by road, an alphabetical listing of farms by type of farming done, and a classified advertisement section and buyers guide.
Date: 1958
Partner: Westbank Community Library District

Charcoal And Charcoal Burners

Description: A book of stories, images, and and histories related to charcoal, charcoal mining, charcoal miners, charcoal burning, and the different uses of charcoal.
Date: 1950
Creator: Topperwein, Fritz A.
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Fort Worth Garden Club Scrapbook: 1952-1953]

Description: Scrapbook for the Fort Worth Garden Club documenting activities, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, event programs, maps, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1952/1953
Creator: Fort Worth Garden Club
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Fort Worth Garden Club Scrapbook: 1954-1960]

Description: Scrapbook for the Fort Worth Garden Club documenting activities, including newspaper clippings, event programs, certificates, and other ephemera.
Date: 1954/1960
Creator: Fort Worth Garden Club
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1953 to 1954]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1953 and 1954, including the name and address of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1953/1954
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1956]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1956, including the owner name and address of each property, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1956
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1957, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1957, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1957
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1955, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1955, including the name and address of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1955
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1959, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1959, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1959
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1951 to 1954]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1951-1954, including the name and address of each property's owner, survey or addition, each property's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1951/1954
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1958, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1958, including the name and address of the each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1958
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church Minutes of Deacons' Meetings]

Description: Book containing events and minutes from deacon meetings at College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. These include topics such as church politics, events, and financial issues. Typed pages, drawings, and a receipt have been inserted into the book.
Date: November 1952
Creator: College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church
Partner: Carrollton Public Library

Church Roll and Record

Description: Book containing a member roll for Union Missionary Baptist Church. Includes such information as the date of reception or dismissal, as well as a list of deaths and inactive members.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Union Missionary Baptist Church
Partner: Carrollton Public Library

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

Description: This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).
Date: 1956
Creator: Walton, W. M.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Ghost Towns of Texas

Description: This book gives an overview of ghost towns in the state of Texas. Many of the towns are described with extended histories while others are simply noted with a statement of their locations. The book is split into four parts, according to the table of contents: Part I -- Utopia (La Reunion, Kristenstad, Bettina, Sisterdale, Panna Maria); Part II -- Religious Havens (Zodiac, Burning Bush, Kelsey, Marietta, Fairchilds); Part III -- Industrial Meccas (Thurber, Minera, Trinity City, Salado, Gibtown… more
Date: 1953
Creator: King, Dick
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 13]

Description: Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1958/1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Governor's Message to the 56th legislature.

Description: A message to Texas legislature about the economics of Texas, money issues within the government of Texas, Texas legislation, and other political issues in Texas.
Date: January 21, 1959
Creator: Price, Daniel
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Fort Worth Garden Club Scrapbook: 1951-1952]

Description: Scrapbook for the Fort Worth Garden Club documenting activities, including newspaper clippings, certificates, event programs, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1951/1952
Creator: Fort Worth Garden Club
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

A History of Collin County, Texas

Description: This book gives an overview of Collin County, Texas. The text discusses the geography and prehistoric aspects of the county as well as the history of the people in the region (including Native American tribes and settlers). The book has a bibliography (starting on p. 279) and an index (starting on p. 283).
Date: 1958
Creator: Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey
Partner: UNT Libraries
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