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Annals of Travis County and of the City of Austin (From the Earliest Times to the Close of 1875): Volume 1

First volume of a book describing all aspects of the history of Travis County and Austin, Texas. These three chapters describe the geography, climate, and boundaries of the area, the native tribes living in the area, and the exploration of the area by Spanish explorers.

Date: unknown

Creator: Brown, Frank

Partner: Travis County Historical Commission

Annals of Travis County and of the City of Austin (From the Earliest Times to the Close of 1875): Volume 8

Eighth volume of a book describing all aspects of the history of Travis County and Austin, Texas. These four chapters describe the people, places, and events of significance from 1860 to 1864.

Date: unknown

Creator: Brown, Frank

Partner: Travis County Historical Commission

The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.

Date: 1998

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Partner: UNT Press

Camões' Feast

Book discussing the art installation, "Camões Feast,"originally exhibited at the Mexic-Arte Museum in YEAR. The book also includes biographical information on Luís Vas de Camões, Sérgio de Castro Pinto, Caetano Veloso, Olga Savary, Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna, Frederico Barbosa, Haroldo de Campos, Manoel de Barros, Antonio Cícero, and Regina Vater.

Date: December 2001

Creator: Vater, Regina; McMillan, Megan; Stampleman, Suzel; Glasgow, Thays & Mieli, Mario

Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993]

Catalog for the "Counter Colón-ialismo" exhibit including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.

Date: 1992

Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)

Location: 30.266850 -97.742781

Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

Elisabet Ney, Sculptor

Biography about the sculptor, Elisabet Ney.

Date: 1916

Creator: Taylor, Bride Neill

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

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

Partner: UNT Press

The Folklore of Texan Cultures

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.

Date: 1974

Creator: Texas Folklore Society

Partner: UNT Press

History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties.

Book containing a brief overview of the state of Texas and more specific focus on six specific counties, with extensive biographical sketches about persons related to the history of those places. An alphabetical index of persons who are included follows the table of contents at the front of the book.

Date: 1893

Creator: Lewis Publishing Company

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices, telegraph, express, and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occup… more

Date: 1885

Creator: Morrison & Fourmy

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, September 22, 1971

Interview with Ben Bynum, a public relations consultant and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Amarillo. Bynum shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Regular and First Special Sessions of the Sixty-second Legislature. He also discusses revenue bills, the corporate profits tax, the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, legislative ethics, the "Dirty Thirty", appropriations, redistricting, and his personal legislation.

Date: September 22, 1971

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bynum, Ben