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Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library

Description: Annotated bibliography of 224 books about Texas history prior to 1940, including bibliographic details and critical discussion points for each, such as the author's opinions, the opinions of other critics, background on the author and writing of the book, strengths and weaknesses of the text, representative quotations, and references to other books. It also contains an appendix of additional bibliographies to Texas history. Index starts on page 617.
Date: 1988
Creator: Jenkins, John Holmes
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Directory of the City of El Paso, Texas 1900

Description: Directory for El Paso, Texas: includes postal guide, local officials, address listings for businesses and individuals, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1900
Creator: John F. Worley & Co.
Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Worley's Directory of El Paso, Texas, 1914

Description: General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1914
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company
Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Worley's Directory of El Paso, U. S. A., 1915

Description: General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1914
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company
Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

Texas Almanac, 1990-1991

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 574.
Date: 1989
Creator: Kingston, Mike
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Along the Rio Grande

Description: Book written by the author as he traveled along the Rio Grande as a 'warless war correspondent.'
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, Tracy Hammond
Partner: UNT Libraries

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543

Description: Book containing three translated narratives of early Spanish explorers in what would become the Southern United States. This includes the paths taken by the explorers, the people they encountered, and hardships they endured.
Date: 1984
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent. & Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de, 16th cent.
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Photographic Collections in Texas: A Union Guide

Description: Union guide to photographs in Texas, "held by libraries, historical societies, universities, museums, government agencies, corporations, and other public entities" (p. xi). Entries are organized according to the institution that owns the items and includes some related access information; additional notes about the text are included in the introduction and a separate section labeled "Organization of the Entries" (starting on page xiii). Geographic index starts on page 347; personal name index… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Pearce-Moses, Richard
Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1964

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 4 & 5, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of this conference was "Upsurge of Historical Research, Preservation, Restoration, and Interest in Records."
Date: 1965
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 2012

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on February 3-5, 2012, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed.
Date: 2012
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

A Cowman's Wife

Description: Autobiographical anecdotes by Mary Rak about running a cattle ranch with her husband in Arizona. Index starts on page 293.
Date: 1993
Creator: Rak, Mary Kidder, 1879-1958
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Rangers and sovereignty

Description: A book about Texas Rangers and the events they took part in. Some of the contents detail the battles that the Rangers fought in, the different criminals they dealt with, and some of the events in their own personal lives.
Date: 1914
Creator: Roberts, Dan W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Essentials of Texas Water Resources

Description: Compilation of essays analyzing various aspects of Texas laws related to water resources and management.
Date: 2022
Creator: State Bar of Texas. Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A History of Stonewall County

Description: History of Stonewall County, including town and communities, county schools, churches and cemeteries, industries, organizations and clubs, family histories, memorials, and memories.
Date: 1979
Creator: Stonewall County Historical Commission
Partner: Stonewall County Library

Coyote Wisdom

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

Publications of the Faculty Texas Tech University 1966 to 1975

Description: Report listing the publications of the faculty of Texas Tech University between 1966 and 1975. The report is organized by college and provides the bibliographic information for each faculty member's publications.
Date: 1981
Creator: Texas Tech University
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

County Mapbook of Texas, 2014

Description: A book of maps of all the county roads in Texas with an index of all the roads and highways by county.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Theatre Under the Stars Scrapbook: August 1987-October 1990]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the Theatre Under the Stars program from August 1987 through October 1990, including photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and other items.
Date: 1987-08/1990-10
Creator: Theatre Under the Stars
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 291

Description: Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from November 1916 to February 1917 including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts o… more
Date: 1916-11/1917-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Mexico and Mexicans in the Making of the United States

Description: Collection of essays about the history of influence of Mexican and Hispanic economic, political, and cultural interactions have affected the development of the United States throughout its history. Index starts on page 315.
This item is restricted from view until January 1, 2113.
Date: 2013
Creator: Tutino, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Military History of the West: Volume 41

Description: Annual publication of the University of North Texas detailing military history in the western United States.
Date: 2011
Creator: University of North Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

University of North Texas Alumni Directory, 1994

Description: Directory containing alphabetical and geographic lists of all known alumni of University of North Texas through October 1993. Married women are listed with their maiden names in parentheses.
This item is restricted from view until January 1, 2044.
Date: 1994
Creator: University of North Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources

Description: The directory gives listings of businesses categorized by industry (including elected officials). The directory opens with a "Description of the State of Texas" which is a reprint of the report written by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics and History for the Governor of Texas. The index begins on page 429.
Date: 1903
Creator: Walton & Walton
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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