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[Letters of Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham]

Description: The Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham (March 22, 1887 - March 3, 1979) wrote these letters to family members from April 14, 1918 to November 28, 1927. The letters detail his life as a minister in Texas and other locations. The letters are written from Stamford, Spur, Eliasville, Sherman, Gainesville, Orange, Boston (Mass.), Richmond (Va.), and Knoxville (Tn.). The letters detail church news, family life, and travel on the S.S. Leviaton in 1927 to visit London, Paris, and Jerusalem.
Date: 1918
Creator: Cunningham, Thomas McHutchin
Partner: Other

Inventory of county records, Young County courthouse, Graham, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Young County housed in the Young County courthouse in Graham, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides an index.
Date: 1975
Creator: Sumners, Bill F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Early History of Floyd County

Description: This book discusses the history of Floyd County, Texas, including the general organization of the county, the first settlers and settlements, battles, expeditions, and notable individuals. The index begins on page 141.
Date: 1947
Creator: Hall, Claude V.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Ink-Bottle.

Description: Patent for improvements in in bottles: "it consists, essentially, of a hexagonal or analogous polygonal shaped body having dip cups arranged adjacent to one and thereof at such angles as to regulate the flow by turning the body and bringing it to bear on different bases." (lines 12-17).
Date: October 19, 1897
Creator: Anderson, Alexander C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trace Carrier.

Description: Patent for a new and improved trace-carrier. This design "consist[s] of a rectangular frame, a central integral transverse bar provided at its upper and lower edges with pairs of spaced-apart superficial ribs having central aligning bores, a spring-pressed bolt mounted in one of said ribs, adapted at its inner end to take into the opposite rib and provided at its outer end with a knob or head, a pintle mounted in the lower pair of ribs, a tongue pivoted upon the pintle, said tongue having its u… more
Date: December 30, 1890
Creator: Harbour, Thomas J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Thatch Roof.

Description: Patent for a simple, cheap, and effective thatched roof for temporary storage of goods or animal pens. It has "overlapping layers of straw or like material secured or fastened in place by running wires attached to the foundation on which the said thatching or covering is arranged" (lines 15-19).
Date: November 28, 1893
Creator: Mandeville, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Attachment for Harvesters and Mowing Machines.

Description: Patent for a new and improved attachment for harvesters and mowers. This design is "to afford means whereby a mowing or reaping machine may be enabled easily to travel over soft or marshy ground; . . . the novelty consists in a shoe proper for each driving-wheel of the machine, each shoe made of a curved piece of metal . . . and provided with a long narrow slot running lengthwise of the shoe, . . . and so adapted that under each wheel one of the shoes shall be placed in such a manner that one … more
Date: June 28, 1887
Creator: Jones, Jeremiah C. & Marshall, Sumner B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines

Description: Patent for "a simple, novel, and convenient frame capable of being attached to any pattern of sewing-machine and adapted to carry the top and lining of a quilt to the needle" (lines 12-15).
Date: April 2, 1889
Creator: Mandeville, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Calf Weaner.

Description: Patent for a new and improved calf weaner. This design "consist[s] of the plate provided with an upper inclined portion in which is held a rod having pointed projections, a vertical fixed arm, and an opposing pivoted arm, the upper ends of the said arms being curved toward each other and provided with opposing aligning buttons, and means for locking the pivoted arm" (lines 72-79).
Date: June 28, 1887
Creator: Rickman, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Calf Weaner.

Description: Patent for a new and improved calf weaner. This design "consist[s] of the pivoted plates provided with upper aligning recesses, horizontal aligning eyes, having opposing buttons secured to their inner ends, and goads projecting from their outer ends, aligning concavo-convex surfaces whereby the plates are guided, the registering apertures, and pin, whereby the plates are secured in a closed position" (lines 82-90).
Date: November 29, 1887
Creator: Rickman, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4324

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Should a $6000 deposit in the First National Bank, Graham, be returned to the Brazos River Conservation & Reclamation District because the President of said Bank has been selected and qualified as one of the Directors of said District?
Date: January 27, 1942
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Soil Survey of Young County, Texas

Description: Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Young County, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Cyprian, Thomas E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Buggy-Shackle

Description: Patent for a buggy shackle which "has a spring actuated coupling pin, and means for holding the pin in uncoupled position while the thills are being attached" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 2, 1910
Creator: Perry, Charles Franklin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lever-Shears.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in lever shears, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 6, 1900
Creator: Williams, Felix A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spark-Arrester.

Description: Patent related to a spark arrester with a superstructural frame that can be used for either traction engines or railway locomotives.
Date: April 2, 1912
Creator: Taack, Ed Gustav
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 22, 1898
Creator: Billingsley, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Agricultural Machine

Description: Patent for a cotton chopping machine which can cut plants at regular intervals.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Lax, Alfred A.; Hinson, George W. & Willhoit, James I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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