Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202

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Inventory of the records of Sabine County housed in the Sabine County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, outline of the records system, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder and Clerk of the County, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Grand Jury, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Public Weighers. Includes a bibliography … continued below

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217 p. : map, plans, charts ; 28 cm.

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Historical Records Survey. June 1939.

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Inventory of the records of Sabine County housed in the Sabine County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, outline of the records system, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder and Clerk of the County, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Grand Jury, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Public Weighers. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.

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217 p. : map, plans, charts ; 28 cm.

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"No. 202. Sabine County (Hemphill)"

"The Historical Records Survey, a Nation-wide project operating under the Division of Professional and Service Projects of the WPA, was organized early in 1936 to make accessible the basic materials for research in the history of our nation."--Preface

"The records of Sabine County were surveyed . . . from March 16 to October 19, 1937. Verification and correction of the initial inventory was accomplished between October 13 and October 19, 1938 . . . ."--Preface

Note: "All records made prior to November 22, 1875, and housed in the courthouse were destroyed by fire when the courthouse burned to the ground . . . ."--See p. 45

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Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Sabine County, no. 202, book, June 1939; San Antonio, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25258/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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