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Early Scenes in Hamiltonburg (Three Rivers) 1913-1914

Description: This book is a compilation of photographs taken in Three Rivers, Texas (known at the time as Hamiltonburg). Each photograph is accompanied by a short description and identifications of the persons and events, if known.
Date: November 16, 1982
Creator: Stewart, S. J.
Partner: Other

Two Hundred and Fifty Years: History of Alto, Texas, 1686-1936

Description: This text is a compilation of research regarding the history of Alto, Texas and creative poetry about the town. It includes biographical information about pioneers and influential people in the history of the town; the origins of Alto and development of schools and churches; historic notes about the Cherokee Indians and fighting that took place in the area; and other historical aspects of the area. A postscript, including a glossary, starts on page 37.
Date: 1976
Creator: Cole, Nell M.
Partner: Cherokeean Herald

The Journey To Boerne, 4th Printing

Description: Booklet of the history of Boerne, Texas, including its founding members' immigration to the area and the development of Kendall County. The inside cover of the booklet has a road map of the area surrounding Boerne, Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Welcome to Tomball: A History of Tomball, Texas

Description: Book describing the history of Tomball, Texas, including its origins; significant persons; history of the schools, businesses, and churches; and other information about the growth of Tomball over time. Index starts on page 211.
Date: 2005
Creator: Upchurch, Lessie
Partner: LSC - Tomball Community Library

Views of the Paris, Texas Fire

Description: A small booklet with several images of the devastation in Paris, Texas after the 1916 fire. From the private collection of Scott Muhn.
Date: 1916
Creator: Noyes, Josef H.
Partner: Other

A History of Crosby County 1876-1977

Description: This text is a history of various economic and social aspects of Crosby County, described on the title page as, "A collection of historical sketches and family histories composed by County Residents; compiled by the staff of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum under the supervision and with the cooperation of the Crosby County Historical Commission" (p. 1). Index starts on page 597.
Date: 1978
Creator: Crosby County Pioneer Museum
Partner: UNT Libraries

History of McKinney and Collin County

Description: This pamphlet gives an overview of the history of Collin County including important people, agricultural geography, and economic aspects.
Date: May 1, 1924
Creator: Wilson, Walter B.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Down Historic Trails of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Description: Book of historic people, places, and things in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas. It includes photographs of the subjects and some line illustrations in the text.
Date: 1949
Creator: Arlington Heights Junior Historians
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

A History of Lubbock

Description: Book discusses the history of Lubbock, Texas including the physical geography of the area and the history of the people living there focusing on economics, government, education, agriculture, and other aspects of daily life. Index starts on page 642.
Date: 1962
Creator: Graves, Lawrence L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

A History of Smith County, Texas

Description: This thesis gives an overview of the history of Smith County, Texas. The chapters, according to the Table of Contents: Topography and Earliest Indian Life; The Cherokees; The Expulsion of the Cherokees; The Exploration and Beginnings of Smith County; Frontier Smith County, 1846-1851; The Ante-Bellum Period, 1860-1874; The Railroads and Their Influences, 1870-1900; Post Civil War Politics and Society, 1870-1900; and The Major Industrial Period.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Ward, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is a detailed illustration. In the sky is the title of the book. In the foreground are some goats along with Heidi holding a small bouquet of flowers on a mountain. Beyond her is another boy with a hiking stick in one hand and a tree branch in the other. Beyond them are more mountains with trees. They are all standing in a field of grass and flowers. On the interior cover of the book is an extended version of the cover illustration … more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: The Thorndike Library edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, edited by Edward L. Thorndike, and illustrated by Hildegarde Woodward. The cover of the book is made of a warm yellow fabric with details in bright blue and black ink. Below the title and author's name is the logo for the publisher's collection, The Thorndike Library. The spine of the book features more detailing in blue like that of the cover and the logo as well as the title of the book. Painted on is a black stripe with its library cla… more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The book is covered by a dust jacket but the actual cover of the book can be seen peeking at the edges and is red. On the front cover of the jacket is a large illustration of Heidi, standing on one barefoot in a grassy mountain clearing. She has both of her arms held aloft on either side of her head. Standing off to the side is a goat with a bell around its neck. In the background is a cabin, some evergreen trees, and tall mountains spanning into the sk… more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover is white with the title in red writing, the author's name in blue, and red boxes around the title and illustration. The illustration is of Heidi and her grandfather going down a mountain in a sled. Heidi is wrapped in a red blanket while her grandfather holds on to her. In the background are snow covered evergreen trees. In the book are colored illustrations, one of which is Heidi walking down a path into town with her grandfather.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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