October 12, 2016 recently added Collections … The David S. Castle Collection The David S. Castle Collection contains over 6,500 pages of architectural drawings and blue prints created primarily during the 1st half of the 20th century. Established in Abilene, Texas in 1915, the David S. Castle Company became an extremely successful architecture firm… Read more »
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Beyond the Bytes, August 23, 2016
August 23, 2016 recently added Collections … Refugio County Newspaper Collection Situated on the coast of Texas and on the north bank of the Mission River, Refugio, Texas, has been home to multiple newspaper titles since 1895. The Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library has made a selection of these newspapers available on The Portal… Read more »
Happy Juneteenth!
The celebration of Juneteenth in Texas on June 19th has marked the ending of slavery in the United States since 1865. To celebrate this year, I’d like to share some items and collections I’ve found on The Portal to Texas History and the Gateway to Oklahoma History that are about African-American Texans whose lives have… Read more »
Horse Photos Featured in New Book
The UNT Libraries recently published Through the Lenses of Ray Bankston and Don Shugart, a captivating sample of the extensive collection of prints and negatives held in the Libraries’ Special Collections. Ray Bankston and Don Shugart were two of the most prolific photographers of American Quarter Horses and horse show events in the South and… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 Thanks for supporting the Portal to Texas History Endowment! We asked you to donate and you did! Thanks to all those who helped contribute matching funds towards the Cathy Nelson Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment. We appreciate you! recently added Collections … Humble Echo The Humble Echo was the primary… Read more »
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