These documents contain the history of the early settlements in Galveston from the original Native American fishing camp to Spanish and Mexican military outposts to pirate headquarters and then to revolutionaries.
Subtitle: Containing a synopsis of the business pursuits and progress, the present state, county and city governments, an index of all societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all...
Gemini 6 & 7, Date: " / /65": Footage of a press conference at the NASA Manned Space Craft Center with the crew regarding the delay for the rendezvous mission of Gemini 6 with Gemini 7; Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford are present. --...
"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who
had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on...
Contains descriptions of "Millionaires' Row," the Sebonac, the Augusta, the Southern Breeze, as well as other yachts belonging to members of the Houston Yacht Club.
This folder contains documents related to the city of Orange, Texas. Included in the contents is a history of the city and information about local industry, government, clubs, schools, and points of interest.
These documents contain folklore and folk tales of southern Texas. They describe folk remedies for different illnesses and tell folk stories about Santa Ana and African Americans.
This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
This folder contains biographical information about a series of men who immigrated to Texas to serve as soldiers, priests, etc., as well as a discussion of the missionaries sent out into what would become Texas to explore the territory and...
Recollections of Captain Gibson Kuykendall, Abraham Alley, and other early colonists. Additional research about the Houston Land Office and the first Texas railroad and the
