Paper discussing the lime-making process used by Mexican-Americans in the Big Bend of West Texas and its role in the area's culture, as well as the limitations of folk technology.
The university began as South Texas State Teachers College in 1925. That same year, the South Texas Archives were established to preserve and make available university and documentary materials regarding the cultural, geographical, political, and natural history of South Texas. Its collections include rare books, along with oil and gas engineering, music, ranching, railroad, and Hispanic materials.
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Paper discussing the lime-making process used by Mexican-Americans in the Big Bend of West Texas and its role in the area's culture, as well as the limitations of folk technology.
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Rescuing Texas History, 2016
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Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999.Mexican American Lime Kilns in West Texas: The Limits of Folk Technology,
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(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1010901/:
accessed May 27, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Texas A&M University Kingsville.