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Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 1953
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1952

Description: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December 6, 1952, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. Texas A&M Philosophy was discussed.
Date: 1953
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Partner: Philosophical Society of Texas

Ghost Towns of Texas

Description: This book gives an overview of ghost towns in the state of Texas. Many of the towns are described with extended histories while others are simply noted with a statement of their locations. The book is split into four parts, according to the table of contents: Part I -- Utopia (La Reunion, Kristenstad, Bettina, Sisterdale, Panna Maria); Part II -- Religious Havens (Zodiac, Burning Bush, Kelsey, Marietta, Fairchilds); Part III -- Industrial Meccas (Thurber, Minera, Trinity City, Salado, Gibtown… more
Date: 1953
Creator: King, Dick
Partner: UNT Libraries

Texas Almanac, 1954-1955

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population and all other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 637.
Date: 1953
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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