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Coyote Wisdom

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

"Fannin's Fight," March 19, 1836.

Description: Map of Fannin's Fight, showing the Texas Infantry, breastworks, and lines of assault by Mexican Dragoons and Infantry. Lines of march used by Colonel Fannin and General Urrea are also shown. Note: "[shows] rise of six feet, behind which Mexican Artillery fired, on the 20th." There are also notes on the type of cannons used. Distances to various cities are given. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of boats docked at harbor in the town of Dover, England.
Date: 1938?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Combat near the "Mission Concepcion," by Colonel James Bowie's Battalion, October 28, 1835.

Description: Map of combat at the Battle of Concepción during the Texas Revolution, showing lines of assault by Mexican infantry, cannon, and dragoons, and lines held by Captain Fannin's and Captain Coleman's companies. The battlefield is surrounded by wooded terrain and lies next to the San Antonio River. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of a family making a sandcastle on a beach on the South Coast of England.
Date: 1938?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: The Lone Star State

Description: Pictorial and historical map of Texas, with complementary notes and text on Exploration 1519-1685, Missions and Spanish 1682-1819, Colonization, Rumbles of Revolt, The Republic, Statehood 1845, and Secession. Map shows flags of six nations over Texas, counties and regions by terrain and vegetation type, missions, roads, the size and population, and categories of industry and agriculture by location. Scale [ca. 1:3,168,000] (approximately 50 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Aitchison, R. T.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas highway map.

Description: Map shows highways, counties, towns, state parks, cities, and military posts. Insets: "Route map of Amarillo," "Route map of Wichita Falls," "Route map of Waco," "Route map of Austin," "Route map of El Paso," "Route map of Beaumont," "Route map of Fort Worth," "Route map of Galveston," "Route map of Dallas," "Route map of San Antonio," "Route map of Houston," "Fort Worth - Dallas insert," and "Houston - Galveston insert." Includes index. Relief shown by spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,900,800].
Date: 1938
Creator: Stene, R. M.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Ruby Lois Wendt and Marilyn Nichols]

Description: Photographic print of Ruby Lois Wendt and Marilyn Nichols, 1938. Ruby is wearing a striped button up short sleeve blouse with matching shorts. She is seated on a large rock. Marilyn is wearing a white button up blouse with matching shorts. She is leaning against a large tree in the background. River and trees in the background.
Date: 1938
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1938-1939]

Description: Scrapbook that documents art events over the year with emphasis on local events and those of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Sixth District of which Abilene, Texas, was a part. This scrapbook won first place at the Sixth District Convention. Included are 49 pages of prints purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and made available for ten cents a piece by the American Committee for Art Appreciation. The brochure includes a history of the different painters. These prints were exhibit… more
Date: 1938/1939
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas El Sauz Quadrangle 15 Minute Series

Description: Quadrangle map of a portion of Texas near Starr County, from the United States Army Corps of Engineers project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1938
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Location: None
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Christmas Card: 1938]

Description: Holiday card from Doris and Bernard Appel featuring a photograph of Doris's sculpture of Marie Curie from her Hall of Medicine sculpture series. The card wishes readers a happy new year and includes a quote from Curie to her daughter.
Date: 1938
Creator: Appel, Doris & Appel, Bernard
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT
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