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Annotated links to useful online resources for the study of Texas History and chapter specific resources are provided below. The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. The online Handbook offers a full-text searchable version of the complete text of the six-volume print edition. The Handbook of Texas Online was officially released on February 15th, 1999. The Texas State Library and Archives The Texas State Library and Archives Commission website links important archives and manuscripts that includes some local records. See Online Databases and Lone Star Links. The TexShare Databases are programs of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Databases cover a wide variety of subjects for the laymen, student, researcher, or librarian and are available to registered card holders of participating Texas libraries. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission maintains this site, offering various online exhibits of images of artifacts and historic documents in the following topics : The Texas Republic, Early Statehood, Giants of Texas History, Indian Relations, Rangers and Outlaws, Texas Characters, Flags and Maps of Texas, The Texas Constitution and an explanation of the mural originally commissioned to Peter Hurd of New Mexico but passed on to his son-in-law, Peter Rogers. The mural graces the The Lorenzo de Zavala State Library and Archives Building and was completed in the summer of 1961. Texas State Archives Maps Collection The site offers an online searchable database. The Collection contains original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period from the early Spanish era (1600s) through the late twentieth century. Lone Star History Links: Selected Texas History Primary Source Documents Professor of History Emeritus Roger A. Griffin frequently updates this gold mine of Texas History primary sources. Easy to use, each primary source link is preceded by an easy to understand introductory description. Categorized periods of Texas History include: The Spanish Era (Sixteenth Century to August 24, 1821~ Texas in the Nineteenth Century (General) ~ Texas during the Mexican Era (August 25, 1821-August 1835) ~ The Texas Revolution: (September 1835-May 1836 ~ The Republic of Texas: (June 1836-1845) ~ Early Texas Statehood (1846-1860 14, 1861) ~ Texas in the Secession Crisis (1860-April 14, 1861) ~ Texas in the Civil War (April 15, 1861-June 2, 1865) ~ Texas in the Latter Nineteenth Century: (1865-1900) ~ Texas in the Twentieth Century ~ Texas in the Twenty-first Century. The Avalon Project of Yale University - Texas - From Independence to Annexation The site, maintained by Yale University, contains links to the following primary sources among others: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -February 2, 1848 ~ Gadsden Purchase - December 30, 1853 Institute of Texan Cultures Oral Histories Online The site includes selected oral histories and photographic images from the collections of the Institute of Texan Cultures Research Library. Some of the personages include: Father Marion Habig, The Spanish Missions of Texas; James B. Baker, The Beginnings of the Hearst Estate and the Mexican Revolution; Rev. Claude Black, Civil Rights in San Antonio, Texas; Lillian Dunlap, Life in the Army Nurse Corps; Emma Tenayuca, Development of Labor Unions in San Antonio, 1930s; Athol Ofsowitz, Jewish Burial Practices. Institute of Texan Cultures Online The site includes selected ethnic groups from the collections of the Institute of Texan Cultures Research Library. Some of the ethnic cultures featured include: Belgian, Chinese, Czech, German, Japanese, Lebanese, Tejano and Wendish. The Robert Runyon Photograph Collection The Robert Runyon collection “is a unique visual resource documenting the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the early 1900s.” It was donated by the Runyon family to the Center for American History in 1986 and “includes glass negatives, lantern slides, nitrate negatives, prints, and postcards, representing the life's work of commercial photographer Robert Runyon (1881-1968), a longtime resident of South Texas. His photographs document the history and development of South Texas and the border, including the Mexican Revolution, the U.S. military presence at Fort Brown and along the border prior to and during World War I, and the growth and development of the Rio Grande Valley.” | ||
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