Texas History Research Guide
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Journal and Magazine Databases
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List of Journals and
Magazines
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Books and Electronic Texts
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Encyclopedias and Handbooks
- Handbook
of Texas Online - An encyclopedia of Texas
history, geography, culture, and government [more
details].
- American
National Biography - In-depth biographies
of 17,400 notable Americans [more
details].
- Houston:
170 Years of History -
Houston history by period, biographies, and profiles of local
landmarks and ethnic groups.
- Houston Architectural
Guide (Reference NA 735 .H68 F68 1999) - Historical
profiles of major Houston buildings.
- Texas Almanac
(General Collection AY 311 .D3 T5) - An annual collection
of facts and statistics about Texas.
- Texas Biographical Dictionary
(Reference F 385 .T492 1996) - Short profiles of
famous Texans.
- Texas
Historic Sites Atlas -
Information about historic markers, historic buildings, courthouses,
museums, and sawmills.
- Texas
Reference Center - Search journals and magazines
on Texas history, plus full-text books from Eakin Press [more
details].
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Maps & Atlases
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Primary Sources
- Library
Catalog - Search for your topic combined
with one of these terms: sources, correspondence, diaries,
or personal narratives.
- Portal
to Texas History -
Search for historical documents, images, and sound recordings.
- Texas
Heritage Online - Search
for photographs, maps, letters, books, artifacts, and other
primary documents.
- Encountering
Texas 1846-1856 - Historic
drawings and paintings of early life in San Antonio and rural
Texas settlements.
- Gammel's
The Laws of Texas -
Primary source documents in Texas law from 1822 to 1921.
- Institute
of Texas Cultures Oral Histories -
Selected oral histories from UT San Antonio.
- Links
to Some Texas History Primary Source Documents
- A guide to historic documents
online by time period.
- Slave
Narratives for the Federal Writers Project -
Interviews with former slaves from the Federal Writers' Project,
1936-1938.
- South
Texas Border, 1900-1920
- Photographs of daily life in the South Texas border area.
- Tejano
Voices - Oral histories
of 77 Tejanos and Tejanas on life in post-World War II Texas.
- Texas
Beyond History - Information
about historic archaeological sites in Texas.
- Texas
Constitutions Digitization Project
- View Texas constitutions and transcripts from constitutional
conventions.
- Texas
From Independence to Annexation
- Treaties and other documents from the Avalon Project at
Yale Law School.
- Texas
Treasures - Historic
artifacts and documents from the Texas State Library &
Archives Commission.
- Voices
from the Days of Slavery
- Listen to oral history interviews with former slaves from
the Archive of Folk Culture collections.
- WPA
Life Histories from Texas -
Short life histories of average Texans made for WPA programs
in 1936-1940.
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Web Searching
- Portal
to Texas History -
Search for historical documents, images, and sound recordings.
- Texas
Heritage Online - Search
for photographs, maps, letters, books, artifacts, and other
primary documents.
- Texas
History Links - Links
on history programs, digital publications, organizations,
maps, museums, and other resources.
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