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Title
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Proclamation of First State Elections
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Identifier
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foth_0573_multipage
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Creator
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Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
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Dates
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1845
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Box
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2.0E+272
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Description
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With annexation accepted and a state constitution ratified, President Anson Jones issues a proclamation calling the first election of state officials for December 15, 1845.
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Title
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Provincial Deputy Ambrosio María de Aldasoro to Texas Governor Antonio Martínez
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Identifier
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foth_0003_multipage
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Creator
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Aldasoro, Ambrosio María de
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Dates
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1821-01-17
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Box
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2s135
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Description
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This official letter to Texas Governor Martínez relays permission for a group of "Missourians," including Moses Austin, to settle in Texas. The Austin Colony launched the movement of Anglo American settlers to Texas at a time of transition from Spanish to Mexican rule.
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Title
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Register of Natchez Landings
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Identifier
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foth_0424
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Dates
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1836-06-20
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Box
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2e539
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Description
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Natchez, Mississippi, served as a port through which many traveled to Texas. On June 22, 1836, a boat from Louisville registered in Natchez as carrying 250 volunteers bound for Texas.
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Title
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Relación de los Gefes y oficiales que cayeron prisioneros en la acción de San Jacinto el 21 de Abril de 1836
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Identifier
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foth_0378_multipage
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Topic
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Battle of San Jacinto (Texas : 1836)
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Dates
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1836-06-06
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Box
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3w22
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Description
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Topping this official list of commanders, officers, and wounded taken prisoner at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, were the "Most Excellent Señor President" [Santa Anna] and his generals Cós and Almonte.
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Title
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Report
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Identifier
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foth_0181_multipage
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Creator
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Mier y Teran, Manuel de
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Dates
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1828
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Box
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3n180
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Description
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"Noticias de las tribus de salvages conocidos que habitan en el Departamento de Tejas..." Mier y Terán prepared this report as part of Mexico's effort to establish an official boundary between the United States and Mexico. The report documents the Indian tribes who were known to inhabit Texas, with the number of families that composed each tribe, the area in which they lived, and the fields in which they camped.
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Title
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The Republic of Texas is no more
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Identifier
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foth_0585
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Dates
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1846-02-19
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Description
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Lithograph illustrating the annexation ceremony at which Anson Jones, as last president of the Republic of Texas, lowers the Republic's flag.
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Title
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Resolution stating support for Mexican government by the District of Mina
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Identifier
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foth_0610_multipage
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Dates
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1827-01-04
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Box
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2a151
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Description
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Residents of the District of Mina in Austin's Colony resolve to support the government of Mexico and speak against the rebellion at Nacogdoches.
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Title
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Rio Grande and Texas Land Company
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Identifier
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foth_0113
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Creator
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Rio Grande and Texas Land Company
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Dates
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1834
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Box
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BC OB 1830-1835
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Description
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The Rio Grande and Texas Land Company issued certificates indicating the right to locate in what had been Beale's River Grant and the Woodbury Grant.
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Title
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]Robert E. Greenwood]
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Identifier
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e_math_00520
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Creator
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Meier, Bill
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Dates
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1983-10-01
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Box
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4RM133
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Folder
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Personal: scrapbooks: scrapbook materials (2/3)
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Resource
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Robert E. Greenwood papers
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Description
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Robert E. Greenwood
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Title
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Robert E. Greenwood (second from the left) with unidentified group
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Identifier
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e_math_00527
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Dates
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1980-10-28
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Box
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4RM133
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Folder
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Personal: scrapbooks: scrapbook materials (3/3)
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Resource
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Robert E. Greenwood papers
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Description
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Robert E. Greenwood (second from the left) with unidentified group
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Title
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Robert E. Greenwood speaking to United Methodist Women's group
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Identifier
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e_math_00524
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Dates
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1985-09-22
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Box
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4RM133
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Folder
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Personal: scrapbooks: scrapbook materials (3/3)
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Resource
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Robert E. Greenwood papers
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Description
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Robert E. Greenwood speaking to United Methodist Women's group
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Title
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The route of Santa Anna
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Identifier
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foth_0644
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Dates
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1836
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Folder
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4
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Title
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Sam Houston to James K. Polk
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Identifier
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foth_0580_multipage
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Creator
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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
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Dates
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1845-09-29
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Description
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With the annexation process underway, Sam Houston offers his service to President Polk in the event of an invasion of Texas by Mexico.
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Title
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Sam Houston to Michael Crossley
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Identifier
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foth_0481_multipage
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Creator
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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
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Dates
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1836-09-12
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Description
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This letter illustrates Commander in Chief Sam Houston's concern with maintaining good relations with the Indians living in Texas, while maintaining a good frontier defense.
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Title
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Sam Houston's inaugural address
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Identifier
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foth_0460_multipage
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Creator
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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
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Dates
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1836-10-22
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Box
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2.325/D40c
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Description
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Houston prepared this draft for his inauguration as first president of the Republic of Texas after the first national election in the fall of 1836.
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Title
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Santa Anna to Vicente Filísola
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Identifier
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foth_0380_multipage
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Creator
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Santa Anna, Antonio López de 1794-1876
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Topic
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Battle of San Jacinto (Texas : 1836)
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Dates
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1836-04-22
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Box
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3m11
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Description
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General Santa Anna wrote to General Vicente Filísola the day after the battle of San Jacinto, telling of his capture by the Texas army and ordering Filísola to remove the Mexican army beyond the Rio Grande.
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Title
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Signature page of the Secret Treaty of Velasco
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Identifier
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foth_0395_multipage
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Dates
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1836-05-14
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Box
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3g483
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Description
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Texas President David G. Burnet and General Antonio López de Santa Anna signed two treaties on May 14, 1836, following the Mexican army's defeat at San Jacinto. The "secret" version promised Santa Anna's immediate freedom with certain qualifications. Neither Texas nor Mexico honored the treaties.
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Title
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Snow on a worksite, Snow on a worksite
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Identifier
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e_enr_295
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Contributor
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Studtman Photo Service, 19th & Lavaca, Austin
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Topic
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Petroleum industry
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Dates
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circa 1920-1930
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Box
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3S9
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Folder
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6
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Resource
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Oral history of the Texas oil industry collection
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Description
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Snow on a worksite with one central derrick and surrounding tanks, one man at right
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Title
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Snow on a worksite, Snow on a worksite
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Identifier
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e_enr_294
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Contributor
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Studtman Photo Service, 19th & Lavaca, Austin
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Topic
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Petroleum industry
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Dates
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circa 1920-1930
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Box
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3S9
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Folder
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6
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Resource
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Oral history of the Texas oil industry collection
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Description
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Snow on a worksite with one central derrick and surrounding tanks, one man at right
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Title
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Snow on a worksite, Snow on a worksite
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Identifier
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e_enr_297
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Contributor
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Studtman Photo Service, 19th & Lavaca, Austin
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Topic
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Petroleum industry
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Dates
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circa 1920-1930
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Box
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3S9
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Folder
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6
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Resource
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Oral history of the Texas oil industry collection
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Description
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Snow on a worksite with one central derrick and surrounding tanks, one man at right