A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas.
About the Portal Take a Tour DonateThe Allen American is a semi-weekly local newspaper published in Allen, Texas, and founded in 1970. In 1972, it swept …
August Siemering and Company published the first issue of Freie Presse für Texas in San Antonio, Texas on July 15, …
The Daily Courier Light began publication in Corsicana in 1880, covering the dynamic history of Corsicana. Digital access to these …
Photographs and memoranda drawn from a larger tangible collection of papers held in UNT Libraries' Special Collections. Enid Justin was …
In the 20th century, Cistercian monks from Hungary made their way to Dallas, where they established the Cistercian Preparatory school in 1962. They built the school on a philosophy that combined academics with Christian faith, morality, and spirituality. Archival materials reflect the rich history of the institution.
The UNT Libraries recently published Through the Lenses of Ray Bankston and Don Shugart, a captivating sample of the extensive collection of prints and negatives held in the Libraries’ Special Collections.
Ray Bankston and Don Shugart were two of the most prolific photographers of American Quarter Horses and horse show events in the South and Southwest during the last four decades of the twentieth century.
Their work is also featured in The Portal to Texas History’s Ray and Joyce Bankston Dalco Photography and Don Shugart Photography Collections.
Hundreds of years of Texas' cultural heritage exist in the physical holdings of communities across the state. The Portal seeks to digitize originals, preserving and presenting online copies for the long-term. Doing so highlights hidden collections, builds statewide connections, and provides access to you, regardless of the time or your location.
Texas History for Teachers provides Texas social studies teachers access to evidence-based historical content and resources for teaching Texas history, with all content mapped to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards.
Find Teaching MaterialsLearners of all ages can use TDNP to stand in the shoes of people from over 180 years ago to the present. Through our newspaper collection, we provide an understanding of the lives of Texans across history and miles.
About the Program"The newspaper digitization project places our library in position to reach out toward the future. By taking a piece of the past and bringing it with us, we are sure to grow and learn, appreciate and respect what was, what is and what will be."
Leslie Whitaker, Claude Public Library
The Portal to Texas History periodically offers mini-grants for its Rescuing Texas History series. Each grant provides up to $1,000 of digitization services to libraries, museums, historical societies, and other groups that house historical materials. All of the materials are scanned at UNT Libraries and hosted on the Portal.
Submit a Project"I collect old Texas photographs. Thanks to the Portal, they can now be viewed by the world."
Brad Willis — T. B. Willis Photograph Collection
Last month, we counted 1,343,573 uses of items on the Portal by people all over the world. Many were provided by small communities and funded by the generosity of donors like you.
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