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A2005-011.0001 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Oversize Box # 4> Thresto A2005-011	Artie Mae Thresto born in 1900, dies on December 9, 2003
A2005-011.0002 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Oversize Box # 4> Thresto A2005-011	Artie Mae Thresto born in 1900, dies on December 9, 2003
A2005-011.0003 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Oversize Box # 4> Thresto A2005-011	L-R Artie Mae Thresto, E. N. Heard
A2005-011.0004 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Oversize Box # 4> Thresto A2005-011	L-R Winnie B. Lofland; W. N. Lofland; Artie Mae Thresto
A2005-011.0005 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Oversize Box # 4> Thresto A2005-011	Dorothy Eloise Thresto (Died 1982)
A2005-011.0006 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Oversize Box # 4> Thresto A2005-011	Dorothy Eloise Thresto (Died 1982)
A2005-011.0007 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: South Texas Archives Reference Collection> Thresto A2005-011	Kingsville Elementary School Diploma 1938 and Henrietta M. King High School Diploma 1943 for Dorothy Eloise Thresto; two Mother's Day cards from Dorothy to Artie Mae and a 2 x 3 photo of Dorothy Thresto.
A2005-011.0008 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Rare Books	Leaves of gold; an anthology of prayers, memorable phrases, inspirational verse and prose from the best authors of the world, both ancient and modern. [Honesdale, Pa.], [The Coslett Pub. Co.], [©1938]199 pages, 29 cm
A2005-033.0001 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	Civil War days in Brownsville. By November, 1863, a Federal fortification was established on the north tip of Brazos Island, commanded by General N.P. Banks. An Attempt was made at Brownsville to stop the trade that was being carried on between Texas and Mexico. There were a few Confederate troops stationed at Fort Brown, under General H.P. Bee at this time, and General Banks, with his six thousand Federals, easily captured the town.
A2005-033.0002 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	Activities in Brownsville and Matamoros in 1863. The reproduction is from an old print showing a Civil War Army preparing to evacuate Fort Brown, and Brownsville at the news of the advancing enemy, the Federals. Hundreds of bales of cotton and various supplies were ferried across the Rio Grande before the arrival of General Nathaniel P. Banks and his army. Matamoros is shown across the river. (p.21)
A2005-033.0003 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	Point Isabel. Point Isabel is located on the Laguna Madre, near the Brazos Santiago Pass. General Taylor landed his troops at Brazos Santiago and established his headquarters at Point Isabel in preparation for the Mexican War. The chief means of transporation from 1848 to 1854, and fore almost two decades thereafter, were coastwise schooners and river steamboats. For many years, Point Isabel was the lower Rio Grande Valley’s only outlet to the sea. (p.25)
A2005-033.0004 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	The Customs Office at Brownsville in 1861. The Customs Office for the District of Brazos Santiago was located at Brownsville and all the accounts and returns of the Customs Offices on the Rio Grande, as far up as Roma, were sent here for consolidation. The services was organized soon after the Mexican War, about 1849 or 1859, and at one time or another, one half of the prominent men of Brownsville have been connected with it in some capacity. (p.30)
A2005-033.0005 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	The Brownsville-Matamoros Ferry. Ferry service between Matamoros and Brownsville was conducted from 1848 to 1928. The ferry was the only means to get across the Rio Grande. The fare on the ferry was five cents going to Matamoros and ten cents in Mexican money coming back. Traffic was usually heavy, especially when there were holidays, such as Cinco de Mayo, and others. The ferry operated from seven A.M. until midnight. One of the most remarkable feats established by the old ferries was their safety record. (p.34)
A2005-033.0006 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	The Boardwalk, the only route to the ferry was a very important part of the Brownsville ferries. In order to get passengers to and from the ferry landing, a small wharf was built. In time, the Boardwalk grew inlength and shops and “puestecitos” were built up along the Boardwalk, selling articles that were not allowed to be bought from Matamoros by the travelers. The Boardwalk served as a vital institution of transportation on the Rio Grande from 1850 to 1928. (p.36)
A2005-033.0007 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	Bessie. The siesta of the villages along the Rio Grande was often broken by sharp blass from the approaching steamboat, Bessie, piloted by Captain Kelly. This little stern-wheeler, one of the vessels that plied the river from Brownsville to Rio Grande City, carried passengers, cotton, and livestock from the upper valley to Point Isabel to be loaded onto ocean going vessels and taken to world markets. (p.39)
A2005-033.0008 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	The Rio Grande Depot in Brownsville in 1872. The first railroad depot in Brownsville was a spacious frame building with wide platforms on three sides. The repair shops, round house, and car sheds adjacent to the depot, were fitted with the most improved machinery at this time. Skillful mechanics were employed to keep the rolling stock in good condition. It was necessary for the Rio Grande Railroad Company to be prepared for every emergency, as they had no opportunity of sending their work elsewhere with prospects of getting it back in less than thirty days. (page 46)
A2005-033.0009 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	Brownsville’s first locomotive in 1872. The little wood burning engine in the park back of the Chamber of Commerce, Brownsville, is a relic of the Rio Grande Railroad, built for the specific purpose of connecting Brownsville with the nearest seaport, Point Isabel. The rolling stock consisted of two locomotives, twenty-four small freight cars, a passenger coach, which might carry twenty-four passengers. (p.49)
A2005-033.0010 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STAD Photo File	The first bridge across the Rio Grande. A pontoon type bridge was constructed across the Rio Grande from Brownsville to Matamoros by General Thomas L. Sedgwick, who was in temporary command at Fort Brown. He passed his troops across the bridge on November 23, 1866, and re-crossed on December 1, 1866. (p.52)
A2007-021.0003 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Reference File: Duval County (Tex.) - History	STA Reference File: Duval County (Tex.) - History Reference file contains: * Term paper by Manuel C. Solis Jr. for Dr. Leslie G. Hunter's class, "Farming and Ranching in and Around Duval County." 1976
A2007-021.0004 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: STA Reference File: Duval County (Tex.) - History	STA Reference File: Duval County (Tex.) - History Reference file contains: * Term paper by Gloria L. Trigo for Dr. Leslie G. Hunter's class, "An Oral History of San Diego." [A2007-021.0004]
A2009-010.0001 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: A2009-010.0001 I-12-1 Box 1	High school yearbooks from Mirando City
A2009-010.0002 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: A2009-010.0002 I-12-1 Box 1	High school yearbooks from Mirando City
A2009-010.0003 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: A2009-010.0003 I-12-1 Box 1	High school yearbooks from Mirando City
A2009-010.0004 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: A2009-010.0004 I-12-1 Box 1	High school yearbooks from Mirando City
A2010-023.0001 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Media	One (1) dvd of the documentary Texas Olive Trails, to air on KEDT, March 2011.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Flato Opera House	Programs, announcements of the Flato Opera House.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Karnes City	Two items: 1. Paper: “Ghost Town & Masonic Town,” by B.J. Patrick, P.M. 2. Booklet on Karnes City, 1951
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Rare Books	Photocopied manuscript : “Sarita Kenedy East,” by Robin M. Lloyd.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kennedy, John F.	Three items on John F. Kennedy: 1. “Look” magazine, “The Death of a President,” January 24, 1967. 2. “Look” magazine, 3rd part of “The Death of a President,” February 21, 1967. 3. Card from Jacqueline Kennedy to Mrs. Allan Henry B---, Norfolk, Virginia.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference FIle: King, Henrietta	Three items on Henrietta King: 1. Photocopied article, shows photos of her and her home, The Houston Chronicle, April 5, 1925. 2. Photocopy of King Family Record. 3. Article from Kingsvile Record, April 29, 1981, shows photo of Mrs. King.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: King Ranch - History	8. Death/service announcement Robert R. Shelton. 9. Death of Katherine Kleberg Yarborough, January 19, 1994. 10. Services, James H. Clement, January 8, 1994. 11. Death announcement, James H. Clement, January 3, 1994. 12. Lynne M. Johnson, death announcement, January 26, 1994. 13. Pamphlet on Henrietta Rosa Kleberg Armstrong.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kingsville: Churches	Paper: “A Preacher of Ability,” on Reverend Benjamin M. Brigham, the Church of The Epiphany, in Kingsville. by Daniel Aros Hunter
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kingsville, City Planning, con’t.	1981-12.2 : A Report to the People of the City of Kingsville, Texas (written in Spanish) 1981-12.3 : Kingsville Planning Research Report, January 1965 (2 copies) 1981-12.4 : Kingsville Comprehensive Plan Report, January, 1965 (2 copies)
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kingsville - Entertainment	1983-6 : Kingsville Lion’s Club, 5th Annual Minstrel and Variety Show, March 27 & 28, 1947. A1986-38.5 : Program, “Womanless Style Show”. A1984-41.8 : Junior Women’s Club of Kingsville presents Follies ‘74.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kingsville - Education	A1993-10 : Research on Henrietta M. King High School, Challange Content LCL 3, April, 1978. Article on Sister John Baptist Lyons.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kingsville, Houses	Narrative written by M.E. Bartlett in 1981.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Kendall, Henry H.	Clippings and typed copies of newspaper clippings on death of Henry Hollingsworth Kendall, the engineer on the first train thru Kingsville from Corpus Christi to Brownsville, killed at the raid at Olmitos Creek.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Foster, James Radford	Family history for James Radford Foster of Alice, Texas photo copy
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Cattle: Longhorns	Texas Longhorn Trails. Official Publication of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. 1995 TLBAA Membership Directory. June 1995. Texas Longhorns. The Silver Linging!!! 25th Anniversary Directory & Source Book. Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America.
A2010-024 Collection: South Texas Archives Reference Collection Location: Reference File: Ranches & Ranching	“Trend of Taxes on Farm and Ranch Real Estate in Texas, 1913-1936. Progress Report No. 544. July 1938. Published by Texas Agricultural Experiment Sation. A.B. Conner, Director.