A primary focus of the HeirLoom Project is to preserve and promote the history of the African-American experience in Northeast Texas. The African-American digital collection serves as a central location for historical documents relating to the history of African-Americans in this region. The content found on this page comes from the …
The American War Experience – Korean War digital collection houses photographs, materials, and oral histories related to the Korean War. Some of the material for the Korean War Digital Collection resides in the Special Collections Department of James G. Gee Library on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, but the majority …
When Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into war on two fronts. The actions of all Americans came to be viewed in terms of winning the war. Everyone was expected to do their part to ensure victory, whether you were a soldier fighting on the front lines, a factory worker making munitions, or a …
The Atlanta Public Library is home to the Cass County Family History Center. Supported by members of the Cass County Genealogical Society, the Atlanta Public Library digital collection focuses primarily on genealogical information and resources related to residents of Cass County, Texas.
The Bertha Voyer Memorial Library, named for the library's founder and long-time volunteer librarian Bertha Voyer, is located in Honey Grove, Texas. The library began in 1962 as a project of the Hall-Voyer Foundation and is housed in the former Planters National Bank Building. The Bertha Voyer Memorial Library & Voyer-Hall …
The Bonham-Fannin County History Collection is a collaborative effort between the Bonham Public Library, Fannin County Historical Commission, and the Fannin County Museum of History. This collection contains historical documents, letters, photographs, books, and school records from Fannin County and surrounding areas.
The City of Melissa Public Library digital collection consists of photographs and documents of historic significance to residents of Melissa, Texas.
The Collin County Historic Preservation Group Inc. Collection consists of items collected by the Collin County Historical Preservation Group. The collection contains scans of the pages of Ridgel McKinney's journal that he kept during World War II
The Commerce Public Library has amassed an impressive local history collection that includes hundreds of photographs, family histories, Cotton Belt Railroad memorabilia, public school records, and information on Commerce and the surrounding area. The Commerce Public Library digital collection is available online for your viewing.
The Cooke County Public Library and the Morton Museum of Cooke County digital collection is a collaborative effort between the Cooke County Library and the Morton Museum of Cooke County.
Opened in 1914 as a Carnegie Library by pioneering county library Lillian Gunter, the Cooke County Library is the repository for the Gainesville Daily …
The Delta County Public Library digital collection consists of annuals from Cooper High School, Booker T. Washington School, as well as many African-American student census records.
The Franklin County Library & Franklin County Genealogical Society digital collection includes local school photographs, historic Franklin County legal documents, and family photographs. The online collection represents a small portion of the items collected by the Franklin County Genealogical Society.
The Gee Library Special Collections digital collection contains an assortment of items housed in the Gee Library Special Collections department.
This collection contains finding aids for the collections housed in the Gee Library Special Collections Department. Beginning in July 2010, the Special Collections Department began converting the old paper-based finding aids to electronic files. This is an ongoing project expected to take several years to complete. If you require …
The Gilbreath Memorial Library digital collection consists of photographs and documents of historic significance to residents of Winnsboro, Texas.
The Historic ET Digital Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, programs, and other items documenting over one hundred years of university history. The items in this collection provide a rich look into Texas A&M-Commerce’s past, beginning with the formation of East Texas Normal College in 1889.
The Hughes Springs Library & Museum digital collection consists of photographs and documents of historic significance to residents of Hughes Springs, Texas.
Following in the path of pioneers of American aviation, Jeana Yeager and her co-pilot Dick Rutan became the first to fly non-stop and non-refueled around the world in December of 1986, a singular achievement in the history of human endeavors. In addition to her world record setting flight, Ms. Yeager set many records in the early to …
Founded in 1907, the Jefferson Carnegie Library is one of only five Carnegie Libraries still serving its original function in Texas. The Jefferson Carnegie Library digital collection contains historic photographs, documents, and other information related to the city of Jefferson and its role as one of the largest inland ports in …
The Lindale Library digital collection consists of photographs and documents of historic significance to the citizens of Lindale, Texas.
Louise Tobin is considered one of the great big band singers of the golden age of jazz music. At the height of the big band era, she was the vocalist for Benny Goodman. She also played with Will Bradley and Bobby Hackett and other well-known bandleaders.
Peanuts Hucko was a prominent musician who was accomplished on both the …
The digital collection of the Mineola Historical Museum consists of a large collection of documents and photographs concerning the history of the railroad in Mineola, historic photographs of education in Mineola, as well as a selection of African American historic documents and photographs.
The Mt. Pleasant Public Library digital collection contains a collection of portraits of Titus County pioneers, information on the history of local energy production, as well as other documents and photographs of historic significance to the people of Titus County.
The National Conversation on Writing (NCoW) is a Writing Program Administrators (WPA) Network for Media Action project that seeks to serve a much broader audience in order to convey individual writing experiences in every day settings. The goal of the NCoW digital collection is to collect video, audio, and print based texts that …
The No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum digital collection is a small selection of digital images from the museum located in Terrell, Texas.
The Northeast Texas History & Genealogy Center at W. Walworth Harrison Library Collection is being developed in cooperation with the W. Walworth Harrison Public Library in Greenville, Texas. The collection will contain photographs, documents, and other materials of local, historical significance.
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The Paris Public Library Digital Collection contains selected items from the collection of the Paris Public Library in Paris, TX.
Housed in the Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library's local history collection are: a Camp County War Veterans Yearbook; Center Point School and Community information, including Center Point Yearbooks; vintage personal scrapbooks; photographs; family histories; local churches and public schools yearbooks; and other historical …
The Quitman Public Library and Wood County Genealogical Society digital collection consists of items of local significance collected by the Wood County Genealogical Society including local family histories, documents pertaining to the history of education in Wood County, as well as other items of local historical significance.
The Rains County Public Library digital collection includes annuals from local schools, Parent Teacher Association meeting records, and Rains County marriage records.
The Red River County Public Library digital collection houses a local history collection consisting of yearbooks, scrapbooks, subject files, and other Red River County ephemera, along with an extensive genealogy collection.
The Rike Memorial Library digital collection consists of photographs and document of historic significance to residents of Farmersville, Texas. Included are photographs of Dwight Eisenhower when he served as coach of the Peacock Military College football team, as well as letters from Eisenhower to local resident Charles Rike.
The Riter C. Hulsey Public Library digital collection consists of historic photographs, school annuals, telephone directories, and digitized edition of local newspapers including the Terrell Times Star and the Terrell Daily Tribune.
Ruby Allmond was a northeast Texas singer/songwriter born in Fannin County and raised on a cotton and corn farm near Bailey, Texas. The Ruby Allmond Collection is a small selection of the items that are housed in the Special Collection Department of the James G. Gee Library of Texas A&M University–Commerce.
The Sulphur Springs Public Library digital collection consists of historic photographs, documents, and an extensive collection of mechanical music boxes. Each music box is accompanied by a brief video of the artifact in operation.
This collection contains theses written by undergraduate students as partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Program of Honors Study.
The Van Alstyne Public Library & Van Alstyne Historical Museum digital collection consists of items of local significance collected by the Van Alstyne Public Library as well as items from the Van Alstyne Historical Museum. Included is information on the family of early Texas pioneer Collin McKinney, copies of a local World War II …
The digital collection of the Whitesboro Public Library consists of historic photographs, early city records, and genealogical information compiled by members of the Whitesboro Historical Society.
The Whitewright Public Library and the Whitewright Historical Museum digital collection consists of items of local significance collected by the Whitewright Public Library as well as items from the Whitewright Historical Museum collection. Included are photographs of the Great Whitewright Fire, items relating to Grayson College, as …
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Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries' Northeast Texas Digital Collections is comprised of more than 40 distinct collections, which are very diverse in terms of content, size, and scope.
Many of the collections were created through partnerships with area public libraries, museums, and historical associations, which were facilitated by grant funds, while others are selected items that have been digitized from the Special Collections Department of Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries. The goal of our digitization effort is to preserve, and provide sustained online access to materials that were previously inaccessile due to medium, format, or location.
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