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Texas History
Use this guide to find primary and secondary sources for the study of Texas history.
Selected Books on the Texas Republic
Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850 by Publication Date: 2015E-book
Single Star of the West: The Republic of Texas, 1836-1845 by Publication Date: 2017
The Texas Legation Papers, 1836-1844 by Publication Date: 2013A volume of letters and documents from the early turbulent years of the Republic of Texas. During those years, Texas's diplomatic representatives communicated with the officials of the United States, and informed Texas leaders about the United States' views on critical issues concerning recognition of Texas and eventual annexation, relations with Mexico, boundary issues, and troubles with Native Americans. The diplomats were also tasked with raising funds for the financially strapped republic. The papers contain the detailed accounts of this time period.
An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865 by Call Number: E445.T47 C35 1989Publication Date: 1989Available as an e-book and in print
The Laws of Slavery in Texas: Historical Documents and Essays by Call Number: KFT1601.6.S55 L39 2010Available in print and as an e-book
Primary source material
Selected Documents
- Texas Constitution Digitization ProjectTwelve versions of Texas Constitutions dating from 1824-1876. Includes search engine.
- Texas 175: A Dozen Documents That Made a DifferenceIncludes the 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence, an 1836 map of Coahuila and Texas, and other documents. From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- Texas 1835 MapFrom Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical and Commercial by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1835. First issue of the first separate map of Texas to appear in an atlas. Courtesy Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, Austin, Texas.
