Edited by Audray Bateman Randle.

Classic images of Austin and Austinites from the History Center collections grace this handsomely illustrated work.

Letters selected and translated by Katherine Drake Hart.

In his words, the endeavors and affairs of Comte Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, French charge d’affaires to the Republic of Texas and original builder of the French Legation. A look at Austin’s beginnings that is booth entertaining and historically significant.

By Dr. James M. Coleman.

A thorough study of medicine in the early decades of Austin and Texas. Valuable to students and scholars of health care as well as to Austin history buffs.

Edited by Katherine Drake Hart.

Rich sepia reproductions highlight the rare and enlightening images in this Waterloo Press premier pictorial album. Bound in solid brown (interior page pictured above).

By Joe Edgar Manrey.

This thorough history combines excellent scholarship with delightful images from the Austin History Center collections to spotlight Austin’s earliest days as a creative capital.

Edited by Katherine Drake Hart and Elizabeth Kemp.

Excerpts of the voluminous correspondence of Governor Elisha M. Pease and wife Lucadia, from one of the Austin History Center’s most important manuscript collections. A touching and stirring look at the “First Family of Austin” and of life in early Austin.

Edited and annotated by Katherine Drake Hart.

A unique glimpse into the home (and kitchen) of Governor Elisha M. Pease, wife Lucadia, and daughter Julia. A valuable piece of social history and of Austin’s heritage, with entertaining reminders of the “good old days” such as recipes for wall paint and “Mr. Carrington’s Receipt” for red wine.

Written by the People of Austin.

The 127 stories included in this book are a sampling of the stories submitted to the University of Texas Humanities Institute between April and August 2003. In response to the Humanities Institute’s call for short family histories, personal experiences, and citizen’s visions of life in and around Austin, nearly 800 residents of greater Austin wrote down and sent in some piece of their lives.

Written by the People of Austin.

The 127 stories included in this book are a sampling of the stories submitted to the University of Texas Humanities Institute between April and August 2003. In response to the Humanities Institute’s call for short family histories, personal experiences, and citizen’s visions of life in and around Austin, nearly 800 residents of greater Austin wrote down and sent in some piece of their lives.

Created and Produced by Karen Kocher.

Published by Waterloo Press.

Austin Past and Present is the first interactive digital history of Austin, telling the story of the community through a multimedia production. Rich with archival photos, film and audio recordings from the Austin History Center and other local collections, Austin Past and Present features well over 300 segments, including eight Time Tour videos chronicling all eras of Austin’s history, 100 photo and text slide shows, and 160 photo and text biographies. All of these stories are accessible on most computers through a user-friendly interface, and the Time Tours can also be viewed on standard DVD players.

Users can navigate through the story of Austin by time, or by place, or both. Beginning with the geologic formation of the area, Austin Past and Present offers rare footage and images of significant events throughout the city’s history – including the construction of the 360 Bridge and the very first Capitol Building – as well as little-known details about many historic neighborhoods in Austin.

Austin Past and Present was created over six years by award-winning filmmaker and producer Karen Kocher with the help of more than 200 Austinites.

• GOVERNOR’S MANSION

• OLD LAND OFFICE

• OLD MAIN BUILDING

• ST. DAVID’S CHURCH

• SKYLINE

• CAPITOL

• TEXAS FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS

• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

• O’HENRY MUSEUM

• TEXAS MEMORIAL MUSEUM

• TERRACE R.B.C. – UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LIBRARY

• ELIZABETH NEY MUSEUM

• FRENCH EMBASSY

• AUSTIN WOMAN’S CLUB

THE VARSITY THEATRE

• Boone Photo 1936.

STATE CAPITOL

• A rare snowfall covers the 1886 building and grounds in a blanket of    white.

BATTLE HALL

• Designed by Cass Gilbert in 1911 as the main library, now house the Architecture Library.

• J.M. Kuehne 1929.

GOVERNOR’S MANSION

• Built by Abner Cooke in 1856, it’s one of the finest Greek Revival houses in the state.

• Jordan-Ellison 1929.

WELCOMING ARCH

• Erected by local German Sanguerrunde to greet singing societies for all of Texas.

• Jordan-Ellison 1889.

BARTON SPRINGS POOL

• “One of Nature’s beauty spots-cool health-giving waters.”

• Boone Photo c. 1925.

TREATY OAK

• Austin’s beloved landmark slumbers under a blanket of snow.

MEMORIAL STADIUM

• The stadium’s dedication, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day), 1924.

TROLLIES AND JAY-WALKERS

• Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, (Looking East).

• Ellison Photo 1908.

ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL

• Gothic Revival Style, Nicholas J. Clayton, Architect, 1874, built with native Austin stone.

• Estate of Miss Lottie Warmoth, 1944.

CONGRESS AVENUE

• Looking north toward the Capitol from the 500 block of Congress Avenue, c. 1916.

PORTRAIT OF LUCADIA CHRISTINA (NILES) PEASE (1853)

PORTRAIT OF ELISHA MARSHALL PEASE (1853)

HEAD OF CONGRESS AVENUE, BURNING DOWN OF OLD CAPITOL BUILDING (1881)

One of Waterloo Press’s most popular items, this handsome color print shows early Austin in charming detail.