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3.To be a source of ready reference facts and statistics for use by staff.

The vertical file does not aspire to be a comprehensive source of information on any topic. It does not serve as a current events tool nor as a day-by-day chronology of any given event.

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SUBJECT		REFERENCE
P. B. S. 600	see	AUSTIN, TX
Pace, David E.	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
PADRE ISLAND
Paisano Ranch	see	RANCHES - PAISANO
Palafox, TX	see	GHOST TOWNS
PALEONTOLOGY
Palestine State Park	see	PARKS - GENERAL, RUSK
Palestine, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
Palestine, TX	see	FESTIVALS
Palm House Museum	see	MUSEUMS - GENERAL, P
PALMETTO STATE PARK
Palms	see	PLANTS
Palo Alto Battlefield	see	BATTLES
PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK
Palomas Wildlife Management Area	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P
Paluxy Dam	see	DAMS
PAMPA, TX
PAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Panda Entertainment Group	see	MOTION PICTURES
PANHANDLE PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM
PANNA MARIA, TX
Pantex	see	AMARILLO, TX
Papal Visit	see	SAN ANTONIO - PAPAL VISIT
Papalote, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
Papayas	see	AGRICULTURE
PAPERMAKING & TRADE
Paredes, Americo	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
PARI-MUTUEL BETTING (I, II)	see also	GAMBLING
PARI-MUTUEL BETTING (I, II)	see also	RACING COMMISSION, TX
PARIS, TX	see also	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - GENERAL, P
Parker, Bonnie	see	BONNIE & CLYDE
Parker, Carl	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Parker, Carl	see	KILLER BEES (SENATORS)
PARKER, CYNTHIA ANN
PARKER, FESS
Parker, James W.	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Parker, Julius	see	BLACKS
Parker, Kathy	see	TELEVISION PROGRAMS
PARKER, QUANAH
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	ADMIRAL NIMITZ STATE HISTORICAL PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	AUSTIN, TX PARKS
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	BASTROP STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	BIG BEND RANCH
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	CADDO LAKE STATE SCENIC PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	ENCHANTED ROCK STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see	LYNDON B JOHNSON STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	MATAGORDA ISLAND
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	MCKINNEY FALLS STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	PADRE ISLAND
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	SEMINOLE CANYON STATE HISTORICAL PARK
PARKS - GENERAL	see also	STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE PARK
PARKS - MISC.
PARKS & WILDLIFE, TX DEPT. OF	see also	COX, ED JR.
PARKS & WILDLIFE, TX DEPT. OF - PUBLICATIONS
Parmelee, Doelece	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Parnell, Lee Roy	see	MUSIC
Parole	see	PRISONS
Parrots	see	BIRDS
Pasadena, TX	see	CITITES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
Pat Mayse Wildlife Management Unit	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P
Pate Transportation Museum	see	MUSEUMS - GENERAL, P
PATENTS
Patman, William N.	see	KILLER BEES (SENATORS)
PATMAN, WRIGHT
Patterson, Johnny	see	WILLS, BOB
Patterson, Norma	see	AUTHORS - GENERAL, P
Patton, James Andrew	see	TEXAS RANGERS - PERSONS
Paul, Judy	see	ARTISTS - GENERAL, P
Paul, Ron	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Payne, B. Iden	see	UT AUSTIN - COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Payton, Byron	see	ATHLETES
Peach Point Wildlife Management Area	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P.
Peacock, Howard	see	AUTHORS - GENERAL, P
Pearce Civil War Collection	see	MUSEUMS - GENERAL, P
Pearl Brewery	see	BREWING INDUSTRY
Pearls	see	RIVERS
Peas	see	AGRICULTURE
PEASE, ELISHA MARSHALL
PEASE, LUCADIA CHRISTIANA NILES (MRS. ELISHA)
Peatown, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
PEAVY, JAMES E.
Pecan Tree	see	TREES
PECOS BILL
Pecos Moon	see	MOVING PICTURES
Pecos, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK
Peebles, Richard Rodgers (Dr.)	see	PHYSICIANS
PENA, AMADO
Pena, Federico	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERL, P
Penal Code	see	CRIMINAL LAW
PENICK, HARVEY
PENICK, HARVEY
Penick, Harvey	see	GOLF
Penn Field	see	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - AUSTIN - PENN FIELD
Penney, J. C.	see	CORPORATIONS
PENNYBACKER, PERCY V. (MRS.)
PEOPLES, CLINT
Perez, Selena	see	SELENA
PERIODICALS
Perkins, Bob	see	FROGS
Perkins, Joe J.	see	CHILDREN - INSTITUTIONAL CARE
PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND
PERMIAN BASIN PETROLEUM MUSEUM
Perot, Margot	see	PEROT, ROSS
PEROT, ROSS
PEROT, ROSS	see also	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, S
Perot, Ross Jr.	see	PEROT, ROSS
PERRY, ANITA	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
PERRY, ANITA	see also	PERRY, RICK
Perry, Carmen	see	AUTHORS - GENERAL, P
Perry, Carmen	see	CROCKETT, DAVY
Perry, Ervin S.	see	UT AUSTIN - PERSONS
Perry, George Sessions	see	AUTHORS - GENERAL, P
Perry, Lon Burton	see	CRIME
PERRY, RICK	see also	PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT
Perry-Castaneda Library	see	UT AUSTIN - PERRY CASTENADA
Perryman, Ray	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Persian Gulf War	see	IRAQ - KUWAIT CRISIS, 1990 -
Personal Income Tax	see	TAXATION
PETRI, FREIDRICH RICHARD
Petrified Palmwood	see	STATE GEM & STONE
Petrochemical Industry	see	PETROLEUM - CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	BARRET, LYNE TALIAFERRO
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	EAST TEXAS OIL FIELD
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	HALBOUTY, MICHAEL T.
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	MCCARTHY, GLENN
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	SANTA RITA NO. 1
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	SPINDLETOP
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY & TRADE (I, II)	see also	TEXACO
Petroleum Museum	see	EAST TEXAS OIL MUSEUM
Petroleum Museum	see	MUSEUMS - GENERAL, P
PETROLEUM SHIPPING TERMINALS
Petry, Herbert C.	see	HIGHWAYS & PUBLIC TRANSPORTAION, TX DEPT. OF
Pettis, Pierce	see	LELAND, MICKEY
PETTY, DAN
PEYOTE
Pfeuffer, George	see	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY - PERSONS
Pharmacies	see	DRUG STORES
Pharmaco	see	CORPORATIONS
Philanthropy	see	CHARITABLE USES, TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS
Phillips, Allen	see	REWARDS (PRIZES, ETC)
Phillips, Harry	see	WAXAHACHIE, TX
Phillips, J. D. "Jack"	see	LONGHORN CATTLE
Phillips, Lou Diamond	see	BIOGRAPHIES - GENERAL, P
Phillips, O.A. "Bum"	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Phillips, Stone	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
PHILLIPS, THOMAS R.
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF TEXAS
Photographers	see	COWBOYS
PHYSICIANS
Piano Price	see	BIOGRAPHIES - GENERAL, P
Pickens, T. Boone Jr.	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Pickering, John	see	SAN JACINTO, BATTLE OF
Pickle, Beryl (Mrs. J. J.)	see	PICKLE, J. J.
PICKLE, J. J.
Pictographs	see	PICTURE WRITING, INDIANS
Pillsbury, Edmund P.	see	KIMBELL ART MUSEUM
Pilots	see	TRANSPORTATION, TX DEPT OF
Pilzer, Paul Z.	see	BIOGRAPHIES - GENERAL, P
Pine Springs Cafe	see	GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Pinneli, Joe	see	RAILROADS
Pinyon Nuts	see	AGRICULTURE
Pioneer Farm	see	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - AUSTIN - MISC.
Pioneer Life	see	FRONTIER & PIONEER LIFE
Pipelines	see	ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE
Pipelines	see	COAL SLURRY PIPELINES
Pipelines	see	OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY
Pipkin, Turk	see	AUTHORS - GENERAL, P
Pisgah Ridge, TX	see	GHOST TOWNS
Pittsburgh, TX	see	EZEKIEL AIRSHIP
PLAGUE
PLAN OF SAN DIEGO
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
Plant Research Center	see	UT AUSTIN - CENTERS & INSTITUTE
Plantation Ranch	see	RANCHES - GENERAL, P
PLANTS
Playa del Rio	see	WETLANDS
PLAYA LAKES
Playboys II	see	WILLS, BOB
Plays	see	THEATRE & THEATERS
Pledge of Allegiance	see	FLAGS & EMBLEMS
Pledger, James	see	SAVINGS AND LOANS, TX
Plentitude, TX	see	GHOST TOWNS
Plumlee, Carrie "Stone"	see	REWARDS (PRIZES), ETC.
POAGE, WILLIAM R. (BOB)
POERNER, JOHN
POETRY
POETRY SOCIETY OF TEXAS
Poets	see	AUTHORS
POETS LAUREATE	see also	ASHLEY, CARLOS
POETS LAUREATE	see also	HILL, PIERRE
POETS LAUREATE	see also	MARLEY, ANNE B.
POETS LAUREATE	see also	PORTER, JENNY LIND
POETS LAUREATE	see also	ROBERTSON, LEXIE DEAN
Poinsettia	see	PLANTS
POLES IN TEXAS
POLES IN TEXAS	see also	PANNA MARIA, TX
Police	see	PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Brutality	see	PUBLIC SAFETY
Political ethics	see	ETHICS
POLITICAL PARTIES	see also	DEMOCRATIC PARTY
POLITICAL PARTIES	see also	REPUBLICAN PARTY
POLITICIANS
Polk, Daisy	see	MUSICIANS - GENERAL, P
Poll tax	see	VOTING
Pollution	see	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Polygamy	see	ELDORADO, TX
Pool, William C.	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Pope	see	PANA MARIA, TX
Pope	see	SAN ANTONIO - PAPAL VISIT
POPE, JACK
Pope, Lena	see	CHILDREN - INSTITUTIONAL CARE
Popinsky, Arnie	see	SCULPTORS - GENERAL, P
POPULATION	see also	CENSUS
POPULATION	see also	REAPPORTIONMENT
Population Research Center	see	UT AUSTIN - CENTERS & INSTITUTE
Pork	see	AGRICULTURE
PORNOGRAPHY
Port Aransas, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
Port Aransas, TX	see	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - GENERAL, P
Port Aransas, TX	see	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - GENERAL, P
PORT ARTHUR, TX	see also	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - GENERAL, P
Port Authorities	see	PORT DISTRICTS
PORT DISTRICTS
Port Isabel Lighthouse	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P
Port Isabel, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
Port of Galveston	see	PORT DISTRICTS
Port of Houston	see	PORT DISTRICTS
PORTER, JENNY LIND
PORTER, KATHERINE ANNE
Porter, Marinna Oswald	see	OSWALD, LEE HARVEY
Porter, Roger H. (Doc)	see	PUBLISHERS & PUBLISHING
Porter, Royce	see	MUSICIANS - GENERAL, P
PORTER, SOPHIA
Porter, William Sydney	see	HENRY, O.
Porterfield, Bill	see	AUTHORS - GENERAL, P
Porterfield, Nolan	see	TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS
Ports	see	PETROLEUM SHIPPING TERMINALS
Ports	see	PORT DISTRICTS
Possum Kingdom Lake	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P
Possum Kingdom State Recreation Area	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P
Post Oak Ridge	see	BALCONES CANYONLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Post Office Murals	see	WPA
POST, CHARLES WILLIAM
Post, TX	see	POST, CHARLES WILLIAM
POSTAL SERVICE
Poteet Strawberry Festival	see	FESTIVALS
Poteet, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
Potter, Andrew Jackson	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Potter, Robert	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
Pottery - Texas	see	STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY
Pound, Mary	see	PUBLISHERS & PUBLISHING
Poverty	see	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Powell, Benjamin	see	JOHANSON, STANLEY M.
POWELL, JAMES
Powell's Cave	see	CAVES
Powers, Robert H.	see	OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN
Powter, Susan	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
PRADO, EDWARD
Praha, TX	see	CITIES & TOWNS - GENERAL, P
PRAIRIE DOGS
PRAIRIE VIEW STATE UNIVERSITY
Prather, William Lambdin	see	SONGS
Pratt House	see	HISTORIC BUILDINGS - GENERAL, P
PREGNANCY, ADOLESCENT
Preservation Board, State	see	CAPITOL PRESERVATION BOARD
Presidential Museum (Odessa, TX)	see	MUSEUMS - GENERAL, P
President's House	see	LAMAR, MIRABEAU
Presidents Park	see	SCULPTORS - A
Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto	see	LA BAHIA (GOLIAD)
Presidio San Saba	see	ARCHAEOLOGY
PRESIDIO, TX
PRESLEY, ELVIS
Preston Road	see	ROADS
Preston, Billy	see	MUSICIANS - GENERAL, P
Price, John Wiley	see	BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL, P
PRICE, LARRY
Price, Marla	see	MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH
Pride, Charley	see	MUSICIANS - GENERAL, P
Prigogine, Ilya	see	REWARDS (PRIZES) ETC.
Priour, Damian	see	ARTISTS - GENERAL, P
Prison Canyon	see	CANYONS
PRISONERS OF WAR
PRISONERS, EXONERATED
Prisoners, geriatric	see	PRISONS
PRISONS (1970-1989)	see also	RODEOS - PRISON RODEO
PRISONS (1970-1989)	see also	RUIZ, DAVIS
PRISONS (1990- )	see also	RODEOS - PRISON RODEO
PRISONS (1990- )	see also	RUIZ, DAVIS
PRISONS (PRIOR TO 1970)	see also	RODEOS - PRISON RODEO
PRISONS (PRIOR TO 1970)	see also	RUIZ, DAVIS
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & PRIVATE SECURITY AGENTS
Procunier, Ray K.	see	CORRECTIONS, TX DEPT. OF
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, TX STATE BOARD OF EX
Project TEACH	see	AGRICULTURE, TX DEPT. OF
PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES, TX DEPT.
PROVENCE, HARRY
Provident City, TX	see	GHOST TOWNS
Pruitt, C. C.	see	SCULPTORS - GENERAL, P
PRYOR, RICHARD (CACTUS)
PRYOR, WALLY
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT
PUBLIC INSURANCE COUNSEL, OFC. OF TX
PUBLIC SAFETY, TX DEPT. OF	see also	ADAMS, JAMES B.
PUBLIC SAFETY, TX DEPT. OF	see also	GARRISON, HOMER B.
PUBLIC SAFETY, TX DEPT. OF - PUBLICATIONS
Public Transportation	see	LOCAL TRANSIT
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, TX
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, TX - PUBLICATIONS
PUBLIC WELFARE
PUBLISHERS & PUBLISHING	see also	HARTE, HOUSTON
PUBLISHERS & PUBLISHING	see also	WITLIFF, WILLIAM P.
Puett, William A.	see	OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN
Pulitzer Prize	see	PRICE, LARRY
Pulitzer Prize	see	REWARDS (PRIZES) ETC.
Punkin Days	see	FESTIVALS
Purchasing & General Services Commission, TX	see	GENERAL SERVICES COMMISSION
Purtis Creek	see	PARKS - GENERAL, P.

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