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Vertical File Index

The Vertical File is a row of filing cabinets located on the south wall of the library. Contained in each filing cabinet are individual folders filled with cataloged information. Each folder is labeled with a subject heading and contains information representing only that subject or topic. The folders are arranged in alphabetical order from the top of each filing cabinet to the bottom. Typical information includes:

Pamphlets from organizations, associations, the federal and state government, & foundations.
News releases from local chambers of commerce.
State & local visitor information.
Annual reports of profit & nonprofit organizations.
Newspaper articles.
Magazine articles.

How To Use The Online Vertical File Index
1.	Click on the letter your topic begins with.
2.	If your topic is listed, fill out a request form & give it to the Circulation Desk.
3.	The Librarian or Assistant will retrieve the folder from the filing cabinet.
4.	Your request form will remain at the desk until the folder is returned at the end of the period.

ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
ABORTION
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
ACID RAIN
ACNE
ACUPUNCTURE
ADAMS, ANDY
ADAMS, JOHN
ADDICTION
ADOBE
ADOPTION
AFRICA
AGEE, JAMES
AGING
AGRICULTURE
AIDS
AIKEN, CONRAD
AIRPLANES
ALASKA
ALBATROSS
ALCOHOL (General)
ALCOHOL - HISTORY
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
ALCOHOLISM (the alcoholic)
ALCOHOL and CRIME
ALCOHOL and DRIVING
ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY
ALFRED the GREAT
ALLERGY
ALLIGATOR
ALMANAC
ALOE VERA
ALPHABET
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
AMAZON RIVER
AMERICANISM
AMISH
AMISTEAD DAM
AMPHETAMINES
AMTRAK
ANAYA, RUDOLFO
ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN
ANDERSON, MARION
ANDERSON, SHERWOOD
ANDREA DORIA
ANIMAL LANGUAGE
ANIMAL RIGHTS
ANIMALS (GENERAL)
ANTARCTICA
APARTHEID
APOLLO 13
ARAB - ISRAELI RELATIONS
ARCHEOLOGY (GENERAL)
ARCHITECTURE (CHURCH)
ARCHITECTURE (GENERAL)
ARCHITECTURE - GREEK
ARGENTINA
ARMADILLO
ARNOLD, BENEDICT
ART
ART THERAPY
ARTISTS
ARTS AND CRAFTS
ASOMOV, ISAAC
ARTHUR, KING
ASSASSINATIONS
ASTRODOME
ASTROLOGY
ASTRONAUTS
ASTRONOMY
ASWAN DAM
ATLANTIC CHARTER
ATLANTIS
ATOM	See also: Nuclear Science, NS - Fusion, NS - Reactors
ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
ATWOOD, MARGARET
AUDUBON, JOHN
AUDUBON SOCIETY
AUSTEN, JANE
AUSTIN, TEXAS
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AUTOGRAPHS
AUTOMOBILES - GENERAL
AUTOMOBILES - HISTORY
AVALANCHE

BABY BOTTLE
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN
BACH, RICHARD
BACTERIA
BAGPIPES
BALDWIN, JAMES
BALL, LUCILLE
BALLET
BANKS AND BANKING
BARBED WIRE
BARNUM, P.T.
BARTON, CLARA
BARUCH, BERNARD
BASEBALL
BATH, ENGLAND
BATS
BATTERY
BATTLE OF HASTINGS
BAY OF PIGS
BAYEUX TAPESTRY
BEATLES (MUSICAL GROUP)
BEATON, CECIL
BEDE
BEDICHEK, ROY
BEAN, ROY (JUDGE)	See also: Judge Roy Bean
BEEF
BEER
BEES
BEIRUT
BELGIUM
BELL, ALEXANDER
BELLOW, SAUL
BELLS
BEOWULF
BERLIN
BERMUDA TRIANGLE
BIBLE - ARCHEOLOGY (historical proof)
BIBLE - AUTHORSHIP
BIBLE - HISTORY
BIBLE - LITERATURE
BIBLE - PUBLICATION and DISTRIBUTION
BIBLE - VERSION II
BIBLE - VERSIONS II
BIBLE VS. SCIENCE
BICENTENNIAL
BICYCLES
BIERCE, AMBROSE
BIG BEN
BIG BEND
BIGFOOT
BILL OF RIGHTS
BIOLOGY
BIRDS - TEXAS
BIRTH DEFECTS
BIRTHSTONES
BLACK AUTHORS
BLACK DEATH
BLACK HOLES
BLACKS - BIOGRAPHY
BLACKS - HISTORY
BLACKS - MUSIC
BLACKS - POETRY
BLAKE, WILLIAM
BLENHEIM PALACE
BLIMP
BLINDNESS
BLOOD
BLOYS, CAMP
BLUE JEANS
BLUEGRASS MUSIC
BOEING 747
BOLIVAR, SIMON
BOLIVIA
BONNEY, WILLIAM H.
BOOKS AND BOOK MAKING
BOONE, DANIEL
BOOTH, JOHN WILKES
BORDEN, LIZZIE
BOSS TWEED
BOSTON
BOWEN, ELIZABETH
BOWIE, JAMES
BRADBURY, RAY
BRADY, MATHEW
BRAILLE
BRAIN
BRANDS
BRASS RUBBING
BRAZIL
BREADS
BREWER, J. MASON
BRIDGES
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
BRITISH MUSEUM
BRONTE SISTERS
BRONTES, THE
BRONTE SISTERS
BROOKE, RUPERT
BROWN, JOHN
BROWNING, ROBERT
BRUCE, ROBERT
BUCK, PEARL
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
BURIAL CUSTOMS
BURMA
BURNS, ROBERT
BUSH, GEORGE
BUSINESS, SMALL
BUSING
BUTTERFLIES
BYRON, GEORGE GORDON
BUTTONS

CABLE, GEORGE W
CACTUS-PLANT LIFE
CAESAR, JULIUS
CALDWELL, ERSKINE
CALENDAR
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
CALORIES
CAMBRIDGE
CAMELS
CAMOUFLAGE
CAMPAIGN BUTTONS
CAMPAIN BUTTONS
CANADA
CANADA (HISTORY)
CANADIAN LITERATURE
CANALS
CANARY ISLANDS
CANDLE
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
CANTERBURY (THE CITY)
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
CAPITALISM
CAPONE, AL
CAPONS
CAPOTE, TRUMAN
CARBON DATING
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARE
CARE FOLDER
CARLSBAD CAVERNS
CARLYLE, THOMAS
CARNEGIE, ANDREW
CARTER, JIMMY
CARTOONS AND CARTOONING
CARVING
CASH, JOHNNY
CASTLES
CASTRO, FIDEL
CATHEDRALS
CATHER, WILLA
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CATTLE
CATTLE - SHEEP WARS (RANGE WARS)
CAVES
CELLS - 1
CELLS - 2
CELTS
CEMETERY
CENSORSHIP
CENTRAL AMERICA
CERAMICS
CEREBRAL PALSY
CEYLON
CHARLEMAGNE
CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES
CHAUCER, GEOFFREY
CHAUTAUQUA
CHAVEZ, CASAR
CHEKHOV, ANTON
CHEMICAL WARFARE
CHEMISTRY
CHESS
CHESTER, ENGLAND
CHICHEN - ITZA
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD CARE
CHILD LABOR
CHILDREN - GIFTED
CHILDREN - LITERATURE
CHILE
CHINA
CHISHOLM TRAIL
CHLORINE
CHLOROPHYLL
CHOCOLATE
CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM
CHRISTIE, AGATHA
CHRISTMAS (CARDS)
CHRISTMAS (CUSTOMS)
CHRISMTAS (HISTORY)
CHRISTMAS (LEGENDS)
CHRISTMAS (MISC.)
CHRISTMAS STORIES
CHURCHES
CHURCHILL, WINSTON
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
CIRCUS - 1
CISNEROS, SANDRA
CIVIL RIGHTS
CIVIL WAR
CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE
CLOCKS
CLOTHING AND DRESS (INTERNATIONAL)
COAL
CODES
COFFEE
COIN COLLECTING
COINS
COLDS
COLERIDGE, SAM T.
COLOMBIA
COLORADO
COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER
COMANCHE INDIANS
COMICS
COMMON MARKET
COMMUNAL LIVING
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNISM
COMMUNISM - U.S.
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS AND CIVILIZATION
COMSTOCK LODE
CONCENTRATION CAMPS (GERMAN)
CONCENTRATION CAMPS (RUSSIA)
CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE
CONFUCIANISM
CONGRESS
CONGRESSMEN
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION (BIRDS)
CONSERVATION (FISH)
CONSERVATION (FOREST)
CONSERVATION (SOIL)
CONSERVATION (WATER)
CONSTITUTION
CONSUMER EDUCATION
CONTINENTAL DRIFT
COOK, JAMES (CAPTAIN)
COOLIDGE, CALVIN
COOPER, JAMES F
COPPER
COPYRIGHT
CORN
CORONADO, CITY OF GOLD
CORONATION
CORPORATIONS
COSMETICS
COSMONAUTS
COSTUME
COTTON CANDY
COUNTRY MUSIC
COURTSHIP
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL
COWBOYS
CRAB
CRANE, STEPHEN
CREATIVE WRITING
CREATIVITY
CREDIT
CRIME
CRIME AND LAW
CRIME PREVENTION
CROCKETT, DAVY
CRUSADES
CRYSTAL
CRYSTALS
CRYSTAL PALACE
CULTS
CUMMINGS, E. E
CURIE, MARIE
CURRIER & IVES
CUSTER, GEORGE
CYMBOLS
CZECHS in TEXAS

D - DAY
DA VINCI, LEORNARDO
DAHL, ROALD
DALY, MAUREEN
DANCE
DANTE
DARWIN
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
DAY CARE CENTERS
DE HAVILLAND, OLIVIA
DE MAUPASSANT, GUY
DEAD SEA SCROLLS
DEAF
DEATH
DEBT
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
DEEP SEA FISHES
DEFOE, DANIEL
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRACY VS. ISMS
DENMARK
DENVER, JOHN
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURE
DEPRESSION (ECONOMIC)
DEPRESSION (MENTAL)
DEVOTIONAL
DIABETES
DIAMONDS
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
DICKENS, CHARLES
DICKINSON, EMILY
DIDRIKSON, BABE
DIESEL, RUDOLF
DINOSAURS
DIONNE QUINTUPLETS
DIPHTHERIA
DIRIGIBLE
DISEASE
DISNEY, WALT
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
DIVING (DEEP SEA)
DIVORCE
DIX, DOROTHY
DNA
DOBIE, J
DOGS
DOLLS
DOLPHIN
DONNE, JOHN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DONNER PARTY
DOS PASSOS, JOHN
DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR
DOUGLAS, STEPHEN
DOYLE, CONAN
DR. PEPPER
DRACULA
DRAMA
DREAMS
DREISER, THEODORE
DRIVING
DRUID
DUCKS
DYSLEXIA

EAGLE
EAR
EARHART, AMELIA
EARTH
EARTHQUAKE
EASTER
EASTER ISLAND
EATING DISORDERS
ECLIPSE
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS - I
ECONOMICS - II
ECONOMICS - III
EDUCATION
EDUCATION - FOREIGN
EDUCATION - TEACHING
EDWARD VIII
EDWARDS, JONATHAN
EGGS
EGYPT (ANCIENT)
EGYPT (MODERN)
EICHMANN, ADOLPH
EINSTEIN, ALBERT
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID
EL GRECO
EL PASO, TEXAS
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONICS
ELEMENTS
EL GERCO
ELGIN MARBLES
ELIOT, GEORGE
ELIOT, T. S
ELIZABETH LIFE
ELIZABETH I
ELIZABETH II
ELIZABETHAN VILLAGE
ELLIS ISLAND
EMERSON, RALPH WALDO
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENERGY
ENERGY CRISIS
ENERGY - GEOTHERMAL
ENERGY - HYDROGEN
ENERGY - NUCLEAR
ENERGY - SEA THERMAL
ENERGY - SOLAR
ENERGY - SOLID WASTE
ENERGY - WIND
ENGLAND - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
ENGLAND - FOOD
ENGLAND - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENOLA GAY
ENTREPRENEUR
EPITAPHS
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
ERDMAN, LOULA GRACE
ESKIMOS
ESPIONAGE
ETHAN ALLEN HOUSE
ETON
EUTHANASIA
EVANS, MARY ANNE
EXCISE TAX
EXECUTIONS
EXERCISE
EXETER CATHEDRAL
EXISTENTAIALISM
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL LIFE
EYE
"EYE OF GOD"

FAIRY TALES
FALCONRY
FALKLAND ISLANDS
FAMILY
FANS
FANTASY GAMES
FARRELL, JAMES T
FASHIONS
FAULKNER, WILLIAM
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
FEMINISM
FERBER, EDNA
FERTILITY
FIBER OPTICS
FINLAND
FIRE ANTS
FIRE SAFETY
FIREARMS
FIRST AID
FISH
FISHING
FITZGERALD, F.
FLAGS
FLAMENCO
FLEAS
FLOWERS
FLU
FLYING SAUCERS
FOLGER'S (SHAKESPEAREAN) LIBRARY
FOLKLORE
FOOD
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
FOOTBALL - HISTORY
FORD FOUNDATION
FORD, GERALD R
FORD, HENRY
FORD THEATRE
FOREIGN AID 1950-60S
FORENSIC SCIENCE
FOREST FIRES
FORESTS
FORT DAVIS
FORT STOCKTON
FORT SUMTER
FORTS
FOSSILS
FOSTER, STEPHEN
4-H CLUBS
FRANCE
FRANK, ANNE
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN
FREDERICKSBURG - TEXAS
FREE ENTERPRISE
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
FREUD, SIGMUND
FROGMEN
FROST, ROBERT
FUNERALS
FURNITURE MAKING

GAINSBOROUGH, THOMAS
GALAPAGOS
GALAXIES
GALVESTON
GAMBLING
GAMES
GANGS
GARDENS
GEMS
GENEALOGY
GENES
GENETIC ENGINEERING
GEOLOGY
GEOMETRY
GEOPHYSICS
GEORGE VI, KING
GEORGIA (State)
GERMANS IN TEXAS
GERMANY
GERRYMANDER
GETTY, J. PAUL
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
GETTYSBURG BATTLE
GHOSTS
GHOST TOWNS
GIANT
GIBRALTER
GIBSON GIRL
GIFTED CHILD
GILBERT & SULLIVAN
GIPSON, FRED
GIRL SCOUTS
GLASGOW, ELLEN
GLASS
GLAUCOMA
GLENN, JOHN
GLOBE THEATRE	See: Globe Theatre (Elizabethan) (International) (Odessa)
GOLD RUSH (YUKON)
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK
GOLF
GONE WITH THE WIND
GOTHIC - HORROR NOVELS
GOODNIGHT, CHARLES
GRAMMAR
GRAND CANYON
GRASSHOPPER
GRAY, THOMAS
GREAT GATSBY
GRECO EL
GREECE
GREEN HOUSE EFFECT
GREENE, GRAHAM
GREENLAND
GRENADA
GUADALUPE NATIONAL PARK
GUADALCANAL
GUIDANCE
GUILLOTINE
GULF STREAM
GUN CONTROL
GUNFIGHTERS
GUNS
GUTENBERG BIBLE

HADRIAN'S WALL
HAGGIS
HAIR
HALEY, ALEX
HALLEY'S COMET
HALLOWEEN
HAMILTON, ALEXANDER
HAMMARSKJOLD, DAG
HAMMURABI
HAMPTON COURT
HAMSTERS
HANAKKUH
HANCOCK, JOHN
HANDICAPPED
HANDWRITING
HARDING, WARREN G.
HARDY, THOMAS
HARTE, BRET
HARVEY, WILLIAM
HATFIELD-MCCOY FUED
HATS
HAWAII
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
HAZARDOUS WASTE
HEALTH
HEALTH - WOMEN
HEARN, LAFCADIO
HEARST, WILLIAM R.
HEART (organ)
HEART DISEASE
HEFNER, ROBERT
HELIPORTS
HELLMAN, LILLIAN
HELMETS
HEMINGWAY
HENRY V
HENRY VIII
HENRY, PATRICK
HERMITAGE
HIJACKING
HILLARY, EDMUND
HILLERMAN, TONY
HINDUISM
HIPPIES
HIPPOCRATIC OATH
HIROSHIMA
HISPANICS IN TEXAS
HISPANICS IN THE U.S.
HISS, ALGER
HISTORIC HOUSES	See also: (Ethan Allen) (Mark Twain) (Octagon) (Sunnyside) (Unsinkable Molly Brown)
HITLER
HOBBIES
HOGARTH, WILLIAM
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAYS
HOLLAND
HOLLY, BUDDY
HOLLYWOOD AND WAR
HOLMES, SHERLOCK
HOLOCAUST (Ethiopian)
HOLOCAUST (Jewish)
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
HOLY GRAIL (Missing)
HOLY LAND
HOMELESS
HOMOSEXUALITY
HONEY
HONG KONG
HOOVER DAM
HOOVER, HERBERT
HORGAN, PAUL
HOROSCOPE
HORSES
HORSE RACING
HOSTAGES
HOTELS
HOUSES (Types)
HOVERCRAFT
HOWELLS, WILLIAM D.
HUDSON RIVER
HUGHES, LANGSTON
HUMAN RELATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMANITIES
HUMORISTS
HUMPHREY, HUBERT
HURRICANE
HURSTON, ZORA NEALE
HYPERTENSION
HYPNOTISM

IBSEN, HENRY
ICE
ICEBERG
ICELAND
IGLOOS
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION (Illegal)
IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMMUNIZATIONS
IMPEACHMENT
INAUGURATIONS
INCA CIVILIZATION
INCOME TAX
INDEPENDENCE HALL
INDIA
INDIANS IN TEXAS
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA - EDUCATION
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA - ROCK ART
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
INFLATION
INNS
INSECTS
INSIGNIA
INSOMNIA
INVENTIONS
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTMENTS
IONA (Islands)
IRAN
IRANIAN CRISIS	(concerning arms shipments to Iran by U. S. government)
IRELAND
IRISH QUESTION
IRRIGATION
IRVING, WASHINGTON
ISLAM
ISOTOPE
ISRAEL
IWO JIMA

JACK THE RIPPER
JACKSON, JESSE
JACKSON, SHIRLEY
JAMES, HENRY
JAMESTOWN
JAZZ
JEFFERSON, THOMAS
JERUSALEM
JESUS
JEWS
JOHNSON, ANDREW
JOHNSON, LYNDON B.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL
JOYCE, JAMES
JUDGE ROY BEAN
JUPITER (Planet)

KAMIKAZE
KEATS, JOHN
KELLER, HELEN
KELLY, GRACE
KELTON, ELMER
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
KENNEDY FAMILY
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
KENYA
KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT
KIDNEY
KILTS
KIMONOS
KING KONG
KING RANCH
KING, MARTIN LUTHER
KING, STEPHEN
KINGS AND RULERS
KIPLING, RUDYARD
KNOTS AND SPLICES
KOREA
KOREAN WAR
KU KLUX KLAN
KUWAIT

LA FARGE, OLIVER
LABOR
LABOR UNIONS
LAETRILE
LAMPREY (Lost)
LANDRY, TOM
LANGTRY, LILLIE
LANGUAGE
LARDNER, RING
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
LASER
LATIN AMERICA
LAUBACH, FRANK
LAW
LAWS
LEA, TOM
LEAD CRYSTAL
LEAR, EDWARD
LEARNING DISABILITIES	See also: Dyslexia
LEATHER
LEBANON
LEE, HARPER

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