Located in the western Texas Panhandle, the Library serves Hereford and the surrounding area. From its start as a small room in the Hereford Bank in 1910 to its current role as a technological and education center, the Library has continued to uphold its mission to provide access and promote learning in the community.
This issue is part of the following collections of related materials.
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) partners with communities, publishers, and institutions to promote standards-based digitization of Texas newspapers and to make them freely accessible.
Historical newspapers published in Hereford from 1901 to 1908. Provided by donations to the Deaf Smith County Friends of the Library in memory of Mrs. Formby, who was dedicated to the preservation of Texas history.
First published by Frank Vanderburgh in 1901 in "The Beef Capital of the World," this paper has documented Hereford's prosperity from its 1898 founding and railroad and cattle booms to a healthy, ethanol-based economy.
Elliot, A. C.The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1913,
newspaper,
August 15, 1913;
Hereford, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253718/:
accessed July 16, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Deaf Smith County Library.