Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story (open access)

Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story

Book describing the life and educational careers of Marguerite and G. L. Powell, written by their daughter. It includes a brief background about how the family's ancestors came to Texas along with narrative anecdotes about their lives; it also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the family members, students taught by Mrs. Powell and sports teams coached by Mr. Powell.
Date: October 2001
Creator: Powell-Loatman, Carol
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 547.
Date: 1956
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 637.
Date: 1960
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1868 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1868

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 13, 1868
Creator: Elliott, B. F. & Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1869 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1869
Creator: Elliott, B. F. & Rankin, J. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wayne Sadberry, July 8, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Wayne Sadberry, July 8, 2015

Interview with Wayne Sadberry, a curator at the Brazos Valley African-American Museum from Prairie View, Texas. Sadberry discusses his early life, family background, and living under Jim Crow segregation. Sadberry also discusses his education at St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan, Virginia and service in the Air Force. He also discusses working as a research assistant on a grant project to Antarctica while a graduate student at Texas A&M.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Sadberry, Wayne & Moye, Todd
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History