Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016

Dr. Bonner was born and raised in Fairfield, Texas. Her family was connected through bloodlines to a prominent white family, which helped shelter them from some of the harshness of segregation. Dr. Bonner than went to college in New Orleans, where she became active in civil rights. She moved all over the country, including California, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. She returned to the area to take care of her parents. She revived the local NAACP and currently serves as president. She was also elected to the city council. Dr. Bonner discusses her early life in Fairfield, her educational background, activism across the nation, reviving Lufkin's NAACP, and her election to city council.
Date: June 6, 2016
Creator: Bonner, Guessipina; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mesquite and Willow (open access)

Mesquite and Willow

Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date: 1957
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
And Horns on the Toads (open access)

And Horns on the Toads

Volume of folk stories and tall tales about the horned toad and other Texas folklore. The index begins on page 235.
Date: 1959
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1933
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1949 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1949

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 27, 1919
Creator: Kirgan, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1908 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1908
Creator: Kirgan, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1949 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1949

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1908 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 1908
Creator: Kirgan, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1933 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1933

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 1933
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1941 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1941

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1941
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 1974
Creator: Hawkins, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1965 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1965

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 17, 1965
Creator: Farquhar, Dolores
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 9, 1898 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 9, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 9, 1898
Creator: Kirgan, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1926 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1926

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 1926
Creator: Kirgan, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1962 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 1962
Creator: Kirgan, Joe Lee, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1946 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 1946
Creator: Owens, H. Weldon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1936 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1936

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 21, 1936
Creator: Kirgan, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1948 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 12, 1948
Creator: Owens, H. Weldon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1938 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1938

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1917 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 11, 1917
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1951 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1951

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 1951
Creator: Kirgan, Joe Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1948 (open access)

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 26, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1948 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1948
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History