Oral History Interview with Louis Edgar Turcotte, Jr., February 4, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Edgar Turcotte, Jr., February 4, 1988

Interview with Louis Edgar Turcotte, Jr., a rancher from Sarita, Texas, regarding his family history, education, life as a rancher, cattle dipping, career as a foremen of the Kenedy Ranch, and oil drilling in the area.
Date: February 4, 1988
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Turcotte, Louis Edgar, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cabin Connection, June 2014 (open access)

The Cabin Connection, June 2014

Newsletter of the Texas General Land Office Asset Inspection Program discussing news, events, updates, and other information related to the program.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998

Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, a physician from Kerrville, Texas, who also served as the city and Kerr County health officer. Dr. Bacon discusses his family history, as well as his education, medical career, brief stint in the Air Force, and general town life in Kerrville. While working at Peterson Hospital in Kerrville, he treated trauma victims from car accidents on Highway 27. In the Air Force, he briefly practiced psychiatry, served as a prison doctor, and finally switched to obstetrics and gynecology. He relates stories from his time as an obstetrician, as well as a general practitioner and family physician. He also discusses the history of minority communities in Kerrville, especially during integration, and the founding of the Kerrville Veteran's Hospital. Dr. Bacon's further remembrances, as well as a historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital, are included at the end of the interview transcript.
Date: March 3, 1998
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Bacon, Dan Wallace
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History