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Reminiscences of My Youth and Other Catastrophies
A book containing accounts about life for the residents of Kerrville,Texas in the early 20th century, as told from the author's own early life experiences.
Date:
1975
Creator:
Doyle, Merrill D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Into the Morning Sun
Last book of poetry written by Harriet Garrett as she looks forward to life after death or the journey to the "land of the morning sun".
Date:
1960
Creator:
Garrett, Harriet
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, January 12, 2016
Interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, an alumnus of Doyle High School, from Kerrville, Texas. Hardee speaks about his experience growing up as a black man while Kerrville was segregated.
Date:
January 12, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Hardee, Raymond Julius
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, January 12, 2016
Interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, an alumnus of Doyle High School, from Kerrville, Texas. Hardee speaks about his experience growing up as a black man while Kerrville was segregated.
Date:
January 12, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Hardee, Raymond Julius
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, January 12, 2016
Transcript of interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, an alumnus of Doyle High School, from Kerrville, Texas. Hardee speaks about his experience growing up as a black man while Kerrville was segregated.
Date:
January 12, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Kelli K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000
Interview with Don Eugene "Gene" Lock, descendant of Kerr County pioneers and rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Lock talks about how his family ended up in the area, his experience as a rancher, and his memories of horse breeding and racing. He also discusses his work for Kerrville's newspaper, the Mountain Sun, and his Bible education. Mr. Lock mentions briefly that he boxed as a young man.
Date:
September 14, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Lock, Don Eugene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date:
1982
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Far Horizons
Book of poetry dedicated to Harriet Garrett's students at Tivy High School. Poem topics are focus on living, the seasons, reflections, faith and prayer, peace, and Christmastide.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Garrett, Harriet
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996
Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date:
October 6, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kerrville Mountain Sun (Kerrville, Tex.), Vol. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1928
Weekly newspaper from Kerrville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 20, 1928
Creator:
Bennett, Bob
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tears and Glory
Book of poetry focused on the topics of war, peace, memories, patriotism, faith, life, and death. It describes patriotism, grief, and the commemoration of those who served and their families left behind in World War I and World War II.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Garrett, Harriet
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018
Edited transcript of an interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I. Ahead of the transcript, there are copies of photos, clippings, letters, and documents.
Date:
December 4, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, August 15, 2011
Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, a former middle school secretary from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lidiak talks about growing up in Kerrville, her family, and her work at various businesses and the Veterans Administration hospital. She also discusses her husband's education, his service in World War II, and the auto companies he worked at. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Lidiak and her family, on pages 23-28.
Date:
August 15, 2011
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Lidiak, Jean Mathis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010
Transcript of interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date:
February 7, 2010
Creator:
Webb, Jeanie Archer
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Betty Wildman Braswell, November 1, 2018
Edited transcript of an interview with Betty Jean Braswell, discussing what she remembers about growing up in Kerrville and having polio as a child, as well as information about her family and career as a teacher and business owner. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date:
November 1, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Braswell, Betty Jean Wildman
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010
Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date:
March 23, 1918
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1987
Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 4 & 5, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "The Future of the Texas Past: The Society 150 Years Later."
Date:
1988
Creator:
Philosophical Society of Texas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998
Interview with Matias Garcia Rodriguez, the reverend for Calvary Baptist Church, from Kerrville, Texas. Rev. Rodriguez discusses the history of Mexico as it relates to Texan history, including stories about his great-grandfather, Jose Policarpo "Polly" Rodriguez, an early pioneer of the Texas Hill Country. He goes through his own family history, family stories, his service in WWII, his education, and the people and places in Kerrville.
Date:
1998
Creator:
Rector, William & Rodriguez, Matias Garcia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945
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 607.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000, Supplement
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Kerrville teacher Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, including photographs of family, the boarding house her mother operated (Hill House), materials related to her career as a teacher, an excerpt from a book about Hill Country teachers.
Date:
October 26, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Sutherland, Sibyl Bennett
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bounty of Texas
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
1990
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas in the Civil War: Comfort's Monument Story
Book containing information about the Civil War in Texas, including the story of the Nueces Massacre and oral histories from individuals living in Texas during the Civil War. The index begins on page 64.
Date:
1997
Creator:
Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tivy Tattler, Volume 1, Number 1, October 27, 1924
Bimonthly newsletter published by the student body at Tivy High School in Kerrville, discussing news, events, and other topics of interest to readers.
Date:
October 27, 1924
Creator:
Tivy High School
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000
Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.
Date:
September 15, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History