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Oral History Interview with Robert Bluntzer, May 30, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Bluntzer, May 30, 1969

Interview with Robert Bluntzer, a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. Bluntzer discusses growing up near Round Lake and Robstown, homeseekers and subdivision of ranches in the area in the 1900-10s, social life and recreation in the area, politics, law enforcement, his family history and Bluntzer, Texas, local preservation efforts, sports, and Third Awakening revivalists. Before the interview is a fragment of a conversation between Bluntzer, Stephens, and an unnamed attorney about local history and the Sons and Daughters of San Patricio de Hibernia (a local foundation for Irish descendants), recorded by Stephens.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Bluntzer, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Urban and Regional Development Planning in Texas: Condensed Proceedings (open access)

Urban and Regional Development Planning in Texas: Condensed Proceedings

Condensed proceedings of a planning workshop for Texas regional councils to discuss new procedures in intergovernmental cooperation, new requirements and procedures for U.S. Housing and Urban Development grants, planning for coordination within the state, and case studies of regional council projects.
Date: June 30, 1969
Creator: Bowden, Elbert V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Albin, May 30, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Albin, May 30, 1969

Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Albin, who have been resident farmers in the town of Taft, Texas for a number of years. In the interview, the Albin's describe their observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around the rural town. They also talk about when they first moved to Taft in 1910, and what agrarian life was like until the 1930's. The Albin's discuss Mexican-Anglo relations in the community as well as the rise and impacts of the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Albin, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library