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Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0621 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0621

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Status of Kerr County Airport Authority (RQ-0643-GA)
Date: May 1, 2008
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James E. Nugent, May 10, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James E. Nugent, May 10, 2019

Transcript of an interview with Cal "Skip" Trammell and Nan Nugent-White about their father James E. (Jim) Nugent who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1961 to 1979 and was elected to the Texas Railroad Commission for sixteen years.The interview details his upbringing, education, career as an attorney, navy service as a pilot in World War II, and family memories. Photos and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: May 10, 2019
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Trammell, Cal & Nugent-White, Bilie Nan Noreen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008

Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, May 3, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, May 3, 2011

Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, the descendant of German immigrants, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Scogin talks about her family's German heritage, her husband's service in World War II, local places and people, and her work as a secretary / bookkeeper / office manager for well known Kerrville businesses. The interview transcript includes pictures of Mrs. Scogin and her family, on pages 39-43.
Date: May 3, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Scogin, Elaine Carol Haufler
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001

Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, an armed forces veteran and Veteran's Administration worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Blodgett describes moving to and growing up in Kerrville, and his work with the VA Hospital there (first as a clerk, and finally, as acting associate director). Besides serving in the service for four years, he also worked in several VA facilities around the country before making his way back to Kerrville. His memories of the town include details of the flood of 1932, his role in founding the Buck 'N' Bull Club (a rifle club) in 1946, and a few stories concerning the religious community. A historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital is included at the end of interview transcript.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010

Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, a former Kerr County sheriff and justice of the peace from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kaiser discusses about how she was elected as sheriff, including her views on law enforcement and justice. She also describes some of the honors she received over the years, including being chosen for the "Women in Power" program in 1999. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Kaiser and her family, on pages 20-21
Date: May 17, 2010
Creator: Leonard, Julie Mosty; Collins, Francelle Robison & Kaiser, Frances Hubble
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair (open access)

Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair

Text about Kerrville's Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair that was published in the "When..." section of a May 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-05~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kerrville's Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair Celebrates its 30th Birthday... Deep in the Art of Texas, or Kerrville's Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair celebrates... Artful Days of May (open access)

Kerrville's Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair Celebrates its 30th Birthday... Deep in the Art of Texas, or Kerrville's Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair celebrates... Artful Days of May

Draft of an article about Kerrville's Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair that was published in the May 2001 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2001-05~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas, including photographs taken with their interviewers and two other photographs.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with San Jose Luis Sanchez, May 4, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with San Jose Luis Sanchez, May 4, 2022

Transcript of an interview with San Jose Luis Sanchez, owner of Sanchez Barber Shop in Kerrville. Sanchez traces his own history as a musician and a member of the National Guard, his family history to the establishment of the barber shop, its unfortunate closure due to the Covid-10 Pandemic, and plans to reopen.
Date: May 4, 2022
Creator: Jones, Mary Elaine & Sanchez, San Jose Luis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John J. Clemens. He discusses his childhood and family and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences fighting in both the Pacific and European theatres of World War Two.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Clemens, John J. & Alexander, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History