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Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001

Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, a pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Sieker discusses his grandfather's immigration from Germany. In addition to his stories from his extensive flying career, he also talks about his service in the military during World War II, his various occupations throughout the years, and his work against the screwworm infestation.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wired correspondence from T. N. Carswell to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Czichos, Mrs. Eugene Wood, Misses Genie and Joan and Master Carroll Czichos - October 1957~] (open access)

[Wired correspondence from T. N. Carswell to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Czichos, Mrs. Eugene Wood, Misses Genie and Joan and Master Carroll Czichos - October 1957~]

A wired correspondence to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Czichos, Mrs. Eugene Wood, Misses Genie and Joan and Master Carroll Czichos, from T. N. Carswell. Carswell expresses his appreciation "for the pleasure of sharing the generous hospitality and friendliness of your home".
Date: October 1957
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, August 15, 2011 (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
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
[Report of Summer Normal Examination for Georgia Cavett] (open access)

[Report of Summer Normal Examination for Georgia Cavett]

Report containing the results of Georgia Cavett's Summer Normal Examination and notifying Cavett she has been given a six-year certificate for teaching second grade.
Date: August 17, 1914
Creator: Doughty, W. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for O.A. Fisher, from the Masonic Lodge] (open access)

[Receipt for O.A. Fisher, from the Masonic Lodge]

Receipt for $3 paid by O.A. Fisher to the Masonic Lodge for his annual dues.
Date: March 11, 1879
Creator: Heaton, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Written by Lyndon Baines Johnson] (open access)

[Notes Written by Lyndon Baines Johnson]

Notes handwritten by Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Wedding Invitations from Judge and Mrs. Edward Reeves Kone] (open access)

[Two Wedding Invitations from Judge and Mrs. Edward Reeves Kone]

Wedding invitations sent from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reeves Kone, one for the reception of "their daughter Eula Lee and Mrs. Wallace Bruce Colbert on the afternoon of Wednesday the eleventh of November." The other invitation is for the actual wedding itself of their daughter Edna and Verner Moore Lewis at the Methodist Episcopal Church in San Marcos, Texas on November 16, 1904.
Date: 1904~
Creator: Kone, Edward Reeves & Kone, Mrs. Edward Reeves
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher] (open access)

[Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher]

Receipt issued for Orceneth Asbury Fisher for the payment of State and County taxes for the year 1879.
Date: February 21, 1880
Creator: Lock, L.S. [?]
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Music Festivals research] (open access)

[Music Festivals research]

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2004-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Non-Commercial House Concerts/Listening Rooms in Texas (listed alphabetically by city) (open access)

Non-Commercial House Concerts/Listening Rooms in Texas (listed alphabetically by city)

List of non-commercial house concerts and listening rooms across Texas used as research for an article that was published in the February 1998 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 1998-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Songwriter's Paradise (open access)

Songwriter's Paradise

Text for an article about house concerts and listening rooms across Texas that was published in the February 1998 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 1998-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[WWH: Songwriter's Paradise] (open access)

[WWH: Songwriter's Paradise]

Text about house concerts and listening rooms across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 1998 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 1998-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Genealogy by Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Genealogy by Blanche Perry]

Unbound compiled genealogy of various branches of the families related to Blanche Perry with various transcribed documents about several key family members. Also included are a copy of the funeral program for Blanche Perry, and obituaries of James Dewitt Garrett, Hattie Garrett Rivers, and Mrs. J. W. Rivers.
Date: 1895/1990
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Genealogy by Blanche Perry #2] (open access)

[Genealogy by Blanche Perry #2]

Unbound compiled genealogy of various branches of the families related to Blanche Perry with various transcribed documents about several key family members. Also included are a copy of the funeral program for Blanche Perry, and obituaries of James Dewitt Garrett, Hattie Garrett Rivers, and Mrs. J. W. Rivers.
Date: 1895/1990
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Alexander Gates & Lillian Johnson Thomas House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Alexander Gates & Lillian Johnson Thomas House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Alexander Gates & Lillian Johnson Thomas House, in San Marcos, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker and narrative.
Date: 1998
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Augusta Hofheinz House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Augusta Hofheinz House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Augusta Hofheinz House, in San Marcos, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Basil Dailey House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Basil Dailey House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Basil Dailey House, in San Marcos, Texas. The materials include the original application and photographs.
Date: 1963
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Beverly Hutchison Home] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Beverly Hutchison Home]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Beverly Hutchison Home, in San Marcos, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Blanco Chapel] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Blanco Chapel]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Blanco Chapel, in Kyle, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, and photograph.
Date: 1965
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Bunton Branch Bridge] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Bunton Branch Bridge]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Bunton Branch Bridge, in Hays County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, and photographs.
Date: 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History