Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Transcript of an interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview. Several photos follow the transcript text.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Interview with ose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Daniel Abner Ussery, December 23, 2015] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Daniel Abner Ussery, December 23, 2015]

Funeral program for Daniel Abner Ussey, born May 31, 1938 and died December 16, 2015. The funeral was held December 23, 2015 at Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Kevin L. Nelson. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
Date: December 23, 2015
Creator: Eternal Memories 4 U
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcription of Letter from H. Fehr, October 17, 1928] (open access)

[Transcription of Letter from H. Fehr, October 17, 1928]

Transcription of letter from H. Fehr written in German on the front and back of a piece of Burnham & Fehr stationery.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from H. Fehr, October 17, 1928] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from H. Fehr, October 17, 1928]

Translation of letter from H. Fehr written in German on the front and back of a piece of Burnham & Fehr stationery. Includes translation notes.
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Menchaca, June 12, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Menchaca, June 12, 2015

Interview with Richard Menchaca, an educator, author and businessman from Dallas, Texas. In his interview, Menchaca discusses his upbringing in a segregated San Antonio, experiences as a student athlete, working as a teacher in Dallas, and his Chicano activism, including being president of LULAC.
Date: June 12, 2015
Creator: Menchaca, Richard & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portal to Texas History Newspaper OCR Text Dataset: San Antonio

Dataset of OCR text from The Portal to Texas History and the Texas Digital Newspaper Program. This dataset includes titles from San Antonio Texas from the years 1874 to 1920. Titles included in this dataset include: San Antonio Daily Express, San Antonio Daily Light, San Antonio Express, The Daily Express, and The San Antonio Light. In all there are 6,866 issues comprised of 130,726 pages of text.
Date: November 12, 2015
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History With Vonna Purtell] transcript

[Oral History With Vonna Purtell]

Oral History with Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. She speaks about her and her husband's decision to adopt from China, the decision to adopt twice, and the adoption process for all their children. She also discusses Kai's cleft palate surgeries and the cultural differences between the United States and China regarding physical differences.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Purtell, Vonna
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell]

Personal statement of Grace, Zoe, Kai, and Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. Grace and Zoe are twins, and Kai, their younger brother describe each other and share some of their interests. Vonna discusses how growing up in a military family shaped her ideas about her family, stating that "The military's made of multiracial people..and you never thought twice about it." There is a photo of Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Purtell, Vonna; Purtell, Grace; Purtell, Zoe & Purtell, Kai
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Zoe, Grace, and Kai Purtell] transcript

[Interview with Zoe, Grace, and Kai Purtell]

Interview with Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell regarding their adoptions from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. At the time of the interview, Grace and Zoe (twins) were nine years old and Kai was five years old. Kai shares his adoption story and the surgeries he's had to correct his cleft palate. Zoe speaks about her desire to visit China when she's older and Grace speaks about her skill with drawing.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Purtell, Zoe; Purtell, Grace & Purtell, Kai
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 9, Ed. 1 Monday, February 9, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 9, Ed. 1 Monday, February 9, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Monday, February 16, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Monday, February 16, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 11, Ed. 1 Monday, February 23, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 11, Ed. 1 Monday, February 23, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, March 2, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, March 2, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, March 23, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, March 23, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, March 30, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, March 30, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 15, Ed. 1 Monday, April 6, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 15, Ed. 1 Monday, April 6, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 16, Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 16, Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, September 14, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, September 14, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, September 21, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, September 21, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, September 28, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, September 28, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, October 5, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, October 5, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History