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[Troop 65 First Aid Contest Certificate] (open access)

[Troop 65 First Aid Contest Certificate]

Certificate issued to Boy Scout Troop 65 by representatives of the Red Cross for participating in a First Aid Contest and scoring 341 points.
Date: March 8, 1939
Creator: American Red Cross
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flying Certificate for Ellen J. Pitts] (open access)

[Flying Certificate for Ellen J. Pitts]

Certificate stating that Ellen J. Pitts has completed 320 hours of a parachute training course. An illustration in blue ink of a plane can be seen printed behind the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Flying School
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to D. C. Dobbins] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to D. C. Dobbins]

Letter from Local Chairman BofLF&E to D. C. Dobbins discussing changes to be made to firemen records on seniority lists, and new firemen to be added to the seniority lists.
Date: December 18, 1938
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Conoslidation of 11th and 15th M.K.T.R. Districts] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Conoslidation of 11th and 15th M.K.T.R. Districts]

Statement describing proposed rights and seniority for firemen in the Texas Central and Smithville Districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway after consolidation, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate, with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R.] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R.]

Statement describing a proposal about how prior seniority among firemen in the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway would be handled if the 11th and 14th districts are consolidated. It includes a list of the firemen and the dates that would be used for seniority and a description of how consolidation would be handled, as well as a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against consolidation.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R., Draft] (open access)

[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R., Draft]

Statement describing a proposal about how prior seniority among firemen in the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway would be handled if the 11th and 14th districts are consolidated. It includes a list of the firemen and the dates that would be used for seniority and a description of how consolidation would be handled, as well as a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against consolidation. This appears to be a draft version, with a number of notations.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1] (open access)

[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #1]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2] (open access)

[General Grievance Committee Ballot Regarding Consolidation Agreement #2]

Statement describing an agreement proposed by the General Grievance Committee regarding the ways that seniority among firemen will be handled if the 11th and 15th districts of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway consolidate with a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against the proposal.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015

Transcript of interview with Byrdimeb "Bemmie" Findlay, whose parents ran Kamp Kickapoo, from Dallas, Texas. Bimmie speaks of the time she spent in various summer camps during her childhood.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., December 13, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., December 13, 2016

Transcript of interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., a member of the Buffalo Soldiers who attended both segregated and integrated schools in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. Fifer speaks about his time attending segregated schools, attending integrated schools, and growing up in Kerrville's black community.
Date: December 13, 2016
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Transcript of interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with D. K. L. Rittimann and J. L. Mays, January 26, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with D. K. L. Rittimann and J. L. Mays, January 26, 2016

Transcript of interview with Doris Kathlyeen Lowrance Rittimann and Janice Lowrance Mays, descendants of one of the original families to settle in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. They speak about their memories of growing up in Kerrville.
Date: January 26, 2016
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with G. W. Haney and R. P. Haney, January 26, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with G. W. Haney and R. P. Haney, January 26, 2015

Transcript of interview with George Wyatt (Dub) Haney and Raye Joan Pickett Haney, a married couple from Kerrville, Texas. They give a brief history of their lives and their time in Kerrville.
Date: January 26, 2015
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Transcript of interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with John Milford Mosty, January 6, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with John Milford Mosty, January 6, 2016

Transcript of interview with John Milford Mosty, one of Kerrville's past mayors, from Kerrville, Texas. Mosty speaks about his time in the Navy, as well as the building, plumbing, and electrical codes he established while he served as Kerrville's Mayor.
Date: January 6, 2016
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Raymond Julius Hardee, January 12, 2016 (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Sam McDowell Junkin, February 9, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Sam McDowell Junkin, February 9, 2016

Transcript of interview with Sam McDowell Junkin, a past president of Schreiner College and Presbyterian minister, from Kerrville, Texas. Junkin gives a brief history of his life, including growing up in Kerrville, his time at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary School, serving as a Presbyterian minister, and serving as the president of Schreiner College.
Date: February 9, 2016
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Canadian Cheese Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Canadian Cheese Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Driskill Hotel, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients with amounts for three different batches (1, 8, or 16 servings) and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Canadian Cheese Soup," containing stock, carrots, celery, milk, butter, cornstarch, onions, flour, spices, and Rarebit of Cheddar cheese sauce.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Cream of Brown Onion Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Cream of Brown Onion Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Joske's of Houston, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Cream of Brown Onion Soup," containing milk, salt, flour, oleo, and onions. Corbitt added handwritten notes in the left column for quantities to make a smaller batch than the original.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Joske's of Houston, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Cream of fresh mushroom soup," yielding 50 1-cup servings, containing mushrooms, onions, fat, flour, chicken stock, milk, and salt. Corbitt added handwritten notes around the text, including quantities to make a 1.5-sized batch, written in the column to the left of the original amounts.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for French Cream of Tomato Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for French Cream of Tomato Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Houston Country Club, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "French Cream of Tomato Soup," yielding 11 gallons, containing butter, onions, carrots, tomatoes, milk, soda, and boiled rice. There are handwritten mathematical notes written by Corbitt around the edges of the card.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Fruit Bavarian Cream Pie] (open access)

[Recipe for Fruit Bavarian Cream Pie]

Typed recipe on a card from Corbitt's personal collection listing ingredients and instructions for "Fruit Bavarian Cream Pie," yielding 8 servings. It contains gelatin, water, milk, sugar, eggs, cornstarch, fruit, whipping cream, and ice cream. A handwritten note at the right says, "Substitute 1/2 cup dark rum for fruit."
Date: unknown
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History