Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016

Transcript of interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date: December 21, 2016
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
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 A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Transcript of interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with W. B. Brown, III and S. W. Brown, October 11, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with W. B. Brown, III and S. W. Brown, October 11, 2016

Transcript of interview with Werdna Burton Brown, III ("Pinky"), and Spencer Whitewood Brown, both alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. Pinky and Spencer share their memories of growing up in Kerrville in the 1940's and 50's.
Date: October 11, 2016
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016

Transcript of interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, a descendant of the Kerr County Real pioneer family, from Kerrville, Texas. Priour speaks of her memories growing up on a ranch on Turtle Creek, as well as her family history.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
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
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 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 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 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 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 Cecil  Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015

Transcript of interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, a retired civil engineer who helped construct the Dallas City Hall, from Center Point, Texas. Wellborn speaks of his time as a civil engineer, specifically his work on the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville and the Dallas City Hall.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
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 J. H. Lewis and S. A. P. Lewis, January 26, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. H. Lewis and S. A. P. Lewis, January 26, 2015

Transcript of interview with Sylvia Ann Payne Lewis and Joe Herman Lewis, alumni of Doyle High School, from Kerrville, Texas. They speak about growing up in the black community of Kerrville during segregation.
Date: January 26, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
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