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Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999
Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date:
September 25, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999
Interview with Ross Snodgrass, ranche rfrom Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Snodgrass discusses his family's move to the area in the mid-1800s, as well as their ranching history. He talks about his own experience as a rancher, raising and training animals, surviving droughts (and anthrax), roping, and more. Mr. Snodgrass also tells stories about the "Whippoorwill" band he and his wife, Clarabelle Snodgrass, started after marrying in 1933. The transcript includes a few comments by his wife.
Date:
June 13, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000
Interview with Don Eugene "Gene" Lock, descendant of Kerr County pioneers and rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Lock talks about how his family ended up in the area, his experience as a rancher, and his memories of horse breeding and racing. He also discusses his work for Kerrville's newspaper, the Mountain Sun, and his Bible education. Mr. Lock mentions briefly that he boxed as a young man.
Date:
September 14, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Lock, Don Eugene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, October 12, 2000
Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, a fiddle player from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Dickey's ancestors were some of the first Kerr County settlers. He talks about his family's history, including a feud between his relatives, the Hendersons, and the Hopes. He recounts the development of his music career as a left-handed fiddler.
Date:
October 12, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Dickey, William Edward & Dickey, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, February 27, 2000
Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kerrville, Texas when she was 9. Mrs. Doyen details the reasons her family moved to the Philippines, and then to Kerrville. Within the interview, she also talks about her family history (including her Cherokee Indian heritage), the flood of 1932, her grandparent's jewelry store, Self's Jewelry, her schooling in Kerrville, meeting her husband, Glen Doyen, during World War II, and her various occupations throughout her life. Mrs. Doyen says she possesses many photos of Kerrville because of her and her mother's work as photography developers.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Doyen, Mary Margaret Hall & Doyen, Glen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000
Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (Bang's Disease), the Bracero program, the Rural Electrification Association, and the Sheep and Goats Raisers Auxiliary.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lore and Legend of The Texas Hill Country
Compilation of lore and legends based throughout rural Texas Hill Country, grouped into sections covering the Bandera, and Fredericksburg areas, as well as Romantic, Contemporary and Mexican Lore.
Date:
1975
Creator:
Campion, William J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Irene B. Harris - March 21, 1944]
A letter written to Mrs. Irene B. Harris, Clerk, Selective Service Local Board, Rocksprings, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated March 21, 1944. Carswell advises Harris that Mr. Miller received no reply to his letter to State Headquarters regarding a discharged veteran by the name of Cruz M. Baldillez and requests that Harris send to him a copy of that letter.
Date:
March 21, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - March 21, 1944]
A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated March 21, 1944. Carswell advises headquarters of his schedule change citing the time required for the new and longer Inspection Report and due to sorrow for and services for a young officer.
Date:
March 21, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - March 21, 1944]
A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated March 21, 1944. Carswell advises headquarters of his schedule change citing the time required for the new and longer Inspection Report and due to sorrow for and services for a young officer.
Date:
March 21, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - March 24, 1944]
A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, Attention: Field Division from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated March 24, 1944. Carswell advises of a letter written by Mr. E. T. Miller to State Headquarters dated January 10, 1944. He advises that Miller has received no reply resulting in his loss of enthusiasm. Carswell, therefore, encourages State Headquarters to reply.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David S. Castle Jr. to Claud Gilmer, February 25, 1954]
Letter from David S. Castle Jr. to Claude Gilmer discussing why Walter Moore should be kept as State Architect. "Copy" is printed in the left margin. Copies were sent to Truett Latimer, Harley Sadler, James Bethea, and Walter Moore.
Date:
February 25, 1954
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Edwards County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns. Scale [ca. 1:320,000] (6000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date:
1910
Creator:
Clark, S. C. & Terrell, O. O.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Helen Orr, November 9, 1991
Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr, retired clerk and schoolteacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Orr discusses her family's immigration from Germany, explores her family tree, and describes her experiences on her ranch. She talks about tuberculosis scares in Kerrville, and the local society.
Date:
November 9, 1991
Creator:
Craig, Brenda Glenn & Orr, Helen Louise Dietert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999
Interview with Warren Klein, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Klein discusses his parents' move to the area, his life as a rancher, and several notable events in local history: droughts, the flood of 1932, the establishment of the Divide School building on his family's land, and deadly weather.
Date:
March 18, 1999
Creator:
Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Klein, Warren
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District
Pamphlet describing the Edwards Aquifer and the mission of the Edwards Underground Water District with information on why the Edwards Aquifer is important to the practical needs and cultural background of South Texas, and the growth of the San Antonio area from 1939 to 1988.
Date:
1992~
Creator:
Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004
Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date:
June 2, 1994
Creator:
Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Aquifer Hydrogeologic Status Report for 1992
Report on the status of the Edwards Aquifer, discussing current and historic water levels, trends, and water quality.
Date:
August 1993
Creator:
Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Field Operations Division.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Edwards and Real Counties, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Edwards and Real Counties, Texas.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Gabriel, Wayne J.; Loomis, Lynn E. & Douglass, James A., II
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Claud H. Gilmer, April 6, 1968
Interview with Representative Claud H. Gilmer, a Texas state legislator from Rocksprings, Texas. Gilmer discusses his entry into politics, his first campaign for election, his experiences as a freshman in congress, the "Immortal Fifty-six," his position on the Omnibus Tax Bill, his relationship with Price Daniel, his views on Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, bills he sponsored, his impression of Daniel as House Speaker, appointing house committee members, his thoughts on the House Speaker as an office, public education in Texas, his thoughts on governor Beauford H. Jester, and his time as Speaker.
Date:
April 6, 1968
Creator:
Gantt, Fred & Gilmer, Claud H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bandera
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date:
1985
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bandera
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date:
1994
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barksdale Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date:
1944
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Black Waterhole Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1971
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History