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Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner, October 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner, October 9, 1944]

Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner providing a list of state-supported medical schools in different U.S. cities from their main universities and notes that half of these are not on the same campus as the main university. He suggests that Dr. Leake will address alumni matters upon his return to Galveston and offers further assistance if needed.
Date: October 9, 1944
Creator: Calvin, D. Bailey
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, LULAC Junior Director to Junior national and local officers and members - 1954-10-29] (open access)

[Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, LULAC Junior Director to Junior national and local officers and members - 1954-10-29]

Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, Junior Director to League of United Latin American Citizens to all Junior national and local officers and members, October 30, 1954, urging members to write to congratulate new Councils created in Galveston, Texas and Roswell, New Mexico. Vasquez gives a quick status update on events happening within the Senior LULAC councils and urges Junior officers and members that "FOR A MORE UNITED JUNIOR LEAGUE, WRITE OFTEN".
Date: October 29, 1954
Creator: Vasquez, Emily Rimmer
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History