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Oral History Interview with Audrey Daniels Kariel, August 6, 2019

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Interview with Audrey Kariel, former Mayor of Mashall, Texas, discussing her family, upbringing in Corsicana, being Jewish during World War II, segregation, her education and marriage, becoming Chairman of the City Commission as Mayor of Marshall, Texas, race relations over the years, and becoming Chair of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce.
Date: August 6, 2019
Creator: Lacy, David & Kariel, Audrey Daniels
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Marion Hayes, March 24, 2013

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Transcript of an interview with Marion Hayes, author and LGBT activist, conducted for the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Hayes discusses her family history; childhood in Corsicana, Texas; gay high school culture in the 1960s; horsemanship; Dallas Gay Rodeo; lesbian culture in the 1950s and 1960s; Dallas LGBT community; Circle of Friends; AIDS epidemic; LGBT night life; writing career. Appendix includes various photos and documents.
Date: March 24, 2013
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Hayes, Marion, 1945-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Grave of George T. Jester]

Photograph of the grave of George T. Jester. The headstone reads, "George T. Jester -- 1846-1922." A plaque beneath the headstone reads, "Member of the Sons of the American Revolution."
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tom Whitelock at Corsicana dedications]

Photograph of Tom Whitelock at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. He is in uniform, looking off of the right of the camera. He is holding a sheet of paper in his hands. Jester's grave can be seen in front of him. Other Jester family graves and monuments can be seen behind him.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Corsicana dedications attendees]

Photograph of a group of people at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. In the center of the photograph, a woman is carrying a wreath over a grave. Tom Whitelock is standing to the right of her with his back turned to the camera. He is holding a sheet of paper in his left hand. Ted Wilson can be seen on the left side of the photograph, standing with a group in the background.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Corsicana dedications attendees, 2]

Photograph of attendees at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. They are sitting at tables underneath a large brick structure, facing to the left of the camera. Members of the TXSSAR Color Guard can be seen standing along the back wall.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cope family at Corsicana dedications]

Photograph of the Cope family at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. They are standing behind Jester's grave in two rows, facing to the left of the camera. Jerry and Marshall Cope are in Color Guard uniforms. A wreath has been placed on a stand behind Jester's headstone.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR Color Guard at Corsicana dedications, 2]

Photograph of the TXSSAR Color Guard at a dedications ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. Members are standing in two rows, facing the camera. Some members are holding muskets. Marshall Cope and another CAR member can be seen standing on the left side of the front row. TXSSAR members John Greer, Jerry Cope, and Tom Jackson can also be identified.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR Color Guard members at Corsicana dedications]

Photograph of Ted Wilson (center left), Tom Whitelock (center right), and two other members of the TXSSAR Color Guard at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. They are standing side by side in uniform, looking off to the right of the camera. A flag is hanging behind them.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Grave of Edward M. Polk]

Photograph of the Grave of Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. The headstone reads, "Edward Monroe Polk -- Feb. 11, 1878 -- Mar. 18, 1948." A plaque placed beneath the headstone reads, "Member of the Sons of the American Revolution."
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tom Whitelock at Corsicana dedications, 2]

Photograph of Tom Whitelock at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. He is standing next to Jester's grave, looking at the camera as he places a wreath on a stand. He is wearing a TXSSAR Color Guard uniform. Other Jester family graves and monuments can be seen on the right side of the photograph.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR Color Guard at Corsicana dedications, 3]

Photograph of the TXSSAR Color Guard at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. They are lined up in uniform, facing to the right of the camera. Two members are facing opposite the rest of the group. On the back wall, a banner reads, "Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution." Members of the audience can be seen watching in the bottom right corner of the photograph.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Family stands at Corsicana dedications]

Photograph of a family at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. They are standing in two rows behind Polk's grave, facing the camera. They are all smiling. A flag has been placed behind Polk's headstone.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR Color Guard at Corsicana dedications]

Photograph of the TXSSAR Color Guard at a dedication ceremony for George T. Jester and Edward M. Polk in Corsicana, Texas. Members are lined up against the wall of the building, facing to the right of the camera. Jerry Pinkerton can be seen looking at the camera on the left side of the photograph. Audience members can be seen on the far right side of the photograph.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Video: TXSSAR Color Guard performs musket salute] captions transcript

[Video: TXSSAR Color Guard performs musket salute]

Video of the TXSSAR Color Guard performing a musket salute.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript: Memoir of Cornelia Garner] (open access)

[Transcript: Memoir of Cornelia Garner]

Transcript of handwritten notes written by Cornelia Garner describing what she remembers of moving to Texas as a child, living on a farm in Navarro County, managing a ranch and making cloth during the Civil War, and various other details that she remembered. There are notes and annotations added to the end for clarification.
Date: 2019
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia Evelyn Garner
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of the pavilion at Jester Park]

Photograph of the interior of the pavilion at Jester Park in Corsicana, Texas. There are several metal picnic tables and a brick backdrop that has graffiti markings on it.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Compatriot in uniform with feather in his hat at Jester Park]

Photograph of a compatriot at Jester Park in Corsicana, TX. He was present for a joint DAR-SAR event and is wearing his full uniform with a feather in his hat. He is also holding a musket rifle pointing upwards.
Date: August 11, 2018
Creator: Ridenour, Paul
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Jester family plots at Oakwood Cemetery]

Photograph of the area around the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and a section marked off with cement curbs and a large obelisk with the family name on it. Visitors are visible past the area.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Three compatriots standing in pavilion]

Photograph of compatriots at a joint SAR-DAR event at Jester Park in Corsicana, TX. They are standing together in front of a brick wall with pleated fan bunting hung on it. They are (L-R) Robert Coker, Tom Jackson, and Bob Clark.
Date: August 11, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Exterior of the pavilion at Jester Park]

Photograph of the exterior of the pavilion at Jester Park in Corsicana, Texas. There are archways into it and trees and a bush out front. There is also a car parked with its doors open.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jester family grave-sites at Oakwood Cemetery]

Photograph of the area around the Jester family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. There are a few headstones around the area and a section marked off with cement curbs and a large obelisk with the family name on it. Visitors are visible past the area.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Compatriot with medals and pins at Jester Park]

Photograph of a TXSSAR compatriot in the parking lot of Jester Park in Corsicana, TX. He was present for a joint DAR-SAR event and is wearing a suit with his medals and pins attached to it. There are cars parked behind him.
Date: August 11, 2018
Creator: Ridenour, Paul
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TXSSAR and CAR members at pavilion]

Photograph of two TXSSAR and two CAR members at a joint SAR-DAR event at Jester Park in Corsicana, TX. They are all in uniform and the one is holding a sword, one is carrying a drum, Marshall Cope is holding a rifle, and behind them all is TXSSAR President Tom Jackson. They are underneath the pavilion at the park.
Date: August 11, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library