Eanes: A History of the School and Community (open access)

Eanes: A History of the School and Community

Text describing the Eanes community and the history of the school district. It discusses the origins of the city of Austin and the development of the school, with transcribed supporting documents.
Date: 1976
Creator: Depwe, Dorothy McRae
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Mowinckle Johnson to Camila, February 13, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Mowinckle Johnson to Camila, February 13, 1975]

Photocopy of a letter from Mary Mowinckle Johnson to a woman named Camila. The letter goes into details about Johnson's time as a teacher at the Eanes Rock Schoolhouse and she also inquires about the Marshall family and states that there are probably books about them in the Travis Country Library.
Date: February 13, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Mary Mowinckle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes from an Interview with Mike Molberg] (open access)

[Notes from an Interview with Mike Molberg]

Typewritten notes from an interview with Mike Molberg. Molberg talks about his time at Eanes School and what a typical day was like for the students who attended as well as a list of women who taught at Eanes School and what time periods they were teaching. At the top right of the document "VF People: Eanes Area - 1975 (Molberg)" is written in pen with "Johnson" written under it in pencil.
Date: 1975
Creator: Eanes History Center
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Essay by Laura Castro] (open access)

[Essay by Laura Castro]

Photocopy of an essay on how the Dellana family came to reside in Rollingwood, Texas. Castro talks about Condado Dellana's immigration from Italy to the United States and how he eventually moved to Texas to help build the capitol building in Austin. Years later, Condado discovered a cave in Rollingwood that produced extremely good fertilizer due to the guano from the bats that lived in the cave. He eventually bought the property that the cave was on and started selling the fertilizer to nurseries around the state.
Date: February 27, 1976
Creator: Castro, Laura
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Della Edwards]

Photograph of Della Edwards, the first Eanes ISD bus driver, standing next to an Eanes school bus that has its doors open. She is wearing a dark suit with a light-colored shirt and necklace. On the back of the photograph, "137488" is written in pencil.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Westlake High School]

Photograph of the front of Westlake Highschool. There are multiple cars in the parking lot as well as trees and a flag pole.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Typed Interview with Dan Molberg] (open access)

[Typed Interview with Dan Molberg]

Photocopy of an interview with Dan Molberg who talks about what life was like for students at Eanes Rock Schoolhouse in the 1940's. He describes how classes were held in two rooms known as the "big room" and "little room" and goes on to talk about the different meals that were served each day. The interview also consists of details about how recess was held, PTA events, and fundraisers that occurred during this time.
Date: 1975
Creator: Eanes History Center
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Growing up in Westlake Hills] (open access)

[Growing up in Westlake Hills]

Photocopy of a transcript of an interview with James Short, an alumnus of Eanes Elementary School from Westlake Hills. He goes on to talk about what life was like as a student at Eanes School, and recalls the various incidents that occurred such as bees being let loose in the school bus, a bonfire being built in the middle of the road to stop the bus from arriving to school, and fights between the students.
Date: 1976
Creator: Short, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recorded Conversation with Emmett Robert Shelton Sr.] (open access)

[Recorded Conversation with Emmett Robert Shelton Sr.]

Photocopy of an oral history with Emmett Robert Shelton Sr. detailing the land development of Austin and the life and times of the Brackenridge family. Shelton goes into how Austin was developed as well as various laws that were passed during this time. He also talks about interactions with the Native people of the area - the Comanche and how they were allowed to come into the country to trade.
Date: June 1974
Creator: Eanes History Center
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Mowinckle Johnson to Dorothy Depwe, February 12, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Mowinckle Johnson to Dorothy Depwe, February 12, 1976]

Photocopy of a letter from Mary Johnson to Stanley Depwe discussing the addition of a marker board to the Eanes School. She also goes on to talk about her daughter and her friend Camila, who had an operation and is healing well. Included in the letter is also a short biography of Mowinckle's life, detailing her birth as well as her time in school.
Date: February 12, 1976
Creator: Johnson, Mary Mowinckle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Westlake High School]

Photograph of Westlake High School in 1976. The picture shows the building in the background as well as cars in the parking lot and two trees in the forefront of the picture.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview with Mary Ellen Mowinckle Johnson, April 28, 1975] (open access)

[Oral History Interview with Mary Ellen Mowinckle Johnson, April 28, 1975]

Photocopy of a handwritten letter from Mary Johnson to Dorothy Depwe, included is also a survey that was filled out by Mary Johnson asking her about what life was like at the Eanes School as well as her role as a teacher at the time. The letter from Johnson talks about a picture that was found by Johnson that she feels Depwe could be interested in as well a robbery that occurred in which Johnson's watch and fountain pen fillers were stolen.
Date: April 28, 1975
Creator: Depwe, Dorothy & Johnson, Mary Ellen Mowinckle
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Emmett Shelton and Benton Beard] (open access)

[Interview with Emmett Shelton and Benton Beard]

Transcription of an interview with Emmett Shelton and Benton Beard written in a Blue Book about the rise of the Eanes area as well as the life and times of the Beard family. The essay goes into land development, PTA, and prohibition.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of Gertrude Johnson and Winnie Johnson] (open access)

[Biography of Gertrude Johnson and Winnie Johnson]

Photocopy of a biography of Gertrude (Mrs. Frank A.) Johnson and Winnie (Mrs. E. W.) Johnson that talks about the two women as founding members of the Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. The document also states that the two women will be given "Honorary Life Memberships in the Women of the Church" for their work through out the years to the church. At the bottom of the first page there is "From Church: Westlake Presbyterian Church Collection, Notebook" handwritten in pen.
Date: 1971
Creator: Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of West Lake High School]

Photograph of the exterior of West Lake High School. There are multiple cars in the parking lot of the picture as well as a tree in the foreground.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, Volume 11, Number 1, November 1975 (open access)

The Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, Volume 11, Number 1, November 1975

Book containing historical articles about Texas counties and towns, as well as important historical figures.
Date: November 1975
Creator: Texas Gulf Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History