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Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000

Interview with Don Eugene Lock, a rancher and pressman from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes his stories of growing up on ranches, working for the Mountain Sun newspaper for 35 years, and eventually owning his own ranch.
Date: September 14, 2000
Creator: Lock, Don Eugene; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000 (open access)

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
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 14, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 14, 1901]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz describes the rigors his first week at the Academy: rowing and drilling from six in the morning until ten at night. He mentions a problem with his feet. He asks about Otto and Dora.
Date: September 14, 1901
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 14, 1901] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 14, 1901]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz describes the rigors his first week at the Academy: rowing and drilling from six in the morning until ten at night. He mentions a problem with his feet. He asks about Otto and Dora.
Date: September 14, 1901
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History