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Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999 (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with rancher Warren Klein, including photos of the Divide on the Warren Klein Ranch, cattle he raised, the Divide School building established on the Klein family's land, family photos, newspaper clippings, and article excerpts.
Date: March 18, 1999
Creator: Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Klein, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clyde Jones, April 5, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clyde Jones, April 5, 1999

Interview with Clyde Jones, former part-owner of Kerrville's first radio station, KERV, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Jones discusses how he came to the area and his involvement with radio station, as well as some of the challenges he and his crew encountered. He also talks about his work with the Mental Health and Retardation Center at the Kerrville State Hospital. Mr. Jones briefly discusses his band, The Poverty Playboys.
Date: April 5, 1999
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Jones, Clyde
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999 (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with rancher Ross Snodgrass, including photographs of family, his prize winning horses and cattle, his T & Lazy T Snodgrass Ranch, and newspaper clippings.
Date: June 13, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999 (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999

Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date: October 27, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Kerrville resident Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, including photographs of family, the house she built with her husband, Temple, celebrations, and a written genealogy.
Date: October 27, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
System: The Portal to Texas History