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Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000

Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martha R. Johnson, June 6, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martha R. Johnson, June 6, 1998

Interview with Martha R. Johnson, owner of the popular Raleigh House Restaurant, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Johnson discusses the origins and establishment of her restaurant, which was named after her husband, Raleigh White Johnson. She described the success of the restaurant and her experiences running it for 34 summers.
Date: June 6, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Kathy & Johnson, Martha Robinson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013

Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, a couple who retired in Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual family histories, their childhoods in Kerrville, their move away from the area, the lumberyard company they owned together in Louisiana, and their work on restoring the A. C. Schreiner family home during their retirement. The interview transcript includes photos of the couple and their family, as well as a letter, on pages 31-41.
Date: October 3, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Schellhase, Barbara Kiefer & Schellhase, Walter Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
[History of the Allen Family] (open access)

[History of the Allen Family]

Handwritten history of the Allen family, starting with their departure with William Penn from Deal, England in September 1682, to the marriage of Ben and Bell Allen in Coryell County, Texas, to the birth of their son, John Wylie Allen in Bell County, Texas in 1857.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Allie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 13, 1919] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 13, 1919]

Summary of the seventh semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, with details about what was discussed, important people present, and the literary program.
Date: October 13, 1919
Creator: Barnes, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 1, 1946] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 1, 1946]

Minutes from the Spring 1946 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Temple, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Stuck, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 17, 1933] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 17, 1933]

Minutes from the thirtieth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Temple, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's note.
Date: April 17, 1933
Creator: Weaver, Samuel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 7, 1941] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 7, 1941]

Minutes from the Spring 1941 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Temple, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a roster of the society's current members.
Date: April 7, 1941
Creator: Stuck, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Surgeon (open access)

The Texas Surgeon

Presidential address given by G.V. Brindley, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Brindley discusses the issue of responsibility to the patient.
Date: September 17, 1962
Creator: Brindley, G. V., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History