Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001

Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013

Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, a couple who were involved with the school system in Kerrville, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Burton discuss their family histories, their move move to the area, Pat's work with the Tivy school system, Louis's coaching career, and the flood of 1932. The interview includes photographs of the couple and their family, on pages 27-37.
Date: October 15, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Burton, Louis M. & Burton, Pat
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998

Interview with Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Patton, Laura M.
System: The Portal to Texas History