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[Receipt from the John B. Stetson Company for Earl Yates, June 30, 1941] (open access)

[Receipt from the John B. Stetson Company for Earl Yates, June 30, 1941]

Bill of sale for Earl Yates from the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the total balance for Mr. Yates is $9.84 as of June 30, 1941. Also included is the envelope in which the statement was mailed in.
Date: June 30, 1941
Creator: John B. Stetson Company
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 Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
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