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Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, April 18, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, April 18, 2013

Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, a Tivy High School alumnus, from Kerrville, Texas. Domingues recalls his time attending Tivy High School and St. Mary's University, his time living in Dallas, his work with his father as a surveyor, and his work on the Domingues Ranch.
Date: April 18, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes; Stephens, Louis & Domingues, Charles Bowman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010

Interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date: February 7, 2010
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Merritt, Durwood Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Prentice Gerald Witt, November 24, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Prentice Gerald Witt, November 24, 2015

Interview with Prentice Gerald Witt, an Air Force Veteran and retired Delta Airlines pilot, from Center Point, Texas. Witt recalls his time as a member of the Air Force and his time as a pilot.
Date: November 24, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Witt, Prentice Gerald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015

Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, an alumnus of Tivy High School, from Ingram, Texas. Craig recalls his time playing in a western band at local dances during his teenage years, as well as his time in a pop band called the Bluenotes that he played with after serving time in the United States Army.
Date: January 7, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Craig, Joel Jonce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015

Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, a County Judge in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. Pollard recounts his time going to school at Tivy Elementary, Tivy Junior High, and Tivy High School, his education at the University of Texas and South Texas College of Law, and his law practice.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pollard, Thomas Waddell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015

Interview with Maxine Page Powell, a retired switchboard operator for the Kerrville Telephone Company, from Ingram, Texas. Powell speaks about her time as a switchboard operator and as a secretary for the Principal's office at Tivy Elementary, and as a member of a women's bowling league.
Date: February 12, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes & Powell, Maxine Page
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willie Morin Bill, March 18, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Willie Morin Bill, March 18, 2015

Interview with Willie Morin Bill, a man who was raised on the Pinto Ranch on Highway 39 in West Kerr County, from Sonora, Texas. Bill speaks about his memories of ranching life and his childhood in Kerrville's Mexican-American community.
Date: March 18, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Bill, Willie Morin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, November 11, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, November 11, 2015

Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, a retired professor from Kerrville, Texas. He recalls his time as an Air Rescue Medic in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, as well as his time as a professor at a few different universities, some of which were in foreign countries.
Date: November 11, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Luther, Joseph Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. R. Neunhoffer and M. O. Neunhoffer, November 13, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. R. Neunhoffer and M. O. Neunhoffer, November 13, 2013

Interview with Julius Real Neunhoffer and Marvin Oscar Neunhoffer, descendants of early German ranching settlers from Kerrville, Texas. The Neunhoffer brothers speak about their memories of Tivy High School and recount important events of their family history.
Date: November 13, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Louis, Stephens; Neunhoffer, Julius Real, Jr. & Neunhoffer, Marvin Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kathlene Nelson Bennett McCall, February 3, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Kathlene Nelson Bennett McCall, February 3, 2016

Interview with Kathlene "Katchy" McCall, the composer of the Tivy High School Fight Song, from Kerrville, Texas. McCall describes memories of growing up in Kerrville, as well as her experiences participating in the band and newspaper at Tivy High School.
Date: February 3, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & McCall, Kathlene Nelson Bennett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orbie Reeves, April 19, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Orbie Reeves, April 19, 2002

Interview with Orbie Reeves, a World War II veteran from Camp Verde, Texas. Reeves speaks of his time growing up in the Camp Verde area, his work as a butcher at the Kerrville State Hospital, and his experience serving in the Philippines during World War II.
Date: April 19, 2002
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Orbie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., January 16, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., January 16, 2013

Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, from Kerrville, Texas. Burton recalls his time at Tivy High School in Kerrville and his experiences as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
Date: January 16, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Burton, Allie Bowman, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History