Oral History Interview with Bessie Morris, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bessie Morris, May 29, 1969

Interview with Bessie Morris, a farmer from Taft, Texas. Morris discusses her experiences moving to Portland, Texas from western Kansas in 1913, her experiences farming in Portland and Taft, and life overall in the region.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Morris, Bessie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966

Interview with Tom Bullock Hyder, a Democratic Texas State Legislator from Denton, Texas. Hyder recounts his time in state government from 1928 to about 1940, discussing lobbying, the growth of the state's industries, liquor laws, state education, his relations with various prominent state figures and politicians, campaigns, and other topics.
Date: May 12, 1966
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Hyder, Bullock
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Daniel Moore, May 28, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Daniel Moore, May 28, 1969

Interview with Daniel Moore, a retired farmer, who shares his observations on the land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1909 to the 1920s. He also discusses the agrarian social life, Mexican-Anglo relations, the economy of the area, and mule raising.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Moore, Daniel P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Ruhmann, May 28, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Ruhmann, May 28, 1969

Interview with James Ruhmann from Corpus Christi, Texas. Ruhmann discusses his family's business in Schulenberg, his time growing up in Kenedy, and his remembrances of Portland and Taft in the 1910s and '20s.
Date: May 28, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Ruhmann, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, May 29, 1969

Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, a resident of Sinton, Texas. Gerdes discusses her family's origins in Alabama prior to settling the Sinton area, life in the town in the early 20th century, and the Ku Klux Klan's presence in the town at the time.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Gerdes, Mrs. Dick
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert Bluntzer, May 30, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Bluntzer, May 30, 1969

Interview with Robert Bluntzer, a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. Bluntzer discusses growing up near Round Lake and Robstown, homeseekers and subdivision of ranches in the area in the 1900-10s, social life and recreation in the area, politics, law enforcement, his family history and Bluntzer, Texas, local preservation efforts, sports, and Third Awakening revivalists. Before the interview is a fragment of a conversation between Bluntzer, Stephens, and an unnamed attorney about local history and the Sons and Daughters of San Patricio de Hibernia (a local foundation for Irish descendants), recorded by Stephens.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Bluntzer, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Virginia Benson, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Virginia Benson, May 29, 1969

Interview with Virginia Benson, a resident of Sinton, Texas. Benson describes life in Sinton in the 1910s and '20s and the area's growth and development over that time.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Benson, Virginia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. P. Mullen, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. P. Mullen, May 29, 1969

Interview with W. P. Mullen, a carpenter from Taft, Texas. Mullen recounts his time living in Taft and attending Bayview College, Portland, Texas, in the 1900s and '10s.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Mullen, W. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library