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Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Kerrville teacher Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, including photographs of family, the boarding house her mother operated (Hill House), materials related to her career as a teacher, an excerpt from a book about Hill Country teachers.
Date: October 26, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Sutherland, Sibyl Bennett
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with pilot Robert Edward Sieker, including photographs of airplanes, family, Louis Schreiner Airport, illustrations, and writings of Robert E. Sieker.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with businesswoman Rena Fay Stone Sherman, including family photos, obituaries, photos of family businesses, newspaper clippings, and photos of Rena herself.
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, September 9, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, September 9, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, a Kerr County Native whose mother established the Voges Mobil Home Park, including family photographs over several generations and the diploma of Marguerite's brother.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Voges, Marguerite Sammon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Kerrville Bus Company driver Louis Heimann, Jr., including family photographs, photographs of early Kerrville stores, Kerrville Bus Company, and Louis himself, and a series of poems written by his wife, Verda Heimann.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Heimann, Louis, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Dickerson, February 27, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Dickerson, February 27, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with former pilot Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, including an article in the Kerrville Daily Times about Dickerson's experience in the Women's Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with sheep and goat specialist Jack L. Groff, including photography of the sheep and goats on his ranch, the shows he judged, the medals he received while working with Texas A & M, and newspaper clippings.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Jack L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Geraldine Meeker, October 5, 2000, Supplement about Bryden Starr (open access)

Oral History Interview with Geraldine Meeker, October 5, 2000, Supplement about Bryden Starr

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, including photography related to Starr Bryden, his family, his works and travels, documents written by Starr Bryden, and newspaper clippings.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Meeker, Geraldine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, October 5, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, October 5, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, a Kerr County Clerk employee for 31 years, including photographs of family, Kerr County centennial celebrations, anniversary photos, the Goss family tree, and the Kerry County Courthouse.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Meeker, Geraldine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with ranchers George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, including photographs of their cattle and ranch, family photographs, eyewitness accounts of the flood on the Guadalupe River, and a family history handwritten by Ida Holekamp, George Allen Holekamp's aunt.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall owner Elaine Crider Hurt, including photographs of family, the awards Elaine received, newspaper clippings illustrating the history of Crider's and the difficulties caused by family feuds and natural disasters, ads for Crider's, and illustrations.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas, including photographs taken with their interviewers and two other photographs.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001, Supplement (open access)

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

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with former WWII Rations Board worker Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, including family photographs, excerpts of her contributions to books and newspapers, and a document she wrote about the history of the Sullivan family.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan; Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 2000~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Station #3 and Fire Engine]

Photograph of five men standing and sitting in front of the side of a fire engine outside Fire Station No. 3. The Fire station is brick and has two open garage doors. The photograph is taken at a high angle. In the background, a parking lot or car dealership is visible. On the back, is a label giving information about the photograph.
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000

Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, January 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, January 14, 2008

Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, a Texan Hill Country native from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kullenberg's daughter, Lois Kullenberg Hulse. Mrs. Kullenberg discusses her upbringing, her marriage to Upton Kullenberg, coming to Kerrville, the various businesses she and her husband ran, and driving a Model T.
Date: January 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Kullenberg, Elsie Mona Guthrie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, October 14, 2009 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, October 14, 2009

Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, a World War II veteran and retired post office worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Mosty talks about his education, growing up in the Kerrville area, his service in WWII, local people and places, the flood of 1932, and his work at the Post Office. The interview transcript includes picture of Mr. Mosty and his family, on pages 26-30.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Mosty, Wheeler Emerson
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008

Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000

Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher and the great-grandson of one of the original Kerr County settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Real discusses his family history, his family's ranching work, his personal experience with sheep ranching, organized hunting in Kerr County, and local ranchers' attempts to remedy problems with screwworms and eagles. He briefly mentions Kerrville's German Club.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Real, Aime Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000

Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000

Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., a former bus driver from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Heimann tells the extensive story of his 40+ year career as a Kerrville Bus Company driver. His anecdotes include stories of drunk passengers, dead passengers, epileptic passengers, passengers who gave birth, passengers who fought, . He briefly mentions his service in the Coast Guard. He also discusses the flood of 1932, the religious community of Kerrville, and identifies local businesses.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Heimann, Louis, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History