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Tivy Tattler, Volume 2, Number 4, October 21, 1925 (open access)

Tivy Tattler, Volume 2, Number 4, October 21, 1925

Bimonthly newsletter published by the student body at Tivy High School in Kerrville, discussing news, events, and other topics of interest to readers.
Date: October 21, 1925
Creator: Tivy High School
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Wright, November 21, 2017 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James Wright, November 21, 2017

Interview with James (Bud) Wright, an entomologist and inventor who has several patents. He received a PhD in Medical Entomology from Texas A&M in 1963 and worked in the field of printentomology. He specialized in neurohormonal mechanisms of metamorphosis and reproduction in economically damaging arthropods. He led the program that led to the eradication of the boll weevil. Married to Judy Wright, the two had a blended family of two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren. The interview covers his family history, education and research, enjoyment of bass fishing, and ranching of cows and calves in retirement.
Date: November 21, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Wright, James Elbert
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History