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Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Edited transcript of an interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I. Ahead of the transcript, there are copies of photos, clippings, letters, and documents.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 161 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from June to August 1973 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel.
Date: [1973-06-04..1973-08-30]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 163 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from September 4, 1973 to November 30, 1973 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of dark slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: [1973-09-04..1973-11-30]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 208 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from August 27, 1984 to January 25, 1985 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve and navy blue slacks.
Date: 1985-01-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 88-225 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 19, 1988 to June 16, 1988 posing in front of a fire engine in three rows. The recruits are wearing blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve with navy blue slacks or blue jeans.
Date: May 4, 1988
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Belt Press (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1976 (open access)

South Belt Press (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1976

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 1976
Creator: Flickinger, Marie & Griffin, Bobby
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The South Belt Press (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1978 (open access)

The South Belt Press (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1978

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: Flickinger, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Lock and Dam No.8 in Waco, Tx]

Postcard of lock and dam no. 8 on the Brazos River near Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Mr. William Pinney from New York.
Date: March 4, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Groceries from Giles Grocery, February 2, 1929] (open access)

[Invoice for Groceries from Giles Grocery, February 2, 1929]

Invoice for items sold to A. M. Wolford by Giles Grocery, including bread, oats, lettuce and peaches.
Date: February 4, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Lewis Lifton, October 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Lewis Lifton, October 4, 1943]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Lewis Lifton briefly talking about the different kinds of people he met in his three years of oversea military service. Was asked about the brief case he was carrying, so Bradford gave Lewis's information to the person.
Date: October 4, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Earl F. Theisinger, February 4, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Earl F. Theisinger, February 4, 1940]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Earl F. Theisinger discussing how sorry he was for missing his bus to Mexico. Bradford wants Earl to give him a call once he's in town.
Date: February 4, 1940
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Battalion Chief Herman F. Kuch - September 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Battalion Chief Herman F. Kuch - September 4, 1943]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Battalion Chief Herman F. Kuch discussing the four (4) stage high-pressure Mack trucks that have been in service under Mr. Kuch's command. The rest of the correspondence features mutual persons of interest between Mr. Bradford and Mr. Kuch.
Date: September 4, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney, January 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney, January 4, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney asking for the address of someone while also telling him how other engineers felt seeing Ranney's article.
Date: January 4, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to George Mizell, December 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to George Mizell, December 4, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to George Mizell about a error with a parcel and because of the error a money order was sent.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Precinct 32 Deomcratic Convention Minutes: May 4, 1940] (open access)

[Texas Precinct 32 Deomcratic Convention Minutes: May 4, 1940]

Minutes for the Texas 32nd Precinct Democratic convention listing motions and their outcomes, including the seven people elected to be delegates at the county convention. A resolution circled in red pencil documenting the decision to vote for John Nance Gardner, followed by Franklin D. Roosevelt for succeeding ballots.
Date: May 4, 1940
Creator: Elliott, D. S. & Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to E. N. Jay Johnson - November 4, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to E. N. Jay Johnson - November 4, 1940]

Letter from Alex Bradford to E. N. Jay Johnson discussing his experiences of the London blitz by the Germans during World War II. Mr. Bradford mentions that moral is high amidst the craters made by extensive bombing. Mr. Bradford also shares his thoughts on two (2) movies depicting this high moral, “England Can Take it” and “The Foreign Correspondent”. Finally, he touches on the Royal Air Force’s pushback against the German war machine.
Date: November 4, 1940
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Captain John H. Mansell - January 4, 1944] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Captain John H. Mansell - January 4, 1944]

This correspondence of letters features two separate conversations. The first letter is from Yvonne Thivierge to Alex Bradford informing Mr. Bradford that Captain John H. Mansell does not reside at the intended address. The second and intended letter is from Alex Bradford to Captain John H. Mansell discussing Mr. Bradford's interaction with Matt Krim and the Chief Engineer in Baltimore. Finally Mr. Bradford states that he will be in New York for a few more weeks before returning to Burbank, California.
Date: January 4, 1944
Creator: Thivierge, Yvonne & Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 161 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from June to August 1973 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel. A printed label at the bottom of the photo lists the names in order.
Date: [1973-06-04..1973-08-30]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 161 #3]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from June to August 1973 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel.
Date: [1973-06-04..1973-08-30]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 208 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from August 27, 1984 to January 25, 1985 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve and navy blue slacks.
Date: January 4, 1985
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lon Poling to J. J. Click - March 4, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from Lon Poling to J. J. Click - March 4, 1900]

Letter from Lon Poling to J.J. Click, asking to sell Click's quilting invention in Alabama and Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: March 4, 1900
Creator: Poling, Lon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1973 (open access)

Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1973

Student newspaper from Temple Junior College in Temple, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1970 (open access)

Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1970

Semimonthly student newspaper from Temple Junior College in Temple, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History