Hays County (Tex.) -- History

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Written on enclosure: #2 / Chief Lewis Haynes / Eddie Serur / San Marcos, TX / May 3, 1978

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In this interview, Lewis Haynes and Eddie Serur discuss the early history of the volunteer firefighters in San Marcos. They also discuss various fires that occurred in San Marcos, and compare volunteer firefighters to paid firefighters.
Interviewed by Emmie Craddock.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents Mary Sue Haynes discusses her personal background, her ancestors, and how her family came to settle in San Marcos. She shares information about the early homes in San Marcos, many of which her father built, and recalls her time in the campus elementary school. Haynes mentions the teachers and staff of the Normal School and its later iterations, including people such as Dr. Evans, Dr. Flowers, Dr. McCrocklin and Mr. Hardesty, Spurgeon Smith, Pat Norwood, Lula Hines, A.C. Burkholder, Mary...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of 46 glass plate negatives, measuring 4x5 inches, were received in three original G. Cramer Dry Plate Company boxes. The photographer is unknown. Researchers subsequently identified the bulk of images as scenes in Central Texas, as well as one in Rockville, Indiana, and dating approximately 1882-1911. Images that have been positively identified as being in San Marcos include the Hays County Courthouse designed by F.E. Ruffini, the San Marcos River, a...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents Dr. Henderson talks about coming to Southwest Texas State Teachers College after serving in the Army Air Corps in WWII. He describes what campus looked like the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, detailing aspects such as university and veterans housing, the effects of the GI Bill, segregation and integration, the realities of teaching political science during McCarthyism, and the growing radicalism of the student body, illustrated by the San Marcos Ten. Henderson also reflects on writing his book on...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

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Samuel Holmes talks about growing up in Austin, and the different jobs that he's held, including selling newspapers and working in a grocery store as a child in the 1930s. He also shares memories of working at the Driskill Hotel, a popular political meeting ground in Austin, when Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
Interviewed by Kerry Owens

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Advertisement for the lithograph dated 1903

Scope and Contents In his first interview (October 1985), Dr. Ralph Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at the University of North Texas, and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at The University of Texas at Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents Lee Hudman discusses how her ties with the university brought her back to San Marcos long after she graduated. She begins by describing how she and her husband lived in Dr. James Taylor's garage apartment during their studies, before moving to Washington D.C. Hudman also talks about the changes that took place in San Marcos and the university during her absence, what she believes Texas State will be like in future years. She also talks about the Alumni House's history in relation to LBJ....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

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Admiral Bobby Ray Inman talks about the unusual combination of education and professional experience that led him to become the leader of MCC. He relays his experiences studying at The University of Texas at Austin, serving in the military during the Korean War and ensuing successful career in the U.S. Navy, and new business ventures.
Interviewed by Cathy Bachik

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Materials in series include interview release forms, abstracts, and notes that accompanied the oral interviews. If completed, transcripts are included. There are also supporting documents including written histories, correspondence template forms and lists of interviewees. One interview, Lizzie Grant, has no transcript or audio media.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

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Joan Irelan, interviewed by her daughter, discusses how she managed to overcome her life's obstacles in order to pursue her dream of getting an education and being a self-sufficient woman while raising her children. She details her undergraduate studies at Columbia University, her marriage, living in Germany, and attending law school at Hofstra University.
Interviewed by Diane C. Watts

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...