Hays County (Tex.) -- History

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In this interview, Scudder discusses family background and history and World War II.
Interviewed by Linda Chapple and Bonnie Vaughn.

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Written on enclosure: Side one: Mrs. Adelia Scudder / 000-770 / Wimberley, Texas / April 25, 1974 / Interviewers: / Linda Chapple / Bonnie Vaughn.

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Written on enclosure: Ellis Serur - former mayor / of San Marcos, Tex / Interviewer: Emmie Craddock / 1/26/1978.

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[Transcription from San Marcos Public Library, only includes interview dated 1978 January 26. Only one cassette tape dated the same.]
In this interview, Serur discusses his time as mayor of San Marcos. The interview also addresses his early experiences in San Marcos and his arrest in California.
Interviewed by Emmie Craddock.

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Serur talks about his family history and local business, Serur's Varsity Shop. Serur describes what the university was like when he was a student at Southwest Texas State College in the 1960s, how he thinks San Marcos has changed, and his family's association with Lyndon B. Johnson.
Interviewed by Steve Ramseur

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 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...

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Sherrill talks about her associations with local chapters of organizations like the American Cancer Society, Hays Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the Parent Teacher Association, as well as playing organ for the First Presbyterian Church.
Interviewed by Laurie Lindig

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 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 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 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...

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Skidmore talks about how he came to Killeen and started working for the Killeen Daily Herald. He reflects on the town's growth and relationship to Fort Hood, as well as the relationship between the newspaper and the army base. He specifies how major military events, like the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, affected Killeen.
Interviewed by James N. Mortimer

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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Written on enclosure: 1st of 3 cassettes / Interview with Edwin Smith / San Marcos, Texas / Interviewers: / Virginia Deane Jan 31, 1974 / Bonnie Vaughn Feb 14, 1974.

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Written on enclosure: 2nd of 3 tapes / [illegible] 2 minutes / Interview with / Edwin Smith & David Dailey / San Marcos, Texas / Jan 31, 1974 / Feb 14, 1974 / Interviewers: Virginia Deane / Bonnie Vaughn.

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Written on enclosure: Interview / [Mr. James Smith / 515 Patricia Dr. / San Marcos, Tx. / April 21, 1974 ] / ron Tanner / Interviewer.

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In this interview, Smith discusses his life in San Marcos and his association with the Civil Rights movement.
Interviewed by Ron Tanner.

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 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...