Hays County (Tex.) -- History

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Written on enclosure: Side one / [ Dr. & Mrs. William / Crook, 227 N. / Mitchell St. San / Marcos, April 11 / 1974 / Ron Tanner; Linda / Chapple ] / Background noise / is bad.

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Written on enclosure: Interview / Mr. Edwin Smith / 1.31.74 / 2.14.74 / By: Deane / Vaughn / Smith interview / David Daily, Smith / & Daily continued / on Tape 2.

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Written on enclosure: 60 / continued / Mr. David Dailey / 1.31.74 / 2.14.74 / By: Deane / Vaughn.

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Written on enclosure: David Dailey & Edwin Smith Cassette #2 / San Marcos, tx / 411 W. San Antonio St. /45 min / Virginia Deane / & / Bonnie Vaughn / Jan 31, 1974 / Feb 14, 1974.

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Written on enclosure: 90 / #2 / Tape 2 / 2/13/74 / Daily & Smith / concluded / David Dailey cont' / end [crossed off writing].

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Materials in series include the audio recordings of the interviews conducted for the Craddock Oral History Project. The recordings are on seven and five inch reel to reel tapes as well as audiocassettes. Some interviews have multiple copies. The Lizzie Grant interview does not have any audio recordings.

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There is no transcript for this interview. According to the notes and the release form, the topics of the interview include: the San Marcos, Texas economy, labor, cotton production, and the San Marcos, Texas River.
Interviewed by Virginia Deane and Bonnie Gae Vaughn.

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Written on enclosure: recorded at 1 7/8 IPS / Reel #2 / Side One: Mr. David Dailey / & Edwin Smith 000-258 / Side One: Walter Burnett / 270-939 / Side Two: Walter Burnett / 000-478 / 104 Nichols St. / san Marcos, Texas / February 20, 1974 / March 22, 1974 / Interviewers: / Mrs. Virginia Deane / Ms. Bonnie Vaughn / 411 W. San Antonio St. / February 14, 1974 / Side 1 Begins with "Indians" / Side 1 about 200 - Walter Burnett / Side 2 Begins - What did you spend your time doing? / Goats.

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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Materials in this collection consist of business records, including one cemetery ledger (1888-1900) and multiple funeral registers dating from 1902 to the mid-1940s that detail deaths in the Hays County and San Marcos, Texas area. Also included are a book titled Record and Bill of Items (1937-1944) and a Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate of Death (July – October 1924). Arranged chronologically by type of record.

Scope and Contents Lillian Dees talks about her experiences working under many different deans, including Bruce Roche, Ralph Houston, and Keith Lovin, and departments, including Journalism and News Service and Liberal Arts. She describes how she acquired her final position as director of the LBJ Student Center. She also recalls the changes in the campus, including buildings and student body population, over the twenty-year period that she was employed at Texas State University. She discusses changing...

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: Dr. Lemand Derrick / Spring Rd / San Marcos, TX / Mar. 2, 1978 / Emmie Craddock / interviewee.

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In his interview, Dr. Derrick talks about his family and personal history. He also talks about individuals who have been a part of the university's history, which include: Dr. C. E. Evans, Dr. Retta Murphy, Dean Nolle, LBJ, and James McCrocklin.
Interviewed by Emmie Craddock.

Scope and Contents William Dibrell talks about his career as both an educator at Southwest Texas State University and as a member of the San Marcos City Council. He recalls his early life in Bastrop, serving in the Korean War, and earning his master's degree in special education at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. He reflects on his experience working as the assistant county school superintendent in Lockhart before teaching at San Marcos High School and helping with the Upward Bound program. He outlines...

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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Blanco Star School diploma for Edith Loraine Stubblefield awarded June 1, 1937. Signed by Belle Schmidt, Superintendent of Schools; B.M. Harris, President of School Board; and Alleen Yett, Principal.

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Written on enclosure: Dudley Dobie / 4.18.74 / By, chapple / Siler.

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Born in 1904, in Live Oak County, the Dobie family came from Virginia to live in South Texas. Mr. Dobie was a book collector, and in 1941 began teaching at Southwest Texas State Teachers College.
Interviewed by Stan Siler and Linda Chapple.