Hart, Kay, 1897-1973

Curator of the Old San Antonio Museum, San Antonio, Tex. (now named the Bolivar Hall Exhibits).

From the description of Papers, 1895-1972. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70961922

Kay Louise Nagel was born in Texas on 1897 March 16 to Rudolph H. (1869-1949) and Clara Long (1878-1966) Nagel, both natives of Missouri. She married Aladin James Hart in 1920; the couple later divorced.

Hart was instrumental in the San Antonio Conservation Society’s establishment of the Old San Antonio Museum (also called the Old San Antonio Exhibit), which began as a sidebar feature of the 1957 "Night in Old San Antonio" (NIOSA). The museum contains dioramas depicting heroes of Texas history and scenes of daily life in historic San Antonio. Originally organized and housed in the Society’s offices at 511 Villita Street, the exhibit moved to Bolivar Hall, its present location, in 1966. An artist and historian, Hart worked as a curator and guide at the museum for several years.

Kay Hart died in San Antonio, Texas, on 1973 June 20.

References

Old San Antonio Museum vertical file, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.

From the guide to the Kay Hart Papers Col 936., 1895-1972, (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas)