Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection, 1986

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Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection, 1986

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Texas celebrated its Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of its founding as a Republic in 1986.

31 audiocassettes

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Poage, Jane Yelvington.

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Threadgill, Kenneth

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Threadgill, Becky.

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Nĕmec̆ek, Raymund.

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Zamora, Andrew J., 1952-

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Hillman, Clifford.

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Johnson, Jessalyn Gray.

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Stricklin, Al, 1908-

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Western swing musician. Born 1908. Died 1986. Pianist. Full name: Alton Meeks Stricklin. AKA: "Brother" Al Stricklin. Member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys from the mid-1930s-early 1940s. Appeared on numerous recordings by the band, including "New San Antonio Rose." Author, My Years with Bob Wills (San Antonio, Tex.: Naylor, Co., 1976). From the description of Oral history interview with Al Stricklin; 1976 February 10; self-interview. 1976 Feb. 10. (Country Music Foundation, L...

Wood, Gordon, 1914-

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High school football coach. Born 1914 in Taylor County, Texas. Graduated 1938 from Hardin-Simmons. Coached football at Brownwood, Roscoe, Rule, Seminole, Stamford, Victoria, and Winters, Texas. In 1967, elected to the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. Overall, Wood won seven state championships and posted a 267-59 record. From the description of Papers, 1945-1971. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26019042 ...

Woo, Bill.

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Fritz, Edward C.

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Edward C. ‘Ned’ Fritz (1916-2008), considered by many to be the father of Texas conservation and a passionate proponent for wildlife and the environment, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his father, Edward P. Fritz, worked for Atlantic Refining Co. When Edward C. Fritz was seven, the company’s headquarters moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his family relocated and Mr. Fritz would discover his passion for the outdoors. Fritz graduated from high school in 1934 and would go ...

Kleberg, Scott.

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Goodnight, Charles, 1836-1929

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Charles Goodnight is best known as a cattleman and co-founder of the Goodnight-Loving Trail to bring cattle from Texas to market in New Mexico. However, Charles Goodnight and his wife, Mary Ann, played a pivotal role in saving the Great Southern Bison Herd from extinction. Separated from the Northern Herd by busy wagon trails and the railroad and slaughtered by hundreds of eager "buffalo hunters," by 1895 the Great Southern Herd, once numbering in the millions, was almost gone. Charles and Mary ...

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The cousin of J. Frank Dobie, Dudley Richard Dobie, Sr. (1904-1982) was born to ranchers William Neville and Mary E. (Mills) Dobie in Lagarto, Texas. In 1927, he graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College, now Texas State University-San Marcos (TSU) and married Deborah Galbreath, with whom he had three children. A writer on Texas history for numerous magazines and newspapers, Dobie received his master’s degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 1932. Thr...

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Justin, Enid.

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Austin American-Statesman

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Texas celebrated its Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of its founding as a Republic in 1986. For this historic event, the Austin American-Statesman prepared a special Sesquicentennial Edition of its daily newspaper. The newspaper includes interviews with famous and celebrated Texans including Kenneth Threadgill, Dudley Dobie, and Texas Ranger Captain Alfred Young Allee. From the description of Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Col...