Interview with Harry William Crate, former professor of mathematics and engineering with an interest in archaeology from Kerrville, Texas. Professor Crate discusses the results of various fossil and artifact finding expeditions around the Hill Country of Texas, specifically the numerous burned rock mounds found in the Kerry County area. He includes his opinions on why and how the burned mounds were created. As noted in the transcript, the interview continues in the manuscript of Professor Crate's wife, Melba Lee Williams Crate.
The Kerr County Historical Commission (KCHC) was established in 1975, with representatives from all areas of the county. This unit of the Texas Historical Commission works under the guidance of the Kerr County Commissioners Court, who appoints members.
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Interview with Harry William Crate, former professor of mathematics and engineering with an interest in archaeology from Kerrville, Texas. Professor Crate discusses the results of various fossil and artifact finding expeditions around the Hill Country of Texas, specifically the numerous burned rock mounds found in the Kerry County area. He includes his opinions on why and how the burned mounds were created. As noted in the transcript, the interview continues in the manuscript of Professor Crate's wife, Melba Lee Williams Crate.
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15 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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Editor's Note (page 5): "The following is a transcript of an audiotape and has been altered only for clarity of meaning."
A computer file note obscures some of the text on the bottom of page 5.
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Interview with Harry William Crate, a former professor and archeologist from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his descriptions and explanation of the significance of rock mounds in Kerr County.
Patton, Laura; O'Hara, Peggy; Crate, Harry William & Crate, Melba Lee Williams.Oral History Interview with Harry William Crate, June 9, 1998,
text,
June 9, 1998;
Kerrville, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795201/:
accessed May 27, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.