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Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001

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Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a member of the sheep and goat industry from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Groff describes her, career as a dance and acrobatics teacher, as well as her involvement in the mohair and wool industry. She shares the details of her activity in the National Wool Growers Association, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, and her instrumental help in moving the National Make-It-With-Wool organization to Kerrville. She also briefly covers her immediate family history.

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33 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

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Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Waldean McDougall February 15, 2000.

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Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a member of the sheep and goat industry from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Groff describes her, career as a dance and acrobatics teacher, as well as her involvement in the mohair and wool industry. She shares the details of her activity in the National Wool Growers Association, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, and her instrumental help in moving the National Make-It-With-Wool organization to Kerrville. She also briefly covers her immediate family history.

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33 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

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Editor's Note (page 6): "The following is a transcript of an audiotape and has been edited only for clarity of meaning."

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Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a dance teacher and wife of a rancher From Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of participating in the National Wool Growers Association and Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, as well as touring the U.S. as the director of the National Make-It-With-Wool organization, headquartered in Kerrville.

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Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Waldean McDougall. Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001, text, February 15, 2000; Kerrville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795495/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.

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