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Hospital On The Hill

Description: A twenty-nine minute narrated video/slide history of the Kerrville State Hospital. The hospital roots in the treatment of tuberculosis are detailed including its development as the Kerrville State Sanatorium for Negroes in 1937, and the final status today as the Kerrville State Hospital for mental health. Interviews of former patients and staff are included.
Date: February 20, 2001
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Mosty, Mark; Lewis, Sylvia; Threadgill, Mary; Mills, Dorothy; Lewis, Joe; Gamble, Laura et al.
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Juke Joints in Kerrville, Texas

Description: Recording of a presentation by teacher, historian, and Kerrville, Texas citizen Clifton Fifer describing seven juke joints in the African American community of Kerrville throughout the 20th century.
Date: unknown
Duration: 23 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
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Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Description: Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
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Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000

Description: Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of his family's ranching history as well as modern ranching.
Date: August 16, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Real, Aime Frank & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
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Oral History Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., January 16, 2013

Description: Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, from Kerrville, Texas. Burton recalls his time at Tivy High School in Kerrville and his experiences as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
Date: January 16, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Burton, Allie Bowman, Jr.
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Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Salter, February 14, 2001

Description: Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Salter from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes Salter's stories of Kerrville with her late and current husbands.
Date: February 24, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
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Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Betty Sullivan Strohacker from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her early years of growing up in Kerrville, working for the Kerr County Rations Board, and participating in Home Demonstration Clubs and the Republican Women's Club.
Date: August 31, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
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Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016

Description: Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, a descendant of the Kerr County Real pioneer family, from Kerrville, Texas. Priour speaks of her memories growing up on a ranch on Turtle Creek, as well as her family history.
Date: October 6, 2016
Duration: 56 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis; Priour, Don & Priour, Bertha Elizabeth Real
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Oral History Interview with Betty Wildman Braswell, November 1, 2018

Description: Interview Betty Jean Braswell, discussing what she remembers about growing up in Kerrville and having polio as a child, as well as information about her family and career as a teacher and business owner.
Date: November 1, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 38 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Braswell, Betty Jean Wildman
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Oral History Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan, December 11, 2018

Description: Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan who lived in Kerrville since she was 4 years old and is a member of the prominent Peterson family. The family was responsible for building the Sid Peterson Hospital and Peterson Foundation. She and her husband John Sullivan (deceased) have 3 children. The interview traces her memories of the Peterson family and her upbrining in Kerrville. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: December 11, 2018
Duration: 59 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Sullivan, Beverly Peterson
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Oral History Interview with Bill Dickey, October 12, 2000

Description: Interview with Bill Dickey, a fiddler from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of growing up on a ranch, and his life of entertaining people with his fiddle.
Date: October 12, 2000
Duration: 59 minutes
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Dickey, Bill & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
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Oral History Interview with Bill Jonas, October 23, 2018

Description: Interview with Bill Jonas discussing his early life in Kerrville and his parents' work, his education, about his career as an FBI agent, and about his family.
Date: October 23, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jonas, William James, Jr.
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Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Description: Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
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Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016

Description: Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date: December 21, 2016
Duration: 52 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Blackburn, Bobby D.
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Oral History Interview with Button Forehand and Jerome Alexander, September 25, 2018

Description: Interview with Button Forehand and Jerome Alexander discussing their work as hunting guides and other information about the history of the YO Ranch where they worked for 50 years.
Date: September 25, 2018
Duration: 47 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Forehand, Norman & Alexander, Jerome Isaacson
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Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015

Description: Interview with Byrdimeb "Bemmie" Findlay, whose parents ran Kamp Kickapoo, from Dallas, Texas. Bimmie speaks of the time she spent in various summer camps during her childhood.
Date: January 21, 2015
Duration: 53 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Robison, Francelle Collins; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Findlay, Byrdimeb
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Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015

Description: Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, a retired civil engineer who helped construct the Dallas City Hall, from Center Point, Texas. Wellborn speaks of his time as a civil engineer, specifically his work on the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville and the Dallas City Hall.
Date: March 31, 2015
Duration: 43 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Wellborn, Cecil Vernon
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Oral History Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, April 18, 2013

Description: Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, a Tivy High School alumnus, from Kerrville, Texas. Domingues recalls his time attending Tivy High School and St. Mary's University, his time living in Dallas, his work with his father as a surveyor, and his work on the Domingues Ranch.
Date: April 18, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes; Stephens, Louis & Domingues, Charles Bowman
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Oral History Interview with Charles Seale, October 2, 2018

Description: Interview with Charles (Charly) Seale, who served with the Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol Service during the flood of July 17, 1987 near Comfort, Texas. The flood took the lives of ten children. Charles was in the the first responding helicopter involved in the rescue operation and recounts the events, the search that followed, and changes made afterwards. Photos of Charles follow the transcript.
Date: October 2, 2018
Duration: 26 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Seale, Charles
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Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999

Description: Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up on a ranch, experiencing the Great Depression, and earning the titles of "Citizen of the Year" and "Woman of the Year."
Date: August 25, 1999
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle Barton
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Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016

Description: Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., a member of the Buffalo Soldiers who attended both segregated and integrated schools in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. Fifer speaks about his time attending segregated schools, attending integrated schools, and growing up in Kerrville's black community.
Date: December 13, 2016
Duration: 40 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Jones, April 5, 1999

Description: Interview with Clyde Jones from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of working at KERV, Kerrville's first radio station, and starting the Mental Health and Retardation Center at the Kerrville State Hospital.
Date: April 5, 1999
Duration: 39 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Jones, Clyde & Bethel, Ann
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Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010

Description: Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date: March 23, 1918
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
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Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp.
Date: December 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
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