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Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.

Date: October 6, 2000

Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.

Date: October 7, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[U.S. War Department General Orders 98]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding accommodation at US Base Hospital Deming, NM, for soldiers en route to the US General Hospital at Fort Bayard, as well as volunteers to the Air Service, the establishment of three new kinds of engineering units, and changes to pay rates.

Date: October 30, 1918

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Boot

Patent for a boot design that contains a counter-support of coil springs while also being inexpensive, durable, and efficient.

Date: October 2, 1888

Creator: Benson, Henry L.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department