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Oral History Interview with Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson, March 13, 1970

Interview with Hattie Bell McKamey Ferguson (Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson), farmer and homemaker, who shares her observations on the land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1910 to 1970. She also discusses small town social life, the agrarian life, Mexican-Anglo relations, and King Ranch.

Date: March 13, 1970

Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Ferguson, Hattie Bell McKamey, 1911-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979

Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Jones discusses his appointment as chairman of the Finance Committee, the Legislative Budget Board and the budget-making process, Comptroller Bob Bullock, Governor William Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief legislation, public school financing, the Peveto bill, "Killer Bees," and consumer… more

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant