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[Shell Piles in Aransas County]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of shell piles in Aransas County. A car is parked on a road to the left of the piles. In front of them, there is a pool of water. In the background, there is a piece of construction machinery. Shell was used to build streets in 1920s and 1930s before paving techniques were used.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Oral History Interview with Emory M. Spencer, September 30, 1971

Description: Interview with attorney Emory M. Spencer. The interview includes Spencer's personal experiences about being an attorney. Spencer talks about the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas 1920-71, cotton farming, Irish settlers and the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, the development of the Aransas County Airport, oil exploration, housing subdivisions, the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission, hurricanes, agriculture, property values, and prominent citizens of the county.
Date: September 30, 1971
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Spencer, Emory M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Historic Marker Application: Baldwin-Brundrett House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Baldwin-Brundett House, in Rockport, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, maps, and photographs.
Date: July 23, 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 28.032385 -97.052344
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Woman's Club of Aransas County Building]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Woman's Club of Aransas County Building, in Rockport, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 21, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 28.026012 -97.049751
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with James R. Heldenfels, January 5, 1972

Description: Interview with James R. Heldenfels, a businessman from Beeville, Texas. Heldenfels discusses the origins of the Heldenfels Brothers dredging company, his education, the company's operations and organization, conservationists, federal regulation of shell dredging, his customers, barges, shell dredging practice, the local economy, finances, and property developments.
Date: January 5, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Heldenfels, James R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Texas Heritage, 2013, Volume 1

Description: Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972

Description: Interview with Sidney Freeborn, a resident of Fulton, Texas. Freeborn recounts his time growing up in Fulton in the late-19th century, building and owning homes in the area, working as an armed ranch hand near Carrizo Springs, developing a ranch in Orange Grove, the hurricane of 1942, policing Corpus Christi in the aftermath of the 1919 storm as a member of the Texas Cavalry, the Klan's presence in the area, the Texas Rangers, and Hurricane Celia. Mrs. Freeborn talks about her first husband, he… more
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Freeborn, Sidney
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

O'Connor Brothers, Stock-Raisers

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustrated images and decorative text with business name and text reading: "Steer Cattle a Specialty" in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts Lith. Galveston. Letterhead contains names D. M. O'Connor; T. M. O'Connor.
Date: 1890
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 88, July 1984 - April, 1985

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 445.
Date: 1984/1985
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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