Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998

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Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.

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

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O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams June 9, 1998.

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This text is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Kerr County Historical Commission to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 88 times. More information about this text can be viewed below.

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Kerr County Historical Commission

The Kerr County Historical Commission (KCHC) was established in 1975, with representatives from all areas of the county. This unit of the Texas Historical Commission works under the guidance of the Kerr County Commissioners Court, who appoints members.

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Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.

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

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O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams. Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998, text, June 9, 1998; Kerrville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795282/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.

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