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Transcript of Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015

Description: Transcript of interview with Maxine Page Powell, a retired switchboard operator for the Kerrville Telephone Company, from Ingram, Texas. Powell speaks about her time as a switchboard operator and as a secretary for the Principal's office at Tivy Elementary, and as a member of a women's bowling league.
Date: February 12, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015

Description: Transcript of interview with Joel Jonce Craig, an alumnus of Tivy High School, from Ingram, Texas. Craig recalls his time playing in a western band at local dances during his teenage years, as well as his time in a pop band called the Bluenotes that he played with after serving time in the United States Army.
Date: January 7, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Devotion to Duty: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster general, and was issued in Washington D.C.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Meritorious Accomplishment: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for meritorious accomplishment and devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster and postmaster general, and was issued in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Wedding Invitation from Reddin Dillard Shofner]

Description: Wedding invitation from Reddin Dillard Shofner for the "marriage of his daughter Eugenia to Dr. J. E. Guthrie" at the Methodist Church in Salado, Texas. Their full names have been identified as James Edwin Guthrie MD and Eugenia Shofner.
Date: April 15, 1894
Creator: Shofner, Reddin Dillard
Partner: Salado Public Library

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grand… more
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Certificate for Membership to the Sons of the Republic of Texas]

Description: Certificate acknowledging that Dr. Todd Bradford Willis is in good standing within the Sons of the Republic of Texas and signed by two officials of the organization. It includes a color illustration of the Texas flag near the top, black-and-white illustrations of The Alamo (left) and Goliad - La Bahia (right), and an illustration in red of the monument at San Jacinto at the bottom of the page, behind the text.
Date: April 30, 1982
Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Name-card: Lorraine Conner, August 6, 1914]

Description: A small card with a name and date written on the front, and the words "Table No. 9" and "Couple No. 1" [sic] written on the back. There is a small hole in the side of the card, with a short, light-green ribbon threaded through it and tied in a knot.
Date: August 6, 1914
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Name-card: Lorraine Conner, August 6, 1914]

Description: A small card with a name and date written on the front, and the words "Table No. 4" and "Couple No. 1" [sic] written on the back. There is a small hole in the side of the card, with a short, light-green ribbon threaded through it and tied in a knot.
Date: August 6, 1914
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Name-card: Lorraine Conner, August 6, 1914]

Description: A small card with a name and date written on the front, and the words "Table No. 4" and "Couple No. 2" [sic] written on the back. There is a small hole in the side of the card, with a short, light-green ribbon threaded through it and tied in a knot.
Date: August 6, 1914
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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