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[Letter to Linnet Moore, August 17, 1900]

Description: Letter for Linnet Moore. She was so glad to hear from Linnet and is sorry that Linnet is worried. Her cousin Minnie went to the City of Mexico to teach English and Literature. Miss Dove came back from her visit in Lampasas. She mentions Sallie and Mr. Easterling also. She then talks about her health.
Date: August 17, 1900
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Don Hinga, December 3, 1951]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Don Hinga discussing Hinga's Article on the Port of Houston in the "Houston Chronicle," including his recognition of people mentioned in the writing, furthermore, contributing to the facts of the article by mentioning omitted information including the rivers and harbors bill in 1902 and the Galveston storm of 1900.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Report on Proposed Southern Traction Company (Waco - Dallas - Corsicana Interurban): Statistics and Photographs

Description: Book discussing statistics for the finances and infrastructure of the Dallas, Ellis, Hill, McLennan, and Navarro counties Texas. There are photographs of the discussed counties and cities within. The city statistics include finances, population, schools, and local industries.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fred A. Jones Company
Partner: Interurban Railway Museum
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Hospital On The Hill

Description: A twenty-nine minute narrated video/slide history of the Kerrville State Hospital. The hospital roots in the treatment of tuberculosis are detailed including its development as the Kerrville State Sanatorium for Negroes in 1937, and the final status today as the Kerrville State Hospital for mental health. Interviews of former patients and staff are included.
Date: February 20, 2001
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Mosty, Mark; Lewis, Sylvia; Threadgill, Mary; Mills, Dorothy; Lewis, Joe; Gamble, Laura et al.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Time Book

Description: Book containing monthly wages and hours worked by the Lerma family across Terlingua, Lajitas, Marathon, Redford, and Marfa, Texas. Includes family dates of births of family members. The leather book has a frayed spine.
Date: 1900~
Creator: de León, Simón L.
Partner: Private Collection of Matta Family

[Newspaper clippings about the Texas Medical Association presidency and a Future Nurses Association meeting]

Description: Newspaper clippings of articles, including two articles about Dr. May Owen's election to President of the Texas Medical Association, two articles about a planned meeting in Corpus Christi for the Texas Association of Future Nurses, and an article about Dr. Harvey Renger's succession to Dr. Owen as President of the TMA.
Date: {1960-04-12,1960-04-13,1960-06-05,1961-02-24,1961-03-12}
Creator: Buffalo Courier-Express
Partner: Texas Medical Association

Engineer's Report on Sherman Gas and Electric Company, Cleburne Gas and Electric Company, Waxahachie Gas and Electric Company, Hillsboro Gas and Electric Company, Bonham Gas and Electric Company, Dublin Gas and Electric Company: Volume 2, Statistics and Photographs

Description: Book discussing statistics for the finances and infrastructure of Sherman, Cleburne, Waxahachie, Hillsboro, Bonham, and Dublin Texas. There are photographs of the discussed cities and surrounding areas. The statistics include city taxes, crop reports, public buildings, and local industries.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jones, Fred A.
Partner: Interurban Railway Museum

Texas Petroleum.

Description: This report contains information about the petroleum industry in the state of Texas, including chapters on the history, nature and origin of the resource, as well as oil and gas-bearing formations. The index begins on page 93.
Date: July 1900
Creator: Phillips, William Battle
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Clipping: About Town]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about a phone call Ouida Jewell got from someone about a news story about the WASP seeking veteran benefits from the government, her experience in the WASP program, and a story about Casey Jones.
Date: October 29, 1976
Creator: Jewell, Ouida
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 3, July 1899 - April, 1900

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 starts on page 291.
Date: 1900
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000

Description: Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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