Oral History Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, August-October 1971 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, August-October 1971
  • Added Title Oral History Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, October 1, 1971

Creator

  • Interviewer: Stephens, A. Ray
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Wendell, John D.
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: {1971-08-18,1971-10-01}

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, Aransas County Judge from Rockport, Texas. Wendell discusses the growth of the county's economy during his tenure, county taxation, spending and budgeting, the courthouse, housing developments, the fishing industry, county boundary disputes, the Intracoastal Canal, the Aransas County Navigation District, dredging, oil valuation and related lawsuits, conservationism, Aransas County Airport, and influential citizens.
  • Physical Description: 66 p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Elected Officials - County Judges
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Gulf of Mexico
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Texas, South
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Named Person: Casterline, L. E.
  • Named Person: Wendell, John D.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Aransas County - Rockport
  • Coverage Date: 1951/1971-10-01
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: UNT Oral Histories
    Code: UNTOH
  • Name: Texas Oral History Collection
    Code: TOHC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Oral History Program
    Code: UNTOHP

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Statement: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program.

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 170876563
  • UNT Catalog No.: b3260227
  • Call Number: OH0121
  • Accession or Local Control No: Number 121
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1529218

Note

  • Display Note: Summary: Interview with John D. Wendell, an attorney and county judge, who shares his observations on the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1950 to 1970. He also discusses the operations of a county government, the construction of a new courthouse for Aransas County, the economy of Aransas County, boundary disputes between Aransas and Nueces Counties, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and the Aransas County Navigation District. Wendell talks about the controversy over school and county tax revaluation in the early 1950s, his views on conservation, the Conservation Reclamation District, private subdividing of property, and the Aransas County Airport.
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