Interview with Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.
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 Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.
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18 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Editor's Note: The following is a transcription of the audiotape and has only edited clarity of meaning." (page 6)
"Kerr County Historical Commission Oral History Project" (page 6, bottom left)
Computer file note obscures some of the text on the bottom right of page 6.
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O'Hara, Peggy & Patton, Laura M.Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998,
text,
February 1, 1998;
Kerrville, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795414/:
accessed June 10, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.