Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, great-granddaughter of Captain Charles A. Schreiner, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Parker delves into her famous great-grandfather's story, including his key role in the settling of Kerr County and Kerrville. She briefly mentions the presence of Tuberculosis in Kerrville, the local Cattleman's Association, being princess in the Battle of Flowers, and singing in the USO in New York.
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 Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, great-granddaughter of Captain Charles A. Schreiner, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Parker delves into her famous great-grandfather's story, including his key role in the settling of Kerr County and Kerrville. She briefly mentions the presence of Tuberculosis in Kerrville, the local Cattleman's Association, being princess in the Battle of Flowers, and singing in the USO in New York.
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27 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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Editor's Note: "The following is a transcript of an audiotape and has been altered only for clarity of meaning." (page 8)
[Oral History Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998], ark:/67531/metapth636791
[Oral History Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998], ark:/67531/metapth636821
Oral History Interview with Josephine Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998, Supplement - ark:/67531/metapth1542816
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Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories about her ancestors, who helped develop Kerr County and Kerrville.
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[Oral History Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998], ark:/67531/metapth636791
Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories about her ancestors, who helped develop Kerr County and Kerrville.
Relationship to this item: (Is Transcription of)
[Oral History Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998], ark:/67531/metapth636821
Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with president of the Hill County Preservation Society Josephine "Dodo" Schreiner Parker, including photographs of Dodo, documents related to the career of her great-grandfather, Captain Charles A. Schreiner, and a booklet about the House of Schreiner.
Oral History Interview with Josephine Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998, Supplement - ark:/67531/metapth1542816
Stacy, William G. & Parker, Josephine Tobin Schreiner.Oral History Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998,
text,
July 15, 1998;
Kerrville, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795531/:
accessed June 12, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.