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[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy]

Description: Receipt from R.Y. Bandy, manufacturer and jobber in saddles, harness and bridles, for the sale of goods to M.M. Hornsby.
Date: January 1, 1887
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from McLendon Hardware Co.]

Description: Receipt from McLendon Hardware Company in Waco, Texas, for the sale of goods to Rush Gardner & Bartlett Company in Marlin, Texas.
Date: June 28, 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from D.W. Jones & Co.

Description: Receipt from D.W. Jones & Co., dealers in furniture, carpets, and house furnishing goods, for the purchase of goods by Col. M. M. Hornsby.
Date: April 10, 1885
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt for Nalle & Co.]

Description: Receipt for goods bought by Mr. M. M. Hornsby from Nalle & Co. in Austin, Texas, wholesale and retail dealers in lumber, shingles, sash, doors, etc.
Date: November 17, 1883
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Land Grant Certificate Presented to George L. Leigh, October 25, 1890]

Description: Land grant certificate presented to George L. Leigh and signed by the governor of Texas, L. S. Ross. This grant to George, his heirs or assigns "forever Three Hundred and Twenty (320) acres of land." The rest of the certificate references the specified land and details the perimeter and borders of it in terms of longitude and latitude degrees as well as compass directions.
Date: October 25, 1890
Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

[Birthday Greeting Card from Kate Matlock]

Description: Birthday greeting card from Kate with an illustration showing a man handing a woman a rose; the title of the card is "Greetings on Your Birthday" and the note below it wishes a happy birthday to the receiver.
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back, December 4, 1911]

Description: Poll tax receipt prepared for J. M. Back which states that he paid $1.25 for the tax and that he is 52 years old residing in "voting precinct No. 25."
Date: December 4, 1911
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store]

Description: Receipt for Louise Back from the Murphy grocery store listing the prices for each item she purchased adding up to $14.80.
Date: November 1934
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Christmas Card from the Plano Lodge No. 114]

Description: Christmas greeting card from the Plano Lodge No. 114 "Wishing you a Merry Christmas" and "Best Wishes for the New Year."
Date: 191u-12
Creator: Plano Lodge No. 114
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back]

Description: Poll tax receipt prepared for J. M. Back stating that he paid $1.25 for the tax and that he is 57 years old, from Plano, and that he is white.
Date: November 15, 1916
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Thanksgiving Invitation from Kate Matlock]

Description: Thanksgiving dinner invitation from Kate Matlock; the card says that the dinner will be on November 25, 1924 from 3 to 5 o'clock.
Date: November 1924
Creator: Matlock, Kate
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

Description: Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."
Date: 1907~
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000

Description: Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a Ge… more
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998

Description: Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, named Texas Woman of the Century, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reeves talks about her life in Eagle Pass and San Antonio Texas, her education as the only female in her law school class, her career as a high school schoolteacher, and her horseback riding experience at Camp Waldemar. She describes organizing a girls' riding group, called "The Lassos," with whom she performed at the World's Fair in New York in 1938 and Washington D.C. Mrs. Reeves also briefly d… more
Date: February 27, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Connie Douglas
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Harry William Crate, June 9, 1998

Description: Interview with Harry William Crate, former professor of mathematics and engineering with an interest in archaeology from Kerrville, Texas. Professor Crate discusses the results of various fossil and artifact finding expeditions around the Hill Country of Texas, specifically the numerous burned rock mounds found in the Kerry County area. He includes his opinions on why and how the burned mounds were created. As noted in the transcript, the interview continues in the manuscript of Professor Crate… more
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: Patton, Laura; O'Hara, Peggy; Crate, Harry William & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[McMurry College Theatre "Noah" Program]

Description: Program for the McMurry College Theatre's production of "Noah." Included are lists of the cast and production staff, a synopsis of the acts, and advertisements for upcoming productions.
Date: unknown
Partner: McMurry University Library

[McMurry College Choral Club "Pickles" Program]

Description: Program for "Pickles," a musical comedy presented by the McMurry College Choral Club. Included is the cast of characters, short background for the story, and synopsis of scenes.
Date: December 6, 1926
Partner: McMurry University Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Description: Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Description: Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, January 14, 2008

Description: Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, a Texan Hill Country native from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kullenberg's daughter, Lois Kullenberg Hulse. Mrs. Kullenberg discusses her upbringing, her marriage to Upton Kullenberg, coming to Kerrville, the various businesses she and her husband ran, and driving a Model T.
Date: January 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Kullenberg, Elsie Mona Guthrie
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

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

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, October 14, 2009

Description: Interview with Wheeler Emerson Mosty, a World War II veteran and retired post office worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Mosty talks about his education, growing up in the Kerrville area, his service in WWII, local people and places, the flood of 1932, and his work at the Post Office. The interview transcript includes picture of Mr. Mosty and his family, on pages 26-30.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Mosty, Wheeler Emerson
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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