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Soil Survey of Edwards and Real Counties, Texas

Description: Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Edwards and Real Counties, Texas.
Date: 2009
Creator: Gabriel, Wayne J.; Loomis, Lynn E. & Douglass, James A., II
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, October 12, 2000

Description: Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, a fiddle player from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Dickey's ancestors were some of the first Kerr County settlers. He talks about his family's history, including a feud between his relatives, the Hendersons, and the Hopes. He recounts the development of his music career as a left-handed fiddler.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Dickey, William Edward & Dickey, James
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999

Description: Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy… more
Date: September 25, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Joe Marcus "J.M." Auld, Jr., February 26, 2001

Description: Interview with Joe Marcus "J.M." Auld, Jr., a Texan rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Auld identifies his family members (including Kerr County pioneers who immigrated from Scotland), describes the difficulties of ranch life, and mentions local cultural phenomena. The interview includes stories of "Indians," eradicating the screwworm fly from Kerr County, and life during the Great Depression. He also discusses the role of game hunting to today's ranchers.
Date: February 16, 2001
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Auld, Joe Marcus, Jr.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Edwards Underground Water District

Description: Pamphlet describing the Edwards Aquifer and the mission of the Edwards Underground Water District with information on why the Edwards Aquifer is important to the practical needs and cultural background of South Texas, and the growth of the San Antonio area from 1939 to 1988.
Date: 1992~
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Plane crash]

Description: Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about authorities looking for the body of an 18 month old child and three adults in the wrekage of a light plane.
Date: February 17, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017

Description: Annual financial report of the Texas Department of State Health Services documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017. The report covers topics such as Hurricane Harvey, Zika Virus/ other diseases, and child safety.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Cap search]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the calling off of a search for a missing plane.
Date: November 8, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Missing Plane]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a a crashed plane in Leakey, Texas.
Date: November 8, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004

Description: Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date: June 2, 1994
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Leakey Leader, Volume 6. No. 31

Description: An issue of The Leakey Leader, Volume 6. No. 31. Leakey (pronounced Lake-y), Texas, dated Friday, July 13, 1934. Includes an article titled "Leakey's Barbecue Grand Success 13 Counties Here, a Live Meeting and No. 4 Is To Be Secured". An article regarding a campaign to build Texas Highway 4 in which T. N. Carswell is mentioned as one of the speakers: "About the livest speaker was that man Carswell from Abilene. He didn't fail to shoot 'straight from the shoulder' either." Other articles in… more
Date: July 13, 1934
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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