Descriptive Summary
Austin American-Statesman
Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection
1986
Materials are written in English.
87-044
31 audiocassettes
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Texas celebrated its
Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of its founding as a Republic in 1986. For
this historic event, the Austin American-Statesman
prepared a special Sesquicentennial Edition of its daily newspaper.
Historical Sketch
Texas celebrated its Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of its founding as a
Republic in 1986. For this historic event, the Austin American-Statesman prepared a special Sesquicentennial Edition of its
daily newspaper. The newspaper includes interviews with famous and celebrated Texans
including Kenneth Threadgill, Dudley Dobie, and Texas Ranger Captain Alfred Young
Allee.
Scope and Contents
The Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral
History Collection, 1986, contains 31 audiocassette tapes of interviews conducted by
the Austin American-Statesman in preparation for their special 1986 Sesquicentennial
Edition. Some interviews of note include those with Captain A. Y. Allee, Dudley
Dobie, Ned Fritz, and Kenneth Threadgill.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Allee, Alfred Young
Crim, John T.
Crim, Billy Bob
Dobie, Dudley
Fritz, Edward C.
Goodnight, Charles
Harper, Lyne
Hillman, Clifford
Kirk, Buddy
Johnson, Jessalyn Gray
Justin, Enid
Zamora, A.
Kleberg, Scott
Němeček, Raymund
Poage, Jane Yelvington
Sanchez, Tony
Sims, Bill
Stricklin, Al
Threadgill, Becky
Threadgill, Kenneth
Woo, Bill
Wood, Gordon
Yerwood, Connie
Subjects (Organizations)
Austin American-statesman--Archives.
Subjects
Oral history--Texas
Anniversaries--Texas--1980-1990
Interviews--Texas
Places
Carrizo Springs (Tex.)
Johnson City (Tex.)
Austin (Tex.)
Galveston (Tex.)
Dallas (Tex.)
Laredo (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History
Collection, 1986, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas
at Austin.
Related Material
See also the Texas Sesquicentennial Collection.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2X13
Oral history collection,
1986