A Guide to the Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection, 1986
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Austin American-Statesman | |
| Title: | Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection | |
| Dates: | 1986 | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Accession No.: | 87-044 | |
| Extent: | 31 audiocassettes | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
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.) | ||
Related Material
See also the Texas Sesquicentennial Collection. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Austin American-Statesman Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection, 1986, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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
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