Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
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 Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
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40 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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Editor's Note: "The following is a transcript of the audiotape at the back of this notebook and has been altered only for clarity of meaning." (page 6)
"Kerr County Historical Commission" (page 6, bottom left)
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Interview with Itasco Wilson, who worked as a teacher in Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of teaching with her husband, B.T. Wilson, and touring with their choir and football team, as well as her community activities.
Interview with Itasco Wilson, who worked as a teacher in Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of teaching with her husband, B.T. Wilson, and touring with their choir and football team, as well as her community activities.
Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson.Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001,
text,
January 16, 2001;
Kerrville, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795466/:
accessed April 30, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.