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[Historic Marker Application: Lorenzo Dow Heaton House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lorenzo Dow Heaton House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]

Description: Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date: 1999
Creator: McLernon, Eleanor Michel
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biographical Sketch of Eleanor Brown]

Description: Biographical sketch of Eleanor Brown including details about her service with the WASP, personal life, career, family, interests, and community involvement. In the last paragraph, Brown states that "the time has come to hire an Executive Director to assist us."
Date: 2006
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[McAdams Floral Care instructions]

Description: Card from a floral arrangement sent to Eleanor Brown from McAdams Floral with care instructions.
Date: March 18, 2010
Creator: McAdams Floral
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biographical Sketch of Eleanor Brown]

Description: Biographical sketch of Eleanor Brown including details about her service with the WASP, personal life, career, family, interests, and community involvement.
Date: 2004~/2006~
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown]

Description: Document containing two biographical sketches of Eleanor Brown, including details about her interest in aviation, service in the WASP organization, career, and personal life.
Date: 1999~
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Miltary History of Eleanor McLernon Brown]

Description: Document containing a biography of Eleanor Brown, including details of her early life, her interest in aviation, and her service in the WASP organization. The first page is flyer about the Victoria Schools Veterans Interview Project, which includes a list of potential interview topics.
Date: November 7, 2001
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Activity Registration Form]

Description: Photocopy of Eleanor Brown's completed activity registration form for the 2004 WASP reunion.
Date: 2004~
Creator: Armed Forces Reunions, Inc.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Petition to Militarize the WASP]

Description: Petition circulated by the WASP Congressional Hearings Committee in support of legislation militarizing the WASP so that they can receive veterans benefits for their service during WWII. The petition contains forty signatures from individuals in and around Victoria, TX, the hometown of WASP Eleanor Brown.
Date: 1977?
Creator: WASP Congressional Hearings Committee
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biographical Sketch of Eleanor Brown]

Description: Biographical sketch of Eleanor Brown including details about her service with the WASP, personal life, career, family, interests, and community involvement.
Date: 2006
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Eleanor Brown Business Card]

Description: Business card for WASP member, Eleanor Brown, featuring the WASP diamond wings printed on the front and a color image of a plane flying through the sky seen printed on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Two receipts for moneys paid to Eduard Schneider, February, 1844]

Description: Two receipts for moneys paid to Eduard Schneider. One for 25 francs dated Feb. 26 and one for the balance of his surety (nine francs, 50 cents) dated Feb. 28, 1844. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: February 26, 1844
Creator: Schneider, Eduard
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-157

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the Air Force is eligible to vote, upon re-enlistment, in Victoria County.
Date: July 8, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-134

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether Victoria County may fund the office of election administration by contracting with political subdivisions that will utilize the officer's services, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act (RQ-299).
Date: June 29, 1992
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-736

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the County Superintendent of Victoria County has any jurisdiction of authority in connection with any independent school district which has less than 500 scholastics.
Date: August 9, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-2685

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the circumstances is Victoria County required to reimburse DeWitt County for the jury fees expended in the trial of the mentioned case?
Date: September 9, 1940
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-583

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Victoria County Tax Assessor-Collector to collect fees from County-wide Navigation District Taxes.
Date: April 2, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-46

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court to spend county funds to hard-surface a piece of land owned by the city of Victoria adjacent to the county courthouse to provide parking space for city and county officials.
Date: May 28, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book]

Description: A Mercator Projection of a map including Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Victoria, and Corpus Christi on a grid with every line being 15 minutes.The magnetic variation is 10 degrees east, and the scale is 1:2,027,520.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Betty Wildman Braswell, November 1, 2018

Description: Edited transcript of an interview with Betty Jean Braswell, discussing what she remembers about growing up in Kerrville and having polio as a child, as well as information about her family and career as a teacher and business owner. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: November 1, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Braswell, Betty Jean Wildman
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Description: Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999

Description: Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the intervie… more
Date: October 27, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010

Description: Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, a former Kerr County sheriff and justice of the peace from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kaiser discusses about how she was elected as sheriff, including her views on law enforcement and justice. She also describes some of the honors she received over the years, including being chosen for the "Women in Power" program in 1999. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Kaiser and her family, on pages 20-21
Date: May 17, 2010
Creator: Leonard, Julie Mosty; Collins, Francelle Robison & Kaiser, Frances Hubble
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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