Jazz musicians;African American musicians;Pianists;Albert, Don
Interview is one of series by Sterlin Holmesly: “Jazz”. Allen Vann grew up in Williamson County, Texas where he began playing piano, then moved to San Antonio in 1922, attending St. Peter’s Clavier School and learning to read music. Vann...
Palestine (Tex.).; Anderson County (Tex.).; Schools--Texas.; Cotton gins and ginning.; Farm tenancy--Texas.
Personal recollections of Alva Robinson, whose father owned a properous cotton farm in Palestine, including information on farm life, education, social, religious activities during the early 20th century.
Peña, José Enrique de la, 1807-1841 or 2--Diaries.; Mexican Americans--Texas; Archives--Spain.; German Americans--Texas.; Gentilz, Theodore, d. 1906.; Urrutia Sandoval, Aureliano, 1872-1975.; Iturbi, Jose, 1895-1980.; Saenz, Daniel.
Personal recollections of Carmen Perry, whose family fled from Mexico in 1913 to escape from the Mexican Revolution to San Antonio, where her family's money was embargoed at the start of WWI because her father was German-born. Fluent in Spanish,...
Harp--Religious aspects.; Sacred harp singing.; Church music--Texas.; Music, American--East Texas.
Name taken from a shaped-note tune book published in 1844, Sacred Harp Singing is a type of vocal music taught using symbols to those who cannot read music. Ross discusses it's history, explanation of performance, and musical scores.
Two interviews with Roe and McKnight who discuss the materials and techniques of basket-making they demonstrate at Folklife Festival as well as other craft activities and personal history.
A native Texan, Ramey began playing professionally in Kansas City, Kansas where he worked with Walter Page, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Jay McShann, and others. After watching so many colleagues affected by alcoholism, he quit working in night...
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Personal narratives.;
Pantzer was born in a suburb of Berlin, Germany in 1911, but immigrated to New York in 1929. He first worked for International Telegraph and Telephone as a customer service representative and then opened a restaurant, Gus, in the IT&T...
San Antonio (Tex.)--Race relations--History.; African Americans--Interviews.; Women lawyers--Texas--Bexar County
Attorney and lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The first African American to graduate from St. Mary's University Law School, San Antonio, TX (1956) and the first African American woman to practice law in Bexar County, TX. Topics: Wiley...
San Antonio (Tex.)--Race relations--History.; African Americans--Interviews.; Women lawyers--Texas--Bexar County
Attorney and lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The first African American to graduate from St. Mary's University Law School, San Antonio, TX (1956) and the first African American woman to practice law in Bexar County, TX. Topics: Wiley...