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.
United States. Army.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives.; Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989--Personal Narratives.; Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995--Personal Narratives.;
Drafted in 1967, Fletcher served in the Vietnam War until 1968. After ROTC in college, Fletcher served as an officer from 1975 to 1995 and was involved in America's invasion of Panama as well as the Persian Gulf War.
Topics: Vietnam War, military...
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, Texas
Jazz trumpeter, band leader and nightclub owner Don Albert recalls his experiences playing in the 1920s and 1930s from New Orleans to San Antonio to Kansas City and Chicago. And he shares memories of some of jazz’s greatest...
Architects--Texas; La Villita (San Antonio, Tex.); Architecture--conservation and restoration; San Antonio (Tex.).--buildings
Office of O'Neil Ford, 528 King William Street, San Antonio, Texas
Eminent architect O’Neil Ford reminisces about one of his great loves, La Villita, while sorting through historic notes and photographs. The Depression-era restoration of La...
United States--Army;University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio
Jim Hudson, Col, USA Retired, relates his personal and military experience in Germany, Ecuador, Vietnam, and the US, including Ft. Sam Houston. Following his retirement, Hudson volunteered as a docent at the University of Texas Institute of Texan...
"San Antonio, TX
Ladislav Zezula was the son of Czech immigrants who came to Texas circa 1900. He discusses personal history, including the Czechoslovakian cultural activities in Runge, Texas, during his childhood."