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Merkel

Description: Plat of the town of Merkel, Texas which appears to have been part of a survey for the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The various blocks of the town are divided to show the property lines. A legal statement at the top of the page asserts that the map is an accurate representation of the town and is signed by the land commissioner for the railway company. An inset in the upper-left corner shows the Grimes County School land. The map appears to have been sketched on a page from a ledger. Sc… more
Date: May 16, 1931
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
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Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X

Description: Interview with R. N. Hogan, a preacher from Monroe County, Arkansas. The interview includes Hogan's experiences growing up and around the Church of Christ, his family history, and his past and current with the church. The interview also includes the broader history the church with context to time period and race relations.
Date: 1968/1969
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Hogan, R. N.
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Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Description: Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.
Date: April 12, 1983
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter
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Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993

Description: Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date: May 12, 1993
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998

Description: Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher and civil rights leader from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences as a preacher outside of the church, former president of the NAACP, and civil rights leader. The interview also includes Rose discussing his views on discrimination, police brutality, and the internal politics of the church. He also discusses his relationship to his immediate family and the deaths of his wife and father.
Date: October 26, 1998
Duration: 4 hours 9 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
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Interview with Ray Hunt and Dr. Bill Petty, December 1, 1983

Description: A video recording of an interview with Ray Hunt, President of Hunt Oil Company, and Dr. Bill Petty, the Dean of the College of Business at Abilene Christian University. The interview is conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University.
Date: December 1, 1983
Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hunt, Ray Lee; Petty, Bill & McCaleb, Gary
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