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[Portrait of an Infant W. Earl Beck]

Photograph of W. Earl Beck as a newborn baby. His portrait is surrounded by an illustration. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo reveal that he is related to Roy Elmer Beck and Hester Beck Willis.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Framed Portrait of Tom Lister]

Portrait of Tom Lister, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit including a lighter shirt and checkered necktie.

Date: 1895~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

Transcript of Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979

Transcript of an interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and a resident of Baytown,Texas since 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children and their education in Baytown.

Date: 2018

Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, Leland Karl, 1895-

Item Type: Text

Partner: Lee College

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Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979

Interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and moved to Baytown, Texas in 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children being allowed to go to school in Baytown.

Date: September 25, 1979

Duration: 59 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, L. Karl

Item Type: Sound

Partner: Lee College

Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties.

This book gives an overview of the twelve Blackland Counties of Texas in alphabetical order. For each county, a brief description of the geographic and agricultural characteristics is given as well as statistics on population and county income. Additionally, a geological description of the Black Prairie Region gives more specific aspects of the area and the soil compositions and a final chapter discusses the property market of the area.

Date: 1895

Creator: Crawford, Wilbur F. & [Moore, Monta J.]

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries