Oral History Subject Guide Sources of Information Relating to Austin and Travis County Oral History Collection Austin History Center Austin Public Library Compiled by Jace Furches 2014 INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Austin History Center is to provide customers with information about the history and current events of Austin and Travis County by collecting, organizing, and preserving research materials and assisting in their use. The collections of the Austin History Center contain valuable research materials that document oral histories pertinent to Austin's history and culture. The materials in this subject guide are arranged by alphabetically by subject title. Within each subject title, items are arranged alphabetically by last name of interviewee. Although not a complete listing of all of the collection's subject matter, the following subject guide provides a valuable starting point for research and discovery. Guests may request recordings by providing Austin History Center staff with the desired item numbers. All of the recordings listed are available to the public for listening inside the reading room, though additional time may be required to prepare items that are exclusively in a reel-to-reel format. Staff will be happy to help with any further questions or inquiries concerning the collection. 2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................................. 3 AFRICAN-AMERICANS................................................................................................................................ 6 AGRICULTURE............................................................................................................................................ 9 ARCHITECTURE.......................................................................................................................................... 10 ART............................................................................................................................................................ 10 ASIAN AMERICANS.................................................................................................................................... 11 AUSTIN - DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................................................. 12 AUSTIN - HISTORY...................................................................................................................................... 13 BANKS & BANKING.................................................................................................................................... 15 BUILDING MATERIALS................................................................................................................................ 15 BUILDING TRADES...................................................................................................................................... 16 BUSINESS................................................................................................................................................... 16 CHURCHES................................................................................................................................................. 19 CITIES AND TOWNS....................................................................................................................................21 CITY COUNCIL............................................................................................................................................ 22 CITY PLANNING.......................................................................................................................................... 23 COLORADO RIVER...................................................................................................................................... 24 COMPUTER INDUSTRY............................................................................................................................... 25 COURTS...................................................................................................................................................... 25 3 CREEKS....................................................................................................................................................... 25 EDUCATION............................................................................................................................................... 26 ENGINEERING............................................................................................................................................ 27 FIRE DEPARTMENT.................................................................................................................................... 28 HOSPITALS................................................................................................................................................. 28 HOUSING................................................................................................................................................... 35 HUSTON-TILLOTSON COLLEGE................................................................................................................... 35 LAWYERS.................................................................................................................................................... 36 LIBRARIES................................................................................................................................................... 37 LITERATURE............................................................................................................................................... 38 LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY..................................................................................................... 39 MEDICINE.................................................................................................................................................. 39 MEXICAN AMERICANS............................................................................................................................... 40 MURDERS - MASS - WHITMAN, CHARLES JOSEPH, (1941-1966)............................................................... 44 MUSEUMS................................................................................................................................................. 46 MUSIC........................................................................................................................................................ 46 NEWSPAPERS............................................................................................................................................. 48 PARKS........................................................................................................................................................ 49 POLICE DEPARTMENT................................................................................................................................ 51 POLITICS & GOVERNMENT........................................................................................................................ 51 POWER - RESOURCES................................................................................................................................ 54 PRIVATE SCHOOLS..................................................................................................................................... 55 4 PUBLIC SCHOOLS....................................................................................................................................... 55 PUBLIC WELFARE....................................................................................................................................... 58 REAL ESTATE BUSINESS..............................................................................................................................59 RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, ETC.......................................................................................................... 60 SALOONS / BEER GARDENS....................................................................................................................... 60 SEGREGATION............................................................................................................................................ 61 SOCIAL LIFE & CUSTOMS........................................................................................................................... 62 SPORTS...................................................................................................................................................... 65 STREETS - SIXTH......................................................................................................................................... 66 SUBDIVISIONS - HYDE PARK....................................................................................................................... 68 THEATER.................................................................................................................................................... 70 TRANSPORTATION..................................................................................................................................... 71 UNDERTAKERS AND UNDERTAKING.........................................................................................................