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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 9, 1903, and ending May 17, 1904. San Marcos, Texas

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Contains list of people at the head of the Texas State Board of Education and the local board of directors, academic calendar, list of faculty, explanations of courses, expenses and scholarships, and information for those renewing, extending, or raising the grade of their teaching certificates. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas which mentions the Coronal Institute, and describes the purpose of a normal school.

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Samuel Holmes oral history interview

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Sam Holmes talks about growing up and the different jobs he's held in Austin, including selling newspapers and working in a grocery store as a child in the 1930s. He also shares memories of working at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, a popular political meeting ground when LBJ was president.