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Margaret Fields talks about her early life in New Braunfels and life during the Great Depression. She describes the university campus and the schooling she received at Texas State in the 1930s and 1940s. She mentions places like Old Main; people such as C.E. Evans, Mary Brogdon, Leland Derrick, and John Flowers; and her experiences living off-campus. She discusses the various teaching jobs she took in Comal County and Medina County as well as her work with the state vocational rehabilitation department in Austin and other companies in Houston. She outlines how it all led her to her current job at the Sophienburg Museum in New Braunfels.

Admiral Inman talks about the unusual combination of education and professional experience that led him to become the leader of MCC. He relays his experiences studying at UT-Austin, serving in the military during the Korean War and ensuing successful career in the U.S. Navy, and new business ventures.

Dr. Juel discusses the similarities and differences of the Texas State campus, the student body, and the curriculum over the 31-year span of his career at Texas State. He shares the different responsibilities he had as the school's health coordinator, dean of students, professor in the education department, and essentially disciplinarian from the 1950s through the 1980s. Dr. Juel mentions the San Marcos Ten, certain recollections of disciplinary problems, changing campus extracurricular activities, and the declining quality of education and teachers over time.

Ophelia Vasquez-Philo talks about the founding of Community Action, Inc., in 1965 and some of the programs they offer, such as Legal Aid and the Free Doctor's Care program, that help low-income residents of Central Texas.

Cover story on Kinky Friedman

Panel Discussion at the Austin Film Festival with Jim Dauterive, 2002.

Panel Discussion at the Austin Film Festival with Jim Dauterive, 2002.

2002 football media guide for Southwest Texas State University. The media guides contain football schedules, football player information and statistics, and athletic staff information.