Search Results

Displaying results 1 - 4 of 4
Image
Margaret Fields oral history interview

Description
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.

Image
Walton D. "Pete" Hardesty oral history interview

Description
Dr. Walton D. Hardesty talks about his transition from working at Camp Gary to becoming a psychology professor at SWTSC. Along with detailing his teaching career and his popular courses in human sexuality, he shares his thoughts on the changes Texas State has seen in its student body and its attitudes, the campus layout, its role in regulating students' lives, and its reputation from the 1960s to the 1980s.