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David Richards standing with baseball glove in field

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David Richards, husband of former Texas Governor Ann Richards, standing with baseball glove in field; Richards is playing for The Raw Deal baseball team against another team of employees from a bar in San Antonio. The game took place in New Braunfels.

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The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field

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The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field; (L-R Dorothy Vance Reed, Prissy Mays, Linda Wetherby (of Esther's Follies), three unidentified children, Libby Boone in background, Lila Vance in foreground cheering

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Margaret Fields oral history interview

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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.

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Oran W. Davis oral history interview

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Oran Davis, general manager of GVEC at Gonzales from 1947 to 1972, talks about the politics, co-op growth, public relations, power use, member services, and administration of GVEC during his time with the company.

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Grace Willmann oral history interview

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Grace Willman, GVEC employee from 1951-1972, talks about how she came to work for GVEC, her job responsibilities, and some memorable experiences she had at the co-op.

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John Fritz oral history interview

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John Fritz, manager of member services division, talks about how GVEC runs efficiently in order to keep their prices low for their customers. He also talks about he came to have his current job as manager of member services division.

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Leon Netardus oral history interview

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Leon Netardus talks about some of his responsibilities as manager of the business division, advances the company has made since he has been there, and some of the advance he hopes to see the company make in the future.

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Lewis B. Eckols oral history interview

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Lewis Eckols began working for GVEC in 1947 and was manager of the electric operations division at Gonzales.  He talks about how he worked his way up the career ladder at GVEC to his current position of manager of the electric operations division, what he and his branch's responsibilities are, and what he believes makes GVEC unique.