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John Garland Flowers oral history interview

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This is the transcript from the first of three interviews that Bruce Roche conducted with Dr. Flowers just prior to his retirement. Dr. Flowers (Class of 1913) was President of Southwest Texas State College from 1942-1964. In this interview, Dr. Flowers talks about the history of education in Texas, his educational philosophy, and the need for vocational schools to provide practical skills to their students. He also talks about growing up in a family that had books in their home, and how he was encouraged to get his master’s degree at the age of 30. Interviewer Bruce Roche was director of the College News Service. This interview was the source material for his article “Goal: Excellence – Dr. Flowers’ Lifelong Watchword,” published in the Austin American-Statesman on August 30, 1964.

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Photocopies of 3 letters from David Koresh during standoff at Mount Carmel

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Photocopies of letters from David Koresh from inside Mount Carmel Center during the siege: two from "Yahweh Koresh" to people outside; one from David Koresh to Dick DeGuerin. Also contains a list of the contents on the computer disk smuggled out by Ruth Riddle on April 19, 1993, containing Koresh's essay on the First Seal.