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John Matthew (J.M.) Cape II (1924-2013), grandson of early San Marcos settler John Matthew Cape, was born in his family home on the banks of the San Marcos River. He joined the family cotton business, working for 43 years as a cottonseed broker. Cape discusses growing up in San Marcos, his family’s business, the history of cotton in Texas including farms, mills, and gins, the current state of cotton oil production, and some of the changes he’s witnessed in the city and the surrounding areas.

Compliation of last recorded words of David Koresh, from negotiations with FBI, April 16-18, 1993. Beginning of recording: "This tape contains the last recorded words of David Koresh. It's taken from telephone conversations between David Koresh and FBI negotiators. It was recorded by the government and the tapes were recently released by the Justice Department." Speaker then introduces each segment with context. Speaker is unidentified. Label reads, "The Last Words of David Koresh April 16-18, 1993 (May be copied and distributed)."

From 1999-2001, NASA partnered with History students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) to conduct interviews with former employees who lived in the Central Texas area. Interviewees include managers, engineers, technicians, doctors, astronauts, and other employees of NASA and aerospace contractors who served in key roles during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs.