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Oral history transcript, Fenner Roth, interview 2 (II), 10/11/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a little background on my early days, before I went to San Marcos or not? Are you interested in that part? G: Basically where you are from, where you were born. R: I was born in Diboll, Texas, on September 19, 1906. school there. I finished grammar

Oral history transcript, Roy L. McWilliams, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Texas, and to Brownsville and Cuero. folks settled there. The I went through school in Cuero and after graduation I went to the University of Texas for one year and then I transferred from the University of Texas over to San Marcos in the fall of 1930
Biographical information; San Marcos; College Star; White Stars; membership; purpose; LBJ as state NYA administrator; NYA public relations activities; staffers; structure of the NYA; projects; Herbert Henderson; working habits; later contacts

Oral history transcript, Willard Deason, interview 3 (III), 4/11/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

incident. F: Did you room together when you were in San Marcos? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http

that at all? I know they had trouble getting approval from Washington on that . B: I don't remember enough of the detail . I have a hazy background that at my project that I had in San Marcos, which was after Lyndon had left the NYA, where I got approval

all this energy and has such enthusiasm for what he is doing. Most of the men were people whom he had known at other times in his life, his college friends. I don't know, if you didn't graduate from San Marcos, I don't think you had very much chance
not be taken over by Works Progress Administration (WPA); LBJ's promise to make sure Olson had a job; Dr. Cecil E. Evans of San Marcos; LBJ's relationship with his mother, Rebekah Johnson, and wife, Lady Bird Johnson; LBJ's presidential aspirations; LBJ's 1937

: Margaret is now dead . She went to San Marcos State Teachers' College, it was known as in those days, and later on married and moved to Cotulla and died down there quite a number of years ago . I've forgotten how long ago . But she was a very beautiful

Oral history transcript, Joseph H. Skiles, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Skiles -- I -- 15 S: Not really. I knew that it was going on but this was not an activity that I figured into very much. G: He met with President [Cecil] Evans of San Marcos, I believe. S

, 1979 INTERVIEWEE : SHERMAN BIRDWELL, JR . INTERVIEWER : MICHAEL L . GILLETTE PLACE : Mr . Birdwell's residence, Lakeway, Texas Tape 1 of 1 G: Let's start with the first thing you remember after that San Marcos meeting, after he hired you . B

Oral history transcript, Carroll Keach, interview 2 (II), 7/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. Well, after he announced for Congress, then I resigned from NYA and traveled with him as a traveling secretary, valet and chauffeur. with him every step of the way. rally at San Marcos. I went The only place I missed was the opening He opened his

with educational matters was directed by J. C. Kellam, who went to school with Lyndon down in San Marcos. He was Lyndon's LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More

was very close to Dr. [Cecil] Evans down at San Marcos. He worked for him. Through him he got to know a lot of them that way. Now on that scale, I think that Jesse Kellam was a tremendous help to him because of Jesse's being a little older than Lyndon

Oral history transcript, Val M. Keating, interview 1 (I), 2/2/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

recall anything in particular about the school aid program of enabling students to stay in school on various projects? K: Not specifically. I remember he was always tremendously interested in the San Marcos school project, but that specific part

Oral history transcript, Welly K. Hopkins, interview 3 (III), 6/9/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Hopkins -- III -- 4 between him and Lyndon. I did. I don't know that Wirtz knew Lyndon before Wirtz knew Lyndon's father, Sam Johnson, before I did. But Lyndon, you see, was still in school in San Marcos

Oral history transcript, Calvin Hazlewood, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it, the Little Congress up the.re? G: Speaker of the Little Congress? H: Yes. He headed that thing, if I'm not mistaken. to Congressman [Richard] Kleberg. He was secretary Before that he was assistant to the president of the college at San Marcos. But I

Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

name last night for another reason and now live got a mental block. But the general counsel and general manager of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority was an attorney in San Marcos, and 1111 think of his name one of these days. G: Oh, Cape? B: Yes

Oral history transcript, Ray Roberts, interview 1 (I), 6/9/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was the general assistant and the number two guy in the organization. with Deason and became closer to him. But I worked He and President Johnson were schoolmates at the same time in San Marcos. So as a result of this particular affiliation and working

Oral history transcript, Charles P. Little, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

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