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Photos From Our Past: James R. Adams, Vicki Betts
Photos From Our Past: James R. Adams, Vicki Betts
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Photo, advertisement, and history of the James R. Adams Hardware Store on West Erwin, Tyler, Texas. Published inChronicles of Smith County, Texas (2021).
Programme Of The Second Annual Commencement, Tyler Colored High School, Tyler, Texas, May 31, 1895, Vicki Betts
Programme Of The Second Annual Commencement, Tyler Colored High School, Tyler, Texas, May 31, 1895, Vicki Betts
Presentations and Publications
Image of the programme of the Second Annual Commencement, Tyler Colored High School, May 31, 1895 with a brief history of early public African-American schools and Black life in Tyler in 1895. In the Chronicles of Smith County, TX, edited by Vicki Betts.
100 Years Ago In The Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Vicki Betts
100 Years Ago In The Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Vicki Betts
Presentations and Publications
Chronology of significant events appearing in the Tyler Daily Courier-Times in 1921, in the Chronicles of Smith County, Texas (2021)
Personal Experiences Of Lindsey Zollars During The Civil War, Vicki Betts
Personal Experiences Of Lindsey Zollars During The Civil War, Vicki Betts
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Reminiscences of Lindsey Zollars,106th Illinois Cavalry, of his capture at Marks’ Mills, Arkansas and imprisonment at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas during the Civil War. Chronicles of Smith County (2021), edited by Vicki Betts and Randal B. Gilbert.
1861 Minutes Of The Commissioners Court, Vicki Betts
1861 Minutes Of The Commissioners Court, Vicki Betts
Presentations and Publications
Transcription of the minutes of the 1861 Smith County Commissioners Court, including lists of jurors, road crews, slave patrols, and the appointment of men to take a firearms census in Smith County. In Chronicles of Smith County, Texas (2021), edited by Vicki Betts.
For The Citizens Of East Texas: The Desegregation Of Tyler State Park, Vicki Betts
For The Citizens Of East Texas: The Desegregation Of Tyler State Park, Vicki Betts
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When Tyler State Park was established in 1934, it was for Whites only. After years of protest including a court case, Register v. Sandifer (1949), only one side of the lake was provided for African-Americans. It took the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to open all of the park to all visitors.