Coursey, Clark 1968-04-04
Clark Coursey, editor and publisher of the Brownwood Banner, his experiences in Brown County, and his collection of books and memorabilia on Texana.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Clark Coursey
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: April 3 and 4, 1968
Location: Brownwood, Texas
Interviewer: Fred A. Carpenter
Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Background,
Wife's background,
Children,
father,
Coming to Texas - Blossom Prairie,
Brothers,
Schooling,
Pioneer Edition of Rising Star Newspaper,
Compiling scrapbook on Brownwood and Brown County,
Stories of Indians in Brown County,
Mullins Family,
Father of Brownwood,
Cross Family,
Delaware Chief,
Harriss family,
The Promised Land - Jim White,
Brownwood Banner - Editor and Publisher,
- History of the paper,
- Peak circulation - 3600,
Book on Court Houses of Texas,
Gathering Courthouse pictures,
Gathering the information,
Publishing the book - 1962,
Revised Edition,
Other books published
Tape 1, Side 2:
Texana Collection,
Machine Gun Kelly,
Other Books on Texana,
Tales of Old Doc Bailey,
Collection of Carnival Glass,
Making the Glass,
Items in the collection,
Dealer in Illinois
Range Dates: 1960s
Bulk Dates: 1960s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.
