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Interviewee	Berg, Harley Henry
Interviewer	Spain, Rufus B. Casey, William S. Vanston, John Horace Sr.
Title	Oral memoirs of Harley Henry Berg
Interview details	interviewed by Rufus B. Spain, William S. Casey, and John H. Vanston on 15 occasions from 23 June to 1 October 1975 in Waco, Texas.
Number of interviews	15
Interview Date(s)	1975
Item type	Transcript
Genre	Oral histories
Description, transcript	1,356 pages in 3 vols.; index
Description, sound recordings	analog tape; 27.67 hr.
Project	Waco and McLennan County Project
Summary	Volume I, interviews 1-5, 478 pagesHarley Berg was game warden, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, and host of Harley Berg Wildlife Show; family history; childhood memories of life in Missouri; motivation and move to South Texas; education, Donna, Texas; hunting and trapping experiences in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas; responsibilities and experiences as son of a cotton farmer; preparation of game to be eaten; wildlife tall tales; personal observation of Mexican bandits and conflicts on the Mexican border.Volume II, interviews 6-10, 453 pagesLeaving the Valley to pursue a career in music in Houston; working and going to school, Houston; playing semipro baseball; relocation of family to Houston to join him; music career, 1920s; memories of other musicians; numerous anecdotes about playing with bands; involvement in hunting; appointment as game warden; interesting experiences during career; move to Waco, 1949. Volume III, interviews 11-15, index, 425 pages Supervision of wildlife; initiating wildlife show on television in 1955; information about family; topics covered on television show; current personal life.
Subject--Library of Congress	Texas. Parks and Wildlife Dept.--History Hunting--Texas Outdoor life--Texas Wildlife-related recreation--Texas
Sponsor Location	Waco, TX
Deposit Date	1980
Genre source	local
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

Title	Oral memoirs of Harley Henry Berg--Volume 1
Item type	Transcript
Genre	Oral histories
Summary	Volume I, interviews 1-5, 478 pages. Harley Berg was game warden, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, and host of Harley Berg Wildlife Show; family history; childhood memories of life in Missouri; motivation and move to South Texas; education, Donna, Texas; hunting and trapping experiences in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas; responsibilities and experiences as son of a cotton farmer; preparation of game to be eaten; wildlife tall tales; personal observation of Mexican bandits and conflicts on the Mexican border.
Genre source	local
Rights	http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights

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