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Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
Kerville, Texas
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Kerville.
1928 to 2016Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
29,122Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Kerville, Texas.
Explore the past of Kerville, Texas through newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals in the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library's digital archive. The archive includes The Kerrville Daily Times and Tivy High School Yearbooks, with material from 1928 to 2016.
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Selected titles
Examples from Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library’s collection include “Tivy High School Yearbooks” and “The Kerrville Daily Times”.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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Different views of the past
Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day. Yearbooks and annuals bring together the people and activities their editors chose to remember, offering a view of life within a particular year.
Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Explore The Kerrville Daily Times and Tivy High School Yearbooks through 29,122 digitized pages, with material from 1928 to 2016. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library shares these sources from the past. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Start with a detail you already know, then browse the titles below for another perspective on the people and places connected with this collection.
The Kerrville Daily Times
12,070 pages in 2015
Tivy High School Yearbooks
17,052 pages from 1928 to 2016
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About the Archive
About The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library’s History Archives
The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library offers free access to its digital archive, providing a valuable collection of historical newspapers and yearbooks. Thanks to a partnership with Advantage Archives , this archive has been made accessible to the public, allowing visitors to explore, discover, and connect with the rich history of Kerrville, Texas. Currently, the archive includes: Tivy High School Yearbooks (1928-2016) and The Kerrville Daily Times (2015-2015)
About the Library
About The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, located in Kerrville, Texas, serves the community by inspiring creativity, encouraging lifelong learning, instilling the joy of reading, and strengthening the community by providing access to information, education, culture, and recreation. The library is dedicated to offering resources and programs that cater to the diverse needs of its patrons, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to learn and grow.
Library History
The History Of The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library has a long-standing history of serving the Kerrville community. It was established with the mission to provide access to information and educational resources. Over the years, the library has expanded its services and collections to meet the evolving needs of the community. Today, it stands as a vital educational and cultural hub in Kerrville, offering a wide range of programs and resources for all ages.
About the Community
About Kerrville, Texas
Kerrville, Texas, located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, is known for its beautiful parks, vibrant arts scene, and rich history. Founded in 1889, Kerrville has grown from a small town to a thriving community that attracts visitors with its natural beauty and cultural events. The city is named after James Kerr, a major in the Texas Revolution, and has a strong heritage that is preserved and celebrated by its residents.
Local History
Did You Know?
Kerrville is home to the annual Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair, which showcases the work of artisans from across the state. Additionally, the city hosts the Kerrville Folk Festival, a renowned music festival that has been a significant part of the community since 1972. Kerrville is also famous for its scenic Guadalupe River, which offers opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and nature walks.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Look beyond a familiar name
For a school or community question about Kerville, note the year and section of a yearbook entry. Use the yearbooks and annuals shared by the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library to explore related names or activities, keeping each possible link separate until another reference supports it. The material can preserve everyday school life alongside milestone events, but its selection is not a complete portrait of the community.
Where the available dates overlap, use a name, activity, or organization in a yearbook or annual as a starting point for a newspaper search. Compare the details carefully; a similar name is a lead to investigate, not an identification by itself.
Keep the title, date, page or item reference with each useful finding. Separate the words in a historical account from your interpretation, and note conflicting perspectives rather than choosing one too quickly. These notes help you connect a local story to its evidence and explain what remains uncertain.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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