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Interview No. 299, National Chicano/Latino Conference On Immigration
Interview No. 299, National Chicano/Latino Conference On Immigration
Combined Interviews
Proceedings of conference held in San Antonio, Texas.
Interview No. 537, John H. Shaffer
Interview No. 537, John H. Shaffer
Combined Interviews
Recollections of shootouts with smugglers on the Rio Grande in the 1930s.
Interview No. 287.4, Organization Of U. S. Border Cities (Ousbc)
Interview No. 287.4, Organization Of U. S. Border Cities (Ousbc)
Combined Interviews
Proceedings of meeting held in San Diego, California.
Interview No. 298, William Kunstler
Interview No. 298, William Kunstler
Combined Interviews
Talk given at UTEP for the Lyceum Series. Includes criticism of the legal system in the United States, racism vs. ethnic minorities, and the Bakke Case (focus on the presentation).
Interview No. 417, Herbert E. Cooper
Interview No. 417, Herbert E. Cooper
Combined Interviews
Biography; recollections about growing up in Mexico and relations with Mexicans; educational experiences in El Paso; Texas National Guard; his work as an attorney in relation to undocumented workers.
Interview No. 646, Arthur Adams
Interview No. 646, Arthur Adams
Combined Interviews
Experiences as a Border Patrol agent,1948-1957; working with Chinese illegal
aliens, 1950s; experiences with the U.S. Customs Service .
Interview No. 609, Richard Ross
Interview No. 609, Richard Ross
Combined Interviews
Join the Marine Corps and due to accident was discharged honorably in Houston. He has dedicated most of his time doing sketches. He especially finds pleasure doing so in Mexico, do to the typical decorations and customs. he relates his experiences in an encampment in Mexico.
Interview No. 287.3, Organization Of U. S. Border Cities (Ousbc)
Interview No. 287.3, Organization Of U. S. Border Cities (Ousbc)
Combined Interviews
Proceedings of meeting held in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Interview No. 304, Kenneth Flynn
Interview No. 304, Kenneth Flynn
Combined Interviews
Views on problems of the border; the work of Project Bravo; uniqueness of Ciudad Juárez / El Paso; non-Mexican American ethnic groups in El Paso.
Interview No. 339, Ed Kerley
Interview No. 457, Adolfo Gonzalez D.
Interview No. 457, Adolfo Gonzalez D.
Combined Interviews
Relata detalles de un incidente en el cual afirma que fue detenido por unos oficiales de Inmigracion en un puente en El Paso.
Interview No. 338, Gerald L. Coyle
Interview No. 338, Gerald L. Coyle
Combined Interviews
"Work of the INS in the El Paso Area."
Interview No. 425, Robert T. Hudgins
Interview No. 425, Robert T. Hudgins
Combined Interviews
Biography; work experiences in business and subsequent position with IRS and Customs Service; interesting cases encountered while working for the government on the border, including fraud and smuggling.
Interview No. 509, The Cia's Secret Army
Interview No. 509, The Cia's Secret Army
Combined Interviews
Audio portion of CBS-TV Special Report on CIA-sponsored Cuban exiles who have fought against Castro. Host: Bill Moyers.
Interview No. 337, Roger Brandemuehl
Interview No. 552, Joseph F. Friedkin
Interview No. 552, Joseph F. Friedkin
Combined Interviews
Biographical Data; history of the IBWC; land and water disputes arbitrated by the commission.
Interview No. 296, José R. Tinajero, Luis G. Sarellano
Interview No. 296, José R. Tinajero, Luis G. Sarellano
Combined Interviews
Raza Unida Party nationally, statewide, and locally.
Interview No. 647, Wiliam Hughes
Interview No. 647, Wiliam Hughes
Combined Interviews
Experiences with the Customs Service, 1960-1977;
observations on changes in the Service since 1960
Interview No. 734, Lewis Jones
Interview No. 734, Lewis Jones
Combined Interviews
Discussion of his work with the Customs Service at the bridges in the El Paso - Juarez area since 1945, especially export-import control and seizures of contraband.
Interview No. 329, J. Lawrence Mcconville
Interview No. 329, J. Lawrence Mcconville
Combined Interviews
Dr. McConville gives an informal impressionistic analysis of life in the Borderlands.
Interview No. 297, Seminar: Immigration And Public Policy
Interview No. 297, Seminar: Immigration And Public Policy
Combined Interviews
Seminar to discuss immigration and its effects on the press, the law, employment and economy, education, and human services. Held in El Paso, Texas.
Interview No. 310, Mr. Al Ratner, Mrs. Al Ratner
Interview No. 310, Mr. Al Ratner, Mrs. Al Ratner
Combined Interviews
Biography; early businesses in El Paso; families who lived on Hawthorne Street in Sunset Heights; Mrs. Ratner's background; early El Paso families; school experiences; General Escobar; refugee families who moved into the Sunset Heights area during the Mexican Revolution; Anglo/Mexican relations; the word "Chicano"; Golden Years and decline of Sunset Heights; El Paso during World War II and going to Juarez to purchase rationed items; gambling and prostitution; development of El Paso's Jewish community; Italian POW camp in El Paso at Washington Park; other comments on the history of El Paso.
Interview No. 291, Frank Quartell
Interview No. 291, Frank Quartell
Combined Interviews
Biography; his beginnings in music; the Edgewater Beach Hotel and Mr. Severo G. Gonzales of the Central Cafe in Cd. Juarez; working in Galveston, Cd. Juarez, and El Paso; prominent businessmen in El Paso in the late 1920's and early 1930's; the first radio station in El Paso; people who used to frequent the Central Cafe.
Interview No. 420, Bernardo Villegas
Interview No. 420, Bernardo Villegas
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; school years; College of Mines; Mexican Revolution; job experiences; the Depression; Prohibition; the word Chicano; opinions on the Chicano Movement and undocumented workers; old El Paso streetcars; the Chinese community in El Paso; entertainment in old El Paso; some old-time El Paso doctors.
Interview No. 303, Border Studies Conference
Interview No. 303, Border Studies Conference
Combined Interviews
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 428, Ygnacia Delgado
Interview No. 428, Ygnacia Delgado
Combined Interviews
Datos Biograficos; los minerales de Cusihuiriachic; la entrevista Diaz-Taft en El Paso en 1909; las experiencias de su familia durante la Revolucion Mexicana y su vida como refugiados en El Paso; la epoca de la Ley Seca, la Depresion, y la persecucion religiosa en Mexico.
Interview No. 418, Angel Oaxaca
Interview No. 418, Angel Oaxaca
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; sus primeros trabajos en la ciudad de Chihuahua; su venida a El Paso; trabajos que tuvo en El Paso, incluyendo los que fueron en muebleria; la Depresion y la epoca de la Ley Seca; la palabra 'Chicano'.
Interview No. 419, James C. Marchant
Interview No. 419, James C. Marchant
Combined Interviews
Experiences as a Customs Patrol agent in the El Paso area; experiences as Customs Officer at Kennedy Airport in New York; days as Air Marshal; corruption in the Customs Service. Part of interview takes place while Marchant is on the job.
Interview No. 309, Dr. Judson F. Williams, Mrs. Judson F. Williams
Interview No. 309, Dr. Judson F. Williams, Mrs. Judson F. Williams
Combined Interviews
Family backgrounds ; school and school activities; early employment; Sunset Heights during the 1940's; El Paso during World War II; Mr. Williams as Mayor of El Paso; respective civic involvements; changes in Sunset Heights during the 1950's; homes and occupants of Sunset Heights; impact of Sunset Heights on the development of El Paso; the future of Sunset Heights.
Interview No. 286, Judge George Rodriguez, Sr.
Interview No. 286, Judge George Rodriguez, Sr.
Combined Interviews
Mexican Americans and the legal profession in El Paso in the 1930's; cases he fought as a criminal lawyer involving Mexican Americans; impact of wars on the Mexican American community; views on the Chicano Movement.