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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. 527, Carl Hertzog
Interview No. 527, Carl Hertzog
Combined Interviews
Informal comments about the following: Tape 1: Tom Lea; Dr. Haldeen Braddy of U. T. El Paso, Thoreau; old timers of the Southwest; Joseph Wood Crouch; W. A. Hawkings; La Luz, New Mexico; Betty Seymour; the Matthews family, Watt Matthews, and the book Interwoven about the Lamb's Head Ranch; Buck Shewitz; J. Frank Dobie; Frank Fields; book design; Carl Van Dale; typography; Price Daniel; Price Daniel, Jr.; Will and Watt Reynolds. Tape 2: J. Evetts Haley; Ben Green; Matthews family; José Cisneros, including his biography, Red River Valley book by Neville, trips taken with Hertzog, his family; Magoffin/Glasgow family, his …
Interview No. 232, Modesto Gómez
Interview No. 232, Modesto Gómez
Combined Interviews
Experiencias con la discriminación durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y en el mundo de los negocios; actividades con LULAC; biografía, educación; puntos de vista sobre la historia y cultura mexicanas; puntos de vista sobre la cultura americana; aspectos generales de las historia de El Paso. (Experiences with discrimination in World War I and in the business world; activities with LULAC; biography; education; views on Mexcian culture and history; views on Anglo culture; general aspects of El Paso history.) Tape and transcript in Spanish.
Interview No. 28, Tom Diamond
Interview No. 28, Tom Diamond
Combined Interviews
Talk given at the Westerners Club, includes discussion of spiritual values on Indians, land disputes with the state of Texas, and white settlements in the El Paso area.
Interview No. 37, Norman C. Hall
Interview No. 37, Norman C. Hall
Combined Interviews
History of railroad building in the El Paso area, New Mexico, and Arizona; consolidation of railroad companies; prominent figures of various companies.
Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson
Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson
Combined Interviews
Life in the Big Bend area of Texas during the early part of the 20th Century; ranching and homesteading.
Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet
Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet
Combined Interviews
Career of Capt. Greet; importance of El Paso as a living place for tuberculosis patients at the turn of the century; leading families of early El Paso.
Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez
Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez
Combined Interviews
Account of early 20th Century El Paso, including saloons, schools, and city buildings.
Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk
Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk
Combined Interviews
Life in Texas in the early part of the 20th Century, including business, politics, and social life.