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Interview No. 1712, Jaime Archuleta

Combined Interviews

Jaime Archuleta was born in the lower valley in El Paso (Ysleta), but he grew up in Sunland Park, New Mexico. His mom used to stay home and take care of them, while his dad worked as a carpenter all over the southwest.

Jaime started working at Asarco in 1993 when he was about 38 years old. He wanted to work in Asarco because he left a job in Arizona where he worked on a copper smelter so his experiences helped him to get into Asarco. When he first started there he worked as a maintenance mechanic. He worked there …

Interview No. 1703, Alicia Angelica Martinez

Combined Interviews

Alicia Angelica Martinez was born in El Paso Texas, August 13,1944. When she was 5, she moved to Duranguito from El Segundo Barrio in El Paso Texas. Her mother was a house maker, and her dad worked on a construction company. They were living with her grandparents. They had a two story apartments and their grandparents lived on the first floor, and Alicia and her parents on the second, the place was called La Mansion. She describes La Mansion as a peaceful place where they will have a lot of fun and most of their family was living in there. …

Interview No. 1721, Wilhemina Apodaca

Combined Interviews

Ms. Apodaca brought to the interview a dress she wore when she was little for a photoshoot she had at the Casasola Studio that was later on featured in the newspaper. Ms. Apodaca remembers the blue dress very well because it was hand-made by her mother and her aunt especially for her. Like most of the clothing back then was made at home.

Ms. Apodaca was raised on a farm in New Mexico along with her other five siblings. She loved living on the farm but used to come to El Paso every weekend to visit her grandmother and do …

Interview No. 521, Border Governors Conference

Combined Interviews

No abstract provided.

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

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

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. 201, Lorenzo Alarcon

Combined Interviews

Biography; Salt War of 1877; life in San Elizario

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

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

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

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

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

Combined Interviews

Life in Texas in the early part of the 20th Century, including business, politics, and social life.

History Of Lamar School, Margaret Patterson Usher

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper discusses the history of Lamar School in El Paso, Texas.

History Of Dudley School, Mary Virginia Valentine

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper discusses the history of Dudley School in El Paso, Texas.

Historical Sketch Of Aoy School, Bertha Archer Schaer

Student Papers (History)

AOY: Seminar paper about the history of AOY School in El Paso, TX

A Brief History Of Radford School For Girls, E. L. Hogan

Student Papers (History)

Radford: Seminar paper about the history of Radford School for Girls in El Paso

History Of Austin Junior High, Sally Phillips

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper discusses the history of Austin Junior High School in El Paso, Texas.

History Of Alamo School, Ruth Cummings

Student Papers (History)

Alamo: Seminar paper about the history of Alamo School in El Paso

History Of Bailey School, Kathryn Alexander

Student Papers (History)

Bailey: Seminar paper about the history of Bailey School in El Paso, TX

El Paso High School 1884-1902, Anne Kelly

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper recounts the history of El Paso High School from 1884 to 1902.

A Brief History Of Franklin School, Elma Galentine Ramirez

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper discusses the history of Franklin School in El Paso, Texas.