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1993

University of Texas at El Paso

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Interview No. 830, Barbara Leigh Rees Dec 1993

Interview No. 830, Barbara Leigh Rees

Combined Interviews

Part of Health Care on the Border Project; childhood memories of accompanying father on hospital rounds and his office in Roberts-Banner Bldg; describes father's practice, his "no appointment" system and payment by Mexican patients in silver during WW II; parents' membership in El Paso County Medical Society; Medical Society acquisition of S.T. Turner home; father's work at the Baby Sanitarium in Cloudcroft, NM, and St. Anne'S Clinic; discusses growing up in Manhattan Heights.

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Interview No. 805, Irvin Steele Dec 1993

Interview No. 805, Irvin Steele

Combined Interviews

Extensive discussions of role of Boy Scouts in civilian activities in El Paso; explains nature of Boys Scouts and her operation; recalls family's role in World War II; sentiments about return brothers from the War.

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Interview No. 809, Alfred Blumenthal Nov 1993

Interview No. 809, Alfred Blumenthal

Combined Interviews

Recalls immigration from Germany; early days in U.S.; acquisition of U.S. citizenship; enlistment in Army; stint as Army officer in El Paso and Pacific Theater during the War; discusses return from active duty abroad.

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Interview No. 810, Francis Blumenthal Nov 1993

Interview No. 810, Francis Blumenthal

Combined Interviews

Recollects volunteer activity during World War II; experiences sentiments of having fiancee away during the War; social activities; Jewish community in El Paso; experiences as nursery aide; changing attitudes in El Paso after the War.

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Interview No. 811, Freddie Lee Reese Nov 1993

Interview No. 811, Freddie Lee Reese

Combined Interviews

Biographical data; discusses different schools attended in El Paso; Pearl Harbor; entertainment available to teenagers; memories of dining out in Juarez; work at Sears; U.S. Post Office; Biggs Army Airfield; POW's; recounts helping to entertain soldiers at William Beaumont Medical Center, changes in El Paso since the War.

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Interview No. 806, Martha E. Sanchez Nov 1993

Interview No. 806, Martha E. Sanchez

Combined Interviews

Mentions schools attended in El Paso; work in La Popular; experiences of her family during World War II; relationship between the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; overall feelings about the War.

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Interview No. 807, Matilde Rodriguez Nov 1993

Interview No. 807, Matilde Rodriguez

Combined Interviews

Discusses how she came to El Paso; Relationship between the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; experiences of her husband in Germany during the World War II.

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Interview No. 812, John Reese Nov 1993

Interview No. 812, John Reese

Combined Interviews

Discusses dental technician training in Denver; employment at Fort Bliss; church attendance; meeting with future wife; German and Italian POW's; duty on U.S.-Mexico international bridge giving kits to Juarez-bound soldiers; recounts names of fellow employees in clinic; guarding Christmas decorations.

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Interview No. 801, Albert Lucero Nov 1993

Interview No. 801, Albert Lucero

Combined Interviews

Recounts life on the farm and experience of the World War II homefront; shares perceptions of the meaning of the war; feeling in the family regarding older siblings who were in the service; experience of rationing, attitudes toward a German family in the area; Discusses the POW camp established in Anthony, Texas to provide labor for cotton farms.

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Interview No. 803, Cecilia Concha Nov 1993

Interview No. 803, Cecilia Concha

Combined Interviews

Family background; memories of World War II years while high school student at St. Joseph's Academy in El Paso; Pearl Harbor; employment in El Paso during and after the war; serviceman brother's returning on leave; reactions in El Paso when war was over; rationing, avoiding rationing by shopping in Juarez; discrimination towards Hispanics by local businesses.

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Interview No. 821, Henry Dodson Garrett M.D., Rebecca Garrett Nov 1993

Interview No. 821, Henry Dodson Garrett M.D., Rebecca Garrett

Combined Interviews

Part of the Health Care on the Border Project; Wm. Beaumont Army Hospital during WW II; relationship between civilian and military physicians; El Paso-County Hospital; treatment of tuberculosis ; Woman's Auxiliary of El Paso County Medical Society; acquisition of S.T. Turner home by Medical Society; prevention of polio and care of polio patients in El Paso and Hot Springs, N.M.; founding of El Paso County Historical Society and its publication, Password.

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Interview No. 808, Alfred Ratner Nov 1993

Interview No. 808, Alfred Ratner

Combined Interviews

Recollects working experiences with various El Paso department stores including The White House, Myron's, and Franklin's; discusses activities of the Office of the Price Administration (OPA); Italian POW's interned at Fort Bliss; rationing; business climate in El Paso during the War.

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Interview No. 804, Tommie Gillespie Nov 1993

Interview No. 804, Tommie Gillespie

Combined Interviews

Recalls nursing and nursing training during WWII; El Paso health care facilities including Providence Hospital, Hotel Dieu, Southwestern General Hospital, and William Beaumont Hospital; discusses bond drives; involvement in Civilian Defense and other homefront activities; El Paso physicians and the medical profession in general.

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Interview No. 882, Ewing C. Waterhouse Nov 1993

Interview No. 882, Ewing C. Waterhouse

Combined Interviews

Part of World War II: El Paso Homefront Project; discusses architectural work and day-to-day maintenance performed at Fort Bliss, Logan Heights, and Biggs Field.

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Interview No. 822, Venice E. Neilsen Gibney Oct 1993

Interview No. 822, Venice E. Neilsen Gibney

Combined Interviews

Part of Health on the Border Project; experiences with U.S. Army Nurse Corps; assignments at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, at Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, and at 350th MASH Unit at Wm. Beaumont Army Hospital; treatment of polio patients; closing of Hotel Dieu and Newark Maternity Hospital; discusses nursing profession.

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Interview No. 883, Roger S. Mccabe Oct 1993

Interview No. 883, Roger S. Mccabe

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII El Paso Homefront Project; remembers joining Illinois National Guard; active duty at Fort Bliss; training; activity at Fort Bliss after bombing of Pearl Harbor; overseas duty.

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Interview No. 800, Tom Lea Oct 1993

Interview No. 800, Tom Lea

Combined Interviews

Interview covers his life and his literary and artistic careers in detail. Topics include: El Paso history, the Mexican Revolution when his father, Tom Lea, Sr. was mayor of El Paso, 1915-1917; formative years in El Paso; major influences on his art; his years at Chicago Art Institute, 1923-1933; mural competitions sponsored by WPA during the Depression; experiences as war correspondent, 1941-1945, for Life magazine; description of research, writing, and illustrating his books, 1949-1968; reflections on his work as a studio painter, 1960-1994. A complete outline of interview accompanies transcript.

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Interview No. 1620, Jane S. Bargman Oct 1993

Interview No. 1620, Jane S. Bargman

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She describes growing up in the home of a medical doctor, her father. Parents had immigrated to New York from Germany. Dr. Spier had attended medical school in Germany. The couple moved to El Paso before Mrs. Bargman was born. She recalls that her father took care of the medical needs for the family until she was six or seven. She attended Dudley School until it was shut down, and then transferred to Mesita Elementary School. Her father’s main practice was delivering babies, but he performed surgeries as well. Mrs. Bargman gained medical knowledge through taking calls and helping his …

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Interview No. 890, Rafael Navarro Mendoza Jul 1993

Interview No. 890, Rafael Navarro Mendoza

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; recalls military training in Georgia and Oklahoma; attending military schools in Mexico, France and Italy.

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Interview No. 889, Genaro Romero Parra Jul 1993

Interview No. 889, Genaro Romero Parra

Combined Interviews

Par of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; discusses enlistment; training in U.S.; Pacific Theater.

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Interview No. 888, Gilberto De La Rosa Alvarez Jul 1993

Interview No. 888, Gilberto De La Rosa Alvarez

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; discusses enlistment; military training in U.S.; tour of duty in Pacific Theater.

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Interview No. 891, Carlos Garduño Jul 1993

Interview No. 891, Carlos Garduño

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; shares memories of Pearl Harbor; tour of duty in Pacific Theater; narrates death of Fausto Vega S., 201st Squadron fighter pilot killed in action.

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Interview No. 887, Alfonso Cuellar Ponce De León Jul 1993

Interview No. 887, Alfonso Cuellar Ponce De León

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; recalls employment with Mexican government as foundry man for military industry; solicitation by Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas for military volunteers; enlistment and training; tour of in Pacific Theater; downing of pilots.

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Interview No. 886, Julio Cal Y Mayor Jul 1993

Interview No. 886, Julio Cal Y Mayor

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; recalls military duty at Plaza de la Paz, Isla Margarita, and Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico; training at U.S. naval base in San Diego, California; combat experiences in Pacific Theater; recounts incident of nearly running out of fuel while piloting fighter airplane in Philippines; piloting of aircraft for Mexican government.

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Interview No. 792, Louis Casavantes Apr 1993

Interview No. 792, Louis Casavantes

Combined Interviews

Discusses early years in El Paso; experiences during World War II; benefits of GI Bill; medical education at Baylor at University; some stories of medical practice over the years; changes in medicine over the years.

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Interview No. 793, Arturo Tapia Feb 1993

Interview No. 793, Arturo Tapia

Combined Interviews

Discusses early life including trips into Hueco Mountains to gather mesquite an amole for firewood and soap; describes life in Ysleta in 1920s and 1930s; life as a teenager; celebrations of St. Anthony's Day (June 13); traces route of street car from Ysleta to El Paso and the route of old Highway 80; relates stories that the"old men" told when he was a child.

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Interview No. 791, Albert Schwartz Jan 1993

Interview No. 791, Albert Schwartz

Combined Interviews

Discusses family background and the circumstances which led to his parents being in El Paso. Discusses how The Popular determines who the President of the family business will be; business philosophy of The Popular; how the store helped people during the depression; childhood memories; college experiences (UT Austin); story of how he was instrumental in the rescue of his cousins ( the Preisz sisters) from Germany at the close of the war; his role in the El Paso chapter of the Jewish Anti-Defamation League; stories his father told of the Mexican Revolution and the store; Villa's raid on Columbus, N.M.; …

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