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Interview With Peter Berg, Peter Berg

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his December 1993 interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Peter Berg detailed his part in the ‘60s radical movement and his more recent activities with the Planet Drum Foundation. Berg described his involvement in the Digger movement and environmental movement with bioregionalism at its core. He covered such topics as McCarthyism, the psychedelic movement and the drugs involved, guerilla theatre, San Francisco movements, the Black Liberation Movement, and the Diggers. Berg also discussed the Free Speech movement, bioregionalism, sexism, and homophobia. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oral Interview Of Mary Cathcart By Sharon Jackie And Andrea Hawkes For The Feminist Oral History Project, Sharon Jackie, Andrea Hawkes

Interviews (audio recordings and transcripts)

Part of a series of interviews conducted for the Feminist Oral History Project during 1993 by Sharon Jackie and Andrea Hawkes concerning the history of Spruce Run.

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.

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.

Interview No. 1620, Jane S. Bargman

Combined Interviews

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 …

Fal 1993, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for Fall 1993

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.

Oral Interview Of Lou Chamberlain By Andrea Hawks And Sharon Jackie For The Feminist Oral History Project (Part #1), Andrea Hawkes, Sharon Jackie

Interviews (audio recordings and transcripts)

Part of a series of interviews conducted for the Feminist Oral History Project during 1993 by Andrea Hawkes and Sharon Jackie concerning the history of Spruce Run.

Oral Interview Of Lou Chamberlain By Andrea Hawks And Sharon Jackie For The Feminist Oral History Project (Part #2), Andrea Hawks, Sharon Jackie

Interviews (audio recordings and transcripts)

Part of a series of interviews conducted for the Feminist Oral History Project during 1993 by Andrea Hawkes and Sharon Jackie concerning the history of Spruce Run.

Interview With Ann Hunter "Annie" Popkin - Oh 243, Ann Hunter Popkin

Winthrop University Oral History Program

Ann Hunter “Annie” Popkin (1945-) is a women’s rights activist, professor of women’s studies, and accomplished author who was active during the Radical 1960s. She is also a white woman, so this interview shows both sexism and racial tensions within the movement. In this interview, Popkin discussing her early life as an activist, including her childhood interest in disparities between neighborhoods, being a Beatnik, attending the March on Washington, and handling her progressive ideals and the conformist ideals taught during the 1950s. Popkin also discusses Women’s Liberation, the Religious Right, religious people aligned with the progressives, Black Power, the New …

Sanchez, Enrique Oral History Interview: Members Of The Hispanic Community (English), Andrea Peschiera

Members of the Hispanic Community

No abstract provided.

Sanchez, Enrique Oral History Interview: Members Of The Hispanic Community (Spanish), Andrea Peschiera

Members of the Hispanic Community

No abstract provided.

Sosa, Josephina With Jose And Nina Oral History Interview: Members Of The Hispanic Community (Mostly Spanish), Andrea Peschiera

Members of the Hispanic Community

No abstract provided.

Oral Interview Of Susan Bradford By Marli Werner And Mazie Hough For The Feminist Oral History Project (Part #1), Marli Werner, Mazie Hough

Interviews (audio recordings and transcripts)

Part of a series of interviews conducted for the Feminist Oral History Project during 1993 by Marli Werner and Mazie Hough concerning the history of Spruce Run.

Oral Interview Of Susan Bradford By Marli Werner And Mazie Hough For The Feminist Oral History Project (Part #2), Marli Werner, Mazie Hough

Interviews (audio recordings and transcripts)

Part of a series of interviews conducted for the Feminist Oral History Project during 1993 by Marli Werner and Mazie Hough concerning the history of Spruce Run.

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.