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The Establishment, Ownership, And Leadership Of Southwestern General Hospital In El Paso, Texas, 1905-2023, John Burton

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This detailed history of Southwestern General Hospital in El Paso, Texas is intended to present a factual chronology of an extraordinary institution that was part of the Southwest’s earliest healthcare system development and has served the region, in various capacities, under different owners, and under oftentimes difficult circumstances, for over 116 years.

Tracing the evolution of El Paso as a rapidly growing destination for the treatment of tuberculosis in the early 20^th century, the history follows the pioneers and administrators who built the required facilities, forged partnerships, adapted to ever-changing medical and economic developments, faced competition, changed business models, …

El Paso's Recipes From The Past For The Present, Joseph Longo

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"Roots" Of The Utep School Of Nursing, Willie Quinn, Audree Reynolds

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Academic Divisions, Schools, And Colleges, Willie Quinn

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History Of Commencement, Utep University Relations, Utep Heritage Commission

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From Buffalo Soldiers To Redlined Communities: African American Community Building In El Paso's Lincoln Park Neighborhood, Miguel Juárez

Departmental Papers (History)

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Interview No. 1744, Jaime Creel

Combined Interviews

Jaime Creel was born in Mexico City. He was son of Salvador Creel Terrazas the smallest in the family of his grandfather Enrique Cuilty Creel former governor of the state of Chihuahua and Foreign Affairs Secretary during the last presidency of Porfirio Díaz, which was married to Ángela Terrazas Cuilty, daughter of General Luis Terrazas the biggest landowner in the state. He recalls his family origins in Ireland and the United States and mentions that his great grandfather came as a U.S. consul to Chihuahua City, Mexico. He remembers general things about his grandfather Enrique C. Creel and his family, …

“Think-Talk-Write Texas Centennial In 1936”: Historical Memory And The Texas Centennial In El Paso And The Border Region, Abbie Weiser

Student Papers (History)

This paper explores the 1936 Texas Centennial in El Paso.

Diamond Days: An Oral History Of The University Of Texas At El Paso, Charles H. Martin, Rebecca M. Craver

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Diamond Days: An Oral History Of The University Of Texas At El Paso, Charles H. Martin, Rebecca M. Craver

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Interview No. 673, C. L. Sonnichsen

Combined Interviews

How he came to the Texas School of Mines in 1927; recollections of campus life including students, professors, and administrators; changes in students through the years; courses taught; Mexican Americans on the campus; why he decided to work with the Arizona Historical Society.

Interview No. 214, Chris P. Fox

Combined Interviews

Relations between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; experiences as Sheriff; car-stealing racket in Mexico; Operation Intercept; impressions of the Chicano Movement; court suit on unequal education in El Paso; Anglo/Mexican relations; Stormsville; Prohibition; border relations

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. 170, Carl Hertzog

Combined Interviews

Biography; job as printer in the 1920's; Ciudad Juárez during prohibition.

Interview No. 191, Elizabeth Kelly, Anne Kelly

Combined Interviews

Early social, political, and economic relationships between Anglos and Mexicans in El Paso.

Interview No. 181, S. L. A. Marshall

Combined Interviews

Biography; encounters with Pancho Villa; Felipe Angeles and Jose Vasconcelos; Albert Bacon Fal l; Pershing Expedition; Columbus Rain; Ciudad Juárez in the teens and 1920's; effect of the railroad on El Paso; Zack Lamar Cobb; Zack White; prominent men in El Paso in l9l5; sentiment in El Paso toward the Mexican Revolution; Pascual Orozco; orientals and blacks in El Paso during the teens; crossing the international bridge; Emil Holmdahl; Sam Dreben; General Pershing; prejudice against Mexicans; the El Paso Herald Post vs. the El Paso Times; friendliness of El Paso; Chris P. Fox; returning to El Paso after World …

Interview No. 87.1, Anne Kelly, Elizabeth Kelly, Mary Kelly Quinn

Combined Interviews

Early El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; education and social customs; Mexican Revolution; Pancho Villa.

Interview No. 65, René Mascareñas Miranda

Combined Interviews

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Interview No. 19.1, Chris P. Fox

Combined Interviews

Biography; expansion of the city; the Rio Grande; social life and customs; neighborhoods and ethnic communities; El Paso during Prohibition, the Drepression, and World War II; history of Fort Bliss.

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. 7, Berte Haigh

Combined Interviews

Recollections of University personalities, activities and buildings from 1921 to 1969.

Interview No. 21, Eve Ball

Combined Interviews

Information on the early settlement of New Mexico, including the Cree Ranch, Brandon Kerby, Pat Garrett; also information on Asa, nephew of Geronimo and on Apaches.

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. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller

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Incidents at the College of Mines, particularly during the 1930's; pre-medical study; Department of Social Sciences; personalities of various administrators and professors; social life at the College.

Interview No. 13.1, Herbert Porras, Jr.

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Biography; childhood recollections of cultural differences in the 1930's; lack of job opportunities for Chicanos in El Paso; increasing political awareness of Spanish speaking people; role of LULAC in the Chicano community.

Interview No. 13.2, E. H. (Ed) Krohn

Combined Interviews

History of El Paso landmark, the Sheldon Hotel (presently the Plaza Hotel).

Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean

Combined Interviews

Post-war development of El Paso; work with sub-committee on higher education; political campaigns; role in the building of Thomason General Hospital; the Sun Bowl, Trans-Mountain Road, and the Cordova Bridge.

Interview No. 31, William Fink

Combined Interviews

Tells about his kidnapping by Pancho Villa; Villa's personality; impressions of the Tarahumara Indians.

Interview No. 27, Chester Chope

Combined Interviews

Early 20th Century El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; size and atmosphere of the two cities; personalities of members of the newspaper staff; political corruption; social life; Chinese population; Ciudad Juárez during Prohibition; Fort Bliss; Pancho Villa; improvements in transportation.

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.