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Interview No. 1744, Jaime Creel
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, …
Interview No. 653, Lucy Acosta
Interview No. 653, Lucy Acosta
Combined Interviews
Life history; LULAC activities in the 1950s; the Raymond Telles campaign for Mayor in El Paso; reactions to President Kennedy.
Interview No. 181, S. L. A. Marshall
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. 11, S. L. A. Marshall
Interview No. 11, S. L. A. Marshall
Combined Interviews
Viet Nam; discussion of his military career; books he has written on military matters; political and military leaders he has known.
Interview No. 29, Daniel Duke
Interview No. 29, Daniel Duke
Combined Interviews
Assessment of his administration; corruption in city politics; breakup of Kelly ring; highways and railroads.
Interview No. 13.1, Herbert Porras, Jr.
Interview No. 13.1, Herbert Porras, Jr.
Combined Interviews
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.