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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 19, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

The year of the Maine Folklife Survey is drawing to a close at the end of January. We are in the wrap-up phase, having completed fieldwork in October. Six field workers visited some 300 homes throughout the State, and worked in some 130 townships in every county over the summer, gathering information of all kinds from axe handle making to step dancing to baking bean-hole beans. People have been marvelously friendly, have understood why we were gathering traditional materials, and certainly have been helpful. Though we have felt stretched thin on budget and time to get to see and meet …

Interview With Bessie Garison - Oh 104, Bessie Garison

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In December of 1980 and April 21, 1981, Anne Ledford and Susan Rippy interviewed Winthrop alumni and former faculty member Bessie Garison. Garison describes student life at Winthrop from 1908 until her graduation in 1912, as well as her memories of Winthrop’s training school. Garison discusses her memories of Winthrop’s founding, campus life, buildings, uniforms, and professors. Garison offers insights on changes made at Winthrop between her years as a student and when she began teaching in 1937. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview With Naomi Banks Bridges, Naomi Banks Bridges

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her December 6, 1980 interview with her daughter Kathryn Bridges, Naomi Banks Bridges describes her schooling, time at Winthrop, and the effects of World War II on her family. Bridges concludes her interview describing Christmas day and her family’s Christmas traditions. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview With Katharine Strozier, Katharine Strozier

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her December 6, 1980 interview with Rebecca Myers, Katharine Strozier shares the details of her life at Winthrop from the time she was in Training School until the time she graduated. Included are the memories of her life after Winthrop as a teacher and how her mother lived after the death of President James P. Kinard. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 483, Tomas Villalobos

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; educacion primaria; los anos de la Depresion en los Estados Unidos y la repatriacion de su familia a Mexico; su regreso a los Estados Unidos en los 1940s; experiencias laborales.

Interview No. 433, Leticia Quezada

Combined Interviews

Experiencias como trabajadora en el orfanatorio, incluyendo el sufrimiento de las madres y los hijos, abusos, problemas con el higiene, y el caso de una nina abusada sexualmente por su padre.

Interview No. 561, Pablo Barragan

Combined Interviews

Nacio en 1941 en Guanajuato, Mexico; crecio en un ambiente humilde; asistio a escuelas en El Paso mientras vivia en Juarez; se incorporo al ejercito Estadounidense en 1960 para obtener su residencia; estuvo en puestos militares en varias partes de los E.E.U.U., incluyendo Alaska; peleo en Vietnam en la infanteria; recuerdos de Vietnam; diferencias entre soldados mexicanos, americanos y negros; desiluciones con procedimientos y asignaciones en el ejercito; encuentros con mujeres mientras en el ejercito; encuentros con mujeres en la frontera antes de casado; diferencias entre las mujeres mexicanas y las de otras razas.

Interview With William Ledford, William Ledford

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his November 30, 1980 interview with his daughter Anne Ledford, William Ledford remembers his service in the Army during WWII. In particular, Ledford details his basic training and journey through Iceland, England, and France. Ledford shares his recollection of the Battle of the Bulge and the aftermath of WWII. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 464, Julio G. Perez

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; experiencias educacionales y laborales; la Revolucion Mexicana, la Depresion, las Guerras Mundiales I y II; su interpretacion de la palabra 'Chicano'.

Interview No. 563, Pedro Valenzuela

Combined Interviews

Nacio y crecio en Durango, Mexico; es de antecedentes humildes; fue a la escuela primaria contra la voluntad de su padre; fue independiente desde muy joven; emigro a Chihuahua y luego a Cd. Juarez; trabajo en una fabrica de tortillas; junto a otras personas y sin documentos, siguio a un 'guia' a traves de las montanas hacia Nuevo Mexico; trabajos y condiciones laborales en Nuevo Mexico; se caso en Cd. Juarez; su esposa tuvo uno de sus hijos en El Paso; trabajo en una maquiladora por muchos anos ascendiendo a un puesto de lider en el sindicato; despues de una …

Interview No. 465, Alfredo Jacques

Combined Interviews

Biografical data; Army years; childhood recollections; schooling; dating; community and political involvement; work experiences and his produce business; mentioned the Prohibition and Depression era, World War II, the repatriation of Mexicans to Mexico in the 1930s, and his home life.

Interview With Agnes Lawton, Agnes Lawton

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her November 13, 1980 interview with Lewis P. Armistead, Agnes Lawton relays her family history and career as a teacher. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 701, L' Jon Walker Veloz

Combined Interviews

How she came to El Paso from Denton· experiences teaching - Mexican American children in El Pas ; first impressions of El Paso; how she met her husband; e tensive narrative describing how her husband!s car was stolen in E1 Paso and how she accidentally saw it in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, in the possession of the Mexican federal police in Coahuila; how the car was eventually recovered.

Interview No. 466, Francisca Villa De Porras

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; narrativa detallada de la Revolucion Mexicana; como vino a El Paso; la Depresion; la Segunda Guerra Mundial, donde murieron sus dos hijos; su vida en Estados Unidos; la Gripa del 1918.

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

Dr. Richard K. Lunt, folklorist and author of Northeast Folklore Volume X ("Jones Tracy, Tall Tale Teller from Mt. Desert Island"), is currently directing the Maine Folklife Survey. The project, a statewide effort made possible by grants from the Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Folk Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, will assess the current status of folk and traditional arts and crafts in Maine. The interest is in the here and now, what traditional activities are still being performed.

Interview No. 510, The Castro Connection

Combined Interviews

Audio portion of NBC-TV White Paper special concerning Castro and Central American revolutions.

Keppel, Ruth Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 370, Discussion On Vista Del Sol Housing Project

Combined Interviews

A very lively discussion between Chicanos and Anglos over the construction of a project in East El Paso. Meeting of the El Paso Housing Authority (EPHA). Speakers: Hector Holguin, EPHA; attorneys for Vista del Sol Association (VSA); representatives of Tenant's Association; Albert Armendariz, El Concilio de El Paso; Margaret Randle, VSA; John Garcia, Mexican American Democrats; Rev. Washington, NAACP; Oscar Martinez, UTEP; Manny de la Rosa, Trinity Coalition; J.J. Armes, Private Investigator; Connie Ambrose, Women's Political Caucus; others.

Rivera, Rebecca A Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Thompson Document 21: A Letter From Ruby Johnson To Henrietta Thompson, Ruby Johnson

Henrietta Thompson Papers

A letter from Ruby Johnson to Henrietta Thompson. It seems that Johnson is here responding to a request from Thompson that she send some Burmese phrases for Thompson to include in her Walk a Little Faster history of the Walkout.

Thompson Document 20: A Letter From Ruby Johnson To Henrietta Thompson, Ruby Johnson

Henrietta Thompson Papers

A letter from Ruby Johnson, a nurse who participated in the 1942 Walkout from Burma to India, to Henrietta Thompson. Johnson was the first of the Walkout participants Thompson interviewed, and Thompson particularly enjoyed this meeting and was indebted to Johnson not only for offering an account of her own experiences, but also for making Thompson aware of a number of nurses who had participated on the Walkout in Burma and also Hla Sein in the U.S. who initially resisted being interviewed about the Walkout. In this letter, Johnson mentions having recently seen Hla Sein, who was by then their …

Van Wylen, Margaret E Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 369, Border Governors Conference

Combined Interviews

Tape I, side I: Introduction of distinguished participants and observers; welcome by Juarez Mayor Manuel Quevedo; presentation on Tourism by C. Roberto de la Madria, Governor of Baja California; presentation on Tourism by William Clements, Governor of Texas; presentation on Cultural Interchange by C. Oscar Flores Tapia, Governor of Coahuila. Side 2: Presentation on Cultural Interchange by Bruce Babbitt, Governor of Arizona; presentation on Ecology by C. Dr. Samuel Ocana Garcia, Governor of Sonora; presentation on Ecology by Ray Davis, representative of Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California; comments on the presentations by C. Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, Governor of …

Holleman, Jantina W Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 532, Leonel J. Castillo

Combined Interviews

Biography; circumstances leading to his appointment as INS Commissioner, including anecdotes about high government officials; his work at INS, including opposition to his policies, unannounced visits to INS centers and problems encountered, participation in apprehending the undocumented and conversations with them; bridge demonstration at El Paso-Cd. Juarez in March, 1979; meetings with with Mexican officials; Carter Plan for the Undocumented; criticism of INS policies by Chicano groups; trip to refugee camp in Thailand in 1978; the "Boat People"; the Tortilla Curtain; meetings with Lopez Portillo; Cuban refugees; United Farm Workers Unions with respect to undocumented migration; the KKK incident; Mennonite …

Interview No. 624, José Anzaldo

Combined Interviews

Datos biográficos; su migración desde Nayarit hasta Tijuana; su cruce como ilegal a los Estados Unidos; experiencias trabajando en los Estados Unidos.
(Este transcrito contiene términos dialécticos usados en la frontera, y han sido escritos tal y como la persona entrevistada los usó.)

Trip to Tijuana and how he crossed into the U.S.; work experiences in Los Angeles; apprehension; deportation in Mexico.

Interview No. 379, Efren Gutierrez

Combined Interviews

Originario de El Paso, su papa es fayuquero en Juarez. Le subieron la calificacion por regalar su libro. En El Paso perdio su tiempo en una escuela de ingles. Fue lavaplatos. Entro a trabajar en la construccion, donde es carpintero y describe las diferentes categorias laborales. Platica de indocumentados. Tuvo dificultades con "emigracion" y una vez casi no pudo cruzar. Una ocasion sirvio de "coyote". Platica como se esconden los indocumentados. Le pagan ahorita en efectivo sin reportar. Presto su seguro social y su acta de nacimiento.

Interview No. 560, Juan Ocon C.

Combined Interviews

Relata algunas memorias de su ninez; lo dificil que era no tener padre; como empezo a trabajar en las minas en 1939; incidentes en las minas implicando capataces y accidentes; como fue "mojado" por un tiempo; su emigracion; como presento trafico de drogas; condiciones laborales con contratistas en los Estados Unidos; como fue lesionado; su posicion en la comunidad de Anapra y como ayuda al pueblo.

Interview No. 623, Roberto Durán

Combined Interviews

Pasó la primera vez por Ojinaga, batallando y platica cómo los consiguió el "coyote" y cuánto les cobró. Platica que en una segunda vez que vino la inmigración traía a diez indocumentados en la parte trasera de un carro. Platica que en un viaje a California curzaron un desierto con palos y viajaron en una troca cubierta de material sufriendo muchas incomodidades. Al casarse cruzó a El Paso por un agujero en la cerca del puente libre. Dificultades con policías de Juárez.
(Este transcrito contiene términos dialécticos usados en el suroeste de Estados Unidos y han sido escritos tal y …

Interview No. 381, Salvador Borrego

Combined Interviews

Se salio de la escuela desde hace 4 anos. Empezo a trabajar en una bodega desde los 10 anos y alli robaban. Recibio mal trato por el patron. Cruzaba por el puente libre, por varios lugares hasta con bicicleta. Una vez fue asustado por la "emigracion". Tiene varias detenciones. Tambien platica de arresto por policia de UTEP. Platica de un companero golpeado. Dice que la policia es despota aqui en El Paso porque les tira todo. Fue golpeado en Juarez. Ha sido encarcelado varias veces y habla de la mugre en la carcel, piojos y maltrato.