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Interview No. 768, Colbert Coldwell
Interview No. 768, Colbert Coldwell
Combined Interviews
Recollections of Coldwell and Eubank families, who settled in the El Paso area before the arrival of the railroads and farmed in the Lower Valley.
Interview No. 761, James F. Hulse
Interview No. 761, James F. Hulse
Combined Interviews
Discusses early years of the law firm, in particular cases he handled in the 1930's.
Interview No. 744, Christine Kelso
Interview No. 744, Christine Kelso
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her law school experiences, career developments, the role of the Women's Bar Association of El Paso, the crudeness of El Paso Bar Association skits of the past, and actions of the Women's Bar to change the nature of the skit.
Interview No. 743, Carol Pennock
Interview No. 743, Carol Pennock
Combined Interviews
A discussion of her law school experiences, hiring practices of El Paso law firms, her job as special rape and child abuse prosecutor in the D. A.'s Office, the attitudes of judges, attorneys, and jurors toward female attorneys, attempts to bar her from the courtroom when she was pregnant, the role of the Women's Bar Association in El Paso, and problems encountered in combining career with single parenting.
Interview No. 738, Deborah Kanof
Interview No. 738, Deborah Kanof
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her law school experiences, job hunting after graduation in 1978; courtroom experiences, reaction of judges and clients to female lawyers, women as prosecutors. She explains her feelings about the Women's Bar Association and Bar Banquet skits.
Interview No. 736, Elizabeth Rodgers
Interview No. 736, Elizabeth Rodgers
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her law school experiences, hiring practices toward women attorneys, reacting to career choice by family and friends, reaction of clients to female lawyers, Women's Bar Association in El Paso, and Bar Banquet skits in the 1970' s.
Interview No. 742, Janet Ruesch
Interview No. 742, Janet Ruesch
Combined Interviews
Discussion of her reasons for attending law school, experiences in law school, career developments, difficulty with residency requirements when taking the Texas Bar Exam, reactions of jurors, judges, and clients to females in law, beginnings of the Women's Bar Association in El Paso, Bar skits, and change in attitudes toward women lawyers and judges.
Interview No. 740, Pat Palafox
Interview No. 740, Pat Palafox
Combined Interviews
Discussion of law school experiences at the University of New Mexico, her law practice and municipal judgeship, the male atmosphere of labor law and negotiations. reactions to women lawyers and judges, and Bar skits.
Interview No. 739, Ruth Kern
Interview No. 739, Ruth Kern
Combined Interviews
College years in Chicago, her move to Texas in 1946 and the problems encountered trying to find a job as a lawyer. She started her family law practice in 1967 and explains why she has more female clients than male. She recounts how her membership in the all-male El Paso Bar Association depended on her agreeing not to attend the annual dinner meeting where off-color skits were traditional. She tells about her political career, discrimination against women attorneys, and the founding of the Women's Ba r .
Interview No. 735, Kitty Schild
Interview No. 735, Kitty Schild
Combined Interviews
Discussion of college courses, law school experiences, hiring practices toward women attorneys in mid-1970' s, reactions to career choice by family and friends, reaction to female judges, and the founding of the Women's Bar Association in El Paso. She also explains her feelings about the Bar Banquet Skits in the 1970' s.
Interview No. 415, Frank J. Galvan, Jr.
Interview No. 415, Frank J. Galvan, Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biography; schooling; discrimination he has encountered; the founding of LULAC; experiences in Brazil; his association with Lyndon B. Johnson; thoughts on the Bicentennial.
Interview No. 412, George Rodríquez, Jr.
Interview No. 412, George Rodríquez, Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biographical background; education; discrimination; work experiences; immigration law and immigration lawyers; El Paso Mayer; Bert Williams; United States-Mexico relations; El Paso-Cd. Juárez economy; South El Paso business; Chicano/Mexican relations; shoplifting; President Echeverría of Mexico and his attitudes on Mexicans leaving Mexico; politics; Mexican American politicians; justice for Mexican Americans in El Paso; the Bicentennial.