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University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso. Institute of Oral History—interviews.
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Interview No. 326.6, Dick Rodriguez
Interview No. 326.6, Dick Rodriguez
Combined Interviews
Biographical comments; working in the Secret Service; information on the Columbus raid.
Interview No. 326.5, Mrs. Lee Riggs
Interview No. 326.5, Mrs. Lee Riggs
Combined Interviews
Personal account of Columbus Raid; Henry Ford trial; biographical comments
Interview No. 326.4, Louis Ravel, Arthur Ravel
Interview No. 326.4, Louis Ravel, Arthur Ravel
Combined Interviews
Events leading to and after the raid; biographical comments; Henry Ford and the Chicago Tribune.
Interview No. 326.3, Jack Breen
Interview No. 326.3, Jack Breen
Combined Interviews
After being out of Columbus, he talks of his return to the town the day after the raid and about the information he gathered about the raid; General Pershing; the growth of Columbus after the raid; World War I; black troops stationed at Columbus; work with Customs Service 1920-1956; ordeal of being taken prisoner by Villa's men.
Interview No. 326.2, Maude Medders
Interview No. 326.2, Maude Medders
Combined Interviews
Account of her capture and stay with villistas; Columbus raid.
Interview No. 326.1, Maude Medders, Juan Favela, Jack Breen
Interview No. 326.1, Maude Medders, Juan Favela, Jack Breen
Combined Interviews
Personal accounts of the raid.
Interview No. 488.1, Sterling Rhodes
Interview No. 488.1, Sterling Rhodes
Combined Interviews
Southeastern New Mexico history, including ranches, events, Pat Garrett, Judge Fountain killing, A. B. Fall.
Interview No. 488.2, Kerbey S. Weems
Interview No. 488.2, Kerbey S. Weems
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; travel to Texas in a covered wagon; experiences as a cowboy at the XIT ranch; went to New Mexico in 1882; talks about Pat Garrett; Billy the Kid; Oliver Lee; Jim Gillialand; the Judge Fountain killing; early days in Weed, El Paso and Alamagordo; dances; Hot Springs (now Truth or Consequences) and La Luz, New Mexico.
Interview No. 5, J. Frank Dobie
Interview No. 5, J. Frank Dobie
Combined Interviews
Discussion of his life, his attitudes toward his own writings and how they have changed, his audience, bookstores.