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Interview No. 694, María Elena García Connolly
Interview No. 694, María Elena García Connolly
Combined Interviews
Why her family had to leave Mexico and come to the United States in 1916; settlement in El Paso; her schooling at St. Mary's, Loretto and El Paso High; her attendance at the Texas College of Mines; work as a teacher; some Mexican American graduates from the College of Mines and their careers; professors; sports; dances. Length
Interview No. 665, Robert Lyons
Interview No. 665, Robert Lyons
Combined Interviews
Biographical information; experiences at UTEP; past and present work
experiences; views on ethnic and sex equality, family life, fitness,
children.
Interview No. 679, Don Hagans
Interview No. 679, Don Hagans
Combined Interviews
How he decirled to go to UTEP; how he became President of the Student Senate; student movements on the campus; campus activities in the 1960s; views on the future of UTEP.
Interview No. 697, R. Milton Leech
Interview No. 697, R. Milton Leech
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; how he came to Texas Western College; the beginning of the Drama and Speech program (and eventually the Drama and Speech Department), and the first plays produced; persons from Fort Bliss who helped the drama program get started; favorite productions; former students who have gone on professionally in the theatre and in higher education; administrative work, including Executive Director of Mission '73, Assistant to the President (Dr. Ray), the first Vice President at UTEP, and Acting President, student unrest and ethnic concerns, changes and condition in curriculum, facilities and activities; contributions to the Drama Department since 1971; future …
Interview No. 695, Tom Chism
Interview No. 695, Tom Chism
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; how he came to Texas Western College; activities as BSU director; faculty and staff he has known; his work on the committee to desegregate El Paso in the late fifties; how he became Director of Student Activities; the designinq of the new Union Building; the Lyceum Series; the Film Series; New Student Orientation Proqram; the International Student Office; recruiting program; Study Skills and Tutorial Service; housing problems; various university personalities; the ye~rs of the student revolution; Templeton's administration; commencement; various anecdotes.
Interview No. 680, Jackson Turrentine
Interview No. 680, Jackson Turrentine
Combined Interviews
Speech: "Autobiography of an El Paso Schoolboy".
Interview No. 675, Catherine Kistenmacher
Interview No. 675, Catherine Kistenmacher
Combined Interviews
Recollections of the College of Mines, 1944-48.
Interview No. 677, Esperanza Moreno
Interview No. 677, Esperanza Moreno
Combined Interviews
How she became a librarian; how she came to work at the College of Nursing and Allied Health; recollections of students, faculty, and personal activities while at TWC; her activities while in school; her activities in the Catholic Church; how she met her husband; the CAYOPE Club (Catholic Young People's Organization).
Interview No. 692, Wayne E. Fuller
Interview No. 692, Wayne E. Fuller
Combined Interviews
How he came to UTEP; changes in the student body since 1955; changes the faculty and administration had; President Joseph t~. Ray and how he helped the university; thoughts on the future of the university.
Interview No. 664, Mimi R. Gladstein
Interview No. 664, Mimi R. Gladstein
Combined Interviews
Recollections of college life in the 1950s; comparison of students of the
fifties and the eighties; student protest in 1972; what the mission of the
University should be; strengths of the University.
Interview No. 667, Marjorie Lawson, Juan Lawson
Interview No. 667, Marjorie Lawson, Juan Lawson
Combined Interviews
How they first came to E1 Paso; how Mrs. Lawson first applied at the English Department, problems involved, and relations with students and faculty; how Dr. Lawson first applied at the physics department problems involved, and relations with faculty and adminstrators; how Dr. Lawson became Dean of Science in 1975; the Lawsons' experiences and those of their Children in El Paso compared to other places; people who have had an influence on their lives.
Interview No. 666, Louise Resley Wiggins
Interview No. 666, Louise Resley Wiggins
Combined Interviews
Beginning of her career at UTEP with the Math Department;
activities as Assistant Dean of students; social life on the
campus; student unrest; minority students.
Interview No. 678, William C. Herndon
Interview No. 678, William C. Herndon
Combined Interviews
Biographical information; recollections of campus life, including students, professors, and social life.
Interview No. 663, John Phelan
Interview No. 663, John Phelan
Combined Interviews
Student life; life in Vet's Village; recollections of professors and students.
Interview No. 668, Héctor Holguin
Interview No. 668, Héctor Holguin
Combined Interviews
Why he attended TWC;
Hispanic students on campus in the
fifties; Social life on campus.
Interview No. 689, Pollard Rodgers
Interview No. 689, Pollard Rodgers
Combined Interviews
Recollections of college life, 1936-41, including buildings, professors (especially Cap Kidd). students, dances, pranks, engineer initiation; reunions with Mexican engineering ex-students; the Ex-students Association; Homecoming activities in the 1930s and 1940s. Length
Interview No. 687, Virginia Fisk, Carolyn Fisk Overley, Richard Overley
Interview No. 687, Virginia Fisk, Carolyn Fisk Overley, Richard Overley
Combined Interviews
Recollections of college life in the 1960s, including dorm life, the engineering fraternity and initiation;: social life; going to Juárez; college life in the 1940s, including physical aspects, social life, and sororities.
Interview No. 684, Jackie Williams, Judson Williams
Interview No. 684, Jackie Williams, Judson Williams
Combined Interviews
The beginning of the Music Department at the College ,of M1ines and musical programs presented; development of the Journal ism Department; how Mr. and Mrs. Williams met; faculty gatherings; the effect of World War II on the campus; the development of the Mass Communications Department; anecdotes concerning student publications; Dr. Williams' responsibilities as Dean of Students; pranks; the name change; recommendations for the future of UTEP.
Interview No. 676, Lurline H. Coltharp
Interview No. 676, Lurline H. Coltharp
Combined Interviews
Recollections of the Colleges of Mines, 1929-31, including football, the begining of the Golddiggers, and anecdote about capp kidd.
Interview No. 669, Gladys J. Stratton
Interview No. 669, Gladys J. Stratton
Combined Interviews
Reminiscences of students, faculty, and activities while at the College of Mines, 1919-1920.
Interview No. 670, Myrtle Ball
Interview No. 670, Myrtle Ball
Combined Interviews
How she and her husband came to El Paso. and first teaching
experiences in the city; experiences at the College of Mines,
including stage productions.
Interview No. 686, Fay W. Nelson
Interview No. 686, Fay W. Nelson
Combined Interviews
The first graduating class of the Texas School of Mines, of which Mr. Nelson was one of three; administrators and professors; how Mr. Nelson began teaching at the College of Mines; the first girls on campus; the APO engineering fraternity and St. Patrick's Day activities; the co-op (bookstore) in Main Building, run by Prof. NElson; faculty parties; how she and Prof. Nelson met
Interview No. 691, W.T. Bush
Interview No. 691, W.T. Bush
Combined Interviews
How he came to school at the College of Mines; recollections of professors and students; gambling; the Prohibition era; classes. [Technical difficulties]