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Articles 1 - 30 of 44
Full-Text Articles in History
Interview No. 489.2, Dean Eugene M. Thomas
Interview No. 489.2, Dean Eugene M. Thomas
Combined Interviews
Recollections of the College of Mines from the 1920s through the 1960s, including faculty, students, and college life.
Interview No. 489.1, Dean Charles A. Puckett
Interview No. 489.1, Dean Charles A. Puckett
Combined Interviews
How he was hired at the College of Mines (now U. T. El Paso); comments on faculty, students, and college life in the 1920s and 1930s.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Russell Miller.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding student unrest.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding student rally or event at WKU.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding professor Arndt Stickles.
Interview No. 13.2, E. H. (Ed) Krohn
Interview No. 13.2, E. H. (Ed) Krohn
Combined Interviews
History of El Paso landmark, the Sheldon Hotel (presently the Plaza Hotel).
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.
Interview No. 49, Rev. B. M. G. Williams
Interview No. 49, Rev. B. M. G. Williams
Combined Interviews
Characteristics of the city of El Paso around the around the turn of the century; development of the city and St. Clement's.
Interview No. 20, R. L. Andrews
Interview No. 20, R. L. Andrews
Combined Interviews
Aviation in the early 20th Century; experiences as a barnstorming pilot; training pilots for revolutionary activities in México.
Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean
Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean
Combined Interviews
Post-war development of El Paso; work with sub-committee on higher education; political campaigns; role in the building of Thomason General Hospital; the Sun Bowl, Trans-Mountain Road, and the Cordova Bridge.
Interview No. 31, William Fink
Interview No. 31, William Fink
Combined Interviews
Tells about his kidnapping by Pancho Villa; Villa's personality; impressions of the Tarahumara Indians.
Interview No. 40, R. E. Legross
Interview No. 40, R. E. Legross
Combined Interviews
Calisher's Store fire of 1990; El Paso area wildlife; farming in the El Paso area.
Interview No. 27, Chester Chope
Interview No. 27, Chester Chope
Combined Interviews
Early 20th Century El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; size and atmosphere of the two cities; personalities of members of the newspaper staff; political corruption; social life; Chinese population; Ciudad Juárez during Prohibition; Fort Bliss; Pancho Villa; improvements in transportation.
Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet
Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet
Combined Interviews
Career of Capt. Greet; importance of El Paso as a living place for tuberculosis patients at the turn of the century; leading families of early El Paso.
Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez
Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez
Combined Interviews
Account of early 20th Century El Paso, including saloons, schools, and city buildings.
Interview No. 38, Clarence Harper
Interview No. 38, Clarence Harper
Combined Interviews
El Paso politics after 1900; President McKinley's visit; early saloons and city buildings.
Interview No. 52, E. A. Wright
Interview No. 52, E. A. Wright
Combined Interviews
Career in Public Service; Information on Mexican Revolution
Interview No. 42, Kate Porcher
Interview No. 42, Kate Porcher
Combined Interviews
Life in Roswell and Las Cruces, New Mexico, during the early part of the 20th Century; early El Paso, especially the Logan family and Capt. Greet.
Interview No. 44, Mrs. Tommy Powers Stamper
Interview No. 44, Mrs. Tommy Powers Stamper
Combined Interviews
Early El Paso, including the history of her family; Billy the Kid; Pat Garrett's family; personalities and events of early El Paso
Interview No. 48, Mrs. Hugh White
Interview No. 48, Mrs. Hugh White
Combined Interviews
El Paso around the turn of the century; Capt. Greet; Chinese population; Stormsville; Pat Garrett; Tenderloin District.
Interview No. 26, Emmett Issacs
Interview No. 26, Emmett Issacs
Combined Interviews
Early recollections of his youth in the Organ-Las Cruces, New Mexico, area, including cattle ranching, Indians, homesteaders, Pat Garrett, frontier justice, stagecoach lines, mining, and the Lincoln County War.
Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk
Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk
Combined Interviews
Life in Texas in the early part of the 20th Century, including business, politics, and social life.
Interview No. 122, William Walker
Interview No. 122, William Walker
Combined Interviews
Experiences with the Pershing Punitive Expedition into México; law enforcement activities in Arizona.
The Picnic At Groshaut, Art Cahill
The Picnic At Groshaut, Art Cahill
Maine Song and Story Sampler
In Drive Dull Care Away: Folksongs from Prince Edward Island, Sandy Ives wrote, "This is one of those local songs you have to know something about ahead of time before it makes much sense, and the singing of it will almost always lead to comment on what really happened."
Interview No. 599.1, Martin Luther King Assassination
Interview No. 599.1, Martin Luther King Assassination
Combined Interviews
News broadcasts of the Martin Luther King assassination, with excerpts from his speech at the Washington Monument, 1963.
Interview No. 3, Henry D. Buchanan
Interview No. 3, Henry D. Buchanan
Combined Interviews
Incidents of El Paso history, especially the period of Ku Klux Klan strength during the 1920's; career as a priest, including his experiences as a chaplain during World War II; building of churches in the El Paso area.
Interview No. 17, Willis Walter
Interview No. 17, Willis Walter
Combined Interviews
Biography; incidents and personalities of New Mexico history, including Pat Garrett, Martin Lohman, and A. B. Fall.
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding severe weather in 1918 and Mammoth Cave.
The Champion Of Moose Hill, Raymond Mace
The Champion Of Moose Hill, Raymond Mace
Maine Song and Story Sampler
“The Champion of Moose Hill” tells the true, comic story of a dance gone awry for one poor, inebriated soul.