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Interview No. 103, Frank Pickrell Jun 1973

Interview No. 103, Frank Pickrell

Combined Interviews

Early 20th Century El Paso; the Elite Confectionery.

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Oral Interview Of Viena Hendrickson, Viena Johnson Hendrickson Jun 1973

Oral Interview Of Viena Hendrickson, Viena Johnson Hendrickson

Oral Interviews

Viena Hendrickson discussed her parent’s involvement with the socialist and workers’ movements among the Finns of northern Minnesota. She described their political and social organizations. Hendrickson also talked about her own involvement in the Socialist and Farmer-Labor parties and the latter’s eventual union with the Democratic Party. She described how women became involved in politics, especially in the Farmer-Labor Women’s Federation, and then shared her impressions of Eugene Debs, Floyd B. Olson, Elmer Benson, Henry Shipstead, Harold Stassen and Hubert Humphrey. Finally, Hendrickson discussed red baiting in the 1940s and 1950s, isolationism and her views on the United Nations.

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Oral Interview Of Alvin Arneson, Alvin Arneson Jun 1973

Oral Interview Of Alvin Arneson, Alvin Arneson

Oral Interviews

Interview with Alvin Arneson on schools and farming during the 1920s and 1930s, and his involvement in progressive politics in North Dakota and Minnesota.

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Interview No. 92, Eugene O. Porter May 1973

Interview No. 92, Eugene O. Porter

Combined Interviews

Biography; some points of early El Paso area history; his experiences at the University; professors and administrators he has known; his outside activities, including the El Paso County Historical Society and Password.

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Interview No. 87.2, Elizabeth Kelly May 1973

Interview No. 87.2, Elizabeth Kelly

Combined Interviews

History of the El Paso Public Library

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Interview No. 86, José S. Holgíun May 1973

Interview No. 86, José S. Holgíun

Combined Interviews

Biografia (Biography).

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Interview No. 93, Herbert Morrow May 1973

Interview No. 93, Herbert Morrow

Combined Interviews

Speech given at Westerners Club in El Paso on aspects of historical archaeology; archaeological finds at the El Paso Civiv Center site, before the complex was built; current projects in the El Paso area.

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Oral History Interview: Ethel Barnes, Eva Ethel Barnes Apr 1973

Oral History Interview: Ethel Barnes, Eva Ethel Barnes

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Eva Ethel Barnes, who is referred to as Ethel Barnes during her interview, was born on February 25, 1900, in Ivydale, Clay County, West Virginia. She attended a one room school house as a child. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Barnes discusses her education as a child in a one room school house. She focuses on the classroom schedule and her teachers at this school. During her interview she also discusses preserving and preparing food and soap with her mother.

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Interview No. 85, Baxter Polk Apr 1973

Interview No. 85, Baxter Polk

Combined Interviews

Work as a Librarian; University professors and administrators he has known; acting as a hobby.

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Interview No. 90, Juan Peña-Razo Apr 1973

Interview No. 90, Juan Peña-Razo

Combined Interviews

Conferencia presentada en la Universidad de Texas en El Paso, "Antecedentes mexicanos del movimiento Chicano." (Conference presented at the University of Texas at El Paso, "Mexican background of the Chicano Movement.")

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Interview No. 84, Sam Donaldson Apr 1973

Interview No. 84, Sam Donaldson

Combined Interviews

Biography; the journalistic profession; privileges of the press; political campaigns; the Watergate Case.

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Interview No. 83, Francisco Almada Apr 1973

Interview No. 83, Francisco Almada

Combined Interviews

La Revolucion Mexicana; historia de Chihuahua.

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Interview No. 80, Madeline M. Gehring Apr 1973

Interview No. 80, Madeline M. Gehring

Combined Interviews

Early El Paso; life around Las Vegas, New Mexico at the turn of the century.

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Interview No. 79, Aileen H. Hague Apr 1973

Interview No. 79, Aileen H. Hague

Combined Interviews

Biography; early social customs, leading families in El Paso; the Mexican Revolution; career of her father.

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Interview No. 81, Leigh W. Osborn Apr 1973

Interview No. 81, Leigh W. Osborn

Combined Interviews

Early El Paso, including Chinese population, education, social customs, and leading families.

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Interview No. 153.1, Mario Acevedo Apr 1973

Interview No. 153.1, Mario Acevedo

Combined Interviews

Sus recuerdos de Cleofas Calleros y su defensa de méxico-americanos. Recollections of Cleofas Calleros and his definse of the Mexican American. Tape and transcript in Spanish.

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Interview No. 82, Manuel Peña Apr 1973

Interview No. 82, Manuel Peña

Combined Interviews

La Revolucion Mexicana; el caracter de Pancho Villa.

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Interview No. 77, Louis Krupp Apr 1973

Interview No. 77, Louis Krupp

Combined Interviews

Autobiography; experiences as a Bavarian immigrant and professional musician; teaching Art in schools; career in El Paso.

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Interview No. 87.1, Anne Kelly, Elizabeth Kelly, Mary Kelly Quinn Mar 1973

Interview No. 87.1, Anne Kelly, Elizabeth Kelly, Mary Kelly Quinn

Combined Interviews

Early El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; education and social customs; Mexican Revolution; Pancho Villa.

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Interview No. 76, Eugene Thurston Mar 1973

Interview No. 76, Eugene Thurston

Combined Interviews

Autobiography; El Paso Tech; Chris P. Fox.

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Interview No. 158, Brother M. Paul Mar 1973

Interview No. 158, Brother M. Paul

Combined Interviews

Travels in Spain, France, and the United States.

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Interview No. 69, William Kolliker Mar 1973

Interview No. 69, William Kolliker

Combined Interviews

Autobiography; experiences as an immigrant in the East; art career.

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Interview No. 119, John Schaffer Mar 1973

Interview No. 119, John Schaffer

Combined Interviews

Biography; the Mexican Revolution; early days of the College of Mines; the El Paso Natural Gas Company.

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Interview No. 68, Howard Quinn, Mary K. Quinn Mar 1973

Interview No. 68, Howard Quinn, Mary K. Quinn

Combined Interviews

Early days of the College of Mines; former faculty members, administrators, and students; the Mexican Revolution.

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Interview No. 114, Carl Hertzog Mar 1973

Interview No. 114, Carl Hertzog

Combined Interviews

Recollections of Urbici Soler, sculptor and former member of UTEP Art Department.

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Interview No. 66, Jan Herring Mar 1973

Interview No. 66, Jan Herring

Combined Interviews

Autobiography; Ojo del Sol Art Gallery, Art as a field.

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Oral History Interview: Bertha May Asbury, Bertha May Asbury Mar 1973

Oral History Interview: Bertha May Asbury, Bertha May Asbury

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Bertha May Asbury was born in 1888 and began attending school in a one-room school house in 1894 at the age of six. She attended school through the ninth grade. She left school at the age of 17 when she began “courtin’” with young men. In her interview, Mrs. Asbury discusses living on Route 4 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She focuses on food preservation and preparation, planting and harvesting crops, building a new home, going to square dances, and quilting. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Asbury discusses what it was like to attend a square dance. She focuses …

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Interview No. 74, Frances E. Brown Mar 1973

Interview No. 74, Frances E. Brown

Combined Interviews

Early El Paso, especially social life and customs; career of her grandfather, James S. Marr.

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Interview No. 65, René Mascareñas Miranda Mar 1973

Interview No. 65, René Mascareñas Miranda

Combined Interviews

No abstract provided.

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Interview No. 64, Farah Strikes Feb 1973

Interview No. 64, Farah Strikes

Combined Interviews

Meeting of strikers to explain the strike and boycott, and to recruit supporters; discussion of company policies and effects of the boycott.

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