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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Summer Institute June 2019

2019

Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley

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Los Del Valle Oral History Project, Manuel F. Medrano Jun 2019

Los Del Valle Oral History Project, Manuel F. Medrano

Summer Institute June 2019

The Los del Valle Oral History Project began in 1992 with the objectives of collecting and preserving the historical recollections of people in South Texas researched by scholars and underdocumented in archives and published research. Some interviewees have received national acclaim, such as folklorist and scholar Americo Paredes, conjunto pioneers Narciso Martinez and Eva Ybarra, writer Carmen Tafolla and Medal of Honor recipient Jose M. Lopez. Also included are Benito Trevino, ethnobotanist from Rio Grande City and Mary Helen Berlanga, educational proponent from Corpus Christi. This is one of the first oral history collections about Mexican Americans in Texas to …


El Baile, Manuel F. Medrano Jun 2019

El Baile, Manuel F. Medrano

Summer Institute June 2019

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