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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Aug 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding retirement, reminiscing, textbooks and students.

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Interview No. 7, Berte Haigh Jun 1969

Interview No. 7, Berte Haigh

Combined Interviews

Recollections of University personalities, activities and buildings from 1921 to 1969.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson May 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation as WKU president.

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Interview No. 21, Eve Ball May 1969

Interview No. 21, Eve Ball

Combined Interviews

Information on the early settlement of New Mexico, including the Cree Ranch, Brandon Kerby, Pat Garrett; also information on Asa, nephew of Geronimo and on Apaches.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Apr 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding hailstorm and the Wilson family.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Apr 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Gordon Wilson Hall.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Apr 1969

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Alpha Gamma Rho and student unrest.

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Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson Jan 1969

Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson

Combined Interviews

Life in the Big Bend area of Texas during the early part of the 20th Century; ranching and homesteading.

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Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller Jan 1969

Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller

Combined Interviews

Incidents at the College of Mines, particularly during the 1930's; pre-medical study; Department of Social Sciences; personalities of various administrators and professors; social life at the College.

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Speech By Governor Lester Maddox, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Jan 1969

Speech By Governor Lester Maddox, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Speech by Governor Lester Maddox, 1969-70. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Nov 1968

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Russell Miller.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Nov 1968

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding student unrest.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Oct 1968

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.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Oct 1968

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding professor Arndt Stickles.

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Interview No. 13.1, Herbert Porras, Jr. Aug 1968

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.

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Interview No. 13.2, E. H. (Ed) Krohn Aug 1968

Interview No. 13.2, E. H. (Ed) Krohn

Combined Interviews

History of El Paso landmark, the Sheldon Hotel (presently the Plaza Hotel).

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Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean Aug 1968

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.

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Interview No. 31, William Fink Aug 1968

Interview No. 31, William Fink

Combined Interviews

Tells about his kidnapping by Pancho Villa; Villa's personality; impressions of the Tarahumara Indians.

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Interview No. 27, Chester Chope Jul 1968

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.

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Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet Jul 1968

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.

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Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez Jul 1968

Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez

Combined Interviews

Account of early 20th Century El Paso, including saloons, schools, and city buildings.

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Interview No. 26, Emmett Issacs May 1968

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.

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Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk Apr 1968

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.

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Interview No. 3, Henry D. Buchanan Feb 1968

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.

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Interview No. 17, Willis Walter Jan 1968

Interview No. 17, Willis Walter

Combined Interviews

Biography; incidents and personalities of New Mexico history, including Pat Garrett, Martin Lohman, and A. B. Fall.

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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson Jan 1968

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.

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Interview No. 1, Irene C. Lowe Jan 1968

Interview No. 1, Irene C. Lowe

Combined Interviews

Biography; incidents and personalities of El Paso during the 1930's; cultural and social activities; Ciudad Juárez during the 1930's; Prohibition; discrimination in El Paso.

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Interview No. 6, Kenneth Flynn Jan 1968

Interview No. 6, Kenneth Flynn

Combined Interviews

Discussion of a study of South El Paso slum areas he made while a newspaper reporter, including a comparison with slum areas of other U. S. cities.

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Interview No. 2, Mrs. William Shapiro Jan 1968

Interview No. 2, Mrs. William Shapiro

Combined Interviews

El Paso during the 1940's; social and cultural activities; El Paso Symphony Orchestra; her involvement in the Conference for Human Welfare (group to promote integration in El Paso); strikers at ASARCO and Phelps Dodge refineries after World War II.

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Interview No. 14, Vincent Ravel, M.D. Jan 1968

Interview No. 14, Vincent Ravel, M.D.

Combined Interviews

Recounts immigration of family from Lithuania to U. S.; briefly sketches history of Jewish community in El Paso; father's role in founding Congregation of Mena Zion; arranged marriage of parents; opening of pawn shop in South El Paso, City Loan and Jewelry, by father and cousin Sam Ravel; shootings in El Paso at turn of century; purchase of ammunition, guns, and pistols by Pancho Villa; Columbus Raid; Pershing Expedition to Mexico; El Paso's red light district on Ninth Street in 1930s; physical examinations of prostitutes; comments on El Paso's recognition as health center for tuberculosis patients; recounts tuberculosis sanitoriums in …

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