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Interview No. 876, Hanna Burstein
Interview No. 876, Hanna Burstein
Combined Interviews
Recollects early childhood and adolescence in Poland; ghetto life under Nazi occupation; slave labor camp at Plaszaw; Auschwitz experience; war effort in Czechoslovakia; liberation.
Interview No. 871, Robert Upton
Interview No. 871, Robert Upton
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII: El Paso Homefront Project; recollects brief period spent in Los Alamos, NM. and his impressions of Manhattan Project physicists Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi; work experience at Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia Laboratory, Albuquerque, and Imperial Valley, CA; German POWs at Fort Bliss, including Werner von Braun.
Interview No. 870, Reyes V. Torres
Interview No. 870, Reyes V. Torres
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII: El Paso Homefront Project; biographical data; provides detailed description of capture by German ski troopers after being shot down on combat mission to Regensberg, Germany; daily life in POW camps; liberation of camp by Russian Army; discrimination and prejudice in U.S. military.
Interview No. 869, Mary A. Lacy
Interview No. 869, Mary A. Lacy
Combined Interviews
Part of World War II: El Paso Homefront Project; biographical data; childhood memories of WWII, including rationing, curfews, blackouts, contributions of school children, and fashions; recalls arrival of telegram notifying family of father's death while on active duty in Europe, reflects on mother's success in overcoming difficulties raising family as single parent; discusses attending Texas Western College under War Orphan Bill.
Interview No. 863, Billy Pat Mckinney
Interview No. 863, Billy Pat Mckinney
Combined Interviews
Part of Big Bend National Park Oral History Project; extensive biographical information; recounts his experiences tracking, trapping, hunting and managing mountain lions, desert bighorn sheep, deer and bear in Black Gap Wildlife Management Area and Natural Area at Lajitas; establishment of Big Bend National Park and Black Gap Wildlife Management Area; how and why and why Big Bend residents sold land for creation of national park.
Smith, Germaine Oral History Interview (African-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Smith, Germaine Oral History Interview (African-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Hur, Young K And Ben S Oral History Interview (Korean): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Hur, Young K And Ben S Oral History Interview (Korean): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Weymon, Ella Oral History Interview (African-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Weymon, Ella Oral History Interview (African-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 848, Leona Starr Baker
Interview No. 848, Leona Starr Baker
Combined Interviews
Part of Big Bend National Park Oral History Project; biographical information; recounts settlement of parents, Mae Johnson Starr and Salomon Albert Starr, Alpine/Marathon area; mother's proprietorship and operation of boarding house in Marathon and management of Gage Hotel; father's operation of ranches in Rosillos Mts. and in Tornillo Creek; creation of Big Bend National Park; lifestyle of Big Bend area families, particularly during Depression; details life in Marathon, its industry, businesses, churches, and segregated schools; describes relationship with other families including the Burnams, Nails, and Greens.
Slikkers, David Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Slikkers, David Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Slikkers, Dolores Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Slikkers, Dolores Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Eap, Leang Oral History Interview (Cambodian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Eap, Leang Oral History Interview (Cambodian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Baumgardner, Dwane Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Baumgardner, Dwane Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Lee, Lawrence (Larry) Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Lee, Lawrence (Larry) Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Silakhom, Ranong Oral History Interview (Laotian/Thai): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Silakhom, Ranong Oral History Interview (Laotian/Thai): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Griffith, Ronald D Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Griffith, Ronald D Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Tran, Bich Thuy Oral History Interview (Vietnamese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Tran, Bich Thuy Oral History Interview (Vietnamese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Dekker, Kiyoko Oral History Interview (Japanese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Dekker, Kiyoko Oral History Interview (Japanese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Brooks, James W F Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Brooks, James W F Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Kersman, Robert "Buzz" Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Kersman, Robert "Buzz" Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Gray, Eric Oral History Interview (Africa-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Gray, Eric Oral History Interview (Africa-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Donnelly, Bernard Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Donnelly, Bernard Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Fu, Wallace Oral History Interview (Chinese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Fu, Wallace Oral History Interview (Chinese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Haworth, G W Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Haworth, G W Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Leuamchampassak, Thongwan Oral History Interview (Laotian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Leuamchampassak, Thongwan Oral History Interview (Laotian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 879, June Kruszewski
Interview No. 879, June Kruszewski
Combined Interviews
Relates memories of Poland during Nazi occupation, including the bombing, food, and living arrangement.
Hering, Gail Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Hering, Gail Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey
Carl Frost Center Oral History Project
No abstract provided.
Tang, Kouy Oral History Interview (Cambodian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Tang, Kouy Oral History Interview (Cambodian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 856, Juan Esquivel
Interview No. 856, Juan Esquivel
Combined Interviews
Part of Big Bend National Park Oral History Project; biographical data; recalls conditions of the Great Depression of the South Texas ; enlistment in CCC at Fort Clark, TX; describes daily life in CCC camp and work on road from present-day Panther Junction to Chisos Basin ; visits to Boquillas and Santa Elena Canyon; death of CCC member as the result of an accident in a gravel pit.
Tran, Xuong Oral History Interview (Vietnamese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Tran, Xuong Oral History Interview (Vietnamese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier
Asian and African American Residents of Holland
No abstract provided.