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Interview No. 1032, Francisco Delgado Soto Jul 2002

Interview No. 1032, Francisco Delgado Soto

Combined Interviews

Mr. Delgado recalls growing up in Villa Jiménez, Michoacán, México, and working in agriculture from an early age; he states that he decided to join the Bracero Program in 1944, and worked in California, Michigan, Texas, and Washington picking apples, cherries, corn, eggplants, lettuce, pears, pumpkins, and sugar beets; additionally, he describes daily life as a bracero, the food they had and the housing they were provided; he details how work was carried out, and the treatment they received from foremen; furthermore, he recounts his experience in a bracero camp when the news arrived that World War II was over, …

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Interview No. 1044, Héctor Solís Fuentes Jul 2002

Interview No. 1044, Héctor Solís Fuentes

Combined Interviews

Mr. Solís recalls growing up in Hidalgo, México; at age fifteen, he remembers moving to Mexico City, México for school; he later decided to join the Bracero Program after hearing positive stories about it from his brothers; a bracero from 1953 to 1956, he worked in California picking almonds, cotton, peaches, and tomatoes; he describes enrolling in a small town, paying bribes to appear on a selection list, and what the hiring process was like at Empalme, Sonora, México; additionally, he recounts the long wait there, the routine questions he was asked, and his train trip to the United States …

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Wierenga, Ollie Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jul 2002

Wierenga, Ollie Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Police Station during childhood, Skinny VanRy, Small Force, Domestic Incident, Weekend Time, Mexican Jailed, Dog Catcher, Phil Brooks and 7UP, Padnos, Dredging the Channel, Chief VanHofrs Policing Style, Pedestrian accident, Pete Bontekoe, 1932 Bank Robbery, Gillette Brother's Robbery, Diekema. Officer duties, Clocking the Train speed, Communication, Hobos, Lamour and O'Brien in Holland, Lincoln School kids guarded from train tracks, Local courtesies for officers, Ice boats, Polycythemia. Onslow County SheriffPosse, Family, How Ollie became an officer, Donnelly, VanHofPs Police and his nickname "Fleelfoot", Summer roller-skating, Community support. Traffic, Strict community, Rules, How crime has changed, Intuition, Training and learning, Rewards, Guidelines …

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Interview No. 1043, Liborio Santiago Pérez Jul 2002

Interview No. 1043, Liborio Santiago Pérez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Santiago recalls growing up in Etla, Oaxaca, México, and being adopted by an aunt after his parents died; he remembers being forced to work in his aunt’s bakery; in 1944, he joined the Bracero Program; he states that he worked in California, Idaho, and Texas picking cotton, lettuce, onions, and sugar beets; additionally, he explains how he heard about the program, what the hiring process was like, and what he experienced at the contracting centers in Irapuato, Guanajuato, México and Empalme, Sonora, México; he recounts the physical exams he endured, and the long train trip he had to take …

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Hopkins, Russell Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jul 2002

Hopkins, Russell Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

How Russ became a police officer, nature of officers, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Equipment, Nature of crime in Holland, Resolving problems, Conununity Services Unit, Promotions, Education, Expectations of the officer, Breathaly.lcr, Education officer, Juvenile officer position, Application for promotion, VanBcveren, Juvenile Officer duties, Runaways and Problematic youth, Police photography, Story of pregnant woman, Abuse and neglect cases, Miranda Rights, Police/Community relations, Original Canine Unit, Good nature of Holland's police.

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Interview No. 1028, Gregorio Corrales Rojas Jul 2002

Interview No. 1028, Gregorio Corrales Rojas

Combined Interviews

Mr. Corrales recalls growing up in San Mateo, México, México, and how he worked from the age of eight cutting wood and sowing corn with his father; he remembers laboring in construction and factory work during his teenage years, and how his mother encouraged him to join the Bracero Program in 1951; additionally, he describes the hiring process at the contracting centers in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México and Empalme, Sonora, México, and the procedure he went through at the reception center in El Centro, California; he details how ranchers picked braceros for work, the different activities he did on the farms, …

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Interview No. 1033, Cirino Flores Pérez Jul 2002

Interview No. 1033, Cirino Flores Pérez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Flores recalls growing up in Tizayuca, Hidalgo, México, and that his mother died when he was four years old; he states that he labored in agriculture throughout his youth, and that he moved to Mexico City, México when he was nineteen; additionally, he remembers joining the Bracero Program in 1951 due to economic hardship; he describes the hiring process at contracting centers in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México and Empalme, Sonora, México, his train trip to the United States-México border, and the hardships braceros experienced at reception centers; furthermore, he details what daily life was like at the farms, the housing …

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Interview No. 1029, Patricio Corrales Rojas Jul 2002

Interview No. 1029, Patricio Corrales Rojas

Combined Interviews

Mr. Corrales recalls growing up in San Mateo Atenco, México, México, and how he worked from the age of ten cutting wood and sowing corn with his father; he remembers laboring in construction and factory work, and how his family’s poverty pushed him to join the Bracero Program in 1952; additionally, he describes the hiring process at the contracting centers in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México and Empalme, Sonora, México, and the hardships braceros endured there; he states that he worked in California and Texas picking carrots, cotton, cucumbers, grapefruits, lemons, and oranges; furthermore, he details what daily life was like on …

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Torres, Drew Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jun 2002

Torres, Drew Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Coming to Holland, Family, Career change to Law Enforcement, Holland Street Team, Holland's History with Gangs, Gang Structure. Motivation of Gangs, Effect on Community, Reputations, Community Policing, Persona] Experiences with Community Policing, Evolution of Holland's Gangs, Firebornbings, Innocent Victims, Leadership, Why youth join gangs, The gang youth are not inherently bad, Education, How the community can help

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Borr, Burton (Budd) Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jun 2002

Borr, Burton (Budd) Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

How Borr became an officer, family, Officer Responsibilities (Alley Beat, Motorcycles, Car), Crime and Violations (Traffic), Problem People, Drowning story, Car Accident Story, Holland and Change, Changes in Police Methods, Chief VanHoff, Station Location, Detective Bureau, Difficulties of people, Giving neighborhood kids a ride on the police motorcycle, Church Robberies, Training, Story of a domestic call, Officer Relationships, Promotion Test, Diversity, Family and the job, Interaction with the Community, VanHoff and policy, Traffic Patrol, Challenges, Rewards, Story of Letting Kids into Football games, Prince Bernard, Shooting Tournaments and Target Practice, Neil Plagenoef, Canine Unit, Reports and Documentation, Aims of an …

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Ua94/6/1 Cook Twins Oral History, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel Jun 2002

Ua94/6/1 Cook Twins Oral History, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

An interview with Anna Jo Cook Pickens and Betty Jo Cook Gibson, Class of 1948 conducted by Sue Lynn McDaniel. The Cook Twins were recruited by E.A. Diddle as WKU cheerleaders in 1941.

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Interview No. 1026, Miguel Arroyo Castillo Jun 2002

Interview No. 1026, Miguel Arroyo Castillo

Combined Interviews

Mr. Arroyo speaks at length about his family, childhood, and adolescence; after his father died, his family moved to México Distrito Federal, with an older sister; while there, he began working as a baker, and he later continued to do so between bracero contract; in 1943, he learned about the bracero program as he was passing by a stadium where contracting was taking place; he decided to enlist in the program, rather than make his debut as a boxer, because he wanted to know what life was like in the United States; after passing physical examinations, he was transported by …

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Bonge, Richard Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jun 2002

Bonge, Richard Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Jack Van HefT, Bange's Personal History, Military Experience, How he became a police officer, officer responsibilities, Station Location, Crime, Van Hoff, Friendships of officers. canine unit, Story of Church robberies, GED, Community, Parking ticket dilemma, Effect on Family, Traffic, Teamwork in Department, Rewards of an officer, Ruth and children, Robbery of 1932, Driver's License Instruction.

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Interview No. 1046, Miguel Zavala López Jun 2002

Interview No. 1046, Miguel Zavala López

Combined Interviews

Mr. Zavala recalls growing up in Agua Caliente, Michoacán, México, and working from an early age sowing beans, corn, garbanzos, and wheat; he joined the Bracero Program in 1955, and remembers picking asparagus, cotton, grapes, lemons, limes, peppers, strawberries and tomatoes in California and Texas; additionally, he describes the hiring process in rural areas, the bribes he had to pay to be on a selection list, his experience at the contracting center in Empalme, Sonora, México, and the long waits there; he details the hardships braceros suffered waiting to be contracted, the humiliation of the medical exams, and the bad …

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Guikema, Dave Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jun 2002

Guikema, Dave Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Guikema's roles and duties for HPD, Role of an Evidence Technician, Family, Career Path, Attraction of Holland and HPD, Community Involvement, Changes in HPD since hire, Field Training program, Hiring, Gradual Change of HPD, Events that Changed HPD, Challenges: Gangs and Technology, Diversity as a Challenge, HPD Scrutinies, Rewards ofworking for HPD, Community within the HPD, "Choir Practice", Casual Effectiveness of HPD, Job's influence of Standards and Philosophies, Victim Services Unit, Responsibilities of VSU, YSU's Effect on Policing, Canine Unit, Canine Responsibilities, Situations Requiring the Canine Unit, Dogs' Handling and Care, History ofthe Canine Unit, Education and Training ofthe Canine …

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Interview No. 1042, Manuel Sandoval Espino Jun 2002

Interview No. 1042, Manuel Sandoval Espino

Combined Interviews

Mr. Sandoval recalls growing up in Mexico City, México, and working from an early age as a street vendor, a factory employee, and a mechanic; he joined the Bracero Program in 1943, and worked in Kansas as a railroad line worker; he describes the hiring process in Mexico City, México, the help he received, the medical exams he endured, and the contract he signed; additionally, he discusses the long train trip to Kansas, and the feelings of uncertainty the braceros felt; he explains what daily life was like in Kansas, how the work was carried out, the housing they had, …

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Bancuk, Lisa Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jun 2002

Bancuk, Lisa Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Roles in the department, How Bancuk became an officer, First impressions of the department and Holland, Work of a Field Training Officer, egotiation Team, Education, Girls on the Run, Involvement in the community. Rewards of an officer, being female on the force, community between officers, Change ofthe HPD. Policing Hope College, Community Policing and benefits, Bancuk's involvement in Community Policing, Team Policing, Working with Hope College and Hope College Public Safty, Challenges of Hope College, How the community can get involved, Community perception ofHPD, Gangs

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Interview No. 1040, Ignacio Ochoa Jun 2002

Interview No. 1040, Ignacio Ochoa

Combined Interviews

Mr. Ochoa recalls growing up in Petatlán, Guerrero, México, his mother dying when he was twelve years old, and working from an early age cutting wood; he states that he moved to Mexico City, México at the age of fifteen, and that he started working on a Mexican naval boat in 1943; he remembers joining the Bracero Program in 1957, and working in California and Washington; there he picked asparagus, avocadoes, grapes, green beans, lemons, peas, pumpkins, oranges, strawberries, and watermelon; additionally, he details what the hiring process in Empalme, Sonora, México was like, the contract he signed, and how …

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Interview No. 1039, Servando Peñaloza Muñoz May 2002

Interview No. 1039, Servando Peñaloza Muñoz

Combined Interviews

Mr. Peñaloza recalls growing up in Guayameo, Guerrero, México, and working in agriculture from an early age; he remembers moving to Mexico City, México at age nineteen, and working at the Chapultepec Castle; additionally, he relates that he had to take care of his younger brother during this time; he states that he joined the Bracero Program in 1955 with an older brother, and worked in Arizona and California picking broccoli, celery, green beans, lemons, lettuce, strawberries, and tomatoes; furthermore, he describes the hiring process, his time at the contracting center in Empalme, Sonora, México, and the contracts he signed; …

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Interview No. 1037, Homerlo López May 2002

Interview No. 1037, Homerlo López

Combined Interviews

Mr. Lopéz recalls growing up in Petatlán, Guerrero, México, and learning from his stepfather how to work in agriculture; he remembers planting beans, corn, and peppers from the age of eight until he was seventeen; additionally, he relates how he moved to Mexico City, México, and why he decided to join the Bracero Program in 1954; he describes the hiring process he went through, the legal requirements he needed to fulfill, the train trip to the border, and the different contracts he had; as a bracero, he worked in Arkansas, California, New Mexico, and Texas picking cantaloupes, cotton, sugar beets, …

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Kruithoff, John Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel May 2002

Kruithoff, John Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Roles and responsibilities as Chief, How JK became an officer, Rewards and challenges of working in the HPD. Team Policing, Benefits ofTeam Policing, Community between officers, Relationship with Holland community. Junior Police Academy, Role of the individual officer, Challenges the HPD currently faces, Creative policing, Stigmas and scrutinies, Future of HPD, New station benerserving the needs, Recognizing policing issues, Prevention Programs, Change over the years.

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De Vries, Robert Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel May 2002

De Vries, Robert Oral History Interview: History Of Law Enforcement In Holland, Matthew Nickel

History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Roles and responsibilities as Captain of Services Division, HPD Hiring, HPO's Diversity, Evolution of HPD, Team Policing, Other changes, Community Relations, HPD Families, Character in Officers, Community between officers, Community Relations, Historical Figures of HPD, Holland's Growth, Cultural Understanding, Gangs and Effect, Police Education Programs.His work on HPD History, Portrait of the Early Force, Role of Marshals, History. HPD Enforcement, AntlesNan Hoff Mystery, Community Criticism, Race, Use of Force, Growth Effect, Effect of Gangs, Female Officers, Lifestyle of Families, Role of Officers, Creative Policing, Leadership, Future ofHPD

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Interview No. 1038, Heleodoro Martínez Solís May 2002

Interview No. 1038, Heleodoro Martínez Solís

Combined Interviews

Mr. Martínez recalls growing up in Metepec, Hidalgo, México, and working from an early age in agriculture and construction; he remembers that, in 1951, he joined the Bracero Program after suffering economic hardships; additionally, he describes the hiring process in rural areas, the legal requirements he needed to fulfill to get on a list of people who could become braceros, and the bribes he had to pay to get on that list; he details what the contracting centers were like in Irapuato, Guanajuato, México and Empalme, Sonora, México, the physical exams he endured, his experience in the reception center in …

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Interview No. 1027, Guadalupe Cano Quiroz May 2002

Interview No. 1027, Guadalupe Cano Quiroz

Combined Interviews

Mr. Cano recalls growing up in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, México; he remembers working with his family in agriculture until he was nineteen years old; additionally, he explains how his family’s poverty pushed him to join the Bracero Program in 1955; he details the different steps he had to fulfill to obtain a bracero contract, what his experience at the bracero processing center in El Centro, California was like, and how the disinfection process was carried; he also states that he worked in California, Nevada, and Texas picking asparagus, cantaloupes, cotton, grapes, lemons, olives, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, and watermelons; furthermore, …

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Interview No. 1035, José Santos Guevara Rodríguez May 2002

Interview No. 1035, José Santos Guevara Rodríguez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Guevara Rodríguez recalls growing up in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, México, and sowing beans and corn from the age of eight; he relates how, when he was eighteen, he traveled to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, and later crossed into the United States to work as an undocumented laborer; additionally, he recounts being hired by a rancher in Texas, and taken to the border to become a bracero; he describes the hiring process in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México and Empalme, Sonora, México, how braceros slept in the streets before being hired, the medical test they got, and the disinfection process they …

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Interview No. 1030, Heriberto Cortez Cortez May 2002

Interview No. 1030, Heriberto Cortez Cortez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Cortez recalls growing up in San Isidro, Oaxaca, México; he relates how he worked planting beans, corn, and peanuts as a child, and, at age seventeen, moved to Oaxaca de Júarez, Oaxaca, México; additionally, he remembers being advised by a friend to travel to Mexico City, México to join the Bracero Program; he worked as a bracero from 1957 to 1960 in Arkansas, Minnesota, and Texas; there, he picking apples, peppers, cotton, cucumbers, and watermelons; he describes his experience at the bracero contracting center in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, and the legal requirements he needed to fulfill for the …

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Interview No. 1036, Manuel Guzmán Núñez Apr 2002

Interview No. 1036, Manuel Guzmán Núñez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Guzmán recalls growing up in Uriangato, Guanajuato, México, and sowing corn, garbanzo beans, and wheat at an early age; he also remembers crossing into the United States as a teenager to labor as an undocumented worker; additionally, he discusses how he joined the Bracero Program in 1957, and what his trip to the contracting center in Empalme, Sonora, México was like; he describes the different steps he went through to sign a contract, what it was like at the reception center in El Centro, California, the medical exams he endured, and the way clauses in his contract were explained; …

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Interview No. 1045, Bernardino Vilchis Cesar Apr 2002

Interview No. 1045, Bernardino Vilchis Cesar

Combined Interviews

Mr. Vilchis recalls growing up in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México; he states that his family was part of the middle class in México, and he was trained to be an electrician; additionally, he remembers joining the Bracero Program to prove to himself that he could do hard physical labor; he worked in Arizona as a railroad line laborer from 1943 to 1948; he relates the bad impression he initially had of the program because of the train ride he was forced to endure to Querétaro, Querétaro, México in a dirty cattle car; furthermore, he describes the hiring process there, the contract …

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Interview No. 1644, Harry Flournoy Feb 2002

Interview No. 1644, Harry Flournoy

Combined Interviews

He was recruited by Coach Don Haskins from Indiana; his mother felt Coach Haskins would be a good mentor; he received good treatment from everyone in El Paso; he describes Coach Haskins practices as tough but stated that Haskins warned them in advance. Mr. Flournoy felt that at the time that the 1965-66 team was good and an improvement from the last year, but did not know whether they would make it to the NCAA Championship. He describes the poor treatment and racism he and other black players experienced from some of the crowds, as well as at restaurants and …

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Interview No. 1642, Louis Baudoin Feb 2002

Interview No. 1642, Louis Baudoin

Combined Interviews

He believes that his father being stationed in Oklahoma for a time during World War II where Coach Don Haskins is from helped convince his parents to accept his decision to go to Texas Western College; he describes how it was close to his family, had just created a Liberal Arts department and had a strong engineering program. Describes Don Haskins’ approach to basketball as simple, stressing proficiency in basic drills rather than relying on complicated plays; he describes practices as brutal and repetitive but that the team’s success on the court proved Don Haskins right. Mr. Baudoin believed at …

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