Oral History Commons^™

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.

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 …

Interview No. 570, 35th Democratic National Convention

Combined Interviews

News coverage of the convention. [On 7-inch reel only.]

Interview No. 575, Parade Of Presidents

Combined Interviews

Selected speeches of McKinley, T. Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, F. D. Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, L. B. Johnson.

Interview No. 16, Margarita Terrazas

Combined Interviews

History of Terrazas family; Don Luis and Don Joaquín Terrazas; Silvestre Terrazas and the Correo de Chihuahua; Pancho Villa; Francisco I. Madero.

Interview No. 9, John Mccarty

Combined Interviews

Incidents relating to Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, and other famous cowboys.

Interview No. 599.2, Lyndon B. Johnson

Combined Interviews

News conference in which he discusses Vietnam, finances, and his decision not to run for the presidency in 1968.

Interview No. 15, George F. Simpson

Combined Interviews

Incidents and personalities of early 20th Century El Paso, including the career of Capt. Greet, the Tenderloin District, and political corruption.

Interview No. 60, Major Edward F. Hinkle

Combined Interviews

Experiences during World War I.

Interview No. 56, Mrs. C. C. Chase

Combined Interviews

Incidents and personalities of early 20th Century El Paso and Las Cruces, including Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Captain Greet; and the career and personality of her father, recollections of her mother.

Interview No. 30.1, George A. Feather

Combined Interviews

Account of the history of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Interview No. 597, Clay / Liston Fight

Combined Interviews

Broadcast of the Heavyweight Championship fight.

Interview No. 595, News Items

Combined Interviews

Excerpts from news broadcasts, February 1964

Interview No. 571, Kennedy Assassination

Combined Interviews

News coverage of the assassination. [on 7-inch reels only.]

Interview No. 598, Lady Astor

Combined Interviews

Interview from the Jack Parr Show

Interview No. 574, Oswald Shooting

Combined Interviews

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 326.6, Dick Rodriguez

Combined Interviews

Biographical comments; working in the Secret Service; information on the Columbus raid.

Interview No. 326.5, Mrs. Lee Riggs

Combined Interviews

Personal account of Columbus Raid; Henry Ford trial; biographical comments

Interview No. 326.4, Louis Ravel, Arthur Ravel

Combined Interviews

Events leading to and after the raid; biographical comments; Henry Ford and the Chicago Tribune.

Interview No. 326.3, Jack Breen

Combined Interviews

After being out of Columbus, he talks of his return to the town the day after the raid and about the information he gathered about the raid; General Pershing; the growth of Columbus after the raid; World War I; black troops stationed at Columbus; work with Customs Service 1920-1956; ordeal of being taken prisoner by Villa's men.

Interview No. 326.2, Maude Medders

Combined Interviews

Account of her capture and stay with villistas; Columbus raid.

Interview No. 326.1, Maude Medders, Juan Favela, Jack Breen

Combined Interviews

Personal accounts of the raid.

Interview No. 488.1, Sterling Rhodes

Combined Interviews

Southeastern New Mexico history, including ranches, events, Pat Garrett, Judge Fountain killing, A. B. Fall.

Interview No. 488.2, Kerbey S. Weems

Combined Interviews

Biographical data; travel to Texas in a covered wagon; experiences as a cowboy at the XIT ranch; went to New Mexico in 1882; talks about Pat Garrett; Billy the Kid; Oliver Lee; Jim Gillialand; the Judge Fountain killing; early days in Weed, El Paso and Alamagordo; dances; Hot Springs (now Truth or Consequences) and La Luz, New Mexico.

Interview No. 5, J. Frank Dobie

Combined Interviews

Discussion of his life, his attitudes toward his own writings and how they have changed, his audience, bookstores.

Interview No. 585, Baseball Parade

Combined Interviews

Voices of baseball greats Bob Grimm, Leo Kiley, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Ted Williams, Joe Cronin, Joe DiMaggio, Chuck Dressin, and a recitation of "Cassey at the Bat" by De Wolf Hopper.

Interview No. 581, Robert S. Kerr

Combined Interviews

"Is Our Foreign Policy in the Far East Working?" (On 7-inch reel only)

Interview No. 594, Kefauver Hearings

Combined Interviews

Excerpts from the hearings on crime and communism.

Interview No. 586, Hear It Now

Combined Interviews

Ed R. Morrow broadcast including Carl Sandburg, Red Barker, Branch Rickey, Abe Burrows, Senator Higgenlooper, Dean Acheson, and Douglas McArthur.

Interview No. 593, Politicians

Combined Interviews

Sen. Estis Kefauner, "Is Our Foreign Policy in Western Europe Working?"

Sen. Paul Douglas, Sen. Robert Taft, Gov. Earl Warren, Harold Stassen, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Sen. James Duff, President Truman, "Who Will be the next President of the United States?"