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Full-Text Articles in Oral History
Interview No. 264, Eulogia Perez
Interview No. 264, Eulogia Perez
Combined Interviews
Life in San Elizario, Texas; the Depression, peso devaluation; thoughts on the word "Chicano" and those who use the name to describe themselves; illegal aliens; outlook for Mexican Americans.
Interview With Julia Mobley Irwin - Oh 023, Julia Mobley Irwin
Interview With Julia Mobley Irwin - Oh 023, Julia Mobley Irwin
Winthrop University Oral History Program
In her November 9, 1976 interview with Sally Tyler, Julia Mobley Irwin details her life as a day student in the early 1900s. Irwin recalls her favorite classes, describes uniforms, insists that there was never a swimming pool at Winthrop, and relates the traditions of graduation week. Irwin also shares Benjamin Tillman's message to students at her 1904 graduation ceremony. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview No. 271, Ricardo Sanchez
Interview No. 271, Ricardo Sanchez
Combined Interviews
Biography; discrimination encountered in job experiences; the word "Chicano;" illegal aliens; the Chicano Movement; his writings.
Interview No. 266, Javier J. Valle
Interview No. 266, Javier J. Valle
Combined Interviews
History of the Chinese in the State of Sonora; the origin of the word "Chicano" (Chicano was used in Sonora to designate the offspring of a marriage between a Chinese man and a Mexican woman); personal experiences; Zoot Suit Riots; World War II; the Industrial Accident Board.
Interview No. 429, Francisco Macias
Interview No. 429, Francisco Macias
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; recuerdos de sus dias en la escuela Grandview (Rusk, hoy en dia) y relaciones entre anglosajones y mexicanos alli; su trabajo como lechero y problemas que tuvo; la formacion del Latin American Progressive Union en 1946; su opinion sobre la palabra Chicano y el progreso de personas de habla espanola en El Paso; la eleccion de Raymond Telles como presidente municipal de El Paso en los 1950s.
Interview No. 437, Jose Soledad V.
Interview No. 437, Jose Soledad V.
Combined Interviews
Experiencias como cigarrero en Cd. Juarez por nueve anos.
Interview No. 281, Jose R. Rodriguez
Interview No. 281, Jose R. Rodriguez
Combined Interviews
Memorias de la Revolucion Mexicana; comentarios breves sobre sus anos en los Estados Unidos.
Interview No. 215, Mike Romo
Interview No. 215, Mike Romo
Combined Interviews
Biography; Anglo/Mexican relations in Brackettville and El Paso; early relations between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; origin of the word "Chicano"; last days of the Mexican Revolution; Ciudad Juarez during Prohibition; work with LULAC; impressions of the Chicano Movement.
Interview No. 294, Joe Moreno
Interview No. 294, Joe Moreno
Combined Interviews
The recent peso devaluation and its effects on the Mexican economy and El Paso Banks; former devaluations; representation of the Mexican Americans in the banking business; the word "Chicano"; biographical comments.
Interview No. 402, Luis Velarde
Interview No. 402, Luis Velarde
Combined Interviews
Work done by his agency; characteristics of migrants from Mexico in the 1970's.
Interview No. 289, Peso Devaluation Investigation
Interview No. 289, Peso Devaluation Investigation
Combined Interviews
Meeting to discuss the impact of the peso devaluation on the border; businessmen elaborate on the effect the peso devaluation has had on their businesses.
Interview No. 550, Sesion Extraordinaria Del Cabildo De Ciudad Juarez Acerca De La Renaudacion Del Servicio De Los Tranvias Entre Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua Y El Paso, Texas
Interview No. 550, Sesion Extraordinaria Del Cabildo De Ciudad Juarez Acerca De La Renaudacion Del Servicio De Los Tranvias Entre Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua Y El Paso, Texas
Combined Interviews
Representantes de varias organizaciones politicas y sociales dan sus opiniones acerca de la reanudacion de los tranvias entre Cd. Juarez y El Paso.
Interview No. 416, Fernando Oaxaca
Interview No. 416, Fernando Oaxaca
Combined Interviews
Recollections of young adulthood in El Paso; work experiences after college in the private sector and later with the government; assessment of Mexican American progress or lack of it; the Chicano Movement.
Angus, William Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project I And Ii, David M. Vander Haar
Angus, William Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project I And Ii, David M. Vander Haar
Old China Hands Oral History Project
This project was made possible by a grant from the Youthgrants 1n the Humanities Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal agency established by Congress to promote research, education,and public activity in the humanities.
Interview No. 322, William Rivera
Interview No. 322, William Rivera
Combined Interviews
Biography; past job discrimination in El Paso; educational and job experiences; Anglo/Mexican relations; lack of Mexican American representation in politics; experiences at UTEP.
Interview No. 766, Helen O'Shea Keleher
Interview No. 766, Helen O'Shea Keleher
Combined Interviews
Describes El Paso at the turn of the century, Mexican Revolution, attitudes toward Pancho Villa, World War I, depression years years in San Antonio and El Paso. Recounts her 40 years of directing the Rio Vista Farm for El Paso County's Child Welfare Department.
Interview No. 313, Pedro Gonzales
Interview No. 313, Pedro Gonzales
Combined Interviews
Las experiencis de Don Pedreo Gonzales desde muy joven en la Revolucion al lado del General Francisco Villa, en el estado de Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas y Chiuhuahua; su vida como residente en El Paso y sus experiencias durante la depresion y durante epocas de desempleo masivo.
Interview No. 421, Laura Calamia
Interview No. 421, Laura Calamia
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; Anglo/Mexican relations; Diaz-Taft meeting; the Mexican Revolution; the Depression; entertainment and social life in early El Paso; Prohibition; tuberculars who came to El Paso to improve their health.
Interview No. 287.2, Organization Of U. S. Border Cities (Ousbc)
Interview No. 287.2, Organization Of U. S. Border Cities (Ousbc)
Combined Interviews
Border mayors discuss the impact of the peso devaluation and other crucial border issues. Held in El Paso, Texas.
Kranenberg, Harold And Ethyl Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Robert Quick
Kranenberg, Harold And Ethyl Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Robert Quick
General Holland History
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 293, Robert Toberman
Interview No. 293, Robert Toberman
Combined Interviews
Information on the proposed Anapra, New Mexico port of entry; the proposed Border Commission.
Interview No. 292, Graciela Olivares
Interview No. 292, Graciela Olivares
Combined Interviews
Information on the proposed Anapra, New Mexico port of entry issue and her involvement in it; the proposed Border Commission; the Border Mayors Conference; the Chicano Movement; the Women's Movement.
Interview No. 476, Guadalupe L. Vda. De Melendez
Interview No. 476, Guadalupe L. Vda. De Melendez
Combined Interviews
Su vida en Camargo, Chihuahua.
Interview No. 413, Gregorio Hernandez Moreno
Interview No. 413, Gregorio Hernandez Moreno
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; sus experiencias trabajando de nino en la ciudad de Chihuahua; sus experiencias trabajando en los Estados Unidos como indocumentado.
Campbell, Rose Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Robert Quick
Campbell, Rose Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Robert Quick
General Holland History
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 414.1, Rudolfo Candelaria
Interview No. 414.1, Rudolfo Candelaria
Combined Interviews
Biographical information; growing up in Second Ward; school; Mexicans in government jobs and politics; the Mexican Revolution; Prohibition; jobs held; ASARCO; the Depression.
Interview No. 414.2, Margaret Candelaria
Interview No. 414.2, Margaret Candelaria
Combined Interviews
Experiences as a young girl leaving Mexico with her family during the Revolution; experiences as a nurse in South El Paso.
Bos, Jacob Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Don Van Reken
Bos, Jacob Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Don Van Reken
General Holland History
No abstract provided.
Welch, Frank J Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Robert Quick
Welch, Frank J Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Robert Quick
General Holland History
No abstract provided.
Veldman, Harold E And Pearl Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project, David M. Vander Haar, Nancy Swinyard
Veldman, Harold E And Pearl Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project, David M. Vander Haar, Nancy Swinyard
Old China Hands Oral History Project
This project was made possible by a grant from the Youthgrants 1n the Humanities Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal agency established by Congress to promote research, education,and public activity in the humanities.