Oral History Commons^™

Charles Grace Oral History Interview: Polar Bear Oral History Project, Nancy L. Johnson

Polar Bear Oral History Project

Records of an oral history project done with veterans of the American Expeditionary Force, North Russia, 1918-1919 (“Polar Bears”). The collection also contains general background materials pertaining to the Polar Bears. Includes interview transcripts, cassette tapes, articles, bibliographies, diaries, clippings, photographs, microfilm and a book. Accession No.: H88-0239.5 Provenance: Polar Bear Oral History Project Donor: Hope College History Department Photographs: 24 images Processed by: Craig Wright, February 1991 Catherine Jung, April 2007

Frederick Kooyers Oral History Interview: Polar Bear Oral History Project, Deborah A. Lenning, Nancy L. Johnson

Polar Bear Oral History Project

Records of an oral history project done with veterans of the American Expeditionary Force, North Russia, 1918-1919 (“Polar Bears”). The collection also contains general background materials pertaining to the Polar Bears. Includes interview transcripts, cassette tapes, articles, bibliographies, diaries, clippings, photographs, microfilm and a book. Accession No.: H88-0239.5 Provenance: Polar Bear Oral History Project Donor: Hope College History Department Photographs: 24 images Processed by: Craig Wright, February 1991 Catherine Jung, April 2007

Alfred Larsen Oral History Interview: Polar Bear Oral History Project, Deborah A. Lenning, Nancy L. Johnson

Polar Bear Oral History Project

Records of an oral history project done with veterans of the American Expeditionary Force, North Russia, 1918-1919 (“Polar Bears”). The collection also contains general background materials pertaining to the Polar Bears. Includes interview transcripts, cassette tapes, articles, bibliographies, diaries, clippings, photographs, microfilm and a book. Accession No.: H88-0239.5 Provenance: Polar Bear Oral History Project Donor: Hope College History Department Photographs: 24 images Processed by: Craig Wright, February 1991 Catherine Jung, April 2007

Interview No. 425, Robert T. Hudgins

Combined Interviews

Biography; work experiences in business and subsequent position with IRS and Customs Service; interesting cases encountered while working for the government on the border, including fraud and smuggling.

Interview No. 509, The Cia's Secret Army

Combined Interviews

Audio portion of CBS-TV Special Report on CIA-sponsored Cuban exiles who have fought against Castro. Host: Bill Moyers.

Interview No. 337, Roger Brandemuehl

Combined Interviews

"The Illegal Alien Problem."

Ross, Metta J Oral History Interview: Retired Faculty And Administrators Of Hope College I And Ii, Nancy Swinyard

Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

These records include the transcripts of oral histories conducted with retired faculty members of Hope College.

Lubbers, Irwin J Oral History Interview: Retired Faculty And Administrators Of Hope College, Nancy Swinyard

Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

These records include the transcripts of oral histories conducted with retired faculty members of Hope College.

Cooper, Jo Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Nancy Danielson, Misao Unknown

Class Projects

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 552, Joseph F. Friedkin

Combined Interviews

Biographical Data; history of the IBWC; land and water disputes arbitrated by the commission.

De Graaf, Clarence Thomas Oral History Interview: Retired Faculty And Administrators Of Hope College, Nancy Swinyard

Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

These records include the transcripts of oral histories conducted with retired faculty members of Hope College.

Kleinjans, Everett And Edith Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project, Julie Van Wyk

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.

Vandermeer, Alma Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project, Hope College

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. 296, José R. Tinajero, Luis G. Sarellano

Combined Interviews

Raza Unida Party nationally, statewide, and locally.

Interview No. 647, Wiliam Hughes

Combined Interviews

Experiences with the Customs Service, 1960-1977;

observations on changes in the Service since 1960

Interview No. 734, Lewis Jones

Combined Interviews

Discussion of his work with the Customs Service at the bridges in the El Paso - Juarez area since 1945, especially export-import control and seizures of contraband.

Ua37/5/1 E.A. Diddle Speech, E. A. Diddle

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Audiotape of comments made by E.A. Diddle at unidentified event.

Interview No. 329, J. Lawrence Mcconville

Combined Interviews

Dr. McConville gives an informal impressionistic analysis of life in the Borderlands.

Interview No. 297, Seminar: Immigration And Public Policy

Combined Interviews

Seminar to discuss immigration and its effects on the press, the law, employment and economy, education, and human services. Held in El Paso, Texas.

De Graaf, Jacob Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Bonnie Lee, Terri Robinson

Class Projects

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 310, Mr. Al Ratner, Mrs. Al Ratner

Combined Interviews

Biography; early businesses in El Paso; families who lived on Hawthorne Street in Sunset Heights; Mrs. Ratner's background; early El Paso families; school experiences; General Escobar; refugee families who moved into the Sunset Heights area during the Mexican Revolution; Anglo/Mexican relations; the word "Chicano"; Golden Years and decline of Sunset Heights; El Paso during World War II and going to Juarez to purchase rationed items; gambling and prostitution; development of El Paso's Jewish community; Italian POW camp in El Paso at Washington Park; other comments on the history of El Paso.

Interview No. 420, Bernardo Villegas

Combined Interviews

Biographical data; school years; College of Mines; Mexican Revolution; job experiences; the Depression; Prohibition; the word Chicano; opinions on the Chicano Movement and undocumented workers; old El Paso streetcars; the Chinese community in El Paso; entertainment in old El Paso; some old-time El Paso doctors.

Interview No. 291, Frank Quartell

Combined Interviews

Biography; his beginnings in music; the Edgewater Beach Hotel and Mr. Severo G. Gonzales of the Central Cafe in Cd. Juarez; working in Galveston, Cd. Juarez, and El Paso; prominent businessmen in El Paso in the late 1920's and early 1930's; the first radio station in El Paso; people who used to frequent the Central Cafe.

Amaya, John Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Jeff Welch, Gary Foote

Class Projects

No abstract provided.

Persennaire, Cornelius Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Steve Cochrun, Roger Ackerman

Class Projects

No abstract provided.

Moerdyke, Cora Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Brad Millen, Bret Fisk

Class Projects

No abstract provided.

Visscher, Robert Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Steve Timmerman, Jay Peters

Class Projects

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 303, Border Studies Conference

Combined Interviews

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 428, Ygnacia Delgado

Combined Interviews

Datos Biograficos; los minerales de Cusihuiriachic; la entrevista Diaz-Taft en El Paso en 1909; las experiencias de su familia durante la Revolucion Mexicana y su vida como refugiados en El Paso; la epoca de la Ley Seca, la Depresion, y la persecucion religiosa en Mexico.

Interview No. 418, Angel Oaxaca

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; sus primeros trabajos en la ciudad de Chihuahua; su venida a El Paso; trabajos que tuvo en El Paso, incluyendo los que fueron en muebleria; la Depresion y la epoca de la Ley Seca; la palabra 'Chicano'.