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Articles 91 - 110 of 110
Full-Text Articles in Oral History
Interview No. 372, Roberto Gafare Ch.
Interview No. 372, Roberto Gafare Ch.
Combined Interviews
Nacido y criado en Sur El Paso; sus problemas en las escuelas, empezo a trabajar de muy joven; tuvo varios trabajos, incluyendo su trabajo en la construccion, en la agricultura, y como custodio; un accidente que tuvo con un tranvia; su ultimo trabajo.
Interview No. 700, Joe Aubin
Interview No. 700, Joe Aubin
Combined Interviews
Thirteen year veteran Patrol Agent relates his experiences along the United States-Mexican border in a candid manner. He describes the daily harrassment by aliens, attempts on his life, and insults from Mexican Americans in El Paso, Texas. He exposes his inner thoughts in the interest of providing historians the day to day thoughts of a typical agent along the border in 1960 and 1970s. Note: Edited somewhat by interviewer. Length
Interview No. 747, Lorenzo Aguilar
Interview No. 747, Lorenzo Aguilar
Combined Interviews
Nació en 1923 en Madera, Chihuahua. Cuenta de su papá, quien trabajó en el ferrocarril toda su vida y cuenta de anécdotas de la Revolución. Cursó la primaria en la escuela Lamar ,la secundaria en El Paso High, es tuvo dos años en Texas College of Mines y posteriormente se fue a estudiar a Albuquerque, Nuevo México, de donde se recibió. Cuenta de aspectos discriminatorios, los cuales nunca experimentó. Comenta acerca de la descendencia anglo- sajona de la familia de su esposa. Habla de los Gambusinos que es un club que se formó inicialmente (entre estudiantes ) cuando iba a …
Interview No. 345, Kenneth Segovia
Interview No. 345, Kenneth Segovia
Combined Interviews
Nacido en El Salvador de antecedentes mexicanos y salvadorenos; vivio en la Ciudad de Mexico por cinco anos; abandonado por su padre de nino (pero su padre regreso despues de un tiempo); ha pasado hambres; se hizo residente de los Estados Unidos en 1955; discriminacion en contra de mexicanos en El Paso; fue atraido a ideas socialistas desde muy joven; asistio a colegios en California y en UTEP; sus actividades en la comunidad en El Paso y California; sus trabajos en El Paso.
Interview No. 535, Eduardo S. Segovia
Interview No. 535, Eduardo S. Segovia
Combined Interviews
Su ninez en Juarez y El Paso; narra como vivia en un subsuelo cuando llego a El Paso; noto favoritismo en la escuela Burges hacia el americano y se cambio a El Paso Tech; vivio el "Pachuquismo" y describe la ropa usada entonces por los jovenes y las costumbres de la juventud durante esa epoca; experiencias en el servicio militar durante la guerra de Vietnam.
Interview No. 462, Marcos Diaz U.
Interview No. 462, Marcos Diaz U.
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; sus experiencias durante la Revolucion Mexicana, cuando fue prisionero de Orozco; cruzo a los Estados Unidos como parte de la Division del Norte; ha trabajado en Ft. Bliss, ASARCO, en California y en Sur Texas; formo la Lone Star Welfare Association, una organizacion para trabajadores.
Interview No. 344, Elbert Flannagan
Interview No. 344, Elbert Flannagan
Combined Interviews
Early life in San Angelo and El Paso, Texas in the teens and twenties; Zork Hardware Company; World War I experiences in France; Sam Dreben; S.L.A. Marshall; munitions sales and the Mexican Revolution; impressions of Francisco Villa; Otis Autman; experiences as a hardware salesman in Mexico in the 1920's; Ben and Stephen Aguirre; Ciudad Juarez during Prohibition; General George Patton (then a Capitan); Colonel Gaujot.
Interview No. 343, Thomas Gonzalez
Interview No. 343, Thomas Gonzalez
Combined Interviews
Childhood in Oklahoma; entered military service at the age of sixteen; experiences during World War II in Asia.
Interview No. 729, María Teresa Rojas De Romero
Interview No. 729, María Teresa Rojas De Romero
Combined Interviews
Recuerdos de su infancia; la familia como refugiados en El Paso durante la Revolución Mexicana; tráfico en el puente durante la Prohibición; la vida en El Paso en los 30's y 40's; vida social en Juárez; clubes sociales; la imagen de Juárez en el interior de México. (Nota: Este tránscrito contiene términos dialécticos usados en el suroeste de Estados Unidos y han sido escritos tal y como la persona entrevistada los usó.)
Childhood memories; family as refugees in El Paso during Mexican Revolution; life in El Paso during the 1930s and 1940s. Discusses social life in Juarez, social clubs, and …
Interview No. 306, H. E. Van Surdam
Interview No. 306, H. E. Van Surdam
Combined Interviews
Athletics in El Paso in the early 1900s; how started the Texas School of Mines in 1913; development of the symphony in El Paso; experiences as a football player at Wesleyan; experiences coaching and invention of the forward pass; officiating at football games; writing a sports column for the Hoosic Falls (New York) Standard Press and the Washington County Post since 1930.
Levi Bartels Oral History Interview: Polar Bear Oral History Project, Glen Johnson
Levi Bartels Oral History Interview: Polar Bear Oral History Project, Glen 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
York County Multiethnic Heritage Project Collection - Accession 186, York County Multiethnic Heritage Project
York County Multiethnic Heritage Project Collection - Accession 186, York County Multiethnic Heritage Project
Manuscript Collection
The York County Multiethnic Heritage project, administered by Dr. Joyce Pettigrew Berman of Winthrop’s English faculty, was made possible by a $38,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the U.S. government. The purpose of the project was to study the total contributions of ethnic groups to the total cultural heritage of York County School District No. 3, the York County Nature Museum and the city of Rock Hill Recreation Department. The project, which began in July 1976, and ended June 30, 1977, focused on ethnic groups in the area: Southern Appalachian, African-American and Native American. The …
Interview No. 435, Trabajadoras En Maquiladoras
Interview No. 435, Trabajadoras En Maquiladoras
Combined Interviews
Aproximadamente 25 horas de entrevistas con trabajadoras en maquiladoras en Cd. Juarez; grabaciones de conversaciones de grupos de trabajadoras; aproximadamente 2 horas de entrevistas con empleados.
Interview No. 445, Tv Documentary On Undocumented Immigrants To The United States
Interview No. 445, Tv Documentary On Undocumented Immigrants To The United States
Combined Interviews
Audio portio of program which examines reasons for Mexican migration to the United States and how migrants function in U.S. society.
Interview No. 455, Music From Performance By Rosa Guerrero
Interview No. 455, Music From Performance By Rosa Guerrero
Combined Interviews
Music representing several world cultures.
Interview No. 458, Humberto Pradilla A.
Interview No. 458, Humberto Pradilla A.
Combined Interviews
Huelgas en la escuela preparatoria; guerrillas con Camilo Torres; dando clases en la universidad en Colombia; cruzo a Venezuela una vez sin papeles.
Interview No. 454, Socorro And San Elizario, Texas
Interview No. 454, Socorro And San Elizario, Texas
Combined Interviews
Topics from the collection include: Adobe (M, R, S); Antiques (G); Aztec Tribe (Q); Muertos (H, I, L); Easter: 'Way of the Cross' (E); El Paso Times (W); Ghost Stories (A, B); Grutas (O); Historical Sights (G); Holidays (F); Making corn tortillas with a metate (Y); Matachines (EE); Missions (G, I, L, BB); Moon Ranch (C); Rodeos (T); San Elizario History (AA); Santos (G); Socorro History (K); Weddings (U); Wood-carving (Q, S); Wood lay (N). Many of the interviews may also contain general overviews of Socorro and San Elizario general history.
Interview No. 438, Memoirs From South Texas
Interview No. 438, Memoirs From South Texas
Combined Interviews
About 25 interviews conducted by students from Pan American University in the late 1970s, many in Spanish. Mexican Americans from this part of Texas recount a variety of experiences since 1910, including the Mexican Revolution, Immigration, labor issues, ethnic relations, and other topics.
Interview No. 461, Dr. Octavio Garcia
Interview No. 461, Dr. Octavio Garcia
Combined Interviews
Born in Mexico; person reads a summary of Dr. Garcia's life, prepared by a staff person at Pan American University; the Mexican Revolution, when Dr. Garcia's family took refuge in the United States; his medical practice in South Texas.
Interview No. 484, F. R. Cuellar