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Interview No. 844, Nestor Valencia
Interview No. 844, Nestor Valencia
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; biographical data; history of Chamizal issue; explains origin of term Chamizal; describes his responsibilities during implementation of treaty; trip to Mexico City to work with Inter-Secretarial Commission of Chamizal Affairs; reaction of Chamizal residents to treaty; businesses forced to relocate; land use issues; transferring property and structures to Mexican government; proposed construction of alien detention facility in area; Four Point Program; national parks of both sides of border; new international bridges; initiation of the maquiladora industry.
Interview No. 842, J. Samuel Moore
Interview No. 842, J. Samuel Moore
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; history of Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger, and Thurmond, law firm representing U.S. at 1911 arbitration hearing on Chamizal; role of Richard F. Burges as U.S. Associate Counsel in Chamizal arbitration hearing; historical background of Chamizal issue; Mexico City meeting of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Mexico President Adolfo Lopez Mateos; reasons for delay in setting Chamizal issue; describes Chamizal tract and discusses Public Law 88-300; relocation of Chamizal residents and businesses; paper he authored on Chamizal dispute; sources of information of Chamizal issue.
Interview No. 835, Joaquín Bustamante
Interview No. 835, Joaquín Bustamante
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; recounts employment with the National Irrigation Commission in Mexico City; provides historical sketch of Chamizal issue; tell about National Border Program or PRONAF (Programa Nacional Fronterizo); role in preparation of publications El Chamizal: Solución Gráfico; relationship between boundary commissioners on both sides of U.S.-Mexico border.
Interview No. 847, Bob Ybarra
Interview No. 847, Bob Ybarra
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; recollects recruitment by IBWC as border specialist and trouble shooter, history of Chamizal dispute; sentiments of residents on forced relocation; construction of new international bridges; proposed alien detention facility; highlights of Four Point Program; comments on script of historical narrative, "The Brown Report"; anecdotes about narrators in Chamizal Memorial documentary.
Interview No. 846, William E. Wood
Interview No. 846, William E. Wood
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; provides highlights of early career; detailed description of Chamizal homes; colorful vignettes of home appraisals in the area; financial situation of Chamizal residents and their mistrust of banks; payments error made by U.S. government during relocation; donation of files to Chamizal National Memorial; sentiments of relocated Chamizal residents.
Interview No. 839, Oscar A. Gonzalez Moreno
Interview No. 839, Oscar A. Gonzalez Moreno
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; biographical data; describes employment with the Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas; relationship with David Herrera Jordán, former commissioner for the International Boundary and Water Commission, Mexican Section, comments, on value of Chamizal land transferred from U.S. to Mexico under tenets of treaty.
Interview No. 841, Feliciano Hinojosa
Interview No. 841, Feliciano Hinojosa
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project;biographical data; describes homes and neighborhoods in Chamizal; recounts reaction of residents to signing of treaty; discusses meeting of Chamizal Civic Organization and Role Commissioner Joseph Friedkin; tells about his trip to Washington, D.C. to highlight plight of Chamizal residents meeting and his meeting President Lyndon B. John F. Kennedy in El Paso; appraisals of homes; meeting President Adolfo López Mateos in El Paso at signing treaty.
Interview No. 834, William Bass
Interview No. 834, William Bass
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; describes Chamizal Homes, residents, and neighborhood, sale of Chamizal residence to U.S. government; purchase of new home; Cordova Island; mentions commercial businesses located in Chamizal area forced to relocate after signing of Chamizal Treaty; sentiments on outcome of family's relocation after implementation of treaty.
Interview No. 840, Valentín Hernández, Agustina Hernández
Interview No. 840, Valentín Hernández, Agustina Hernández
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; discuss their involvement with El Paso Civic Organization; group with defended citizen rights of Chamizal residents during implementation of the treaty; recount difficulties during that time and reminisce about life and neighbors in the Chamizal.
Interview No. 845, Oscar B. White
Interview No. 845, Oscar B. White
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; biographical data; recalls organization Chamizal Civic Organization whose purpose was to defend citizen rights of Chamizal residents; trip to Washington, D.C. on behalf of concerned Chamizal residents; description of homes in the are and relocation of residents; comments on real estate transaction between residents and U.S. government; questions action of some city real estate agents concerning relocation; offers sentiments on his role in assisting residents during relocation proceedings.
Interview No. 843, Ana Parra
Interview No. 843, Ana Parra
Combined Interviews
Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; describes Chamizal area and tells about Los Alamos Grocery, business operated by her husband; discusses problems encountered by Chamizal residents when forced to relocate after signing of treaty.