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Nisby Family: John Patrick Nisby, Jr. (Youth), Chris Bauer Jan 2005

Nisby Family: John Patrick Nisby, Jr. (Youth), Chris Bauer

African American Stories

Being the son of two high-achievers might be a burden for some people, but John Patrick Nisby says that he has had a “wonderful life.” His parents have played positive roles in his upbringing, introducing many factors into his life, which have inspired and motivated him...


Pech Family: Kun Tuy (Middle), Lindsey Gaines Jan 2005

Pech Family: Kun Tuy (Middle), Lindsey Gaines

Cambodian American Stories

Imagine a 15-year-old girl forced to work in the fields, seven days a week, from five in the morning until seven at night. In the U.S., such a young woman would be going to school to learn about herself and about life’s opportunities. Kun Tuy dreamed of teaching dance. Instead, she was put to work by the Khmer Rouge in the rice fields of mountainous Cambodia. She received no money and little food for her labor. The Khmer Rouge ruled by suppression and killing in anticipation of establishing a Communist regime in Cambodia…


Komure Family: Kathryn "Katy" Komure (Elder), Jacob Lethbridge Jan 2005

Komure Family: Kathryn "Katy" Komure (Elder), Jacob Lethbridge

Japanese American Stories

Since she was a young girl in French Camp, Katy Komure found her life defined by work. Despite a constant struggle to reach her goals, things had a way of working out for Katy. She focused on what she thought important and found she could succeed despite social barriers which stood in her way…


An Activist's Guide To Lesbian History: A Companion To The Video Not Just Passing Through, Polly Thistlethwaite Jan 1998

An Activist's Guide To Lesbian History: A Companion To The Video Not Just Passing Through, Polly Thistlethwaite

Publications and Research

This guide, designed to accompany the video Not Just Passing Through, contains guidelines for conducting oral history, forms for donating material to mainstream and community based archives, and lessons for engaging lesbian history with activism.


Mid-Twentieth Century Pioneering Of The Royal Slope Of Central Washington, Ellis Wayne Allred Jan 1996

Mid-Twentieth Century Pioneering Of The Royal Slope Of Central Washington, Ellis Wayne Allred

Graduate Student Projects

Pioneering of the Royal Slope in central Washington State is explored. Interviews with original settlers, especially those who arrived in 1955 and 1956, the first two years in which water from The Columbia Basin Project was available for farming on the Royal Slope, are the primary sources used. An overview of earlier attempts to settle the area without the benefit of water and power is also included.


To Tell The Truth: The Lesbian Herstory Archives: Chronicling A People And Fighting Invisibility Since 1974, Polly Thistlethwaite Sep 1989

To Tell The Truth: The Lesbian Herstory Archives: Chronicling A People And Fighting Invisibility Since 1974, Polly Thistlethwaite

Publications and Research

A portrait of the Lesbian Herstory Archives by a volunteer, describing the archive in its original home in Joan Nestle's Upper West Side New York City apartment that she shared with Mabel Hampton. Originally published in Out/Week Magazine.


Interview No. 673, C. L. Sonnichsen Jan 1984

Interview No. 673, C. L. Sonnichsen

Combined Interviews

How he came to the Texas School of Mines in 1927; recollections of campus life including students, professors, and administrators; changes in students through the years; courses taught; Mexican Americans on the campus; why he decided to work with the Arizona Historical Society.


Interview No. 652, Berte Haigh Feb 1980

Interview No. 652, Berte Haigh

Combined Interviews

Recollections of early College of Mines personalities.


Interview No. 232, Modesto Gómez Nov 1975

Interview No. 232, Modesto Gómez

Combined Interviews

Experiencias con la discriminación durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y en el mundo de los negocios; actividades con LULAC; biografía, educación; puntos de vista sobre la historia y cultura mexicanas; puntos de vista sobre la cultura americana; aspectos generales de las historia de El Paso. (Experiences with discrimination in World War I and in the business world; activities with LULAC; biography; education; views on Mexcian culture and history; views on Anglo culture; general aspects of El Paso history.) Tape and transcript in Spanish.


Interview No. 170, Carl Hertzog Aug 1975

Interview No. 170, Carl Hertzog

Combined Interviews

Biography; job as printer in the 1920's; Ciudad Juárez during prohibition.


Interview No. 181, S. L. A. Marshall Jul 1975

Interview No. 181, S. L. A. Marshall

Combined Interviews

Biography; encounters with Pancho Villa; Felipe Angeles and Jose Vasconcelos; Albert Bacon Fal l; Pershing Expedition; Columbus Rain; Ciudad Juárez in the teens and 1920's; effect of the railroad on El Paso; Zack Lamar Cobb; Zack White; prominent men in El Paso in l9l5; sentiment in El Paso toward the Mexican Revolution; Pascual Orozco; orientals and blacks in El Paso during the teens; crossing the international bridge; Emil Holmdahl; Sam Dreben; General Pershing; prejudice against Mexicans; the El Paso Herald Post vs. the El Paso Times; friendliness of El Paso; Chris P. Fox; returning to El Paso after World …


Interview No. 28, Tom Diamond May 1970

Interview No. 28, Tom Diamond

Combined Interviews

Talk given at the Westerners Club, includes discussion of spiritual values on Indians, land disputes with the state of Texas, and white settlements in the El Paso area.


Interview No. 102.1, Pablo Carbajal Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.1, Pablo Carbajal

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 102.3, Guadalupe Garcia Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.3, Guadalupe Garcia

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 102.4, Trinidad J. Granillo Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.4, Trinidad J. Granillo

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 102.2, Rafael Dominguez Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.2, Rafael Dominguez

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 102.7, Pablo Silvas Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.7, Pablo Silvas

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 102.6, Mike Pedraza Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.6, Mike Pedraza

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 102.5, Ramona Natai Jan 1970

Interview No. 102.5, Ramona Natai

Combined Interviews

Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.


Interview No. 33, Wayne Fuller Dec 1969

Interview No. 33, Wayne Fuller

Combined Interviews

Speech made to the Westerners Club on the history of the U. S. Postal Service during the 18th and 19th centuries.


Interview No. 37, Norman C. Hall Apr 1969

Interview No. 37, Norman C. Hall

Combined Interviews

History of railroad building in the El Paso area, New Mexico, and Arizona; consolidation of railroad companies; prominent figures of various companies.


Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson Jan 1969

Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson

Combined Interviews

Life in the Big Bend area of Texas during the early part of the 20th Century; ranching and homesteading.


Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller Jan 1969

Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller

Combined Interviews

Incidents at the College of Mines, particularly during the 1930's; pre-medical study; Department of Social Sciences; personalities of various administrators and professors; social life at the College.


Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean Aug 1968

Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean

Combined Interviews

Post-war development of El Paso; work with sub-committee on higher education; political campaigns; role in the building of Thomason General Hospital; the Sun Bowl, Trans-Mountain Road, and the Cordova Bridge.


Interview No. 27, Chester Chope Jul 1968

Interview No. 27, Chester Chope

Combined Interviews

Early 20th Century El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; size and atmosphere of the two cities; personalities of members of the newspaper staff; political corruption; social life; Chinese population; Ciudad Juárez during Prohibition; Fort Bliss; Pancho Villa; improvements in transportation.


Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet Jul 1968

Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet

Combined Interviews

Career of Capt. Greet; importance of El Paso as a living place for tuberculosis patients at the turn of the century; leading families of early El Paso.


Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez Jul 1968

Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez

Combined Interviews

Account of early 20th Century El Paso, including saloons, schools, and city buildings.


Interview No. 26, Emmett Issacs May 1968

Interview No. 26, Emmett Issacs

Combined Interviews

Early recollections of his youth in the Organ-Las Cruces, New Mexico, area, including cattle ranching, Indians, homesteaders, Pat Garrett, frontier justice, stagecoach lines, mining, and the Lincoln County War.


Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk Apr 1968

Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk

Combined Interviews

Life in Texas in the early part of the 20th Century, including business, politics, and social life.


Interview No. 17, Willis Walter Jan 1968

Interview No. 17, Willis Walter

Combined Interviews

Biography; incidents and personalities of New Mexico history, including Pat Garrett, Martin Lohman, and A. B. Fall.