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Full-Text Articles in Oral History
Nisby Family: John Patrick Nisby, Jr. (Youth), Chris Bauer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Interview No. 652, Berte Haigh
Combined Interviews
Recollections of early College of Mines personalities.
Interview No. 232, Modesto Gómez
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
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
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
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
Interview No. 102.1, Pablo Carbajal
Combined Interviews
Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.
Interview No. 102.3, Guadalupe Garcia
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
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
Interview No. 102.2, Rafael Dominguez
Combined Interviews
Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.
Interview No. 102.7, Pablo Silvas
Interview No. 102.7, Pablo Silvas
Combined Interviews
Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.
Interview No. 102.6, Mike Pedraza
Interview No. 102.6, Mike Pedraza
Combined Interviews
Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.
Interview No. 102.5, Ramona Natai
Interview No. 102.5, Ramona Natai
Combined Interviews
Tigua Indian discusses tribal history, customs, and way of life.
Interview No. 33, Wayne Fuller
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Interview No. 17, Willis Walter
Combined Interviews
Biography; incidents and personalities of New Mexico history, including Pat Garrett, Martin Lohman, and A. B. Fall.