Oral History Commons^™

Interview With Sam J. Ervin - Oh 123, Sam J. Ervin Jr.

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his March 7, 1981 interview with John Cissell, Sam Ervin recounts his work as a U.S. Senator for North Carolina. Ervin explains his defense of Jim Crow Laws and his involvement in an investigative committee that unveiled the Watergate Scandal. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 750, Joseph M. Ray

Combined Interviews

Ten cassettes include reflection and comments on the following topics:

1.- Board of Regents

2.- Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of UT Systems

3.- The Mother University in Austin

4.- Faculty Autonomy

5.- Quality of Faculty

6.- Quality of Students

7.- Library Endowment

8.- Athletics

9.- Public Involvement

10.- Seek and teach the truth and the importance of research

11.- Latin American Program

History Of The Red Wing School, Ronald Franklin Larchick, Melvin Mowrey

Rural Education

Oral history with Melvin Mowrey regarding the Red Wing School near Miller, Nebraska. Mowrey attended the school from 1919 to 1925.

Interview No. 495, Dr. Ricardo Aguilar

Combined Interviews

Comentarios sobre sus investigaciones sobre el humor mexicano.

Interview No. 432, Ing. David Herrera J.

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; experiencias como el comisionado de CILA; incluyendo detalles de la construccion de presas a lo largo del Rio Grande y el Rio Colorado, la canalizacion del Rio Tijuana, el problema de la salinidad en la area de Mexicali, y el Chamizal.

Interview With Julian Quattlebaum, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

Julian Quattlebaum interviewed by an unknown interviewer, 1981-82. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview Nos. 520.1 -- 520.14, Norman Araki, Lucille Araki, Joe H. Araki, Mary Araki, Cruz Ito, Hatsuko Harding, Kazuko Shaffer, Sosi Nakayama, John Ohira, Hortencia Ohira, Akira Perdue, Mr. Frank Shindo, Mrs. Frank Shindo, Mr. Chiharu Tagami, Hatsuki Tahiro, Angel G. Tanaka, Toeko Yabumoto, Christine Yanagidate, Japanese Sokogakkai Festivities, 1981

Combined Interviews

No abstract provided.

0346: Depositions Of Survivors Of Buffalo Creek Flood, Dennis Prince Et Al., Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The collection consists of the depositions of the 552 survivors of the Buffalo Creek Flood in 1972, plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Pittston Coal Company, filed in the U. S. District Court, Southern West Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia.

Interview With Bessie Louise Garison - Oh 104, Bessie Louise Garison

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In December 1980, Anne Ledford interviewed Winthrop alumna and former faculty member Bessie Louise Garison (1892–1985). Born in Ridgeway, SC, Garison moved with her family to Rock Hill in 1895, the same year Winthrop relocated there from Columbia. In the interview, she recalls her childhood in Rock Hill, witnessing the construction of the Winthrop campus, and attending Winthrop’s kindergarten and Model School (later the Winthrop Training School housed in the Withers/W.T.S. Building). Garison enrolled at Winthrop College in 1908 at age sixteen and graduated in 1912. She later returned as an Instructor of Fine Arts, serving from 1937 to 1958. …

Interview With Katharine Strozier - Oh 112, Katharine Strozier

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her December 6, 1980 interview with Rebecca Myers, Katharine Strozier shares the details of her life at Winthrop from the time she was in Training School until the time she graduated. Included are the memories of her life after Winthrop as a teacher and how her mother lived after the death of President James P. Kinard. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview With Naomi Banks Bridges - Oh 110, Naomi Banks Bridges

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her December 6, 1980 interview with her daughter Kathryn Bridges, Naomi Banks Bridges describes her schooling, time at Winthrop, and the effects of World War II on her family. Bridges concludes her interview describing Christmas day and her family’s Christmas traditions. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 483, Tomas Villalobos

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; educacion primaria; los anos de la Depresion en los Estados Unidos y la repatriacion de su familia a Mexico; su regreso a los Estados Unidos en los 1940s; experiencias laborales.

Interview No. 433, Leticia Quezada

Combined Interviews

Experiencias como trabajadora en el orfanatorio, incluyendo el sufrimiento de las madres y los hijos, abusos, problemas con el higiene, y el caso de una nina abusada sexualmente por su padre.

Interview No. 561, Pablo Barragan

Combined Interviews

Nacio en 1941 en Guanajuato, Mexico; crecio en un ambiente humilde; asistio a escuelas en El Paso mientras vivia en Juarez; se incorporo al ejercito Estadounidense en 1960 para obtener su residencia; estuvo en puestos militares en varias partes de los E.E.U.U., incluyendo Alaska; peleo en Vietnam en la infanteria; recuerdos de Vietnam; diferencias entre soldados mexicanos, americanos y negros; desiluciones con procedimientos y asignaciones en el ejercito; encuentros con mujeres mientras en el ejercito; encuentros con mujeres en la frontera antes de casado; diferencias entre las mujeres mexicanas y las de otras razas.

Interview With William Ledford - Oh 103, William Ledford

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his November 30, 1980 interview with his daughter Anne Ledford, William Ledford remembers his service in the Army during WWII. In particular, Ledford details his basic training and journey through Iceland, England, and France. Ledford shares his recollection of the Battle of the Bulge and the aftermath of WWII. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 464, Julio G. Perez

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; experiencias educacionales y laborales; la Revolucion Mexicana, la Depresion, las Guerras Mundiales I y II; su interpretacion de la palabra 'Chicano'.

Interview No. 563, Pedro Valenzuela

Combined Interviews

Nacio y crecio en Durango, Mexico; es de antecedentes humildes; fue a la escuela primaria contra la voluntad de su padre; fue independiente desde muy joven; emigro a Chihuahua y luego a Cd. Juarez; trabajo en una fabrica de tortillas; junto a otras personas y sin documentos, siguio a un 'guia' a traves de las montanas hacia Nuevo Mexico; trabajos y condiciones laborales en Nuevo Mexico; se caso en Cd. Juarez; su esposa tuvo uno de sus hijos en El Paso; trabajo en una maquiladora por muchos anos ascendiendo a un puesto de lider en el sindicato; despues de una …

Interview No. 465, Alfredo Jacques

Combined Interviews

Biografical data; Army years; childhood recollections; schooling; dating; community and political involvement; work experiences and his produce business; mentioned the Prohibition and Depression era, World War II, the repatriation of Mexicans to Mexico in the 1930s, and his home life.

Interview With Agnes Lawton - Oh 100, Agnes Lawton

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her November 13, 1980 interview with Lewis P. Armistead, Agnes Lawton relays her family history and career as a teacher. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Interview No. 701, L' Jon Walker Veloz

Combined Interviews

How she came to El Paso from Denton· experiences teaching - Mexican American children in El Pas ; first impressions of El Paso; how she met her husband; e tensive narrative describing how her husband!s car was stolen in E1 Paso and how she accidentally saw it in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, in the possession of the Mexican federal police in Coahuila; how the car was eventually recovered.

Interview No. 466, Francisca Villa De Porras

Combined Interviews

Datos biograficos; narrativa detallada de la Revolucion Mexicana; como vino a El Paso; la Depresion; la Segunda Guerra Mundial, donde murieron sus dos hijos; su vida en Estados Unidos; la Gripa del 1918.

Interview No. 510, The Castro Connection

Combined Interviews

Audio portion of NBC-TV White Paper special concerning Castro and Central American revolutions.

Keppel, Ruth Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 370, Discussion On Vista Del Sol Housing Project

Combined Interviews

A very lively discussion between Chicanos and Anglos over the construction of a project in East El Paso. Meeting of the El Paso Housing Authority (EPHA). Speakers: Hector Holguin, EPHA; attorneys for Vista del Sol Association (VSA); representatives of Tenant's Association; Albert Armendariz, El Concilio de El Paso; Margaret Randle, VSA; John Garcia, Mexican American Democrats; Rev. Washington, NAACP; Oscar Martinez, UTEP; Manny de la Rosa, Trinity Coalition; J.J. Armes, Private Investigator; Connie Ambrose, Women's Political Caucus; others.

Rivera, Rebecca A Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Van Wylen, Margaret E Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 369, Border Governors Conference

Combined Interviews

Tape I, side I: Introduction of distinguished participants and observers; welcome by Juarez Mayor Manuel Quevedo; presentation on Tourism by C. Roberto de la Madria, Governor of Baja California; presentation on Tourism by William Clements, Governor of Texas; presentation on Cultural Interchange by C. Oscar Flores Tapia, Governor of Coahuila. Side 2: Presentation on Cultural Interchange by Bruce Babbitt, Governor of Arizona; presentation on Ecology by C. Dr. Samuel Ocana Garcia, Governor of Sonora; presentation on Ecology by Ray Davis, representative of Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California; comments on the presentations by C. Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, Governor of …

Holleman, Jantina W Oral History Interview: Local Women, Carol Bechtel

Local Women

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the "living heritage" of Holland, Michigan. Since the project's birth in 1977, Hope student researchers have interviewed people with various perspectives on Holland's history.

Interview No. 532, Leonel J. Castillo

Combined Interviews

Biography; circumstances leading to his appointment as INS Commissioner, including anecdotes about high government officials; his work at INS, including opposition to his policies, unannounced visits to INS centers and problems encountered, participation in apprehending the undocumented and conversations with them; bridge demonstration at El Paso-Cd. Juarez in March, 1979; meetings with with Mexican officials; Carter Plan for the Undocumented; criticism of INS policies by Chicano groups; trip to refugee camp in Thailand in 1978; the "Boat People"; the Tortilla Curtain; meetings with Lopez Portillo; Cuban refugees; United Farm Workers Unions with respect to undocumented migration; the KKK incident; Mennonite …

Interview No. 624, José Anzaldo

Combined Interviews

Datos biográficos; su migración desde Nayarit hasta Tijuana; su cruce como ilegal a los Estados Unidos; experiencias trabajando en los Estados Unidos.
(Este transcrito contiene términos dialécticos usados en la frontera, y han sido escritos tal y como la persona entrevistada los usó.)

Trip to Tijuana and how he crossed into the U.S.; work experiences in Los Angeles; apprehension; deportation in Mexico.