Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories

Interview with Raul Longoria Longoria and Earline Moorman Longoria - Part 01

Identifier

Oral history 00556

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Creation Date

5-27-1987

Description

  • 00:00 - Introduction.
  • 01:22 - Raul Longoria's parents and where they came from, and some chatting about history and the Spanish.
  • 08:00 - Raul's birthday.
  • 09:19 - Earline Longoria's parents and where they came from.
  • 11:00 - Raul and Earline's children.
  • 13:40 - Raul's elementary education.
  • 14:54 - Learning to speak English.
  • 17:58 - High school.
  • 18:12 - Work with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
  • 25:59 - Work with the U.S. Air Force.
  • 30:20 - Time in England.
  • 34:17 - Returning to the university and becoming an attorney.
  • 37:51 - Earline's education and teaching.
  • 38:43 - Practicing law.
  • 39:37 - Politics.
  • 41:37 - Politics in the Rio Grande Valley.
  • 54:15 - Agriculture and the economy of the Rio Grande Valley

Format

Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.

Length

00:60:53

Language

English

Notes

Interview conducted on 27 May 1987 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 8 January 2014 from the original analog cassette tape. Part 1 of 3.

Interview with Raul Longoria Longoria and Earline Moorman Longoria - Part 01

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