Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
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Quinta Mazatlan Historical Marker Ceremony - Part 02
Robert Hathaway
A continuation of the ceremony, Dr. Norton brings in Jim Shawn (sp?) to discuss the building of the house and the airport. Jim talks about Jason Matthews and the construction of his house. Jim discusses sod built houses (soddies/soddy) and compares them to adobe houses.
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Interview with Ella Hunger Hawthorne and Ewart Sterling Hawthorne - Part 01
Ella Hunger Hawthorne and Ewart Sterling Hawthorne
Ella Hunger Hawthorne was born in 1905 in Lichtenberg, Germany. She tells of her childhood in Germany, coming to Wisconsin in the 1920's and then moving to the Valley. Ewart Sterling Hawthorne was born in 1911 in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. He tells of his childhood in Pennsylvania and in San Francisco, and moving to the Valley. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Ella Hunger Hawthorne and Ewart Sterling Hawthorne - Part 02
Ella Hunger Hawthorne and Ewart Sterling Hawthorne
Ella Hunger Hawthorne was born in 1905 in Lichtenberg, Germany. She tells of her childhood in Germany, coming to Wisconsin in the 1920's and then moving to the Valley. Ewart Sterling Hawthorne was born in 1911 in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. He tells of his childhood in Pennsylvania and in San Francisco, and moving to the Valley. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Ewart Sterling Hawthorne
Ewart Sterling Hawthorne and Robert Everett Norton
Ewart Sterling Hawthorne tells about the end of the Civil War and its effects on his family, farm, and school life during horse and buggy days. He also talks about C.H. Swallow & Co. in land business and moving to the Valley.
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Interview with Beulah Hebel
Beulah Hebel and Roel Garza
Beulah Hebel was born in 1904 in Sullivan, Texas, next to Luling, Texas.
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Interview with Eddie Clarence Hedges - Part 01
Eddie Clarence Hedges and Robert Everett Norton
Eddie Clarence Hedges was born in 1921. He talks about his grandparents, parents, birth, and boyhood in Mission, Texas. He also relates his experiences in the Army Air Corps. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Eddie Clarence Hedges - Part 02
Eddie Clarence Hedges and Robert Everett Norton
Eddie Clarence Hedges was born in 1921. He talks about his grandparents, parents, birth, and boyhood in Mission, Texas. He also relates his experiences in the Army Air Corps. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Ana Hernandez
Ana Hernandez and Robert Andrew Nelson
Ana Hernandez was born in 1905 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She talks about growing up as an orphan and the lack of education.
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Interview with Andrea Hernandez
Andrea Hernandez and Laura Trevino
Andrea Hernandez was born in 1917 in Villaldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She relates her life experiences.
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Interview with Reynaldo Herrera
Reynaldo Herrera and Crystal Marie Cantu
Reynaldo Herrera was born in 1903 in Guachichil-Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. He relates his life experiences.
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Interview with Everett Ray Hill - Second interview
Everett Ray Hill and Patricia Laura Pena
Everett Ray Hill was born in 1914 in Wayne, Clearmont County, Ohio. He relates his life experiences.
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Interview with Everett Ray Hill - First interview
Everett Ray Hill and Eduardo Rodriguez
Everett Ray Hill was born in 1914 in Wayne, Clearmont County, Ohio.
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Interview with Manuel Hinojosa
Manuel Hinojosa, Kristen Weischedel, and Aylin Cordoba
Manuel Hinojosa talks about the RGV Hall of Fame, which he is a member of, and his own experiences as a high school football player.
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Interview with Rene Hinojosa
Rene Hinojosa and Crystal Marie Cantu
Rene Hinojosa was born in 1922 in Mercedes, Texas.
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Interview with Henry Ambrose Hodges - Part 01
Henry Ambrose Hodges and Robert Everett Norton
Henry Ambrose Hodges talks about his ancestors, life during the Civil War and late 19th century. He also talks about teaching career and discusses his philosophy of life. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Henry Ambrose Hodges - Part 02
Henry Ambrose Hodges and Robert Everett Norton
Henry Ambrose Hodges talks about his ancestors, life during the Civil War and late 19th century. He also talks about teaching career and discusses his philosophy of life. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Dorothy Irene Hoekstra
Dorothy Irene Hoekstra and Patricia Laura Pena
Dorothy Irene Hoekstra was born in 1910 in Rome, New York. She talks about education and politics.
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Interview with Estella Holland
Estella Holland and Steve Rene Carrales
Estella Holland was born in 1913 in Brownsville, Texas. She talks about her early life, Brownsville, Stagecoach Inn, King Ranch, bandit raids, and horse trading. Interview conducted in 1987 by Steve Carrales. Digital transfer completed on 11 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Digital file updated 9 February 2018.
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Interview with Delia Hooks
Delia Hooks and Veronica Garcia
Delia Hooks was born in Mission, Texas during the 1920's.
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Interview with Sophie Ann Hyba - Part 01
Sophie Ann Hyba and Tony G. Hyba
Sophie Ann Hyba was born in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Sophie Ann Hyba - Part 02
Sophie Ann Hyba and Tony G. Hyba
Sophie Ann Hyba was born in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Jose Infante
Jose Infante and Corina Castillo
Jose Infante was born in 1921 in Harlingen, Texas. He talks about life in the 1930's to the present.
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Interview with Santos Isaguirre
Santos Isaguirre and Corina Castillo
Santos Gaytan Isaguirre [Izaguirre] was born in 1904 in San Carlos, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He talks about his mom, Isabel Zuniga, Burgos, Tamaulipas, family, crossing the river, sings a song about Pancho Villa, education and personal life.
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Interview with Aurora Jackson
Aurora Jackson and Ricardo Alfredo Villarreal
Aurora Jackson was born in 1924 in Falfurrias, Texas. Aurora talks about her family and early life, including helping out at home, games, and how she met her husband. She also shares information about her grandparents.
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Interview with Andrew Jackson Munger
Andrew Jackson Munger and Johan-Carl Eric Seagren
Andrew Jackson Munger was born in 1909 in Munger, Missouri.
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Interview with Alice Amada Aceituno Jensen
Alice Amada Aceituno Jensen and Nora Lisa Tellez
Alice Amada Aceituno Jensen, born 30 July 1935 in Santiago de Chile. She talks about: education, working in a law firm, becoming Christian, wanting to be a nun, working in ministry in Chile, obtaining a degree in psychology, working under the Assemblies of God organization, rehabilitating drug addicts and prostitutes, overall society, abuse, Royal Rangers, and church.
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Interview with Frances Loraine Jensen
Frances Loraine Jensen and Robert Everett Norton
Frances Loraine Jensen was born in 1924. She talks about moving to the Valley from Kansas and her observations on Valley agriculture.
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Interview with Paul Jensen
Paul Jensen and Robert Everett Norton
Paul Jensen was born in 1918. He relates the story of a Danish immigrant family as Nebraska farmers, his education, and work as a railroad locomotive engineer.
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Interview with Maria Luisa Jimenez de los Santos
Maria Luisa Jimenez de los Santos and Juan F. Gonzalez
Maria Luisa Jimenez de los Santos talks about difficult times when she was growing up because of lack of money. She was born August 25, 1913 in Los Ramones, Nuevo Leon.
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Interview with Leonel Jimenez
Leonel Jimenez and Douglass E. Erickson
Leonel Jimenez was born in 1928 in Los Ebanos, Texas.
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Interview with Milton Kelly and Thelma Kelly - Part 01
Milton Kelly, Thelma Kelly, and Carole B. Turner
Milton Joseph Kelly and Thelma Kemmerer Kelly tell of living in Boliva, Mexico and Arizona and moving to the Valley.
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Interview with Milton Kelly and Thelma Kelly - Part 02
Milton Kelly, Thelma Kelly, and Carole B. Turner
Milton Joseph Kelly and Thelma Kemmerer Kelly tell of living in Boliva, Mexico and Arizona and moving to the Valley.
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Interview with Elton Edward Kenny
Edward Elton Kenny and Norma Leticia Rodriguez Gomez
Elton Edward Kenny was born in 1917 on Legon County, Ohio.
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Interview with Dewitt Talmage Knight - Part 01
Dewitt Talmage Knight and Robert Everett Norton
Dewitt Talmage Knight was born in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Interview with Dewitt Talmage Knight - Part 02
Dewitt Talmage Knight and Robert Everett Norton
Dewitt Talmage Knight was born in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Interview with Steven Kraus
Steven Kraus, Brandon Solis, and Mark Trejo
UTRGV Sports trainer Steven Kraus talks about his childhood, and how he got into physical therapy. He also talks about the changes in the physical therapy field over the years.
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Interview with Elma Krumdieck Koch Dutschman
Elma Krumdieck Koch Dutschman and Robert Everett Norton
Elma Krumdieck Koch Dutschman tells of her youth in Minnesota, her arrival in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the 1933 hurricane, view of Ebenezer (Alamo, Texas), land parties, and farming.
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Interview with Nina J. Lafleur
Nina J. Lafleur and Robert Everett Norton
Nina J. Lafleur was born in 1891. She talks about moving to the Valley on an immigrant train.
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Interview with Ola Lance - Part 01
Ola Lance and Joseph S. Hoy
Ola Lance was born in 1904 in Pike County, Arkansas.
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Interview with Ola Lance - Part 02
Ola Lance and Joseph S. Hoy
Ola Lance was born in 1904 in Pike County, Arkansas.
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Interview with Charlie Edgar Langston
Edgar Charlie Langston and Patricia Laura Pena
Charlie Edgar Langston was born in 1901 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Interview with Maria Dolores Lara
Maria Dolores Lara and Oralia Betancourt
Maria Dolores Lara was born in 1920 in San Benito, Texas.
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Interview with Clifton Lentz
Clifton Lentz and Eduardo Rodriguez
Clifton Lentz was born in 1920 in Hillboro, Illinois.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 01
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 02
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 03
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 04
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 05
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 06
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 07
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 08
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 09
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with Leo J. Leo - Part 10
Leo J. Leo and Hubert J. Miller
Leo J. Leo was born in 1917 in Mission, Texas. He and his twin brother, Alexander J. Leo, moved to Tabasco, Texas (La Joya) with their parents in 1917.
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Interview with George Todd Lewis
George Todd Lewis and Johan-Carl Eric Seagren
George Todd Lewis was born in 1916 in Jefferson, Texas.
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Interview with Candido Ferguson Longoria
Candido Ferguson Longoria and Eddie Longoria Perez
Candido Ferguson Longoria was born in 1907 in Kenedy, Texas.
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Interview with Ella Longoria - Part 01
Ella Longoria and Larry William Clubb
Ella Longoria was born in 1921 in Rio Grande City, Texas. She talks about her family background, World War II, and about the Valley in the 1950's. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Ella Longoria - Part 02
Ella Longoria and Larry William Clubb
Ella Longoria was born in 1921 in Rio Grande City, Texas. She talks about her family background, World War II, and about the Valley in the 1950's. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Alicia Longoria Longoria - Part 01
Alicia Longoria Longoria and Carole B. Turner
Alicia Longoria was born in Mission, TX on February 28, 1915. She discusses her childhood, what she knows of her parents and grandparent's lives, as well as her husband's childhood and what she knows about his grandparents who raised him. She shares how her family fed and clothed themselves, her early education, and memories of visiting her grandparents in Reynosa. She relates several stories of family lore involving cannibalism, the Mexican Revolution, her rich uncle the moneylender, and desegregating her own elementary school. Alice also briefly discusses her 30-year tenure as Postmistress in La Grulla.
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Interview with Raul Longoria Longoria and Earline Moorman Longoria - Part 01
Raul Longoria Longoria, Earline Moorman Longoria, and Robert Everett Norton
- 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
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Interview with Raul Longoria Longoria and Earline Moorman Longoria - Part 02
Raul Longoria Longoria, Earline Moorman Longoria, and Robert Everett Norton
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Interview with Raul Longoria Longoria and Earline Moorman Longoria - Part 03
Raul Longoria Longoria, Earline Moorman Longoria, and Robert Everett Norton
- 00:00 - Continuation of part 02.
- 00:40 - Naming of the state archives building and Lorenzo de Zavala.
- 03:35 - Historical preservation.
- 08:00 - Other issues that came un in the 1970's beginning with killer bees.
- 12:50 - Pieces of legislation the Raul sponsored and co-sponsored.
- 19:10 - How Raul would solve the financial crisis if he were still in the Legislature.
- 21:55 - Earline's opinion.
- 25:45 - What makes a good judge.
- 27:14 - Malpractice.
- 30:30 - What Raul has been doing lately (1987).
- 36:30 - What makes a good juror.
- 40:44 - What can be done about the probation system that can help people reintegrate to society.
- 48:14 - Drugs and morals.
- 55:00 - What can be done to educate children about drugs.
- 57:40 - Conclusion.
- 58:48 - Overrun from tape two.
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Interview with Gilbert Raul Longoria
Raul Gilbert Longoria and Helen Louise Weaver Williams
Gilbert Raul Longoria was born in 1913. He describes border life in the Rio Grande Valley from 1913 to present.
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Interview with Maria Lopez Cantu
Maria Lopez Cantu and Nora Cantu
Maria Lopez Cantu talks about her childhood and the type of work she did. She mentions the deaths of her father and mother.
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Interview with Gilberto Lopez
Gilberto Lopez and Juan Martin Guerra
Gilberto Lopez was born in 1922 in Edinburg, Texas. He talks about the Mexican culture, the population of Mexican-Americans on the ranches, and prejudice towards the Mexicans.
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Interview with Guadalupe Lopez
Guadalupe Lopez and Lucila Mendez
Guadalupe Lopez was born in 1904 in Los Saenz, Texas.
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Interview with Juan Lopez
Juan Lopez and Nora Cantu
Juan Lopez was born in 1917 in San Marcos, Texas.
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Interview with Juan Jesus Lopez
Juan Jesus Lopez and Terrie Dominguez
Juan Jesus Lopez was born in 1921 in Brownsville, El Salado Ranch, Texas.
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Interview with Maria Lopez
Maria Lopez and Diana Yvette Garza
Maria Lopez was born in 1903 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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Interview with Ramona Lopez
Ramona Lopez and Diana Duran
Ramona Lopez was born in 1897 in Gonzalez, Texas.
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Interview with Lorenzo Lopez
Lorenzo Lopez Rivera and Maria Isabel Huerta
Lorenzo Lopez was born in 1925 in Rio Grande City, Texas.
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Interview with Isabel Loya
Isabel Loya and Mary Elva Salas
Isabel Loya was born in 1909 in McAllen, Texas.
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Interview with Wenceslao Loza - Part 01
Wenceslao Loza and Guadalupe Martinez
Wenceslao Loza was born in 1916.
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Interview with Wenceslao Loza - Part 02
Wenceslao Loza and Guadalupe Martinez
Wenceslao Loza was born in 1916.
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Interview with Refugia Macal
Refugia Macal and Merardo Macal
Refugia Macal was born in 1914 in McAllen, Texas.
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Interview with Simon Macal
Simon Macal and Merardo Macal
Simon Macal was born in 1918 in Poth, Texas.
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Interview with Dorothy Josephine Maples
Dorothy Josephine Maples and Dawn Owen Chatham
Dorothy Josephine Maples was born in 1909. She talks about the Rio Grande River, bandit raids, modern-day education and land sales.
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Interview with Bertha Marines
Bertha Marines and Lucila Mendez
Bertha Marines was born in 1922 in Rio Grande City, Texas. In this brief interview, Marines recounts her childhood and her life on a ranch as well as her experience in motherhood.
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Interview with Emma Martinez
Emma Martinez and Linda Pena
Emma Martinez was born in 1922 in Rio Grande City, Texas.
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Interview with Javier Martinez
Javier Martinez and Sandra Alvear
Javier Martinez was born in 1912 in Mexico Distrito Federal, Mexico. He talks about his education and marriage.
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Interview with Jose Jesus Martinez
Jose Jesus Martinez and Corina Castillo
Jose Jesus Martinez was born in 1912 in Goliad, Texas.
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Interview with Lino Martinez and Olivia Martinez
Lino Martinez and Ricardo Alfredo Villarreal
Lino Martinez was born in 1926 in Rio Grande City, Texas. Olivia Martinez was born in 1930 in Carrizo Springs, Texas.
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Interview with Lucille Anna Burgoon McHenry
Lucille Anna Burgoon McHenry and Helen Louise Weaver Williams
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Interview with Refugio Medina
Refugio Medina and Diana Barrientes
Refugio Medina was born in 1919 in San Benito, Texas.
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Interview with Kent Loren Mellenbruch - Part 01
Kent Loren Mellenbruch and Robert Everett Norton
Kent Loren Mellenbruch discusses life in the Valley from 1915 to the present. He talks about work in the oil fields.
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Interview with Kent Loren Mellenbruch - Part 02
Kent Loren Mellenbruch and Robert Everett Norton
Kent Loren Mellenbruch discusses life in the Valley from 1915 to the present. He talks about work in the oil fields.
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Interview with Kent Loren Mellenbruch - Part 03
Kent Loren Mellenbruch and Robert Everett Norton
Kent Loren Mellenbruch discusses life in the Valley from 1915 to the present. He talks about work in the oil fields.
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Interview with Ignacio Mendoza
Ignacio Mendoza, Charles J. Ellard, and Jaime Cardoza
Ignacio Mendoza (b. 1978) was interviewed by Charles J. Ellard for the "Veterans History Project 2009" on September 25, 2009 at the Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library. The interview was video recorded by Jaime Cardoza. This interview has been archived at the Library of Congress.
Mr. Mendoza, a native of Edinburg, TX, describes his recruitment and military service in the U.S. Army, including his deployment to Iraq. Mr. Mendoza and his two brothers all served in the US Armed Forces and were sent to Iraq independently and at one point simultaneously.
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Interview with Howard B. Millen
Howard B. Millen and Robert Everett Norton
Howard B. Millen tells about life in Iowa, moving to the Valley, farming difficulties, schooling and description of the Valley during the 1920's.
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Oral History: A Tool for the Study of Mexican American History in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Hubert J. Miller
Scholars of Chicano history have been negligent in using oral history as a research tool whereas colleagues in other disciplines (e.g., Manuel Gomio, Paul Taylor, Oscar Lewis, and Americo Paredes) have used the technique extensively. The growing list of oral history projects since the early 1970's argues well for the greater use of oral history collections in writing on Chicano folklore, immigration, farm labor, political movements, and border history. However, a brief survey of history texts on the lower Rio Grande Valley reveals a striking neglect of Chicano history in the 20th century even though the history of this minority antedates that of the Anglos, and the bulk of the population is Chicano. Yet works by Lyle Brown, Devra Anne Weber, George N. Green, and Ricardo Romo show the type of Chicano information that can be gathered. Interviews conducted between 1976 and the present provide eye witness accounts of ranching, the medical profession, Mexican Revolution, border turmoil, migrations, ethnic relations, and social, economic, and political aspects of life in the lower Rio Grande Valley since 1900. These pioneering efforts in using oral history must be increased so that a more comprehensive account can be written about all aspects of Chicano experiences. (NQA)
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Interview with Minnie Norton - Part 01
Minnie Norton Millikan and Robert Everett Norton
Minnie Everett Norton was born in Crossville, Alabama in 1898. She taught school at Ojo de Agua before she graduated from high school. She also witnessed the "Battle of Ojo de Agua". She describes growing up in Alabama where she was born, and working on the farm with her family. Minnie describes the train trip from Alabama to Texas, all the way to Harlingen. There she learned Spanish in school. The family moved to McAllen in 1914. Minnie taught seventh grade in San Jose ranch after getting her teaching certificate while still in high school. She describes the bandit raids and teaching in English only classes. The interview then covers Minnie’s marriage and life in the Rio Grande Valley, attending Pan American in 1963.
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Interview with Angelica Montemayor
Angelica Montemayor and Sandra Cardenas
Angelica Montemayor was born in 1921 in Brownsville, Texas.
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Interview with Manuel Montes - Part 01
Manuel Montes and Joseph S. Hoy
Manuel Montes was born in 1912 in Artesita Ranch (Colonia La Grulla), Texas. He talks about life on a ranch, work on Valley roads, life in the 1940's and work for the Coca Cola Company.
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Interview with Manuel Montes - Part 02
Manuel Montes and Joseph S. Hoy
Manuel Montes was born in 1912 in Artesita Ranch (Colonia La Grulla), Texas. He talks about life on a ranch, work on Valley roads, life in the 1940's and work for the Coca Cola Company.
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Interview with Manuel Montes - Part 03
Manuel Montes and Joseph S. Hoy
Manuel Montes was born in 1912 in Artesita Ranch (Colonia La Grulla), Texas. He talks about life on a ranch, work on Valley roads, life in the 1940's and work for the Coca Cola Company.
