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Oral History Interview with Javier Gutierrez, March 18, 2011

Description: Interview with Javier Gutierrez, Mexican-born immigrant to Dallas, owner of Javier's Gourmet Mexicano, a restaurant in Dallas. Discusses his childhood in Mexico City; how Mexico City has changed since he lived there; why his family decided to come to the U.S. and Dallas; his experiences adapting to American culture; goals in life; starting a business in Dallas; goals for the restaurant; the importance of Mexican culture; his aunt's kidnapping in Mexico City; views on the illegal immigration deb… more
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Date: March 18, 2011
Creator: Kroh, Katherine & Gutierrez, Javier
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Oral History Interview with Beth Stapleton, December 2, 2006

Description: Interview with Beth Stapleton, former textile mill worker, concerning her childhood in McKinney, Texas, and education in the town's public schools; memories of father's cotton ginning, cotton farming, and dairy businesses; memories of Texas Textile Mill; memories of 1948 tornado; social life in McKinney.
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Date: December 2, 2006
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah & Stapleton, Beth
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Oral History Interview with Robert and Daisy Rogers, September 3, 2007

Description: Interview with Robert and Daisy Rogers, a longtime North Texas music professor and his wife, concerning the childhood of Bob Rogers in Bartlesville and Tulsa, Oklahoma; education at Juilliard School of Music and Columbia Teachers College; service in World War II-era Army; and career as faculty member in North Texas School of Music (piano) from 1948 to 1984, including experience with State Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and memories of "Fess" Graham. Daisy Rogers' childhood in Red Eagle and Tulsa, Ok… more
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Date: September 3, 2007
Creator: Mears, Michelle; Rogers, Robert & Rogers, Daisy
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Oral History Interview with Antonio Manriquez, November 16, 2006

Description: Interview with Antonio Manriquez concerning his experiences of childhood in Presidio, including weekly visits across border to Ojinaga, Mexico; education at Sul Ross State University; career with State Parks Division of Texas State Parks and Wildlife agency; service on school board of Presidio ISD; opinions regarding shooting of Esequiel Hernandez, Jr., and activities of U.S. Border Patrol.
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Date: November 13, 2006
Creator: Folsom, Bradley & Manriquez, Antonio
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Oral History Interview with Elvira Short, October 21, 2006

Description: Interview with Elvira Short, a longtime resident of Eastland, Texas, concerning her experiences regarding rural life, racial segregation, and race relations in Eastland County, Texas; childhood in a land-owning farming family in Mansfield, Louisiana; marriage to Perry short and move to Ranger, Texas; religious and social life among African Americans in Eastland; family history.
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Date: October 21, 2006
Creator: Rose, Hariett DeAnn; Short, Elvira & Short, Perry
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Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Valentine, October 28, 2006

Description: Interview with Jeffery Valentine, instructor for the Outward Bound wilderness program in Redford, Texas concerning his experiences growing up in Midwest; love of outdoors; career in Peace Corps; interactions with people of Redford; opinions regarding shooting of Esequiel Hernandez, Jr., and activities of U.S. Border Patrol.
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Date: October 28, 2006
Creator: Folsom, Bradley & Valentine, Jeffrey
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Oral History Interview with Amelia Govan, November 11, 2006

Description: Interview with Amelia Govan, a longtime resident of Eastland, Texas, concerning her experiences regarding rural life, racial segregation, and race relations in Eastland County, Texas; early childhood in a farming family in Elmo, Texas; family's move to town of Eastland; decision to move to Los Angles, Cal., in search of work; return to Eastland; religious and social life among African Americans in Eastland; family history.
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Date: November 11, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Govan, Amelia
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Kranz, November 22, 2006

Description: Interview with Eugene Kranz, NASA mission control flight director, concerning his memories of childhood and education in Toledo, Ohio; Air Force career; career with NASA, including flight control missions in Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, International Space Station and Space Shuttle programs, with particular attention to Skylab's challenges; NASA's institutional history and culture.
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Date: November 22, 2006
Creator: Michael, Johnson & Kranz, Eugene
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Oral History Interview with Tennie Ireland, November 14, 2006

Description: Interview with Tennie Ireland, former textile mill worker, concerning her experiences growing up in McKinney; work career at Texas Textile Mill beginning at age thirteen; her experiences and other family members' experiences at mill; experience in "mill block" housing; union organizing; memories of 1948 tornado that destroyed the McKinney mill and many other buildings in town; work career at Texas Instruments; opinions regarding practice of women's unequal pay as compared to men's for equal wor… more
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Date: November 14, 2006
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah & Ireland, Tennie
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Oral History Interview with Lauren Mork, October 28, 2006

Description: Interview with Lauren Mork, instructor for the Outward Bound wilderness program in Redford, Texas concerning her experiences growing up in rural Pennsylvania; love of outdoors; interactions with people of Redford; opinions regarding shooting of Esequiel Hernandez, Jr., and activities of U.S. Border Patrol.
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Date: October 28, 2006
Creator: Folsom, Bradley & Mork, Lauren
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Oral History Interview with Louise Nixon, October 27, 2006

Description: Interview with Louis Nixon, former employee of the Texas Textile Mill and longtime resident of McKinney, Tex., concerning nature of clerical work at the mill; memories of various mill products; memories of various mill employees.
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Date: October 27, 2006
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah & Nixon, Louise
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Oral History Interview with Melvin LaFollette, September 30, 2006

Description: Interview with the Rev. Canon Melvin Walker LaFollette (ret.), concerning his career as an educator and in the ministry of the Roman Catholic Church; duties as canon missioner in the Big Bend region of Texas; experiences with the U.S Border patrol, U.S. Marines, and National Guard troops stationed at the border; shooting of Esequiel Hernandez. Jr.; perceptions of U.S. Border Patrol among people of Redford, Texas, following the shooting; efforts to investigate the shooting; changes in border enf… more
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Date: October 27, 2006
Creator: Folsom, Bradley & La Follette, Melvin W.
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Oral History Interview with Zach Kirkland, October 20, 2006

Description: Interview with Zach Kirkland, a NASA engineer and manager, concerning his memories of childhood in San Antonio and Orange,Texas; education at Lamar State College of Technology; decision to join NASA; work on engine development program, Apollo propulsion systems and duties in mission control; duties in Skylab and Space Shuttle programs; turf battles among Johnson Space Center and other NASA centers and contractors. Appendices consist of a NASA publication titled "Propulsion and Fluids Integratio… more
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Date: October 20, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Kirkland, Zach
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Oral History Interview with Charles "Chuck" Lewis, September 29, 2006

Description: Interview with Chuck Lewis, a NASA engineer and flight director, concerning his memories of childhood in Lawton, Oklahoma; education at Cameron Agricultural College and New Mexico State university; decision sot join NASA; duties in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs; work at remote sites around the globe; difficulties with Skylab launch and problem-solving on mission; team-building among members of Skylab operations shifts; Sky… more
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Date: September 29, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Lewis, Charles "Chuck"
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Oral History Interview with Milton Windler, September 16, 2006

Description: Interview with Milton Windler, a NASA engineer, flight controller, and flight director, concerning his memories of childhood in Langley, Virginia; education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; short career in U.S. Air Force; decision to join NASA; duties in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs; problem-solving on Skylab missions; team-building among members of Skylab operations shifts and flight crews; importance of "scienc… more
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Date: September 16, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Windler, Milton
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Oral History Interview with Ledell Randle, October 7, 2006

Description: Interview with Ledell Goodson Randle, a longtime African-American resident of Eastland, Texas, concerning her memories of childhood in Hawkins, Texas, as member of a sharecropping family; education in all-black schools; 1941 decision to move to Dallas following high school graduation; work there as a domestic and factory worker; 1951 marriage to Roston King and move to Eastland; initial perceptions of race relations in Eastland; church life and involvement in Eastern Stars organization; childre… more
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Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Randle, Ledell Goodson
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Oral History Interview with Renee Shelton, November 26, 2006

Description: Interview with Harriet Shelton, a longtime African-American resident of Cisco, concerning her memories of negative experiences in newly desegregated Cisco schools; phenomenon of self-segregation among students; decision to attend Cisco Junior College; social life among African Americans; perceptions of modern-day race relations in Cisco.
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Date: November 26, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Shelton, Renee
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Oral History Interview with Pam Rose, December 1, 2006

Description: Interview with Pam Rose, a longtime African-American resident of Cisco and Eastland Texas, concerning her memories of education in Cisco's all-black, one-room Smithville Elementary School that included grades 1-6; negative experiences in newly desegregated schools; perceptions of different treatment accorded to young black men and young black women by whites; decision to attend Texas Woman's University and earn degree in nursing; decision to return to Cisco; career as nurse in various hospitals… more
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Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Rose, Pam
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Oral History Interview with Betty Jo Weeks, October 20, 2006

Description: Interview with Betty Jo Weeks, a longtime African-American resident of Cisco, concerning her memories of childhood in the Humble Town community of Cisco; experience in all-black public schools; marriage to Robby Jones and decision to move to California and experiences there; decision to move back to Cisco following an earthquake; divorce from Jones and marriage to Oscar Weeks, owner of a popular barbecue restaurant; career as a factory worker, beautician, nurse's aide, and physical therapist's … more
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Date: October 20, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Weeks, Betty Jo
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Oral History Interview with Mae Green, October 11, 2006

Description: Interview with Mae Green, an African-American resident of Cisco, concerning her memories of childhood in Robertson County, Texas, farming family; experience in one-room, all-black schoolhouse and E.A. Kemp High School; marriage to Roland Green and decision to move to Abilene, Texas; separation from Roland Green and decision to move with three young children to Cisco; work as a maid, factory worker, and nurse's aide; children's experiences in desegregating schools relationships with black and wh… more
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Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Green, Mae
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Oral History Interview with Shirley Levels, August 9, 2006

Description: Interview with Shirley Levels, an African-American alumna of North Texas State College, concerning her memories of childhood and early education in Fort Worth, Texas; decision to enroll at North Texas in 1967; difficulties adjusting to an integrated setting and life as a college student; life in Clark Dormitory; experiences as a founding member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapter; graduation in 1971 with major in Library Science; career with Fort Worth Public Library and Fort Worth ISD; perce… more
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Date: August 8, 2006
Creator: May, Paul & Levels, Shirley
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Oral History Interview with Jimmie Jolley, April 6, 2006

Description: Interview with Jimmie Jolley, an African-American alumnus of North Texas State College, concerning his memories of childhood and early adulthood in Crockett and Big Spring, Texas; dislike of farm work, which made him determined to gain an education; experience in all-black schools; service in Korean War-era U.S. Army, including experiences with racial segregation; use of G.I. Bill to attend Howard College in Big Spring; decision to transfer to North Texas; interaction with students and faculty,… more
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Date: April 6, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Jolley, Jimmie Lee
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Oral History Interview with Rebecca Humphrey Jones, March 23, 2006

Description: Interview with Rebecca Humphrey Jones, an African-American alumna of North Texas State College, concerning her memories of childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including Lincoln and Madison High Schools; decision to enroll at North Texas State College in 1957; adjustments required for attending school in integrated setting; experience of boarding with African-American families in the "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton; meeting with school p… more
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Date: March 23, 2006
Creator: Rose, Harriett DeAnn & Jones, Rebecca Humphrey
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Oral History Interview with Bob Ray Sanders, March 3, 2006

Description: Interview with Bob Ray Sanders, an African-American alumnus of North Texas State College, concerning his memories of childhood and early adulthood in Fort Worth, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including I.M. Terrell High School; "benevolent racism" of Fort Worth whites; personal experience in desegregating Hollywood Theater in Fort Worth; early interest in journalism; decision to enroll at North Texas State University in 1965; experiences as an NTSU student and resident of De… more
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Date: March 3, 2006
Creator: Cervantez, Brian & Sanders, Bob Ray
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