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Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000

Description: Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a Ge… more
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Description: Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Medrano, June 18, 2015

Description: Interview with Manuel Medrano, an historian and author from Brownsville, Texas. In his interview, Medrano discusses his family background and childhood, education, experiences with discrimination, political activism, and the Chicano movement.
Date: June 18, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Medrano, Manuel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Rey Avila, June 18, 2015

Description: Interview with Rey Avila, founder of Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum in San Benito, Texas. Mr. Avila discusses his early life, education, his experiences as a young migrant worker, the history of Conjunto music in Texas, and the Chicano movement. Part of the interview takes place in the gallery of the museum.
Date: June 18, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Avila, Rey; Gutierrez, Jose Angel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Maria Rodriguez, June 18, 2015

Description: Interview with Maria Rodriguez, from Brownsville, Texas. In the interview, Rodriguez discusses her childhood, tenant farming, migrant labor, experiences with discrimination, and family life.
Date: June 18, 2015
Duration: 44 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rodriguez, Maria; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Rogelio Nuñez, June 16, 2015

Description: Interview with Rogelio Nuñez, executive director of legal defense and advocacy organization Proyecto Libertad from Harlingen, Texas. In the interview, Nuñez discusses his early life and education, Chicano activism, and Proyecto Libertad.
Date: June 16, 2015
Duration: 3 hours 12 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Nuñez, Rogelio; Gutierrez, Jose Angel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[Photograph of E.P. Castaneda and Children on Porch of Manse]

Description: Photograph of E.P. Castaneda and four girls on the porch of a house. Castaneda is dressed in slacks, button-down shirt, and tie. The girls are more casually dressed. Two of the girls are identified as his daughters while the other two are neighbor children. The house is white with wood siding and is identified as a manse for an unknown church. On either side of the porch are tall bushes with red flowers.
Date: 1953
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana]

Description: Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana. The church has white wood siding, a gray shingle roof, and a decorative parapet on the roof above the main doors. Affixed to the side of the building above the windows is a sign reading "Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana." Palm trees and bushes are scattered around the area. A man in a gray suit is standing next to the front steps of the church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana]

Description: Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana. The church has white wood siding, a shingle roof, and a decorative parapet on the roof above the main doors. Palm trees and bushes are scattered around the front and side lawns of the building. Four women are standing by the door of the church. An automobile is parked on the street in front of the church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana]

Description: Photograph of Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana. The church has white wood siding, a shingle roof, and a decorative parapet on the roof above the main door. The building is situated on a street corner. Palm trees, bushes, and flowers are scattered around the front and side lawns of the church. Automobiles are parked on the streets next the structure. A few people are standing by the front doors and on the sides of the church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Reverend Robinson at Ground Breaking]

Description: Photograph of Reverend Robinson at the ground breaking for an unnamed building. Rev. Robinson is dressed in a dark suit and tie. On the left behind Robinson are other men also dressed in suits. Behind Robinson on the right are women and children. Behind the entire groups is a building with white wood siding and a shingle roof.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Men at Ground Breaking Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of men at a ground breaking ceremony for an unnamed building. The men are dressed in suits and ties. In the front on the right is a table with bricks and a wooden box on it. In the front on the left is a wooden bench with a board on it. Behind the men is a building with white wood siding. On the front porch of that building, a woman is sitting at a piano.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Reverend Cruz Granados Digging]

Description: Photograph of Reverend Cruz Granados digging in the ground next to a building. Rev. Granados is wearing a brown suit and tie and is using a shovel. The building behind him is white with wood siding. There is a small, low-lying, wooden enclosure around the area where Granados is digging.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Elder Garcia Digging]

Description: Photograph of Garcia, an elder from an unnamed church, digging in the ground next to a fence. Garcia is wearing a blue suit and tie and is using a shovel. The fence behind Garcia is made of wood and wire. Trees, buildings, and an automobile are visible in the distant background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Woman Digging]

Description: Photograph of a women digging in the ground. She is wearing a gray skirt and jacket and is using a shovel. There is a small, low-lying, wooden enclosure around the area where she is digging. Behind the woman, automobiles and a bicycle are parked.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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Oral History Interview with Tony Gutierrez, June 16, 2015

Description: Interview with Tony Gutierrez, an activist and former county commissioner from from Harlingen, Texas. In his interview, Gutierrez discusses his background, working life, his local political activism, and race relations in Harlingen.
Date: June 16, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Gutierrez, Tony
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[Four Men Wearing Cowboy Hats]

Description: Photograph of C. Dow, Marcos Hines, Tom Mayfield, and E. W. Anelin, four men wearing suits, cowboy boots, and cowboy hats posing in front of a stone building. A handwritten text on the front of the photograph labels the men from left to right: "C. Dow, Marcos Hines, Tom Mayfield, E. W. Anglin."
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
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