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Girl with Birthday Cake; Late 1950s School Pictures; School Pictures; School Pictures; Portrait of Woman; Baby Picture; Portrait of Woman

Description: Copy negative of seven pictures. The picture in the middle at the top is of Nancy Jean West standing in a yard in a plaid dress, holding a birthday cake in 1951 in Cisco, Texas. The picture on the top right is a school picture of Nancy Jean West in the late 1950s in Midland, Texas. The first and second pictures on the bottom row are school pictures of Nancy Jean west in 1953 in Cisco. The third and last pictures on the bottom row are portraits of Bertha Leo Buchanan West in the early 1930s in C… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year']

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the second annual "Party of the Year" honoring ten women: Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. V. Y. Rejebian, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, Mrs. J. Howard Hodge, Mrs. Edith McKanna, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. Allan Shivers, and Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby. The article includes details of the event. The article includes photos of Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, and Mrs. J Howard Hodge.
Date: February 11, 1951
Creator: Gouldy, Mabel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Texas Medical Association
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Oral History Interview with Dallas Willis, July 29, 2016

Description: Dallas “Dally” Willis was born in 1920 in Dallas, Texas but grew up in Cleburne, Texas, raised by a single mother of seven children after his father abandoned the family. Willis attended high school in Cleburne and joined the Marine Corps in 1941. In the Marine Corps, Willis worked as an aerial photographer mapping the Pacific territories controlled by Japan. Upon returning to Cleburne, Willis worked for Southwestern Bail and joined the Communication Workers of America union. He moved to Midlan… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 36 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Willis, Dallas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Isabel Jimenez, July 22, 2016

Description: Isabel Jimenez was born in 1953 in Slanton, Texas. Her family moved to Midland, Texas and she attended De Zavala Elementary (the “Mexican” school), Austin Junior High, and graduated from Midland High School in 1971. Jimenez attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas for one year, then Midland College, and the University of Texas—Permian Basin, which she eventually graduated from in 1987 with a degree in Spanish. Beginning in 1976, Jimenez worked for Southwest Bell. She joined LULAC in the 1970s … more
Date: July 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Jimenez, Isabel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lydia Madrigal on July 29, 2016

Description: Lydia Evaro Madrigal was born in Odessa, Texas in 1957 and grew up in the majority minority area of south Odessa. She attended Zavala Elementary, Travis Elementary, Ector County Junior High and High School, and transferred to Permian Basin high school for the higher level of academic classes. Madrigal graduated from high school in 1975. She then attended Odessa College, and began working in a local television station due to a suit by attorney Richard Abalos due to the lack of people of color in… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Madrigal, Lydia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Fay Batch, July 12, 2016

Description: Fay Batch was born and raised in Fairfield, New Jersey. Her parents were social justice advocates with various organizations, including the NAACP. As a child and teenager, she participated in various rallies and joined picket lines in chain stores to challenge segregation. Upon graduating from high school, Batch attended the University of Southern California from 1975-1979. After graduating from the USC, she moved to the Midland-Odessa area with her husband, also a USC graduate, who was origina… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Batch, Fay; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with James and Robbyne Fuller, July 19, 2016

Description: Robbyne Hacker Fuller was born in Clarksville, Texas in 1943. She attended schools in Clarksville through 5th grade until her family moved to Midland, Texas. She graduated from African American Carver High School in Midland in 1961. She attended San Angelo Jr. College, Odessa College, and graduated from Midland College with an associate’s degree. In 1964 she became the first African American women to sale real estate in Midland. She retired from Texas Instruments and was a major part of foundin… more
Date: July 19, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Fuller, James; Fuller, Robbyne & Wisely, Karen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Luis Sanchez, July 22, 2016

Description: Luis D. Sánchez was born in Midland, Texas in 1978. His parents originated from the Ojinaga area of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Sánchez grew up in majority-minority, south Midland. He attended Travis Elementary, Long Elementary, Alamo Junior High, and Midland High School. After high school, Sánchez obtained his associates degree, while working two jobs, in government from Midland College in 2000. In 2002 he obtained his bachelors in political since from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tex… more
Date: July 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Sanchez, Luis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Felipa Lara, July 26, 2016

Description: Felipa Lara was born in Pecos Texas in 1946. In Pecos, she went to East Pecos Junior High and Pecos High School. All her schooling up to high school was within segregated schools. Lara married at seventeen and moved to Midland in 1962. In Midland, Felipa worked for the school district, particularly in the district’s migrant program. When LULAC was founded in Midland (1985), Lara joined the group as LULAC sued for single member districts at the county, city, school board, and college board level… more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Lara, Felipa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Rogelio Robles, July 27, 2016

Description: Rogelio “Roger” Robles was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1929 and grew up in both Laredo and Lampazos, Nuevo Leon. Robles graduated from Martin High School in Laredo in 1948; he then briefly moved to New York City before he was drafted into the Korean War. After returning from the Korean War, Robles attended Midland College and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1960. He permanently moved to Midland to work within the Guadalupe Youth Service Center that same year. While in this… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 55 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Robles, Rogelio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with George Lara, July 28, 2016

Description: George Lara was born (1966) in Ector County, Texas but raised in Midland County, Texas. Lara began school as Midland Independent School District was integrated and graduated in 1984 from Lee High School. He has worked in Lara’s Automotive, founded by his father in 1970, since 1984. George Lara took over the small, family owned business in 1988. Lara ran for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees and won in 1999. Lara served as a Trustee for ten years and was part of the board when Midland ISD receiv… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Lara, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Rachel Stone, July 26, 2016

Description: Rachel Stone, the daughter of Felipa Lara, was born and raised in Midland, Texas. She attended Travis Elementary in the city’s minority majority south side, Alamo Junior High, and graduated from Midland High School in 1984. After high school, Stone worked for the FDIC and then began to work for the Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where she has been for twenty-four years; she is now the CEO/Director of the chamber. Stone has also served on committees for Midland Independent School District. more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 50 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Stone, Rachel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[Portrait of Two Men, Four Women, and Six Children]

Description: Photograph of 12 people. This portrait is of two men, a woman and a young boy standing behind three seated women with five children around them. The photograph's envelope says the name Tommy Fuller. One of the men is wearing a t-shirt and the other is wearing a button-down shirt with suspenders and a hat. The woman standing between them is wearing a blouse and slacks with a belt. The young boy standing next to them is wearing a button down shirt. The three women in front of them are seate… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[Portraits of Four Women]

Description: Photograph of 4 people. This image is of two photographs that appear to be identical and side by side. The photograph's envelope says the name Tommy Fuller, but does not state its significance to the photograph. There are two women seated on what appears to be a bench and two women that are leaning down behind them. The two seated women are wearing blouses and slacks. One of the women seated has her arms folded and the other has one arm around the woman next to her and the other in her lap… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[Portrait of Two Men, Four Women, and Six Children]

Description: Photograph of 12 people. This portrait is of two men, a woman and a young boy standing behind three seated women with five children around them. The photograph's envelope says the name Tommy Fuller, but does not state its significance to the photograph. One of the men standing is wearing a t-shirt and slacks and the other is wearing a button-down shirt with suspenders and a hat. The woman standing between them is wearing a blouse with slacks and a belt. The young boy is wearing a button-do… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[Presenting a Donation to the Midland Hospital]

Description: Photograph of the presentation of a donation from the Lions Club to the Midland Memorial Hospital. James L. Daugherty, Lions president, hands a check to M C. Ulmer, chairman of the Midland Hospital finance campaign as they pose for a picture. They shake hands and smile in front of a backdrop of an illustration of the hospital, with a caption that reads "YOU may be NEXT to need this HOSPITAL".
Date: [1948..1949]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland Rotary Meeting]

Description: Photograph of a local Rotary meeting in Midland, held in a dining room with multiple dinner tables. At center, Dr. Kurt Lekisch stands with a microphone in front of him; to his left stands Jack Washburn, and to the right is Fred Kester. Washburn and Kester wear identical pins on their chest.
Date: 1963~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Art Cole and John Perkings]

Description: Photograph of Art Cole (left), executive director of the Midland Community Theater from 1946 to 1980, presented with Man of the Year awards by John Perkins (right) in 1949. Both men stand in front of a raised stage, behind a dinner table upon which are plates and papers.
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Portrait of Stanley Moore]

Description: Photograph of Stanley Moore, founder and former president of Drilco Industrial, based in Midland. He holds a plastic bag and a box, standing and facing forward while smiling in front of a large fern sparsely decorated with stringed lights and ornaments.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Portrait of J. H. Knowles]

Description: Photograph of J. H. Knowles, a Midland County judge between 1910 and 1915. He sits on a chair in front of his desk, wearing a suit, tie, and hat with his legs crossed, a cigar in one hand, and his other hand resting on the desk.
Date: [1910..1915]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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