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Oral History Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, November 11, 1998

Description: Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, a 99 year old Mexican woman who immigrated to Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Hollar is almost 100 years old at the time of the interview. Her family were some of the early residents of Kerrville and Kerr County, and her younger sister, Mary, eventually married Mr. H. E. Butts (founder of HEB). One of the oldest surviving members of the community, she describes her education, her career as a teacher, and how the area has changed over the years.
Date: November 11, 1998
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann; Hollar, Frankie Rosita Holdsworth & Salter, Ammie Rose
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Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016

Description: Perez talked about his life as a migrant worker and working in a cannery. Supporting the walkouts in Uvalde was his first political march. He also participated in voter registration drives at Texas A&I. Mr. Perez also discusses his time working with the La Raza Unida Party in Crystal City.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Perez, Alejandro
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Oral History Interview with Alan Tanaguchi, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Tanaguchi. Tanaguchi was a Japanese-American internee at the Gila River Camp in Arizona during World War II. At 19 years old, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tanaguchi became a part of the internment program of the War Relocation Authority. He provides detail of life growing up in Stockton, California before December 7, 1941 and after, and experiences of bigotry and racism among his peers. He provides detail of his father … more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Tanaguchi, Alan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Diana Palacios, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with Diana Palacios, a civil servant from Crystal City, Texas. In the interview, Palacios discusses her family background, segregation, experiencing discrimination at school, and a student walkout that took place at Crystal City High School in 1969.
Date: July 2, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Palacios, Diana
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Carlos Moore, July 29, 2015

Description: Interview with Carlos Moore, from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his early life and family history, time in the military, race relations in Fort Worth, labor unions and Democratic party activities.
Date: July 29, 2015
Duration: 56 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Krochmal, Max & Moore, Carlos
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Oral History Interview with Juan Cornejo, February 21, 1969

Description: Interview with Juan Cornejo, who is the former Mayor of Crystal City, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Cornejo gives some background information and describes his early life, education, and work. He describes how he was elected and what his accomplishments were as Mayor. Mr. Cornejo also discusses his thoughts and personal opinions on municipal elections, discrimination, the Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations, and charges against Captain A. Y. Allee.
Date: February 21, 1969
Creator: Cuellar, Robert & Cornejo, Juan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Arturo Gonzales, July 12, 2016

Description: Arturo spoke about growing up in Crystal City. Him working the fields during his earlier years. He speaks a lot about local Crystal City politics. The initial push for representation envisaged by Los Cinco. Some about local Crystal City folks who were drafted for Vietnam. During this period--late 1960s, Arturo went to Wisconsin to work and live. He talked about the Crystal City walkouts--hearing about them in Wisconsin then moving back--and the demands that the students made. Finally, he talks … more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Gonzales, Arturo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Pablo Avila, July 9, 2016

Description: Pablo Avila, former Zavala County Judge, is one of the elected public officials that came to power through the Raza Unida Party. Avila was born and raised in Crystal City in a middle class family. He described his family's interest in politics and his account of public life and the relationships between Anglos and Mexican Americans. His family --his mother especially-- were very invested in national and local politics. After going to college and becoming an attorney, Avila returned to Crystal C… more
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Avila, Pablo; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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