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Oral History Interview with Ino Reyes, June 27, 2016
Mr. Reyes was born in Mexico on his family's farm. One of 12 children, he excelled in school, pursuing an engineering degree. He then followed his family to Lufkin, where he worked for Lufkin Industries. After nearly twenty years working, he and his brother opened a Spanish-language newspaper, La Lengua. In his interview, he discusses his childhood and young adulthood in Mexico, assimilation and difficulties in Lufkin, his work career, the creation of La Lengua, and his contributions to the Mexican-American community in Lufkin through his newspaper and civic service.
Date:
June 27, 2016
Creator:
May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Reyes, Ino
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Betell Benham, June 27, 2016
Ms. Benham was born and raised in Lufkin, Texas. She went to segregated schools in Lufkin before participating in integration during the 1969-1970 school year. She graduated high school and went to college at the University of North Texas. She then became a flight attendant and worked in retail. She returned to Lufkin and worked with her mother, Bettie Kennedy, in the community. In the interview, Ms. Benham describes segregation in Lufkin, experiences with discrimination, problems during integration, discrimination she experienced at UNT, her work as a flight attendant, her time spent in retail, and the work of both her and her mother in the community.
Date:
June 27, 2016
Creator:
Benham, Betell; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919
Weekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1919
Creator:
Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 202, Ed. 1 Monday, June 27, 1921
Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1921
Creator:
Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. [8], No. 204, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 27, 1923
Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1923
Creator:
Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1913
Semiweekly newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1913
Creator:
Watford, G. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 204, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 27, 1916
Daily newspaper from Lufkin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1916
Creator:
Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History