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Oral History Interview with Victor Rodriguez, June 13-18, 2009
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Interview with Dr. Victor Rodriguez, educator and author of the memoir "The Bell Ringer," about his life and career. Dr. Rodriguez is a North Texas alumni, member of the UNT Athletic Hall of fame, member of the Geezles Fraternity, and pioneer Mexican American educator. Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlights significant insights into his storied career through five eras: his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; his Victoria Junior College athletic achievements and learning; his higher education, Geezle membership, and track accomplishments at North Texas State College; and his 37-year career as a teacher, coach, and superintendent in the San Antonio school district. Inspired by his Anglo third-grade teacher in an all-Hispanic school in Edna, TX, Rodriguez responded to his teacher's challenge to be a civic contributor by becoming a daily bell ringer at the local Catholic church (described in detail in his book, The Bell Ringer), a job requiring him to arise at 4:30 each morning and to run two miles one way amid nipping dogs to ring the bell. This discipline and activity would tap his athletic ability later as he surfaced as a distance district winner despite …
Date:
2009-06-13/2009-06-18
Creator:
Calderon, Roberto & Rodriguez, Victor, 1932-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of county records, Jackson County Courthouse, Edna, Texas
Inventory of records of Jackson County housed in the Jackson County Courthouse in Edna, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and Auditor. Also provides a list of Jackson County records and an index.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Riney, James E.; Fortin, Maurice G. & Saxon, Gerald D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Victor Rodriguez, November 21, 2019
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlighting significant insights into his storied and sterling career through five time dimensions: (1) his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; (2) his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; (3) his Victoria Junior College athletic achievements and learning; (4) his higher education art training, Geezle membership, and track accomplishments at North Texas State College; and (5) his 37-year career as a teacher, coach, and superintendent in the San Antonio (TX) school district. Inspired by his Anglo third-grade teacher in an all-Hispanic school in Edna, TX, Victor responded to his teacher's challenge to be a civic contributor by becoming a daily bell ringer at the local Catholic church (described in detail in his book, The Bell Ringer), a job requiring him to arise at 4:30 each morning and to run two miles one way amid nipping dogs to ring the bell. This discipline and activity would tap his athletic ability later as he surfaced as a distance district winner despite running barefoot, in blue jeans, and in an oversized t-shirt. From this beginning, he would emerge as a state champion and win a track scholarship to Victoria Junior College where he …
Date:
November 21, 2019
Creator:
Pettit, John D. & Rodriguez, Victor, 1932-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1952
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 30, 1952
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1964
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 14, 1964
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region P (Lavaca), 2016, Main Report
Water plan for Lavaca Region describing water supply locations and suppliers, the general state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date:
November 2015
Creator:
Lavaca Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1959
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 30, 1959
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1959
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 27, 1959
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1964
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 10, 1964
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Madstones and Twisters
Collection information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.
Date:
1958
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1956
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 3, 1956
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1965
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1965
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1959
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 19, 1959
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1964
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 30, 1964
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Edna Weekly Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1948
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1948
Creator:
Staples, H. K.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1964
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 27, 1964
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1959
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 17, 1959
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1965
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 9, 1965
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1960
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 17, 1960
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1963
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 11, 1963
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1960
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 18, 1960
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1959
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 10, 1959
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1955
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 12, 1955
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Edna Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1965
Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 11, 1965
Creator:
Evans, Chester
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History