Interview with community activist Gloria Villanueva-Anderson. The interview includes Villanueva-Anderson's personal experiences about being an activist in the Mexican-American community of Denton, Texas, education in Denton schools, discrimination at the train station in Denison, Texas, being accepted to the work-scholarship program of the FBI in 1952, opening her telephone answering exchange business, turning toward Republican politics, and her activities with George H.W. Bush's Texas Statewide Hispanic Campaign. Additionally, Villanueva-Anderson discusses her family background, the lack of discrimination against Hispanics in Denton, her family's assimilation in the Anglo culture, early Hispanic families in Denton, her appointment to the North Texas Hispanic Advisory Board by Senator John Tower, as well as her appointments to the Texas Small Business Task Force by Governor William Clements, the White House Conference on Small Business by President Jimmy Carter, and as Regional Advocate for the Small Business Administration by Ronald Reagan.

Interview with Major N. Jesse James concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. James worked at a camp in Pineville, Kentucky (Company 548).

Transcript of an interview with Lucille Nix, a schoolteacher, concerning her experiences teaching at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1949-1969). Nix discusses her relationship with students, church activities, and Principal Fred Moore.

Interview with Howard L. Baxter, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Tom Bean, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression. It includes an appendix with a poem about "The CCC Boys" by Iva Hathaway.

Interview with John Arwine, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Hurst, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.

Interview with Albert Thorn concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Thorn worked at camps in Lake Arthur, New Mexico (Company 2842) and Carlsbad, New Mexico (Company 2842).

Transcript of an interview with Annie Jimerson from Lufkin, Texas, concerning her experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.