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Brief History of the Balzen Family in Texas (open access)

Brief History of the Balzen Family in Texas

History of the Balzen family in Texas including narratives and family charts for the various branches of the family, and anecdotes about family members, with reproductions of the family brand, maps, and other supplementary materials. The text includes a number of handwritten corrections and additions.
Date: July 14, 1982
Creator: Balzen, Richard W. & Balzen, Martha C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Public Officials in the Edwards Aquifer District (open access)

Letter to Public Officials in the Edwards Aquifer District

Letter to public officials announcing public hearings and solicitation for feedback within the Edwards Underground Water District.
Date: July 14, 1988
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016

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
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Perez, Alejandro
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benita and Evaristo Albarado, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Benita and Evaristo Albarado, July 14, 2016

Evaristo and Benita Albarado talked about the events surrounding the massacre at El Porvenir Ranch (Presidio County) in 1918, when a group of soldiers and Texas Rangers rounded up and shot Mexican American men who lived and worked at Porvenir. The father of Ms. Benita Albarado was a witness of the events, but did not talk about them until late in his life; his testimony motivated the Albarados to research and document the events surrounding the massacre. In addition to sharing the fruits of their efforts to show what really happened at Porvenir, the Albarados talked about growing up in segregated towns in west Texas (Benita Albarado is from Big Spring, while Evaristo Albarado was born and raised in Uvalde). They also talked about the importance of preserving the history of violence along the border, and discussed their collaboration with scholars in the production of an exhibit at the Bullock museum in Austin.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Albarado, Benita; Albarado, Evaristo; Sinta, Vincio & Arionus, Steve
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mario Cruz, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Mario Cruz, July 14, 2016

Mario spoke about growing up in La Pryor, Texas. He remembered his dad working in the Blewett mines near Uvalde; he talks a bit about the culture there because it was a company town. He talked about the discrimination his father felt in the mines and how his dad organized for union representation in the mine. His family moved to Uvalde in the 1950s. He talked about the segregated schooling in Uvalde--separate schools for ethnic Mexicans and African Americans. He talked about the reprimands he would receive for speaking Spanish in school. He also spoke about the importance of education to his family. Cruz left Uvalde for San Antonio to pursue a nursing degree/career but he retired in Uvalde later in life.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Cruz, Mario & Arionus, Steve
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rachel Gonzalez Hanson, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rachel Gonzalez Hanson, July 14, 2016

Rachel Gonzalez-Hanson grew up in a neighborhood straddling the Anglo and Mexican "sides" of Uvalde. Even though she was a very good student, she had to repeat the 7th grade after participating in the 1970 Walkout. While she was very young at the time, Gonzalez-Hanson recalled being highly involved with the local activists, notably Amaro Cardona (MAYO leader in Uvalde). After her early activism, Gonzalez-Hanson remained involved in local politics, helping in Cardona's and Gilberto Torres' campaigns for County Commissioner. Throughout the interview, Gonzalez-Hanson talked at length about race relations in Uvalde, the backlash from Anglos and conservative Mexican Americans, and her later career as a manager of a community health organization covering the Winter Garden area.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Hanson, Rachel Gonzales
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History