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Oral History Interview with Carlos Calbillo, June 24, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Carlos Calbillo, June 24, 2016

Carlos Calbillo was born in Magnolia in 1949 and grew up in Pasadena. He began his activism at San Jacinto Community College when he was kicked out for not shaving his beard. In his early college years, he is a part of SDS and the Worker's World Union. Mr. Calbillo became involved with PASSO after meeting Leonel Castillo at an MLK Solidarity March in the Third Ward in 1968. Soon, he is leading voter registration drives in Pasadena, working at the Chicano Training Center, and for VISTA. In the 70s, Mr. Calbillo gravitates to the more millitant Chicano Movement where he becomes involved in writing Papel Chicano and protesting HISD integration policies. He also joins the movement in other areas of the country including California and Colorado. In the latter half of the 70s, Mr. Calbillo began working at a TV station, prompting him to begin a show called "Reflejos del Barrio" and create local documentaries including one about Joe Campos Torres.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Calbillo, Carlos; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bryan Parras. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bryan Parras.

Bryan Parras was born in 1977 in the East End, a Mexican-American enclave in Houston, TX. His parents, Jesusa Moreno and Juan Parras, played influential roles in his political consciousness. He talks about discrimination and how he has became involved in Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say as well as the immigrant rights movement. Parras also discusses how the creation of Cesar E. Chavez High School right near the oil refineries in Houston sparked his involvement in the environmental justice movement. He provides an in-depth discussion of how the environmental justice movement has taken him all over the world, particularly in Canada and South American, and how through his organization, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, he has forged relations with indigenous communities as well as African-American communities.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Parras, Bryan
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Van, June 24, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with David Van, June 24, 2016

Mr. Van Os grew up in segregated Kilgore, in East Texas; the first part of the interview is spent in his recollections of the era, including the eventual integration of the schools in the mid-to-late 1960s. He attended UT Austin, where he became involved in SDS and joined several activities that involved African American and Mexican American activists. While studying law, he did an internship with the law firm of David Richards, who had been working on voting rights litigation earlier that decade. After graduating, he worked as a union-side labor lawyer and represented the Austin chapter of the NAACP in a lawsuit to do away with at-large place system for city council elections. In addition to his early activism and work in civil rights litigation, Mr. Van Os talks about the relationship of racial and economic justice and the role of labor unions in ensuring both.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Van Os, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ofelia Vasquez-Philo, June 24, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ofelia Vasquez-Philo, June 24, 2016

Ofelia Vasquez-Philo was born December 28, 1932 in Seguin, Texas, and was the oldest of nine children. She grew up on Freeman Ranch, in Wimberley, Tx., where her father was the ranch foreman. She married Joe Vasquez, Jr. in 1950 and they raised 7 children in San Marcos. After Joe's death in 1986, she married Harry Philo. Ofelia worked part-time in 1966 at the Office of Community Action. In 1970, she became executive director, a position she would hold until her retirement in 1993. During this period, she obtained her GED certificate, and her bachelor's degree from Antioch University, Austin campus in 1978. She was the first Latina to serve on the San Marcos Independent School Board from 1969-1971. She was a charter member of the San Marcos Heritage Foundation, and a member of the Hays County Historical Commission, the San Marcos League of Women Voters, the Hijas de Maria, the Archicofradia of St. John's Catholic Church, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Finance Council and the Bereavement Ministry of St John's Catholic Church. She also worked for the preservation of Hispanic cemeteries and served on numerous other city and county boards and commissions. She is coauthor of Suenos …
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Vasquez-Philo, Ofelia
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 2016 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (open access)

Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Weekly student newspaper from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2016
Creator: Roller, Cindy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ethics Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Ethics Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Ethics Commision describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Library & Archives Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Facilities Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021 (open access)

Texas Facilities Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2017-2021

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Facilities Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Texas Facilities Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2016
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 82, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 82, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 103, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 103, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 60, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 60, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 164, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 164, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 122, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 2016 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 122, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016 (open access)

The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Kermit, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2016
Creator: Parks, Phil
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barry G. King]

Photograph of a portrait of Dr. Barry G. King; he was named the acting dean of the College of Business Administration from 1971-73 and before that was the director of graduate business programs at NTSU.
Date: March 24, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 235, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 235, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 296, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 24, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 296, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 114, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 114, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 24, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History