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Oral History Interview with Ruth Ann Johnston, July 29, 2020
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Interview with Ruth Ann Johnston, a former trimmer from El Paso, Texas. Johnston describes her background and journey to becoming involved in the Dallas fashion industry, education at Texas Tech and the University of North Texas, work as a trimmer in the display department in several stores, including Neiman Marcus, the "NM Way," the AIDS epidemic and its impact on the fashion industry, her shoe collection, and the importance of developing relationships in the industry.
Date:
July 29, 2020
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Johnston, Ruth Ann
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alicia Chacon, July 25, 2016
Interview with Alicia Chacon, the first Mexican-American woman to be elected as a city council representative from El Paso, Texas. She was also elected to the school board and as county clerk. Chacon discusses her community involvement and political career, including working in the Jimmy Carter administration.
Date:
July 25, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Alicia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fermin Dorado, July 24, 2015
Interview with Fermin Dorado, civil rights activist from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, Dorado discusses growing up in the Segundo Barrio in El Paso, his education, living in Chicago, military service, and his activism in the Chicano movement.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Robles, David; Enriquez, Sandra & Dorado, Fermin
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Avila, July 24, 2015
Interview with Salvador Avila, a civil rights activist from Canutillo, Texas. Mr. Avila discusses his early life, education, career, race relations and his involvement with civil rights and community organizations in the El Paso area.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Avila, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 24, 2015 (Part 2)
Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his work in providing healthcare in El Paso and surrounding communities, his Chicano activism,working against gang violence, the Chicano AIDS Coalition, substandard housing and education in El Paso. This is the second of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Duarte, July 23, 2015
Interview with Pete Duarte from El Paso, Texas.
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
Robles, David & Duarte, Pete
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 7, 2015 (Part 1)
Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his family background and education, and the founding of the La Fe clinic. This is the first of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Felipe Peralta, July 22, 2015
Interview with Felipe Peralta, community activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Peralta discusses his childhood and education, the Chamizal Treaty, student activism, community organizations, race relations, politics, the Chicano movement, and labor unions.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Peralta, Felipe & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Homero Galicia, July 21, 2015
Interview with Homero Galicia, a college instructor from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Galicia discusses his childhood, education, military service, civil rights activism, his career and later community involvement.
Date:
July 21, 2015
Creator:
Galicia, Homero; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fernando Chacon, July 20, 2015
Interview with Fernando Chacon, lawyer and activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview Chacon discusses his early life and education, his advocacy for migrant workers, his activism in the Chicano movement, and El Paso politics.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Fernando; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lorena Andrade, July 17, 2015
Interview with Lorena Andrade, civil rights and labor activist from El Paso, Texas. Ms. Andrade was born in Los Angeles, California and attended the University of Minnesota, where she became involved with Chicano activism. In El Paso, she has been an advocate for labor and founded the organization La Mujer Obrera, The Working Woman, to support women affected by NAFTA.
Date:
July 17, 2015
Creator:
Andrade, Lorena; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Guillermo Glenn, July 16, 2015
Interview with Guillermo Glenn, civil rights activist and political organizer from El Paso, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood, education, access to healthcare, political organizing, and activism in the Rio Grande Valley.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Glenn, Guillermo & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Marin, July 15, 2015
Interview with Antonio Marin, from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his childhood, education, civil rights activism, community involvemen, and experiences with racism in south Texas.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marin, Antonio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Marentes, July 15, 2015
Interview with Carlos Marentes, a farm labor organizer and farm worker advocate from the Juarez-El Paso border region. He founded the Border Agricultural Workers Project and participates in local, state, and national organizations dealing with inequality and climate change. In his interview, Marentes discusses his early life and activism.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marentes, Carlos
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card]
Card advertising Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date:
July 2012
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abel Ortega, July 15, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abel Ortega. Ortega was drafted into the Army in March, 1941 and was in the Philippines by November. Ortega was with a tank battalion on Luzon and recalls the retreat to and subsequent surrender on Bataan. Ortega also recalls how his Christian faith served him, and others around him, during captivity. He describes his experiences on the Bataan Death March. Ortega remained in the Philippines for over two years before being shipped to Japan to perform more slave labor. After the war, Ortega was repatriated and describes his return home to his parents.
Date:
July 15, 2002
Creator:
Ortega, Abel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abel Ortega, July 15, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abel Ortega. Ortega was drafted into the Army in March, 1941 and was in the Philippines by November. Ortega was with a tank battalion on Luzon and recalls the retreat to and subsequent surrender on Bataan. Ortega also recalls how his Christian faith served him, and others around him, during captivity. He describes his experiences on the Bataan Death March. Ortega remained in the Philippines for over two years before being shipped to Japan to perform more slave labor. After the war, Ortega was repatriated and describes his return home to his parents.
Date:
July 15, 2002
Creator:
Ortega, Abel
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
¡Arriba El Paso!: The Old West meets Old Mexico at the tantalizing tip of Texas, or ¡El Paso!: Tantalizing Treats at the western tip of Texas
Text for an article published in the August 2002 issue of Texas Highways magazine about the history of El Paso and sights to see around the town.
Date:
2002-07~
Creator:
Mallory, Randy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper Rio Grande Region
Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper Rio Grande Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date:
July 2002
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Randy Mallory to Mike Murphy, July 1, 1998]
Letter from Randy Mallory to Mike Murphy dated July 1, 1998 regarding photograph ideas for a Texas Highways magazine article about city parks, nature center, and preserves across Texas.
Date:
July 1, 1998
Creator:
Mallory, Randy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Allen House]
Photograph of the Allen House in El Paso, Texas.
Date:
July 1, 1995
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Property, Photograph 4436-01]
Photograph of a historic property located at 20 Cumberland Cir in El Paso, Texas.
Date:
July 1, 1989
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Property, Photograph 4436-02]
Photograph of a historic property located at 230 Pennsylvania in El Paso, Texas.
Date:
July 1, 1989
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Radford School]
Photograph of the Radford School in El Paso, Texas.
Date:
July 1, 1989
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History