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    • Interview with Henry Fisher, 1989

    • Interview with Henry Fisher, 1989

    • Utopia (Tex.).; Uvalde County (Tex.).; Sabinal (Tex.).; Automobiles.; Telephone.

    • Sabinal Canyon, Utopia, Texas Born in the Sabinal Canyon in 1902, Henry Fisher shares his memories of the development of the area, including the first automobile, telephones and roads in the Uvalde and Bandera County areas. While a trip to San...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Nancy Medrano, 2011

    • Interview with Nancy Medrano, 2011

    • Football--Texas.; Youth league football.; Football--fans.;Football--coaching.; John Jay High School (San Antonio, Tex.).; University of Texas at San Antonio--Football.

    • Nancy Medrano discusses her family involvement in sports, particularly the way she serves as a parent to support her son's football teams.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with John Jesse Saldana, Sr., 08-15-2005

    • Interview with John Jesse Saldana, Sr., 08-15-2005

    • Saldana, John Jesse.; United States Army--Infantry.; Canary Islanders.; Mexican Americans.; New Mexico.; United States--Post Office Department.; Postmasters.; San Antonio (Tex.).

    • John Jesse Saldana, Sr., 13th generation born in San Antonio of Irish, Canary Islander, Spanish and English heritage, tells of family history, his work with United States Postal Service before his 1942 enlistment in Army, combat experience as...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Edmund Seidel, 1984

    • Interview with Edmund Seidel, 1984

    • Choral societies--Texas.; German Americans--Texas.; Beethoven Hall (San Antonio, Tex.).; Beethoven Maennerchor.; Texas Folklife Festival.

    • San Antonio, Texas Edmund Seidel discusses the history of Germans in San Antonio, particularly the German choral groups and their performances at the Texas Folklife Festival and throughout the year.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with LTC Augusta L. Short (US Army, Ret.), 1990

    • Interview with LTC Augusta L. Short (US Army, Ret.), 1990

    • Military nursing.; Nursing.;Nursing schools.;Philippine Islands--Description and travel.;Panama--Description and travel.; Red Cross and Red Crescent.; United States. Army Nurse Corps.

    • San Antonio, Texas LTC Augusta Short relates her personal history including graduation from the Army School of Nursing in 1926 and career as a nurse anesthetist and administrator in the Nurse Corps, service in the Philippines and Panama, and work...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Juan V. Valdez, 1996

    • Interview with Juan V. Valdez, 1996

    • Tejano music.; Mexican Americans--Texas--Music.; Conjunto music.

    • San Antonio, Texas Juan Valdez grew up in Southwest Texas listening to musicians in his family. He learned to play Spanish music first, then a combination of cumbias, polkas, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, country and western. At first...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Lucy Sagarino Wenning, 1985

    • Interview with Lucy Sagarino Wenning, 1985

    • Women air pilots.;Women in Aeronautics, Military--United States.;Aeronautics, Military--United States.

    • San Antonio, Texas One of the first licensed female pilots circa 1935 and the youngest at age 16, Wenning recalls both the resistance to her learning and publicity for her achievements, flying stunt planes and other experiences with airplanes.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Inge Whitaker, 1986

    • Interview with Inge Whitaker, 1986

    • Covered wagon trips.; Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs.

    • San Antonio, Texas Whitaker recounts the history of her family who moved to Texas during the 1830s, settling around Austin. Each summer her family took a covered wagon trip into the nearby hill country, camping, fishing and learning about the...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Charley Williams, 1988

    • Interview with Charley Williams, 1988

    • San Marcos (Tex.).; Churches--Texas.; Cemeteries--Texas.; Ku Klux Klan.; Urban renewal.; African Americans--Texas.; American Legion. San Marcos Post 144 (San Marcos, Tex.).; Hays County (Tex.).

    • San Marcos, Texas Charley Williams relates his experiences living in San Marcos, Texas, within the African American community.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Mrs. Charles Wilson, 09-27-1993

    • Interview with Mrs. Charles Wilson, 09-27-1993

    • Civil Rights.; African Americans--Texas.; Marshall (Tex.).; African Americans--Education--Texas.; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.; Voting.

    • Austin, Texas and Marshall, Texas Mrs. Charles Wilson describes her personal experiences living in Texas and actively working in the civil rights movement. The second interview relates more specifically to her involvement with the NAACP.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Conan Wood, 1984

    • Interview with Conan Wood, 1984

    • European War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.; Cantigny, Battle of, Cantigny, France, 1918.; Soissons, Battle of, 1918.; Huebner, Clarence R.; Pershing, John Joseph, 1860-1948.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.; Rasmussen, Alexander.

    • Interview begins with biographical information for Conan Wood (1896 - January 22, 1985) and continues with the personal account of his military service and experiences in France during World War I. Included with transcript are summary of Conan...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Esther B. Wiedenfeld, 2001

    • Interview with Esther B. Wiedenfeld, 2001

    • San Antonio (Tex.)--Theaters.;Moving-picture theaters--Texas--San Antonio.; Kerrville (Tex.).

    • Comfort, Texas Wiedenfeld recalls her experience and social aspects of attending some of the earliest movie theaters, such as the Aztec and Majestic Theaters in San Antonio, where she saw the "follies" which were live stage shows, silent films,and...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Lula Mae Young, 1989

    • Interview with Lula Mae Young, 1989

    • Clareville (Tex.).; Bee County (Tex.).; Live Oak County (Tex.).; Farming.; Hearses (Vehicles).; Christmas.

    • Lula Mae (Fridge) Young describes growing up and attending school near Clareville, Texas, her family’s involvement in recreational, religious, and community activities, and a brief history of her Fridge Family. Includes a hand-drawn map of...
    • Oral History Collection

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