HemisFair (1968 : San Antonio, Tex.); San Antonio (Tex.)--Politics and government.; Medical facilities, San Antonio (Tex.)
Oppenheimer explains the events that led to change in ownership of the Express Publishing Company, including background on decisions concerning the placement of a medical school in San Antonio.
A descendant of Germans who opened a trading post in the bend of the Colorado River at LaGrange about 1810, Sam Barnhill shares family lore he absorbed as a child about the Texas Revolution and the years leading to the Among his tales: the...
Sophia Vickery Ard, whose family settled in Salado in pre-Republic Texas, shares her reminiscences about the town from her mother's childhood in the 1870s to the 1980s. She includes recollections of the devastating 1921 flood in Salado and memories...
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...
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...
European War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives.; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.; United States. Army--Biography.; Generals.; Fort Sam Houston (Tex.).
San Antonio, Texas General William Hood Simpson discusses his family background and military career, including West Point and experiences in two World Wars. A continuation of this interview concerning his personal and professional history deals...
Japanese Americans--Texas.; Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.; Discrimination.
Jiroo Tanamachi tells of discrimination and restrictions for Japanese in California, resulting in family moving to Texas in the early 1900s for opportunity to buy land and begin farming. Includes discussion of discrimination and relocation of...
Born in South Vietnam, Nguyen explains how his family escaped by boat during the Vietnam War, preserves and shares their culture at the Texas Folklife Festival.
A resident at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio at the time of the interview, Buck Pyle shares his memories of the West-Pyle Company, ranching and the cattle business in Texas during the early 20th century. Includes additional page of biographical...
Civil rights; African Americans--Texas; African Americans--Social conditions; African Americans--Segregation; San Antonio (Tex.)
Mount Zion First Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas
Heavily spiced with cogent philosophical observations, African-American community leader The Rev. Claude Black Jr. shares his recollections of the transition from a segregated San Antonio to a...