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    • Interview with Houston Henry Ellis, 1988.

    • Interview with Houston Henry Ellis, 1988.

    • San Marcos (Tex.).; Hays County (Tex.).; Farm life--Texas.; Game protection--Texas.; Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.).

    • San Marcos, Texas Generations of Houston Henry Ellis' ancestors have lived in Hays County, including Cherokee tribesmen, ranchers and farmers. Their stories parallel the settlement of Central Texas.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Caroline Elmendorf, 1988

    • Interview with Caroline Elmendorf, 1988

    • Mexico--History--1910-1946.; Personal narratives.

    • San Antonio, Texas Born in northern Mexico in 1901 to a German father and Mexican mother, Caroline Elmendorf fled the Mexican Revolution, knew Pancho Villa, rubbed shoulders with Mexico's silver barons and then joined the Mexican exile community...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Bill Finck, 01-30-1991

    • Interview with Bill Finck, 01-30-1991

    • Historic buildings--Texas.; Historic buildings--Texas--San Antonio.; San Antonio (Tex.)--Buildings.; Finck Cigar Factory (San Antonio, Tex.).; Finck, Henry William.; Finck, Edward Rheinhold.; Cigars.

    • Finck Cigar Company, 414 Vera Cruz, San Antonio, Texas Bill Finck is the fourth generation of his family to head San Antonio's Finck Cigar Company and the first to produce machine-made rather than hand-rolled cigars. Having learned the business...
    • Oral History Collection
    • 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 Reo Kataoka, 1979

    • Interview with Reo Kataoka, 1979

    • Katoaka, Reo.;Japanese Texans.;Emigration and immigration.;Landscaping.

    • Due to Mr. Katoaka's heavily-accented and broken English, this is not a verbatim transcription; best guess is made based on context of the conversation. Reo Katoaka tells of joining Japanese Merchant Marines for opportunity to come to US. Katoaka...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Henry Kawahata, 1979

    • Interview with Henry Kawahata, 1979

    • Kawahata, Henry.;Japanese Texans.;Farming.;World War, 1939-1945.

    • Hidalgo, Texas Henry Kawahata discusses 5th generation Japanese families whose ancestors came to Texas in the early 1900s, history of his family in Colorado, their move to Texas where his father began farming, experiences during World War II and...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Taro Kishi, 1979

    • Interview with Taro Kishi, 1979

    • Kishi, Taro.;Japanese Americans--Texans.;Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.;Farming.

    • Vidor, Texas Taro Kishi tells of family's economic and cultural transition from medieval Japan to business opportunities in Texas through education and travel. Includes experience during Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Happy and Kay Kitayama, 1979

    • Interview with Happy and Kay Kitayama, 1979

    • Kitayama, Happy.;Kitamaya, Kay.;Japanese Texans.;World War, 1939-1945.

    • Donna, TX Happy and Kay Kitayama discuss early family history, experience during World War II, and life on the border with Mexico, in Donna, TX. Included is a discussion of the first generation of Japanese in California who made their living as a...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Minoru Okabayashi and Mitsuo Fujimoto, 1979

    • Interview with Minoru Okabayashi and Mitsuo Fujimoto, 1979

    • Okabayashi, Minoru.; Fujimoto, Mitsuo.; Japanese Americans--Texas.; Internment camp (Kenedy, Tex.).; World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians.

    • Houston, Texas.Webster, Texas. Interview is in two parts: 1) Minoru Okabayashi with Mitsuo Fujimoto translating; 2) Mitsuo Fujimoto. Okabayashi tells personal history of his arrival in California in 1917, move to Texas in 1920, farming experience,...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with William B. Osborn, Jr., 1985

    • Interview with William B. Osborn, Jr., 1985

    • Petroleum industry and trade--Oklahoma.; Air pilots.; Ranchers--Texas--Biography.

    • Born in Saskawa, capitol of the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma, he describes his father's interests in the banking and oil industries in the early 20th century and following the family's move to San Antonio, his own work in the oil and cattle business...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Robert and Rola Saibara and George and May Waki, 1979

    • Interview with Robert and Rola Saibara and George and May Waki, 1979

    • Saibara, Robert.; Saibara, Rola.; Waki, George.; Waki, May.; Watanabe Family.; Japanese Americans--Texas.; United States--Army.; World War, 1939-1945.

    • Houston, Texas Rola Saibara (nee Watanabe) and May Waki (nee Watanabe) are sisters. Saibara and Waki families discuss history of the rice farming their parents began, picture marriages (chasi kepo), and the Japanese colonies in the early 1900s....
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Bill Sallee, 1984

    • Interview with Bill Sallee, 1984

    • Toys.; Texas Folklife Festival.; Spiritual healing.

    • San Antonio, Texas Folklife Festival presenter Bill Sallee talks about using willow to make bull whips, fishing poles, and whistles, and tells stories about Sallee family, including his grandfather's faith healing.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with William Elder Sankey, 1976

    • Interview with William Elder Sankey, 1976

    • Dentristry, Military.;United States. Army. Air Corps.;Fort Sam Houston (Tex.).;San Antonio (Tex.)--History.

    • San Antonio, Texas Colonel William Sankey recounts personal history, early history of the Air Corps while it was still a part of the Army, his experiences at Fort Sam Houston and other military posts, particularly the use of airplanes for military...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Lillian Crowson Saunders, 1996

    • Interview with Lillian Crowson Saunders, 1996

    • Hempstead (Tex.).; Barrow, Clyde, 1909-1934.; Parker, Bonnie, 1910-1934.; Beauty services industry.; Hairdressers.

    • Seguin, Texas Lillian Saunders tells of her family history and the barbershop and beauty salon owned and run by Saunders and her husband, Millard Fillmore Saunders. Includes story about the death of her brother, a prison guard at Eastham Prison...
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Hallie Crawford Stillwell, 1988

    • Interview with Hallie Crawford Stillwell, 1988

    • Alpine (Tex.).; Brewster County (Tex.).; Big Bend Region (Tex.).; Ranch life--Texas.

    • Alpine, Texas Long-time resident of Alpine, Stillwell recounts her experiences in early twentieth century Texas and New Mexico, first with her parents who travelled west as pioneers and then in cattle ranching with her husband.
    • Oral History Collection

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