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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 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 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 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 Herbert Nagatori, 1979

    • Interview with Herbert Nagatori, 1979

    • Nagatori, Herbert.; Japanese Americans--Texans.;World War, 1939-1945.; San Benito (Tex.).

    • San Benito, TX. Herbert Nagatori discusses his experiences during WWII, the transition of Japanese social structure from Japan to US following the war, and personal family history.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Hiroo Nakahara, 1979

    • Interview with Hiroo Nakahara, 1979

    • Nakahara, Hiroo. ;Japanese Americans--Texas.; Japan Cotton Company. ; Dallas (Tex.).

    • Japanese employees who only come to work in U.S. for a foreign rotation, he also discusses the decision to stay and raise their family in America and how it affects his Japanese heritage.
    • Oral History Collection
    • Interview with Johnny Ogata, 1979

    • Interview with Johnny Ogata, 1979

    • Ogata, Johnny.; Japanese Americans--Texas.; United States--Army.; World War, 1939-1945.

    • Heidelberg, TX Johnny Ogata relates his experience in a California relocation camp, drafting by the U. S. Army and family history of combat duty in Europe during WWII and in Korea.
    • 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 John Jessie Saldana Sr., 2005-08-09

    • Interview with John Jessie Saldana Sr., 2005-08-09

    • 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 John Jesse Saldana, Sr., 08-10-2005

    • Interview with John Jesse Saldana, Sr., 08-10-2005

    • 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 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 Harry Shimotsu, 1979

    • Interview with Harry Shimotsu, 1979

    • Shimotsu, Harry.; Japanese Americans--Texas.; Rio Grande Valley.; Farming.

    • Rio Grande Valley Interviewed in his truck while near border with Mexico in Rio Grande Valley, Harry Shimotsu discusses farming operations and history of his family, including cooperative farming venture for the Japanese community after WWII.
    • 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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