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[Oral history interview with Betty King]

Description: Oral history interview with Betty King, born Betty Warren. She discusses her upbringing in a small, non-diverse town in Illinois, her educational and professional history, and her involvement with Gayline, the Resource Center, and the Coalition for Aging, LGBT.
Date: June 30, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Testa, Nino
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Bounty of Texas

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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Oral History Interview with Patricia Thomas, July 31, 2016

Description: Patricia A. Thomas was born in 1957 in Andrews, Texas, where she grew up. She entered elementary school in an integrated school where many of her classmates as well as some teachers physically and verbally abused the African American students. Thomas first attended Lincoln Elementary and then Jack and Jill Elementary. In junior high and high school, Thomas adapted many black nationalists or “radical” viewpoints, which led her to call for the teaching of African American history in her high scho… more
Date: July 31, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Thomas, Patricia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with David Baker, July 29, 2018

Description: David K. Baker was born in 1951 In Mckamy, Texas. He graduated from high school in 1969 and then worked for a few months in the oil fields of West Texas. Baker then worked for Southwestern Bell, beginning in October of 1969, and soon joined the Communication Workers of America union. He worked for Southwestern Bell until 2002 and then returned (now to AT&T until 2010). Baker was drafted in 1971 into the Vietnam War. Baker moved to Odessa, Texas in 1980 and then became part of the union’s execut… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 39 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Baker, David; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lorraine Perryman, July 29, 2016

Description: Lorraine Perryman was born in Pampa, Texas in 1953, but her family eventually settled in Odessa, Texas. She grew up as a liberal in conservative Odessa as a way to contradict her father, who was a staunch Republican conservative. After high school, she attended the University of Texas at Austin. She came back to Odessa in 1979 to became the heed of communications of Ector County ISD while it went through desegregation. Afterwards, she started her own public relations business and briefly became… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Perryman, Lorraine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Orona, July 28, 2016

Description: Manuel Orona was born in 1964 in Pecos, Texas. He attended segregated schools until high school, going to Central High school and graduating in 1966. He then enlisted in the U.S. Marines, serving in Vietnam from 1967-1969. He was wounded in Vietnam. Upon returning to the United States, Orona attended Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, graduating in 1969. He then attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas for a year before transferring and graduating from the University of Houston in 19… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Orona, Manuel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Caudillo, July 27, 2016

Description: Daniel Caudillo was born to Mexican immigrants in Odessa, Texas. He grew up as a migrant child with a home base in Odessa. Caudillo graduated from Permian High School in 2000, and then briefly attended Odessa College and the University of Texas-Permian Basin. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 2003 and then the Law School of Texas Tech University in 2007. Caudillo then went to work for an immigration law firm in El Paso, Texas; he opened his own law firm dedicated to immigration law in … more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Caudillo, Daniel; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Karen Hildebrand, July 27, 2016

Description: Karen Hildebrand was born in Odessa, Texas in 1958. She graduated from Permian High School in 1976 and attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she graduated in 1981. Hildebrand returned to Odessa and worked for various non-profits, including Planned Parenthood. She served various capacities within Planned Parenthood, including becoming CEO for twenty-three years. Hildebrand has also served in the Peace Corps, earned a Master’s degree in public administration from the Univer… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 45 minutes 01 second
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Hildebrand, Karen
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Carol Uranga, July 21, 2016

Description: Carol Uranga was born in 1949 in Marathon, Texas, but she was raised in Alpine, Texas. Growing up in Alpine and later in Pecos, she saw LULAC and the Brown Berets and Raza Unida Party protest and demand civil rights for Mexican Americans. Uranga graduated from central High School in Alpine in 1968. She moved to Pecos, Texas in 1974 when she married. In Pecos she became involved with women’s rights and LULAC, going to various civil rights conferences in other parts of the state. Indeed, Uranga h… more
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Uranga, Carol
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Hector Mendez, July 21, 2016

Description: Hector Mendez was raised in Big Lake, Texas and attended Angelo State University, where he was part of the Mexican American Student organization that called for ethnic studies in the university. He later attended the university of Texas Permian Basin for his master’s degree in education. He became the superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in the 2000s as conservative trustees led the district.
Date: July 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Mendez, Hector
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Mario Contreras, July 18, 2016

Description: Mario N. Contreras was born in 1951 in the south side of Odessa, Texas (the “original” barrio of Odessa). He grew up in that neighborhood and graduated from Ector High School in 1970. Afterward, Contreras attended Odessa College, Sul Ross State University, and Baylor University before graduating from the University of Texas-Permian Basin in 1974. Contreras briefly joined the Brown Berets of Odessa during the late 1960s. After college, Contreras became the first Mexican American salesman in West… more
Date: July 18, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Contreras, Mario; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Adela Vasquez, July 16, 2016

Description: Adela Vasquez was born (1949) and raised in Odessa, Texas. Her family was able to move to the Anglo area of West Odessa when she was a child. Vasquez attended the predominantly Anglo School, Zavala Elementary. She later went to Ector High School, where she graduated in 1967. Vasquez attended Odessa College, where she met her husband Gilbert Vasquez, and then attended Texas Tech University. Vasquez also obtained an MA degree in psychology at Texas Tech University. Vasquez held various leadership… more
Date: July 16, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Vasquez, Adela
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Arturo Leal, July 16, 2016

Description: Art Leal was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. Leal graduated from Odessa High School, after which he joined the U.S. Army and served in the first Gulf War. He graduated from Odessa College and the University of Texas at the Permian Basin. Leal ran for mayor of Odessa in 2008. Leal has been Ector County Democrat Precinct 406 Chair, is a member Mexican American Democrats Texas, has organized first Cesar Chavez Day March in Odessa, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Declamations in Odessa, Civic Part… more
Date: July 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Leal, Arturo
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Elayne Hunt, July 15, 2016

Description: M. Elayne Hunt is a retired educator from the public schools in Odessa, TX, after 36 years; having begun as an elementary teacher, also worked as an elementary counselor for eight years. Elayne retired after nine years as Associate Director of Guidance and Testing.
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Hunt, Elayne
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Feliz Abalos, July 15, 2016

Description: Feliz Abalos was born (1979) and raised in Odessa, Texas. Abalos graduated from Odessa High School in 1996 a semester early and attended one spring semester at Sul Ross State University. She graduated from the University of Houston in 2001 and then attended law school at Ohio Northern University Abalos has been chair of the Ector County Democratic Party. She has worked in various local political campaigns since she was a child. Abalos was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Premium B… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 51 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Abalos, Feliz & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Armando Rodriguez, July 14, 2016

Description: Armando S. Rodriguez was born and raised in south Odessa, Texas. He attended Ector County High School, where he was senior class president. As the class president, Rodriguez led a school walkout to demand that advance academic classes be offered in the majority minority school. He later attended St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and is now an Ector County Commissioner.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Rodriguez, Armando
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Delma Abalos, July 14, 2016

Description: Delma Abalos was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa College as well as the University of Texas-Permian Basin. Abalos gained her undergraduate degree in political science and her master’s degree in history. She now teaches courses in history, including Mexican American history, at Odessa College. Delma also served within the Ector County ISD board of trustees.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Abalos, Delma; Moye, Todd; Wisley, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Fay Batch, July 12, 2016

Description: Fay Batch was born and raised in Fairfield, New Jersey. Her parents were social justice advocates with various organizations, including the NAACP. As a child and teenager, she participated in various rallies and joined picket lines in chain stores to challenge segregation. Upon graduating from high school, Batch attended the University of Southern California from 1975-1979. After graduating from the USC, she moved to the Midland-Odessa area with her husband, also a USC graduate, who was origina… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Batch, Fay; Wisely, Karen & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jay Gibson, July 12, 2016

Description: Jay Gibson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while his father attending medical school. The family moved to Kermit, Texas, where Gibson’s father began his practice. Gibson later moved to Austin, Texas when his parents divorced, but attended high school in Kermit during his final years of high school. Gibson attending the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 1972, and then attending law school at Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1975. Gibson moved to Odessa, Texa… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 40 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Gibson, Jay
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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