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Oral History Interview with Dallas Willis, July 29, 2016

Description: Dallas “Dally” Willis was born in 1920 in Dallas, Texas but grew up in Cleburne, Texas, raised by a single mother of seven children after his father abandoned the family. Willis attended high school in Cleburne and joined the Marine Corps in 1941. In the Marine Corps, Willis worked as an aerial photographer mapping the Pacific territories controlled by Japan. Upon returning to Cleburne, Willis worked for Southwestern Bail and joined the Communication Workers of America union. He moved to Midlan… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 36 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Willis, Dallas
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Lydia Madrigal on July 29, 2016

Description: Lydia Evaro Madrigal was born in Odessa, Texas in 1957 and grew up in the majority minority area of south Odessa. She attended Zavala Elementary, Travis Elementary, Ector County Junior High and High School, and transferred to Permian Basin high school for the higher level of academic classes. Madrigal graduated from high school in 1975. She then attended Odessa College, and began working in a local television station due to a suit by attorney Richard Abalos due to the lack of people of color in… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Madrigal, Lydia
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with George Lara, July 28, 2016

Description: George Lara was born (1966) in Ector County, Texas but raised in Midland County, Texas. Lara began school as Midland Independent School District was integrated and graduated in 1984 from Lee High School. He has worked in Lara’s Automotive, founded by his father in 1970, since 1984. George Lara took over the small, family owned business in 1988. Lara ran for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees and won in 1999. Lara served as a Trustee for ten years and was part of the board when Midland ISD receiv… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Lara, George
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Rogelio Robles, July 27, 2016

Description: Rogelio “Roger” Robles was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1929 and grew up in both Laredo and Lampazos, Nuevo Leon. Robles graduated from Martin High School in Laredo in 1948; he then briefly moved to New York City before he was drafted into the Korean War. After returning from the Korean War, Robles attended Midland College and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1960. He permanently moved to Midland to work within the Guadalupe Youth Service Center that same year. While in this… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 55 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Robles, Rogelio
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Felipa Lara, July 26, 2016

Description: Felipa Lara was born in Pecos Texas in 1946. In Pecos, she went to East Pecos Junior High and Pecos High School. All her schooling up to high school was within segregated schools. Lara married at seventeen and moved to Midland in 1962. In Midland, Felipa worked for the school district, particularly in the district’s migrant program. When LULAC was founded in Midland (1985), Lara joined the group as LULAC sued for single member districts at the county, city, school board, and college board level… more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Lara, Felipa
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Rachel Stone, July 26, 2016

Description: Rachel Stone, the daughter of Felipa Lara, was born and raised in Midland, Texas. She attended Travis Elementary in the city’s minority majority south side, Alamo Junior High, and graduated from Midland High School in 1984. After high school, Stone worked for the FDIC and then began to work for the Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where she has been for twenty-four years; she is now the CEO/Director of the chamber. Stone has also served on committees for Midland Independent School District. more
Date: July 26, 2016
Duration: 50 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Stone, Rachel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Isabel Jimenez, July 22, 2016

Description: Isabel Jimenez was born in 1953 in Slanton, Texas. Her family moved to Midland, Texas and she attended De Zavala Elementary (the “Mexican” school), Austin Junior High, and graduated from Midland High School in 1971. Jimenez attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas for one year, then Midland College, and the University of Texas—Permian Basin, which she eventually graduated from in 1987 with a degree in Spanish. Beginning in 1976, Jimenez worked for Southwest Bell. She joined LULAC in the 1970s … more
Date: July 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Jimenez, Isabel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Luis Sanchez, July 22, 2016

Description: Luis D. Sánchez was born in Midland, Texas in 1978. His parents originated from the Ojinaga area of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Sánchez grew up in majority-minority, south Midland. He attended Travis Elementary, Long Elementary, Alamo Junior High, and Midland High School. After high school, Sánchez obtained his associates degree, while working two jobs, in government from Midland College in 2000. In 2002 he obtained his bachelors in political since from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tex… more
Date: July 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Sanchez, Luis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with James and Robbyne Fuller, July 19, 2016

Description: Robbyne Hacker Fuller was born in Clarksville, Texas in 1943. She attended schools in Clarksville through 5th grade until her family moved to Midland, Texas. She graduated from African American Carver High School in Midland in 1961. She attended San Angelo Jr. College, Odessa College, and graduated from Midland College with an associate’s degree. In 1964 she became the first African American women to sale real estate in Midland. She retired from Texas Instruments and was a major part of foundin… more
Date: July 19, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Fuller, James; Fuller, Robbyne & Wisely, Karen
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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

Southeast Midland Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 31.94 -102.06
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Southeast Midland Quadrangle

Description: Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 31.94 -102.06
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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