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Oral History Interview with Arnoldo De Leon, July 25, 2016

Description: Arnoldo De Leon was born in 1945 in Corpus Christi, Texas. His family lived in Chapman Ranch, an unincorporated community in Nueces County, south of Corpus Christi. In 1956, the De Leons and their family of ten children moved to Robstown. De Leon graduated from high school in 1962 after which he worked in the cotton fields of the area to save up for college, a job he had during summers as a child and teenager. He attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, but he could not afford to attend … more
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 01 second
Creator: De Leon, Arnoldo & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Solomon Ortiz, July 14, 2016

Description: Solomon Porfirio Ortiz is the former U.S. Representative for Texas's 27th congressional district, based in Corpus Christi, serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In his interview, he discussed growing up in Robstown and his long political career.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Ortiz, Solomon
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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