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Norton, Robert Everett

 Person

Found in 155 Collections and/or Records:

Ada Lee Richmond Chisum

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history 00181

Ada Lee Richmond Chisum Oral History, 6-20-1987

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00181
Scope and Contents Ada Lee Richmond Chisum, born on 21 July 1908, relates the story of her grandparents moving to Texas in the late 1800's. Her father worked for the railroad in Yoakum. All the children were born in Yoakum. She tells of early McAllen, the soldiers stationed in McAllen, Richmond Plumbing Company, the Great depression, and the Old Timers Club. She died on 22 May 1996.Interview conducted on 20 June 1987 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 21 October 2013 from the...
Dates: 6-20-1987

Alice Savage Pfeifer Oral History, 1984

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00732
Scope and Contents

Born March 1, 1907, Alice Savage Pfeifer describes her memories of what life was like in the Rio Grande Valley. Savage discusses her childhood memories of her father Robert Lee Savage's general store, San Juan Hotel, railroad travel, and her siblings. She also shares memories of husband, Frank Pfeifer, and their nine children.

Interview conducted in 1984 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 5 February 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.

Dates: 1984

Amancio Chapa

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history 00173

Amancio Chapa Oral History, 2-10-1990

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00173
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted on 10 February 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 18 October 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Dates: 2-10-1990

Andrew Champion Oral History, 8-22-1982

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00171
Scope and Contents

Andrew Champion relates the story of the Champion family, the history of Donna, Texas. Interview conducted on 22 August 1982 by Robert E. Norton.

Dates: 8-22-1982

Andrew Champion - Part 01

 Digital Record
Identifier: Andrew Champion - Part 01

Andrew Champion - Part 02

 Digital Record
Identifier: Andrew Champion - Part 02

Antonio Villegas Jr Oral History, n/d

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-Antonio Villegas Jr.
Scope and Contents

Antonio Victor Villegas was born in Pharr in 1920. He talks about his grandparents. He reminisces about: farming and vegetables grown, diet, making cheese, education, vegetation present before the clearing for agriculture lands, how jacales were made, people and homes being taken away with river flooding, Rio Grande river flooding, Carrizitos, crossing the Rio Grande on boats, smuggling, and incest.

Dates: n/d

Antonio Villegas Jr - Part 01

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history Antonio Villegas Jr - Part 01

Antonio Villegas Jr - Part 02

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history Antonio Villegas Jr - Part 02

Antonio Villegas, Sr. Oral History, 9-10-1978

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00996
Scope and Contents

Antonio Villegas, Sr. was born in 1890. In this interview, Antonio Villegas Sr. talks about Los Tubitos Ranch, Aniceto Pizana, Luis De La Rosa, Las Norias raid, Captain W.M. Hanson, land selling, 1915 Olmito railroad derailment, Texas Rangers, Military Highway, Juan Cortina, Jesus Acevedo, ca1915 burning, and Japanese soldiers who came to South Texas.

Interview conducted on 10 September 1978 in Pharr, Texas.

Dates: 9-10-1978

Antonio Villegas Sr. Oral History - 1978-09-10

 Digital Record
Identifier: ELIBR0027-VillegasAntonio-1987

Augusto Guerra

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history 00422

Augusto Guerra Oral History, 8-13-1990

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00422
Scope and Contents

Augusto Guerra was born in 1932 in McAllen, Texas. He talks about his family background, the Escandon era, business on Guerra St. in McAllen, demographics, discrimination, vocational training, athletics, and the economics of the school district.

Interview conducted on 13 August 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 25 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission. This history has two tapes; tape two is unplayable.

Dates: 8-13-1990

Carl Frederick Griffin

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history 00414

Carl Frederick Griffin Oral History, 3-9-1987

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00414
Scope and Contents

Carl Frederick Griffin was born in 1913. He tells about his family, personal life and the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.

Dates: 3-9-1987

Charles Edward Cameron

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history 00115

Charles Edward Cameron Oral History, 3-2-1988

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00115
Scope and Contents

Charles Edward Roi Cameron was born on July 6, 1906 in Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas. His name is Scottish. His father was Scottish and his mother was French Canadian. He talks about the Mexican Revolution. Interview conducted on 2 March 1988 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 20 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.

Dates: 3-2-1988

Charles W. Griffith Oral History, 4-29-1982

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00416
Scope and Contents

Charles W. Griffith records his observations about living in San Juan, Texas, since 1915.

Interview conducted on 29 April 1982 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 26 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.

Dates: 4-29-1982

Charles W. Griffith - Part 01

 Digital Record
Identifier: Charles W. Griffith - Part 01

Charles W. Griffith - Part 02

 Digital Record
Identifier: Charles W. Griffith - Part 02

Clay Brazeal and Elizabeth B. Sammons Oral History, 12-1-1982

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00099
Scope and Contents

Clay Brazeal and Elizabeth B. Sammons discuss early life, parents, education and marriage. As the daughter of a prominent early Valley businessman and the wife of another, she makes observations about life in the Mission area. Interview conducted on 1 December 1982 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 17 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.

Dates: 12-1-1982

David J. Sweeten Oral History, 9-18-1990

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00932
Scope and Contents

David J. Sweeten was born in 1919 in El Paso, Texas. He talks about settling in the Valley in 1946 after being discharged from the Army Air Corps.

Interview conducted on 18 September 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 17 March 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.

Dates: 9-18-1990

David J. Sweeten - Part 01

 Digital Record
Identifier: David J. Sweeten - Part 01

David J. Sweeten - Part 02

 Digital Record
Identifier: David J. Sweeten - Part 02

Dewitt Talmage Knight Oral History, 1-31-1990

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00522
Scope and Contents

Dewitt Talmage Knight was born in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Interview conducted on 31 January 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 17 December 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission. Part 1 of 2.

Dates: 1-31-1990

Dewitt Talmage Knight - Part 01

 Digital Record
Identifier: Dewitt Talmage Knight - Part 01

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Digital Record 93
Archival Object 62
 
Subject
Oral History Interview 150
McAllen (Tex.)--History. 15
San Juan (Tex.) 11
Alamo (Tex.) 7
Mission (Tex.) 5