Norton, Robert Everett
Found in 155 Collections and/or Records:
Ada Lee Richmond Chisum Oral History, 6-20-1987
Alice Savage Pfeifer Oral History, 1984
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.
Amancio Chapa Oral History, 2-10-1990
Interview conducted on 10 February 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 18 October 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.
Andrew Champion Oral History, 8-22-1982
Andrew Champion relates the story of the Champion family, the history of Donna, Texas. Interview conducted on 22 August 1982 by Robert E. Norton.
Antonio Villegas Jr Oral History, n/d
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.
Antonio Villegas Jr - Part 01
Antonio Villegas Jr - Part 02
Antonio Villegas, Sr. Oral History, 9-10-1978
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.
Antonio Villegas Sr. Oral History - 1978-09-10
Augusto Guerra Oral History, 8-13-1990
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.
Carl Frederick Griffin Oral History, 3-9-1987
Carl Frederick Griffin was born in 1913. He tells about his family, personal life and the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.
Charles Edward Cameron Oral History, 3-2-1988
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.
Charles W. Griffith Oral History, 4-29-1982
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.
Charles W. Griffith - Part 01
Charles W. Griffith - Part 02
Clay Brazeal and Elizabeth B. Sammons
Clay Brazeal and Elizabeth B. Sammons Oral History, 12-1-1982
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.
David J. Sweeten Oral History, 9-18-1990
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.
Dewitt Talmage Knight Oral History, 1-31-1990
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.
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
- Edinburg (Tex.)--History. 4
- Hidalgo County (Tex.)--History. 4
- Pharr (Tex.) 4
- Agriculture--farm produce 3
- Donna (Tex.) 3
- Rio Grande River (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) 3
- San Benito (Tex.) 3
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 3
- World War, 1939-1945 3
- Hidalgo County (Tex.) 2
- Postal service 2
- Texas Rangers--History--20th century 2
- World War, 1914-1918 2
- Boy Scouts of America 1
- Brownsville (Tex.)--History 1 + ∧ less