Series I: Oral History Interviews, 1970 - 2008, bulk: 1992 - 1996

Series — Container: 30

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Series is composed of 186 recorded and/or transcribed oral history interviews with a wide range of brick industry informants from both the United States (primarily Texas) and Mexico. The majority of the files contain both the transcription and the audio recording. The rest of the files only contain transcriptions while others only contain audio recordings. Please see individual file notes for more information.

Dates

1970 - 2008
Majority of material found within 1992 - 1996

Language of Materials

English and Spanish

Conditions Governing Access

The collectionis open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley assumes no responsibility.

Extent

186 Files (Oral history interviews)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Alphabetical and chronological order.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The majority of the oral history interviews were recorded on microcassettes and all are audio only.

Subjects

Brick trade--Mexico, North. Subject Source: Local sources
Brick trade--Texas, South. Subject Source: Local sources
Brick trade--Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickmaking machinery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickmaking--Borderlands. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickmaking--History--Mexico, North. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickmaking--History--Texas, South. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickmaking--History--Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickmaking--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickmaking--Mexico, North. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickmaking--Texas, South. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickmaking--Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickmaking--Texas. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickmaking--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickwork--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickwork. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brickyard--Mexico, North. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickyard--Texas, South. Subject Source: Local sources
Brickyard--Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley. Subject Source: Local sources
Mexican brick culture. Subject Source: Local sources