Austin History Center: Recent Episodes
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Erika "MC Battlette" Sodie and Juana Marshall Esperanza talk about their early years in Austin, how they met, and the origins and evolution of their girls' rap group Cooly Girls (later Cooly Nation).
Mr. Critical, Ced, Cornbread, and JJ of local rap crew FloMob talk about growing up together, their beginnings in music, and the history of their group in an oral history for the Austin Hip Hop Oral History Project.
Austin rapper Tee Double talks about growing up in Austin, getting involved in music and rapping, and career highlights in an oral history for the Austin Hip Hop Oral History Project.
Raised in Austin alongside her sister by their grandparents and mother, Margaret attended L.C. Anderson High School and Huston Tillotson College. She got married and started her long career as an educator at El Campo, Austin and Manor schools. In her youth Margaret had learned to read music and play piano with help from her sister, and she went on to be a teacher by day and entertainer by night, singing and playing piano at clubs, restaurants, churches and events. Her dual careers spanned more than fifty years. Margaret also describes her family, her life, and social issues she has seen. As of this recording she was retired from teaching but still entertaining audiences two evenings a week at the local Skylark Club.
AHC Oral History File #: ahc-3452-wright-margaret-2019-01-22 Video: Available Transcript: Available
Oral history interview with Susana Almanza and Sabino "Pio" Renteria from the Activism and the Brown Berets of Austin Project Recordings and Digital Images collection at the Austin History Center (AR.2018.030). This project was first conceived by Gloria Espitia, Mexican American Neighborhood Liaison at the Austin History Center, in 2013, in an effort to educate and promote the importance of preserving and sharing Brown Berets history and relevance throughout Austin's socio-political history.
Oral histories were conducted with four former Brown Berets between June and September 2013. In addition, two panel sessions were held and recorded with a total of four former Brown Berets in October 2013.
The Austin Brown Berets chapter emerged in 1973 and existed roughly until 1983. According to Paul Hernandez, a Brown Beret president and spokesperson, members viewed themselves as a community driven group, comprised of and representing the working class Chicanos of the barrios, particularly in East Austin. Issues that were important to them included speaking out on police brutality, quality education, racial equity, and, perhaps most famously, fighting to remove environmentally disruptive drag boat races at Festival Beach during the annual Austin Aqua Festival (Aqua Fest). (text from the AR.2018.030 finding aid available here: http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00702/ahc-00702.html)
Oral history interview with Adela Mancias from the Activism and the Brown Berets of Austin Project Recordings and Digital Images collection at the Austin History Center (AR.2018.030). This project was first conceived by Gloria Espitia, Mexican American Neighborhood Liaison at the Austin History Center, in 2013, in an effort to educate and promote the importance of preserving and sharing Brown Berets history and relevance throughout Austin's socio-political history.
Oral histories were conducted with four former Brown Berets between June and September 2013. In addition, two panel sessions were held and recorded with a total of four former Brown Berets in October 2013.
The Austin Brown Berets chapter emerged in 1973 and existed roughly until 1983. According to Paul Hernandez, a Brown Beret president and spokesperson, members viewed themselves as a community driven group, comprised of and representing the working class Chicanos of the barrios, particularly in East Austin. Issues that were important to them included speaking out on police brutality, quality education, racial equity, and, perhaps most famously, fighting to remove environmentally disruptive drag boat races at Festival Beach during the annual Austin Aqua Festival (Aqua Fest). (text from the AR.2018.030 finding aid available here: http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00702/ahc-00702.html)
Oral history interview with Ernesto Fraga from the Activism and the Brown Berets of Austin Project Recordings and Digital Images collection at the Austin History Center (AR.2018.030). This project was first conceived by Gloria Espitia, Mexican American Neighborhood Liaison at the Austin History Center, in 2013, in an effort to educate and promote the importance of preserving and sharing Brown Berets history and relevance throughout Austin's socio-political history.
Oral histories were conducted with four former Brown Berets between June and September 2013. In addition, two panel sessions were held and recorded with a total of four former Brown Berets in October 2013.
The Austin Brown Berets chapter emerged in 1973 and existed roughly until 1983. According to Paul Hernandez, a Brown Beret president and spokesperson, members viewed themselves as a community driven group, comprised of and representing the working class Chicanos of the barrios, particularly in East Austin. Issues that were important to them included speaking out on police brutality, quality education, racial equity, and, perhaps most famously, fighting to remove environmentally disruptive drag boat races at Festival Beach during the annual Austin Aqua Festival (Aqua Fest). (text from the AR.2018.030 finding aid available here: http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00702/ahc-00702.html)
In this clip from the Emmett Shelton Recordings Collection (AR.2019.006), Shelton reminisces about the areas around the Colorado River before the Tom Miller dam was constructed.
You can read more about the Emmett Shelton Recordings Collection at: http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00734/ahc-00734.html
An oral history interview with Dr. Joseph Quander on September 21, 2016. The interview is conducted by Kay Arnold.
CMACA board member, Roen Salinas, speaks on the demolition of Juarez-Lincoln and its impact on the Latino community in Austin, Texas.
Tape 1973 Historical Marker Dedication Ceremonies conducted by Winfrey, Dorman Hayward on 11/16/1967 in honor of Zachary Taylor Fulmore.
This is an oral history interview with Dr. Connie Yerwood, interviewed by Julie Strong on Feb. 11, 1986 for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, talking about Sixth Street in Austin for the Image of the Black Entrepreneur Exhibit.
An oral history interview with The Villager founder Tommy Wyatt on November 26, 2019
Note: This audio file is an edited version of the original. Long pauses in dialog were edited out.
Arhitect, Laura David, discusses her experiences working for the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Architect John Nyfeler shares his memories of the faculty that made an impact upon his education.
Architect John Nyfeler speaks upon the experience of attending City Council meetings as an education and opportunity for him to be in touch with what was happening in Austin.
Architect, Laura David, shares her experience working on her favorite project, the cemetery.
Description of historic preservation projects. Information on the creation of the present day firm of Hatch+Ulland Owen and information regarding current projects.
Conner, Dr. Brodie E. interviewed by Strong, Julie on February 19, 198602 as part of a project by Parks and Recreation Department for the exhibit - "Sixth Street - The Image of the Black Entrepreneur exhibit"
Austin Architect Robert T. Renfro talks about his early career, including an interview with General Electric and working in the Nixon administration to build affordable housing.
Austin Architect Robert T. Renfro on teaching architecture and the challenges of the profession.
Austin Architect, Toni Thomasson, on her professional development and opportunities to collaborate and meet colleagues.
Austin Architect, David Hoffman, on the buildings that have disappeared that me most misses.
Austin Architect, David Hoffman, talks about how he got interested in restoration and preservation and some of his earliest projects.
Austin Architect Emily Little reveals what it was like working on the Byrne-Reed House as she helped to restore the historic building.
Gus Voelzel on the design of his award winning home and his favorite building, the Gaudi's cathedral in Barcelona among other notable structures.
Austin Architect Gus Voelzel on what attracted him to be an architect, going to the University of Texas, and his early career.
George Villalva discusses the role sketching played in his work and the power it had to affect a client as a marketing tool.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Accounts from visitors to the Austin History Center on Austin Museum Day about their experiences in the City. Include the humorous accounts of some of their favorite memories and the sobering discussion about how Austin is changing.
Local Austin architect Charles Croft recalls his conversation with Eero Saarinen about the design of the airport and the innovations that went into its roof.
Charles Benjamin Croft was born in 1927 in Enid, Oklahoma. He grew up in the West Texas oilfields and left in 1945 to attend the University of Texas at Austin. He enrolled in the College of Engineering. After serving in the Marine Corps in World War II, he returned to the University of Texas and enrolled in the School of Architecture. He graduated in 1953. Croft’s first job after college was with John Lynn Scott. That job was followed by one at Fehr and Granger. Croft then relocated to the Texas Rio Grande Valley where he worked with John York and then with Alan Taniguchi. He returned to Austin and worked for Jessen and Jessen briefly and then had his own firm for many years. Notable projects are Westlake High School and Robert Mueller Municipal Airport in Austin and Casa del Sol in Harlingen, Texas.
Donna Dean Carter was born in 1952 in Dayton, Ohio. She spent the majority of her life prior to college in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She has degrees from Yale University and the University of California at Berkeley. Following college graduation she moved to Austin and began working for Brooks Barr Graeber and White, which transitioned to Graeber Simmons and Cowan. Carter left Graeber Simmons and Cowan in 1981 and later formed a firm with Austin architect Ruth Parshall. Their partnership lasted about four years and Carter then formed a new firm on her own. Carter has been involved in many civic organizations including serving on the Downtown Revitalization Task Force, participating in the AIA RUDAT, serving on the Mueller Commission and the Texas Historical Commission. Notable projects are the Carver Library and Genealogy Center, renovations of City of Austin fire stations, the Haehnel Grocery Store, and plans for East 11th and 12th Streets.
Girard Kinney was born in 1943 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. After the war and his father’s completion of an assignment at the Pentagon, the family returned to Austin. Kinney grew up on Kinney Avenue in South Austin. After graduation from Travis High School he entered the University of Texas School of Architecture. While attending college he worked for the Texas Game and Fish Commission, Calcasieu Lumber Company, the Texas Theater on The Drag, various professors in the School of Architecture, and Eugene Wukasch. Later he worked for Brooks Barr Graeber and White and for Taniguchi Shefelman Vacker and Minter. His first firm, Billington Kinney Stone Partnership, was formed in 1978. That firm became Kinney and Stone, then Kinney Kaler Sanders and Crews, and finally Kinney and Associates. Notable projects were Presidio Theaters, Fitzgerald Theaters, the Presidio Building, Echelon Office Buildings, Kaliedo Buildings, the Whisenhunt Theatre at Zachary Scott Theatre, and the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge. Kinney has served on the City of Austin Design Commission, the Airport Advisory Board, the Mueller Commission, the Cherrywood Neighborhood Association, and Scenic Austin.
Robert Franklin Coffee is an architect and sculptor, born in 1933 in Dallas, Texas. He received a journalism degree from the University of Texas in 1955. After a short stint working in journalism, he returned to the University of Texas and completed a degree in architecture. Coffee worked for Gene Wukasch in Austin and George & Oliver in Dallas while attending architecture school. After graduation he worked for the firms of Page Southerland Page and Coates & Legge. In the mid 1960s he established his own firm with Jack Crier - the firm eventually became Coffee Crier and Schenck. Coffee has worked on projects all over the state of Texas. Notable projects in the Austin area are the Austin and Dove Springs Recreation Centers, the United Way Headquarters, the Headquarters of the Austin Housing Authority, the East Austin Multipurpose Center and the Headquarters for McKinney Falls State Park. As a sculptor, Coffee completed the Texas Sheriff’s Memorial at the Texas Sheriffs’ Association and a lion for the Kabul Zoo in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is currently working on a sculpture of Leslie Cochran proposed to be located at the intersection of Sixth Street and Congress Avenue.
Alan Yamato Taniguchi was born in 1922 and grew up on a farm in Brentwood, California. Upon completion of high school he entered the University of California at Berkeley. His education was interrupted by World War II when his family was interned in Crystal City, Texas. Taniguchi went back to college after the war and graduated in 1949. After graduation he began working for Anshen and Allen in San Francisco, but by 1952 he had relocated and begun his own firm in Harlingen, Texas. In the late 1950s Taniguchi became associated with the University of Texas School of Architecture and in 1968 he became the Dean of the School of Architecture. In 1968 he also founded his firm of Taniguchi Shefelman Vacker and Minter. Notable projects were the Labor Building in Washington, D.C. which he worked on while working for the Austin firm of Brooks Barr Graeber and White, Wiess College at Rice University in Houston, the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana, the Clarksville Clinic and the Manchaca Road Brank Library in Austin. He was also the author of the original Town Lake Master Plan. (Interview was done with Alan’s son, Evan Taniguchi.)
Thomas Whitehead Shefelman was an architect and artist, born in 1927 in Seattle, Washington. Shefelman came to Austin in 1951 to attend the University of Texas School of Architecture. He went on to study and receive a Master’s Degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design. During the early years of his career, Shefelman worked for Keuhne Brooks & Barr and Fehr & Granger before opening his own firm, partnering with Alan Taniguchi. In later years he partnered with Jim Nix. Notable projects are the American National Bank (Starr Building), the first Waller Creek Master Plan, and the first Redesign of Congress Avenue. After retiring from architecture he and his wife, Janice, collaborated on a number of children’s books. Thomas Shefelman passed away on December 28, 2016.
Local Austin architect discusses his work with Lucasfilm in development of a THX sound system for movie theaters.
Austin architect, Bob Coffee, discussing his artistic pursuits outside of architecture.
Evan Taniguchi discusses Austin architect, Alan Taniguchi, his father and the influence of Eichler homes upon his work.
An interview with I. W. Popham (last Travis County School Superintendent) conducted in 2001 - Recording No. 3176. Hear Mr. Popham recount his time as Superintendent of Travis County Schools and discuss the many issues in education he dealt with in the position.
John Anderson sits down with Erica Lies at the Austin Archives Bazaar to discuss his 30 plus years in Austin. He discusses how he wound up at the Texas State Library and Archives and his memories of the city and his workplace.
AHC #3290
Kathleen Cobb sits down with Erica Lies to discuss her family history in Austin. What they experienced here and her memories of the city.
AHC #3288
Gaylon Hecker sits down with Erica Lies at the Austin Archives Bazaar to share more about the University of Texas Band. How are their records preserved? What is being done to save them? Learn about the band's history from Gaylon.
AHC 3292
Endelia Obregon sits down to talk with Erica Lies to discuss her heritage as a descendant of a migrant worker and how her family wound up in Austin and what she's experienced here.
AHC #3287
Michael McGraw sits down with his daughter, Jennie Tidwell, to share stories of his time in Austin, Texas. Hear about the many personalities he has encountered, how the traffic has changed in the city, and much more.
AHC 3289
Philip Drexler shares a compelling story of discovery in the archives. Hear his retelling of the story of Seawillow Texas, the unexpectedly named land locked town in Texas and how he found its origins in the archives.
AHC 3291
Jake Harding sits down with Erica Lies at the Austin Archives Bazaar to share his personal history and life in Austin Texas. Relive some of the memories of the places that used to be found throughout the city.
AHC 3293
Laura Esparza, interviewed by Gloria Espitia for the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) Oral History Project.
Emilio Zamora, interviewed by Cassie Smith. Full oral history interview for the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Oral History Project.
Gloria Mata Pennington's full oral history for the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) Oral History Project.
Gus Garcia, Interviewed by Paul Saldaña. Full oral history for Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) Oral History Project.
Perla Cavazos speaks on the holiday tradition of "La Pastorela" in the Mexican American community and their performances of the play at the 600 River Street site in the late 1990s.
On being hired as Austin Parks and Recreation Department's division manager that oversaw the MACC.
On working as former Mayor Gus Garcia's aid in the 1990s and on obtaining an NEA grant for LACA, allowing arts organizations to work together to pursue the MACC project.
Former City Council member on the City's relationship with CMACA and the renaming of the MACC to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
President of CMACA on relationship with the City of Austin after choosing the architect for the MACC.
Former CMACA board member on the 600 River Street site (City of Austin Street and Bridge Operations) prior to the building of the MACC.
Former MACC advisory board Chair on his initial role with CMACA and managing the non-profit.
Former Task Force member on his role in the initial needs assessment survey conducted that determined the community's interest in having a Mexican American cultural center.
On the details of the "Los Elementos" mural he painted on the Juarez-Lincoln University building in 1977.
ESB-MACC Director and Manager on challenges she faces and on identifying community and cultural needs.
Community member and artist on using the Public Works facility for programming prior to the present day MACC was built.
CMACA board member on her involvement with the 1991 Planning Commission that helped to get the MACC project on the City bond.
MACC advisory board member on her relationship with Emma and the renaming of the center in her honor.
Former facilities manager for CMACA on his involvement with the Latino arts communities in Austin in the 1980s.
Co-founder of LUPE Arte, Marylou Castillo, speaks on Latino arts struggles in Austin, Texas in the 1990s.
Former council member speaks on the nonprofit CMACA (Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts), its relationship with the City of Austin, and early organization of the MACC.
CMACA board member, Roen Salinas, speaks on the demolition of Juarez-Lincoln and its impact on the Latino community in Austin, Texas.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to accounts of what it was like to teach school in Austin prior to 1950 from the memories of the teachers and administrators themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen to the accounts of what it was like to attend Austin's public schools before 1950 from the memories of the students themselves.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
Listen as the accounts of 7 former slaves are brought to life through the voices of talented local actors. These recordings make up just a portion of the full stories recalled by James Grumbles, Marry Anne Patterson, Rosina Hoard, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Wroe, Sam Mason, and William Owens. Today their full recollections and those of 63 other former slaves from Austin and Travis County can be found at the Austin History Center. The stories were collected by Alfred E. Menn in 1937 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Today the clippings are featured as part of the current exhibit at the AHC, “Divided City: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Austin”. Full transcripts of the entire 70 interviews and photographs of many of the interviewees can be found at the AHC.
This is the only known recording of O. Henry. Hear his secrets for writing short stories, as well as his shout out to all of us here in the future. You can also find the full text to this recording on the Portal to Texas History here: http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139311/m1/1/ PiCB 07171
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Interviews from the Austin Archives Bazaar on October 19, 2014. Listen to 8 oral histories and discover stories such as Mike Carlson's memories of the day of the Whitman shooting, Charles Lockwood and Marvin Hecker's recollections of Austin's vibrant music scene, or James Maness III's retelling of his harrowing move to Austin and the city's subsequent development. You can also hear Rebecca Fendley recount her family's unique adventures in central Texas, Jennifer and Elizabeth Peters share the history of Pease Elementary school, Gaylon Finlea's memories of former Longhorn band director Vincent DiNino, and the story of love inspired by the Alamo Drafthouse as told by Jessica Tucker.
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Lady Bird Johnson. The interview was conducted by Mike Cox on December 7, 1977. In this interview Lady Bird Johnson talks about how she got started on her project to beautify Town Lake which was later renamed in her honor. She also reminisces about picnicking in the countryside near Austin and explains how it feels to have tourists at the LBJ ranch. (Image PICB 17596)
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Austin City Council member Emma Long. The interview was conducted by Anthony Orum on April 13, 1982. Emma Long explains in this interview how she campaigned in the 1950s for her place on City Council using “I’m for Emma” stickers, signs, radio broadcasts, and even television. Her liberal politics also led her to being identified as a Communist during this era of McCarthyism. (Image PICB 05228)
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Texas State Representative Mary Jane Bode. The interview was conducted by Lynn Cooksey on February 24, 1980. In this audio clip Mary Jane Bode explains why she ran for a seat in the Legislature in 1968, why she lost that election, and then why she decided to run again in 1977 after Sarah Weddington had resigned. (Image PICB 18889)