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AHC 3667 - Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons - 2023-08-08 by Austin History Center
AHC - 3663 - Doug - Mecca - 2023 - 07 - 25.MP3 by Austin History Center
AHC - 3665 - Cooly - Girls - Rikeisha - Clinton - 2023 - 08 - 02 by Austin History Center
AHC - 3662 - Nook - Turner - 2023 - 07 - 24 by Austin History Center
AHC - 3661 - Mirage - The - Gr8 - 2023 - 07 - 21 by Austin History Center
AHC - 3660 - Bavu - Blakes - 2023 - 07 - 17 by Austin History Center
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
AHC 3260 Frances Martinez 2012 -10 -15 by Austin History Center
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)
AHC 3140 Dr. Brodie Conner Side B 1986-02-19 by Austin History Center
AHC 3140 Dr. Brodie Conner Side A 1986-02-19 by Austin History Center
AHC 1070 Dr. B. E. Conner 1984-05-18 by Austin History Center
AHC 1069 Dr. B. E. Conner Side B 1984-05-18 by Austin History Center
AHC 1069 Dr. B. E. Conner Side A 1984-05-18 by Austin History Center
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.
Gloria Pennington Full Interview by Austin History Center
Herlinda Zamora Full Interview by Austin History Center
Laura Esparza Full Interview by Austin History Center
Rodriguez Donato Full Interview by Austin History Center
Emilio Zamora Full Interview by Austin History Center
Clemencia Zapata Full Interview by Austin History Center
Perla Cavazos Full Interview by Austin History Center
Meyer Delia Perez Full Interview Part 2 by Austin History Center
Meyer Delia Perez Full Interview Part 1 by Austin History Center
Maria Flores Full Interview by Austin History Center
Marylou Castillo Full Interview by Austin History Center
Raul Valdez Full Interview by Austin History Center
Gilbert Rivera Full Interview by Austin History Center
Zeke Romo Full Interview by Austin History Center
Tomas Salas Full Interview by Austin History Center
Ruiz Sanchez Full Interview by Austin History Center
Mike Martinez Full Interview by Austin History Center
Raul Alvarez Full Interview Part 2 by Austin History Center
Raul Alvarez Full Interview Part 1 by Austin History Center
Gus Garcia Full Interivew by Austin History Center
Hernandez Garza Full Interview by Austin History Center
Juan Oyervides Full Interview by Austin History Center
Valery Menard Full Interview by Austin History Center
Revilla Vasquez - Full Interview by Austin History Center
Gus Garcia - 2015 - 11 - 18 by Austin History Center
Tanya Estes - 2018 - 10 - 28 by Austin History Center
Pricilla Delgado - 2018 - 10 - 28 by Austin History Center
Arnold Garcia - 2017 - 04 - 03 by Austin History Center
George Villalva - 2016 - 12 - 07 by Austin History Center
Ruiz Veila Sanchez - 2014-04-19 by Austin History Center