A Guide to the Archives for Research on Women and Gender Oral History Project, 1997-1998
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | University of Texas at San Antonio. Archives for Research on Women and Gender. | |
| Title: | Archives for Research on Women and Gender Oral History Project | |
| Dates: | 1997-1998 | |
| Creator Abstract: | In 1997 the Center for the Study of Women and Gender (CSWG) and the Archives for Research on Women and Gender (ARWG) initiated an oral history project to go along with that year's Women's History Week then, which was "Telling Our Stories/Contando Nuestras Historias." Utilizing an advisory board , the CSWG and ARWG chose a select number of San Antonio women who have made significant contributions to the community. | |
| Content Abstract: | The collection consists of correspondence, biographical information, release forms, oral history recordings on audiocassette and interview transcripts. The interviews were conducted February-July of 1997. | |
| Identification: | MS 317 | |
| Extent: | 2.8 linear feet (4 Boxes) | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections | |
Historical Note
In 1997 the Center for the Study of Women and Gender (CSWG) and the Archives for Research on Women and Gender (ARWG) initiated an oral history project to go along with that year's Women's History Week then, which was "Telling Our Stories/Contando Nuestras Historias." Utilizing an advisory board , the CSWG and ARWG chose a select number of San Antonio women who have made significant contributions to the community.
CSWG contact was Linda Schott, Director. ARWG contact was Jill Jackson, Archivist. Interviews were conducted by Ruthe Winegarten, oral historian and author, and Tori Beckham-Wilson, historian and author.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence, biographical information, release forms, oral history recordings on audiocassette and interview transcripts.
The interviews were conducted February-July of 1997.
Organization of Collection | ||
| Original Deposit of July 2007 (Acc. 2007-096) | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Some use copies are available in the collection.
This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Usage Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Index Terms | ||
| Personal Names | ||
| Austin, Helen Cloud. | ||
| Briscoe, Hattie Elam. 1919- | ||
| Cockrell, Lila. | ||
| Dunlap, Lillian. | ||
| Fernandez, Rosita. | ||
| Hein, Nancy. | ||
| Hoyle-Gayden, Julia. | ||
| Jacobson, Helen G. | ||
| Lee, Amy Freeman. | ||
| Reed, Bonnie. | ||
| Sanchez, Graciela | ||
| Sinkin, Fay. | ||
| Spector, Rose. | ||
| Yu, Barbara. | ||
| Organizations | ||
| Woman's Club of San Antonio. | ||
| League of Women Voters of San Antonio. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| African American women--Interviews. | ||
| African American women--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Asian American women--Interviews. | ||
| Discrimination in employment--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Jewish women--Interviews. | ||
| Mexican American women--Interviews. | ||
| Mexican American women singers--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Non-profit organizations--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Social service--United States--Societies, etc. | ||
| Social workers, Black--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Voluntarism--United States. | ||
| Women and the military--United States. | ||
| Women civic leaders--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Women in politics--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Women in the performing arts. | ||
| Women lawyers--Texas--Bexar County. | ||
| Women--Texas--San Antonio--Societies and clubs. | ||
| Genres/Formats | ||
| Oral histories. | ||
| Audiocassettes. | ||
| Correspondence. | ||
| Transcripts. | ||
| Local Subjects | ||
| Activism/Activists | ||
| Oral History Interviews | ||
| Women | ||
Related Material
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University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections maintains the following related collections:
UTSA's Institute of Texan Culture's Library has an oral history interview with Lillian Dunlap available online. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Archives for Research on Women and Gender Project, MS 317, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Received from Archives for Research on Women and Gender in 1997-1998.
Processing Information
More detailed processing is not anticipated at this time.
Note to Researchers
When available, electronic versions (PDF) of the interview transcripts have been provided.
In order to read and print the PDF document, you may need to download and install the free Adobe Reader.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Archives for Research on Women and Gender Oral History Project | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Olga M. Aguirre | ||||||||||||
| In 1991 Aguirre, an AIDS activist, founded the Mujeres Project to provide a place where women of all cultures could obtain information and services involving HIV and family planning choices. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: AIDS activism. Interview by Tori Beckman-Wilson. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Olga M. Aguirre. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript May 30, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| AV1 | Audiocassettes [2 cassettes] |
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| 1 | Helen Cloud Austin | ||||||||||||
| Retired social worker and community activist. The first African American professional hired at the San Antonio State Hospital (1965). Ms. Austin gained national recognition in 1984 when she received the Social Worker of the Year award for her accomplishments in the profession. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: social work; discrimination. Interviewed by Tori Beckman-Wilson. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Helen Cloud Austin. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 1 May 27, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 2 June 10, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV1 | Audiocassette [4 cassettes] |
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| 1 | Hattie Elam Briscoe | ||||||||||||
| Attorney and lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The first African American to graduate from St. Mary's University Law School, San Antonio, TX (1956) and the first African American woman to practice law in Bexar County, TX. Topics: Wiley College in Marshall, TX; career; childhood; St. Mary’s Law School. | |||||||||||||
| Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Hattie Elam Briscoe. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 1 February 21, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 2 March 5, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| AV1 | Audiocassette [4 cassettes] |
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| Box | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Lila Cockrell | ||||||||||||
| The first woman mayor of a major Texas city, Cockrell served as Mayor of San Antonio, Texas for three terms (1975-1981); member of San Antonio City Council from 1964-1972; Director of Development, San Antonio. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Women and politics; Mayor of San Antonio. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Lila Cockrell. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript April 9, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV1 | Audiocassette [1 cassette] |
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| 1 | Lillian Dunlap | ||||||||||||
| Nurse; Retired Brigadier General, Army. Only the second woman to become a general officer in the Army’s history; the first Texas woman to attain the status of brigadier general; inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame; Instrumental in founding the Army Medical Department Museum at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Women and the military; Army Medical Department Museum Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Lillian Dunlap. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 1 April 19, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 2 June 19, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV1 | Audiocassette [2 cassettes] |
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| 1 | Rosita Fernandez | ||||||||||||
| Rosita Fernandez, a long time San Antonian and pioneer of Tejano music, gained international fame as a recording artist and for performances on film, television, radio, and stage. Her career began in the 1920s and spanned over 60 years. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: career; women and music. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Rosita Fernandez. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript April 29, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [1 cassette] |
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| 1 | Nancy Hein | ||||||||||||
| Member, Woman’s Club; businesswoman. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Woman’s Club of San Antonio. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Nancy Hein. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript April 15, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [1 cassette] | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Julia Hoyle-Gayden | ||||||||||||
| Born in 1894, Hoyle-Gayden tells of her experience growing up and living in Texas as an African American. She began teaching in the 1920s, worked for the Republican Party, and was a civic activist. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: National Council of Negro Women; political and social activism. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Julia Hoyle-Gayden. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 1 May 13, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 2 June 11, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [6 cassettes] |
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| 2 | Helen Jacobson | ||||||||||||
| Civic activist (children’s and human rights issues) | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Biographical information, volunteer and cancer work. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to transcript from oral history with Helen Jacobson. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Transcript April 2, 1997 | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Amy Freeman Lee | ||||||||||||
| Artist, animal rights activist. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Career as artist, writer; San Antonio community; animal rights. Interviewed by Tori Beckman-Wilson. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Amy Freeman Lee. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript June 12, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [3 cassettes] |
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| 2 | Bonnie Reed | ||||||||||||
| Retired Judge; community volunteer. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Family law, politics in San Antonio, career. Interviewed by Tori Beckman-Wilson. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Bonnie Reed. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 1 July 17, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 2 July 23, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [4 cassettes] |
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| 2 | Graciela Sanchez | ||||||||||||
| Human rights activist; Executive Director, Esperanza Center. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Progressive activism in San Antonio. Interviewed by Tori Beckman-Wilson. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Graciela Sanchez. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 1 June 10, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript 2 June 16, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [3 cassettes] |
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| 2 | Fay Sinkin | ||||||||||||
| Civic activist (water issues); first woman elected director and Bexar County chair of the Edwards Underground Water District (1983-1989); first woman to serve on the Board of Health in San Antonio; former president of San Antonio Chapter of the League of Women Voters (1947). | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Water issues; League of Women Voters. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Fay Sinkin. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript May 13, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [2 cassettes] |
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| 2 | Rose Spector | ||||||||||||
| Texas State Supreme Court Judge. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Women and the legal profession; Texas Supreme Court; career. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Rose Spector. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Transcript April 7, 1997 | ||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [1 cassette] |
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| 2 | Barbara Yu | ||||||||||||
| Member, Woman’s Club; businesswoman. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Woman’s Club of San Antonio. Interviewed by Ruthe Winegarten. | |||||||||||||
| Link to audio and transcripts from oral history with Barbara Yu. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and biographical information | |||||||||||||
| Transcript drafts | |||||||||||||
| Transcript April 15, 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| AV2 | Audiocassette [1 cassette] |
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