James R. Skelton oral history interview, 1980.

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James R. Skelton oral history interview, 1980.

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In this recording to his son-in-law, James Goodrum, Skelton discusses his family background; life in Brownsville on the Texas-Mexico border in the early 1900s; the Mexican Revolution in 1911; Pancho Villa and Venustanio Caranza; fighting at Matamoros, Mexico; Villa's crossing the Rio Grande; President-elect Warren G. Harding's visit to Brownsville in 1920; mistreatment of Mexicans and various crimes and trials in Brownsville.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour);Index (2 p.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7124521

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Skelton, James R., 1897-1986.

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Born in Dallas, Texas and moved to Brownsville, Texas in 1911 where he took over his father's land abstract company in 1934. From the description of James R. Skelton oral history interview, 1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 240474110 ...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923

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Revolutionary leader in Mexico. From the description of Pancho Villa letter, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536890 From the guide to the Pancho Villa letter, 1921, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...