Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative oral history project
Collection
Identifier: 70.100-GVEC
Abstract
The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) was established in 1938 with funds from the Rural Electrification Administration. Its purpose was to provide electricity to rural areas in the vicinity of Guadalupe and Gonzales counties, east of San Antonio, Texas. Many of the interviewees were charter customers and employees of GVEC. Interviewees were asked to comment on how their lives changed as a result of the availability of electricity, and their experience with GVEC services.
Dates:
1986-1987
Texas Sesquicentennial oral history project records
Collection
Identifier: 70.100-Texas150
Abstract
Oral history project conducted as part of local Texas sesquicentennial celebrations by history students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University). The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas.
Dates:
1985-1986
