Dr. Mark Robbins and Dr. Christine Reiser Robbins
29 Oral Interviews, 25 transcriptions, and notes only for 5 other interviews.
A2016-057
1890-1945 (unknown)
During the first half of the century, agriculture served as an economic engine for much of the region. This growth in agricultural production depended on a labor force largely consisting of Hispanic workers. Unfortunately, the perspectives of these workers are often underrepresented in the region’s public history. Yet the experiences of Hispanic farm laborers, the communities they formed, and their impact on South Texas economic and cultural life exists today within the memories of South Texas residents.
The South Texas Hispanic Farm Labor Communities Oral History Project is a multi-disciplinary collaboration which incorporates oral history, archaeology, archival analysis, and public humanities to document and preserve the perspectives of individuals in South Texas who lived and worked as Hispanic farm laborers in the region from 1930-1990. Included are 29 oral interviews; 25 transcriptions; and notes only for five additional interviews.
Arranged in three series: General, Rancho Colorado and Robstown Labor Camp
South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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South Texas Hispanic Farm Labor Communities Oral History Project, A2016-051.XXXX, South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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A2016-057 Gift of Dr. Mark Robbins and Dr. Christine Reiser Robbins
Daniel Thacker processed the collection in 2016 and the EAD in 2017.