Austin History Center

Delano Womack - Background by Austin History Center

Delano Womack - Move to Austin by Austin History Center

AHC 3686 - Dave Mecca and Scooter Mecca - 2023-09-15 by Austin History Center

AHC 3669 - Stanley Cobble - 2023-8-30 by Austin History Center

AHC 3668 - FloMob (Part 2) - 2023-08-18 by Austin History Center

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

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 inc

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 inc

AHC 3140 Dr. Brodie Conner Side B 1986-02-19 by Austin History Center