Interviewer
Rebecca Craver
Project
History of U. T. El Paso
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Dr. Strain was Museum Director 1937-46, and geology professor until 1974.
Summary of Interview
Experiences during World War II; fossil hunting on Mt. Cristo Rey amid U.S. machin gun nests; Charlie Steen, "The Uranium King"; definition of "Peedoggies"; Cap. Kidd; interesting and amusing recollections of campus life; faculty members who came to El Paso for their health; teaching load.
Date of Interview
11-1-1983
Length of Interview
1 hour and 40 minutes
Tape Number
No. 642
Transcript Number
No. 642
Length of Transcript
49 pages
Interview Number
No. 642
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with William Strain and Valilyan Strain by Rebecca Craver, 1983, "Interview no. 642," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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