Interviewee

Raymond Telles

Interviewer

Oscar J. Martinez

Project

Bicentennial

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner and former El Paso Mayor.

Summary of Interview

Biography; campaign for El Paso County Clerk; Poll Tax; campaign for Mayor; school years at St. Mary's; influence of parents; assimilation; stereotype of the "lazy Mexican."

Date of Interview

10-22-1975

Length of Interview

1 hour 30 minutes

Tape Number

No. 182

Transcript Number

No. 182

Length of Transcript

41 pages

Date Transcribed

11-8-1975

Transcriber

Rhonda Hartman

Interview Number

No. 182

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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