Interviewer
John R. Moore
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Lifelong resident of Big Bend area.
Summary of Interview
Part of Big Bend Park Oral History Project; biographical data including service in Women's Air Service Project (WASPs) and Women Army Corps during World War II and years as school teacher; her perspective on family life and hardships in Big Bend area during the Depression; death of father during Spanish influenza epidemic, 1919-20; mother's life in Big Bend area during Mexican Revolution; Depression-era purchase and slaughter of family's cattle by U.S. government; social segregation of area's Anglo and Hispanic communities; detailed description of parent's cow-camp residence in Rosillos Mts.
Date of Interview
7-4-1994
Length of Interview
1 hour and 10 minutes
Tape Number
No. 849
Transcript Number
No. 849
Length of Transcript
36 pages
Interview Number
No. 849
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Jane H. Bright by John R. Moore, 1994, "Interview no. 849," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.