Rodriguez, George V.
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Title |
Rodriguez, George V. |
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Abstract |
George V. Rodriguez (b. 1939), retired Seargent for the Houston Police Department, was the first Mexican national to join the Houston police force. Rodriguez was born in Mexico City and moved to Houston as a child. He discusses his experience with the city police department and shares his perspective on the changes that have occurred in the Northside area. |
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Collection Name |
Northside Oral History Collaborative |
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Date of Interview |
February 24, 2017 |
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Subject Terms |
Rodriguez, George V.--Interviews ; Houston (Tex.). Police Department ; Mexican national ; Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Rodriguez, George V. |
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Interviewers |
Selley, Mikaela; Rivas, Jason Jonathan; Koenig, Abigail |
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Original Format |
Video/mts |
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Oral History Number |
OH0599 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Date of Digital Version |
2017 |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Northside (Houston, Tex.) |
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Era |
1930s ; 1940s ; 1950s ; 1960s ; 1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s ; 2000s ; 2010s |
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Related Resource |
Northside Oral History Project : http://digital.houstonlibrary.net/oral-history/northside.html ; Stories of the Northside film, http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/Interviews/id/510 |
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Length of Interview |
59 minutes and 55 seconds |
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Type (DCMI) |
Moving Image |
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Format (IMT) |
Video/mp4 |
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Funding provided by |
The Northside History Collaborative was formed in 2015 to capture the voices of Northside residents. Northside is a historic community located near downtown Houston. The oral history interviews were conducted by the Avenue CDC Go Neighborhoods Northside Youth Group. This collaborative is a partnership between the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Avenue CDC Go Neighborhoods Northside and the University of Houston Downtown campus. |
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