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Retta Murphy photograph album

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Leather bound scrapbook/photo album contains images taken by her, and of her, on a trip through Europe in the summer of 1909. It provides a fascinating glimpse of travel and world landmarks at the dawn of the 20th century. Includes photographs of Murphy and her travel companions Armour McGregor, Jessie Bell, Mary Evans and Louise Evans. Also includes photographs of the ship S.S. Minnewaska. Murphy traveled to Europe via St. Louis and New York City and visited England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Venice, Rome, and Paris before returning state side to Washington D.C. and visited Mount Vernon VA. Photographs of ship scenes, architecture, people, landscapes and notable sights such as Shakespeare's birthplace.

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Ofelia Vasquez-Philo oral history interview

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Ophelia Vasquez-Philo talks about the founding of Community Action, Inc., in 1965 and some of the programs they offer, such as Legal Aid and the Free Doctor's Care program, that help low-income residents of Central Texas.