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We do NOT have the resources to assist with genealogical research.

For GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH please contact:
 
*El Paso Genealogical Society

*UTEP Special Collections Dept

* El Paso County Historical Society

*El Paso Public Library Border Heritage Center

For GENERAL RESEARCH  assistance contact Rachel Murphree at murphree@
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For REPRINTS of Borderlands issues please contact Ruth Vise at  rvise@
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The Editor's Column : The Building of a City

By Ruth E. Vise

Ruth ViseRuth E. Vise
Faculty Editor & Adviser

Borderlands begins and ends with articles on water – the lifeblood of the Southwest. The first story describes the wonderful hot springs found in T or C and their early use, while the last story details the planning and building of Elephant Butte Dam. Other stories deal with the building of law and order in the 1880s in El Paso and the problems, but also the advantages, inherent in a railroad town. Some stories profile early business leaders and the building of the economy as well as leaders of society who helped build the soul of the city. Students also researched those who designed timeless buildings.

El Paso Community College celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and I am completing my first year at Northwest Campus. I have found the students here just as eager and ready to tackle local history projects in their research and writing classes as they were at Valle Verde. Special thanks to Monica Wong and her staff at the Northwest Library for providing excellent service and encouragement to my students. Thanks also to faculty editors and colleagues Joe Old and Daryl Troyer. Enjoy your retirement, Daryl!

I am especially proud of Sunshine Mendez and Alaine Bracken for their enthusiasm and the long hours they spent researching, writing and finding illustrations and Armando Ruiz for completing the art assignments in record time. Thanks to all of my English 1302 students at Northwest and to former students whose stories appear this year.

Sincere thanks to the El Paso Times for its continued support of this student writing project.

To my daughter April who graduated with honors from high school in May 2001, congratulations on your achievements. You’re going to love college! Thanks for your many years of support of Borderlands.

We hope you enjoy reading these articles about the building of early El Paso.

Ruth E. Vise Faculty Editor & Advisor

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Cite: Vise, Ruth. "The Editor's Column: The Building of a City." Borderlands 20 (2001-2002): 2. 
Borderlands. EPCC Libraries. <http://www.epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands>

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Borderlands is published annually by El Paso Community College, P.O. Box 20500, El Paso, TX 79998.

It is a collection of student written articles on the history & culture of the El Paso, Juárez, Las Cruces border region, comprising the states of Texas, New Mexico, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.   This site was created with seed money from the Integrating Technical Contexts into Academic Courses (ITAC) Project, and maintained by the Northwest Community Library staff. 

Funds for the program were provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the auspices of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.  

Ruth Vise, English Professor and Borderlands Project Director, EPCC
Monica Wong, Website Project Coordinator, Head Librarian,  Northwest Community Library,  EPCC
Joe Old, Technical Consultant, ITAC Project
Mary Sarber,  Lorely Ambriz, and Library Staff.
Rachel Murphree, web weaver

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