This collection is comprised of 7 audio interviews with parishioners, nuns and clergy concerning the history of some of Houston’s predominately Mexican American Catholic parishes from the 1910s to the 1970s. These interviews were conducted for Trevino’s research when developing his book "The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston”. Specifically, Trevino interviewed Teresa Villagómez Zavala and Hope G. Jimenez, Joe E. and Raquel A. Gonzales, Petra Guillen, Mary C. Villagomez, Sister Dolores Cardenas, Esther Garcia, and Bishop John E. McCarthy. Included in the collection are notes from the interviews taken by Trevino. The interviews have been digitized and are accompanied by indexed summarized interview segments.

Roberto R. Treviño was an associate professor of History at the University of Texas Arlington. He specializes in Mexican American History, Religion in United States History, and History of Latino Religions. He received his Ph D. in United States History at Stanford University in 1993. Since 1991 he has written a number of articles, book chapters, and reviews on the topics of Latinos, Religion in the U.S., Mexican Americans, and the immigrant experience.