This collection primarily concerns itself with the issue of migrant
workers and their plight as they cross the US-Mexico border. Most of the material is in
VHS or DVD format comprised of segments of news programming from various broadcast
television and cable programs.
Collection Number:
MS 468
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
Biographical Note
The Reverend Robin (Robert Lane) Hoover, Ph.D. is a native of Big Spring, Texas. It was in Texas that Hoover attended Texas Christian University where he earned a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Religion. He went on to earn a Masters of Divinity Degree with an emphasis in social ethics from Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University. Texas Tech University awarded Robin Hoover a Ph.D. in Political Science in 1998. Since 1980, Hoover has served continuously as a full time pastor in Disciples Congregations. Active in providing services to migrant people, Hoover has distinguished himself as a leader and a visionary. It was in Tucson, Arizona that Hoover founded and served as the inaugural president of Humane Borders, Inc., a social welfare corporation providing humanitarian assistance to migrants risking their lives crossing the Mexico-US border in Arizona. Hoover advocates major changes in US immigration/migration policies.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of this collection is from 2000-2005 and focuses on the organization, Humane Borders, Inc., that Robin Hoover founded. The collection is mainly VHS and DVD copies of broadcasts from local and national news programs discussing migrant workers, immigration reform and the Humane Borders organization. These segments and programs concern themselves exclusively with issues related to immigration. Also included are a scattering of newspaper articles on the same subjects. A collection of plaques, awards and personal calendars is also included. The collection includes Robin Hoover’s dissertation from Texas Tech University as well as drafts and materials compiled while writing the dissertation, including notes and audio tapes of interviews with subjects relating to the topic of the dissertation. This collection is mainly concerned with the issue of immigration from Mexico to the United States along the Southern Arizona border.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record,the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against allclaims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
This series consists of material published by Robin Hoover.
It is arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. It contains audio cassettes,
computer disks, drafts of works, newspaper articles and a copy of Hoover’s
dissertation.
This series consists of a few photographs pertaining to the
Humane Borders organization and pocket calendars spanning three decades.
One oversize image is located in Box 6.
This series contains mostly awards and plaques.
Also included are examples of the water station flags from a water
stations that Humane Borders maintains. Box 5 in this series contains
oversize material.
box
folder
3
4
Cesar Chavez Humanitarian Award,
2003
3
5
Eugene Mackaben Community Service Award,
2005
3
6
Fundacion Mexico,
2003
box
folder
4
1
Founder’s Day Parade,
2007
4
2
Humane Borders,
3, 2005
4
3
Leo B. Hart Humanitarian Award,
undated
4
4
Miscellaneous awards,
1998-2010
4
5
Rosa Parks Living History Makers,
2006
4
6
University of Arizona Alumni Association,
2001
4
7
Water Station Flags,
undated
box
folder
5
1
Community Service Award,
September 19, 2003
5
2
El Gobierno del Estado de Sonora,
January 15, 2008
This series is comprised heavily of VHS and DVD copies of news broadcasts.
The majority of VHS tapes have DVD copies. And while not every DVD has a VHS copy, many do.
There is also one CD and one audiocassette tape, which have been marked.
box
folder
6
1
Chicano – “Taking Back the Schools,”
, 1996
6
2
Fighting for Political Power,
1996
6
3
Rights to Food Campaign in India,
July 1, 2000
6
4
Church and Activist Groups Help Migrant Workers 1, 2: The O’Reilly Factor,
September 10, 2000
6
5
Border Watch I., II.,
September 10, 2000
6
6
Border Watch III.,
September 11, 2000
6
7
Well-Founded Fear,
2000
6
8
Michael Morton (compact disc)– Sanctuary,
2000
6
9
Dangerous Crossing I,
January 4, 2001
6
10
Humanitarian Assistance: The O’Reilly Factor,
January 10, 2001
6
11
130 Migrants Apprehended, Plan for Water Stations,
February 1, 2001
6
12
Border Patrol Public Service Announcements,
February 1, 2001
6
13
Border Patrol Public Service Announcement (Original),
February 1, 2001
6
14
Migrants Apprehended, Hoover Comments,
February 1, 2001
6
15
First Deployment Clips,
March 19, 2001
box
folder
7
1
Desert Water Stations Story,
March 28, 2001
7
2
Migrant Encounter,
April 18, 2001
7
3
Death of 14, Marcos in Wellton, AZ,
May 23, 2001
7
4
Death of 14, Robin Hoover Comments,
May 23, 2001
7
5
Funeral Procession for 12 Bodies,
May 13, 2001
7
6
Bodies shipped to Vera Cruz,
May 31, 2001
7
7
Funeral Procession,
May 31, 2001
7
8
Robin Hoover at Studio,
June 1, 2001
7
9
Hot Water,
June 1, 2001
7
10
Border Patrol Strategy-Death in the Desert,
June 1, 2001
7
11
Nueva Frontera-Gate Keeper,
June 3, 2001
7
12
Senator Kolbe: Resources on the Border,
June 6, 2001
7
13
Pima County $25,000 to Humane Borders,
June 6, 2001
7
14
Robin Hoover at Supervisor’s Meeting,
June 6, 2001
box
folder
8
1
Humane Borders on the News,
June 13, 2001
8
2
Humane Borders Water Stations,
June 31, 2001
8
3
Humane Borders in the News,
May and June 2001
8
4
Sierrita Mountain Water Station,
June 2001
8
5
Border Patrol releases,
June 2001
8
6
The New Frontier: High School Students Crossing the Border,
June 2001
8
7
Dangerous Crossing,
July 4, 2001
8
8
Interview with Fidel Alonzo-Mireles,
July 14, 2001
8
9
Nogales Meals Incident Mateo Perez Gomez,
July 16, 2001
8
10
Border Patrol 4 Public Announcements,
August 29, 2001
8
11
Border Patrol: Deaths in the Desert,
August 29, 2001
8
12
Along the Line,
September 21, 2001
8
13
Death Numbers,
September 21, 2001
8
14
Beyond the Border,
2001
8
15
Beyond the Border: Mas Alla de la Frontera,
2001
8
16
News 13 Simulations to Cross the Desert,
Fall 2001-Spring 2002
box
folder
9
1
News Clips,
2001-2002
9
2
Water Stations Anniversary,
February 24, 2002
9
3
Water Stations I.,
February 27, 2002
9
4
Border Patrol,
March 1, 2002
9
5
Border Patrol Video Announcement,
March 1, 2002
9
6
Migrant Exhibition,
March 4, 2002
9
7
Robin Hoover at BA Water Stations,
March 7, 2002
9
8
Water Station Vandalism I.,
March 9, 2002
9
9
Hannity and Colmes,
May 13, 2002
9
10
$40 Million Claim,
May 13, 2002
9
11
$40 Million Lawsuit,
May 15, 2002
box
folder
10
1
Dangerous Crossings II.,
May 19, 2002
10
2
Destroying the Desert,
May 20, 2002
10
3
Politically Incorrect,
May 21, 2002
10
4
First Anniversary of 14 Migrant Deaths,
May 23, 2002
10
5
Death on a Friendly Border Original,
June 1, 2002
10
6
Mexican Public Service Announcements,
June 1, 2002
10
7
Water on Reservation,
June 9, 2002
10
8
Samaritan Patrol I.,
July 1, 2002
10
9
Samaritan Patrol III.,
July 1, 2002
10
10
Samaritan Patrol II.,
July 7, 2002
10
11
Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Arlen Specter,
July 7, 2002
box
folder
11
1
American Border Patrol,
July 24, 2002
11
2
Interview with Bill Walker,
August 1, 2002
11
3
Deal with the Devil,
August 8, 2002
11
4
ACLU Hearing,
August 23, 2002
11
5
New Water Stations,
August 23, 2002
11
6
Humanitarian Assistance,
August 28, 2002
11
7
March for Migrants Memorial,
September 29, 2002
11
8
Interviews with Enrique Marones,
October 1, 2002
11
9
The Donahue Show,
November 12, 2002
11
10
Tombstone Militia,
December 3, 2002
11
11
Robin Hoover in Studio- O’odham Comments,
December 6, 2002
box
folder
12
1
Report from the Border 2003, Part I.,
February 13, 2003
12
2
Report from the Border 2003, Part II.,
February 13, 2003
12
3
A Walk through Cabeza Prieta,
February 13, 2003
12
4
Lawsuit: 14 Migrant Deaths,
May 6, 2003
12
5
$14 Million Lawsuit,
May 7, 2003
12
6
The Lawsuit: Heartland,
May 16, 2003
12
7
Border Chaos,
May 16, 2003
12
8
Water Station Dedication,
July 20, 2003
12
9
Paul Fuschini I.,
August 9, 2003
12
10
Paul Fushini and David Ray,
August 9, 2003
12
11
Christ Dies and Lives on the Border,
August 2003
12
12
Del Rio Deportation,
September 10, 2003
12
13
Anti-Immigrant Vigilantism,
October 7, 2003
12
14
Gotas de Vida,
October 2003
12
15
The Revolution will not be Televised,
2003
box
folder
13
1
Bill O’Reilly,
February 1, 2004
13
2
World News Tonight,
May 18, 2004
13
3
Illegal Crossing,
May 18, 2004
13
4
Water Stations II.,
June 1, 2004
13
5
Hot Water,
June 9, 2004
13
6
Death in the Desert: Frontline,
June 2004
13
7
The Big Story,
July 13, 2004
13
8
Terrorist Alley,
August 16, 2004
13
9
Board of Supervisors Meeting,
September 1, 2004
13
10
Pima County Contract,
September 8, 2004
13
11
March for Migrants,
September 26, 2004
box
folder
14
1
Memorial and March for Migrants,
September 26, 2004
14
2
From Altar to Phoenix,
December 17, 2004
14
3
American Immigration,
December 17, 2004
14
4
Endless Exodus,
2004
14
5
Farmingville,
2004
14
6
The Fourth World War,
2004
14
7
The Gatekeeper,
2004
14
8
Play Media To[u]r for Humane Borders,
2004-2005
14
9
Shadow of Hope,
2004
14
10
This is What Free Trade Looks Like,
2004
14
11
Water Station Map,
2004
14
12
New Border Technologies,
March 6, 2005
14
13
Dying to Live,
March 25, 2005
14
14
Coyote Crossing,
March 2005
14
15
Arizona Illustrated,
April 4, 2005
14
16
Adventures with El Gordo,
April 22, 2005
14
17
Water Station Map,
May 8, 2005
14
18
Paul Fuschini Speaks on Warning Map,
May 11, 2005
box
folder
15
1
Warning Map,
May 12, 2005
15
2
Warning Map: Hannity and Colmes,
May 12, 2005
15
3
Warning Poster,
May 20, 2005
15
4
Warning Posters,
May 20, 2005
15
5
Salt Lake City and Santa Cruz Volunteers,
May 21, 2005
15
6
O’Reilly Factor,
May 26, 2005
15
7
Reporter’s Roundtable,
June 3, 2005
15
8
5th Anniversary of Humane Borders,
June 11, 2005
15
9
Last Stop,
June 13, 2005
15
10
Robin Hoover: Nightly News,
June 13, 2005
15
11
Methodist March for Migrants,
July 14, 2005
15
12
World Harmony, Can it Happen?,
July 15, 2005
15
13
A Walk in the Desert,
July 2005
15
14
Illegal Immigrant Memorial,
September 25, 2005
15
15
Trip to Altar and Sasabe,
October 23, 2005
15
16
Dying to Get In,
December 11, 2005
box
folder
16
1
Border Stories,
2005
16
2
Bridge / Puente,
2005
16
3
de Nadie,
2005
16
4
State of County Presentation,
2005
16
5
Walking the Line,
2005
16
6
Women Crossing Borders,
2005
16
7
Governor’s State of the State: AZ Illustrated,
January 10, 2006
16
8
6th Annual March for Migrants,
January 10, 2006
16
9
Robin Hoover Announcing Mexican Trip,
January 19, 2006
16
10
Sue Goodman with Warning Poster,
January 19, 2006
16
11
Mexico Trip Robin Hoover Warning Poster,
January 19, 2006
16
12
Lou Dobbs reports on Warning Posters, Rubin in Mexico City,
January 24 2006
16
13
Paul Fuschini II.,
January 24, 2006
16
14
Paul Fuschini Warning Posters I,
January 24, 2006
16
15
Humane Borders Warning Posters,
January 26, 2006
box
folder
17
1
Robin Hoover Map Project,
January 26-27, 2006
17
2
Religion and Ethics,
February 26, 2006
17
3
Robin Hoover Comment on Four Migrant Deaths,
March 12, 2006
17
4
Reaction to President,
March 16, 2006
17
5
Al Franken in Fresno,
March 30, 2006
17
6
Border Walls,
March 31, 2006
17
7
Randall Pinkston Altar, Mexico,
April 22, 2006
17
8
Randall Pinkston Identifying Deceased,
April 23, 2006
17
9
Deadly Desert,
May 7, 2006
17
10
Response to President,
May 15, 2006
17
11
Response to Bush’s visit to Yuma,
May 18, 2006
17
12
Daybreak,
June 14, 2006
17
13
Minuteman, Fence, Vandalism,
June 16, 2006
box
folder
18
1
Immigration Debate,
June 16, 2006
18
2
Minuteman with Immigrant Family: 30 Days,
July 1, 2006
18
3
Migrant Trash,
July 30, 2006
18
4
Narco Commido,
August 1, 2006
18
5
Naomi’s New Morning,
August 1, 2006
18
6
The Poverty Trap with Bill Clinton,
September 2, 2006
18
7
Water Stations III,
September 21, 2006
18
8
Migrant Memorial,
October 1, 2006
18
9
Humane Borders Power Point,
October 10, 2006
18
10
Premio National de Derechos Humanos,
December 13, 2006
18
11
Robin Hoover at Los Pinos,
December 13, 2006
18
12
In the Shadow of the American Dream,
December 26, 2006
18
13
Crossing Arizona,
2006
18
14
The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon,
2006
18
15
The Power of Community,
2006
18
16
Sustainable Table,
2006
box
folder
19
1
I.G.E. Meeting SBI Cell Phones,
January 24, 2007
19
2
Memorial Service in IFNM,
February 18, 2007
19
3
Conferencia,
February 23, 2007
19
4
Power Point,
March 27, 2007
19
5
Humane Borders on the News,
April 8, 2007
19
6
New Sanctuary Movement,
May 9, 2007
19
7
Sanctuary,
May 10, 2007
19
8
Migrant Deaths,
May 14, 2007
19
9
Trash Cleanup,
May 23, 2007
19
10
Guatemalan Girls Split from Family,
August 2, 2007
19
11
Conteo Noche,
June 16, 2008
19
12
Board of Supervisors Meeting,
August 5, 2007
19
13
Board Meetings, Agenda,
September 11, 2007
19
14
Aventura en el Desierto,
2007
19
15
Beyond Borders,
2007
19
16
A Future with Hope,
2007
19
17
The Invisible Chapel,
2007
19
18
The Migrant’s Journey,
2007
19
19
American Dream Dead or Alive,
March 13, 2008
19
20
Tires Slashed Security Camera Video,
August 9, 2008
19
21
David Garcia and Mike Wilson at Press Conference,
September 4, 2008
19
22
Mike Wilson at Press Conference in 30 Minutes,
September 7, 2008
19
23
Arizona,
December 17-18, 2008
19
24
The Devil’s Highway,
2008
box
folder
20
1
One Border One Body,
2008
20
2
A Sign of the Cross,
2008
20
3
Wild Versus Wall,
2008
20
4
Border Safety Initiative,
undated
20
5
Chipas El Gran Muro Para Los Migrantes,
undated
20
6
“The Chronicles of Life Outside the Law” (4 episodes),
undated
20
7
Crossing Arizona,
undated
20
8
Crossing Arizona Unfinished Copy,
undated
20
9
El Drama de los Migrantes ante le Nueva Legislacion en Arizona,
undated
20
10
Gotas da Vita,
undated
20
11
Humane Borders Hearst Award Entries,
undated
20
12
Humane Borders Power Point,
undated
20
13
Multiple News Clips,
undated
20
14
Paul Fuschini Warnig Poster I,
undated
20
15
Samaritan Promo Tapes,
undated
20
16
Surveillance and Rescue of Migrants in the Desert,
undated
20
17
TG3 Flavio Fusi Laredo Texas,
undated
20
18
Water Station Map I,
undated
20
19
Water Station Vandalism II,
undated
20
20
Border Safety Initiative Public Service Announcement (audiocassette tape),
undated