Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
Oral history 00054
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Creation Date
1-1-1991
Description
Gillespie Parish Baker, born 1900 and died 23 September, 1976, discusses the life of his father, A.Y. Baker, an influential citizen of Edinburg. He gives a detailed description of his own life in Hidalgo County and Edinburg including observations on the Hidalgo-Reynosa bridge, beginning of Edinburg Junior College, trains, roads, and utilities.
Format
Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps
Length
00:63:15
Language
English
Notes
Digital transfer completed on 18 September 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Part 1 of 2.
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Gillespie Parish Baker - Part 01, 1991. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/2