Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
Oral history 00909
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Description
Part 1 of 3.
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:52 - Father, mother, birth and childhood.
- 07:00 - Parent's farming practices.
- 07:37 - Caring for horses and farming.
- 27:36 - School.
- 30:20 - German language and community, speaking English in school, and bilingual education.
- 37:34 - Transitioning to high school.
- 39:42 - College and teaching.
- 44:47 - The late 20's and a "running away".
- 59:00 - Picking cotton.
Format
Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.
Length
00:59:56
Language
English
Notes
Interview conducted on an unknown date by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 10 March 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; William Smid - Part 01, n.d . ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/422