Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
Oral history 00115
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Creation Date
3-2-1988
Description
Charles Edward Roi Cameron was born on July 6, 1906 in Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas. His name is Scottish. His father was Scottish and his mother was French Canadian. He talks about the Mexican Revolution.
Father's life in Canada including member of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, medical school, move to Mexico and life there. Move to United States in 1916, work with troops there. Birth of family in Mexico. Life in U.S. in 1920's, the Reynosa-Hidalgo Ferry. Schooling in Pharr and McAllen, work during summer. Land features of the Valley, disasters. War service, teaching, marriage, family, work as customs inspector.
Format
Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.
Length
00:63:15
Language
English
Notes
Interview conducted on 2 March 1988 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 20 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Charles Edward Cameron, 1988/03/02. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/45