Interview with Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr.

Creator

Oliver Cromwell Aldrich Jr.
Robert Everett Norton

Files

Creation Date

4-24-1992

Disciplines

United States History

Description

Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr. (1918-1993) is interviewed by Robert Norton on 1992-04-24 in Houston, Texas. Aldrich recollects his life in Hidalgo County, Texas (San Juan and Edinburg) from the 1920's through the 1950's. He talks about construction of highways, floodways, schooling, agriculture, personalities, frequency of freeze, and river.

Format

.MP3

Length

01:30:21

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr., 1992/04/24. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/535