Interview with Harry Cole

Creator

Harry Cole
Marilyn R. Nowak

Identifier

Oral history 00185

Files

Creation Date

1-1-1987

Description

• 00:00 - Introduction and Cole's background.
• 04:18 - How Cole raised his children.
• 07:15 - The changes to the Rio Grande Valley Cole has seen.
• 09:13 - How Cole feels about Mexico and whether or not he visits.
• 18:45 - Cole's daughters.
• 21:15 - Cole's grandchildren.
• 23:17 - Religion.
• 24:32 - Smoking.
• 33:00 - How Cole feels about work/working.
• 34:40 - Education.
• 37:30 - Sports.
• 38:28 - Cole's feelings about World War II and war in general.
• 42:51 - Cole's feelings about television.
• 44:00 - When the Coles got married and how old they were.
• 44:58 - Harry and his wife's age difference, and whether or not they would allow their daughter to marry someone that much older.
• 48:00 - Divorce.

Format

Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.

Length

00:55:10

Language

English

Notes

Interview conducted in 1987 by Marilyn Nowak. Digital transfer completed on 22 October 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Recommended Citation

Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Harry Cole, 1987. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/80