Aldrich, Oliver C.
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Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr. Oral History
Digital Record
Identifier: ELIBR0027-AldrichOliverCromwellJr-19920424
Dates:
1992-04-24
Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr. Oral History, 4-24-1992
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Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
4-24-1992
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