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Sakrison, John M.,. Oral history interview, 1991 Sept. 6 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1991 Sept. 6 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning his experiences with the Southern Arizona Bank from 1927 to 1956. Mentions people including bank officers Hubert d'Autremont, Fred Steward, Gordon Sawyer, and Lewis Douglas. Discusses the 1929 Bank Holiday, local banking practices, the development of banks in Tucson.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (34 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36306973 View

Herreras, Eleazar Dias, 1897-1992,. Oral history interview, 1983 Mar. 9-Mar. 11 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1983 Mar. 9-Mar. 11 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning early Tucson lifestyles, statehood day celebrations, medical treatments, the Depression, Prohibition, Manny Drachman and the Elysian Grove, and more. He talks about his grandmother who was a healer and midwife, his growing up in Barrio Libre, membership in the Spanish American Democratic Club, customs and celebrations, a 1914 flood of the Santa Cruz River and his architecture work. He mentions working with Henry Jaastad and Josiah Joessler and the beginning of the Tucson Medical Center.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (58 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43876107 View

Weinzapfel, Constant F., 1912-. Oral history interview, 1984 Apr. 21 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1984 Apr. 21 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning work, family, and community life of employees of Southern Pacific Railroad in Tucson, as an employee from 1937 to 1984, and as a resident of the Armory Park neighborhood from 1912 to 1984.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (50 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35527691 View

Ashton, Harold, 1915-2003,. Oral history interview, 1991 Jul. 25-Aug. 1 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1991 Jul. 25-Aug. 1 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning the construction industry in Tucson. Discusses building during World War II, residential and commercial construction, building roads and bridges, and the federal Blatnick Committee's investigation of highway construciton. Also discusses his community involvement including the effort to locate the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, the history of the Tucson Airport Authority, and his interest in flying.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (64 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36415041 View

Drachman, Oliver,. Oral history interview, 1983 Apr. 19 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1983 Apr. 19 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning his life in Tucson. Remembers Statehood celebration, Prohibition, Christmas celebrations, theaters, picnics and lifestyles.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (26 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43876120 View

Confer, Roy M., 1891-. Oral history interview, 1983 Mar. 7-Mar. 25 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1983 Mar. 7-Mar. 25 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning Tucson from 1921. Discusses temporary Veteran's Hospital at Pastime Park, Tucson and medical treatments used for gas inhalation; development of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base; Prohibition; and lifestyles in Tucson from the 1920s to the 1930s.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (61 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43875709 View

Liu, Lily Olivaras Valenzuela, 1916-. Oral history interview, 1984 Jul. 5 [sound recording].

Title: Oral history interview, 1984 Jul. 5 [sound recording].

Sound recording of interview concerning work, family, and community life of employees of Southern Pacific Railroad in Tucson from 1943 to 1946.

ArchivalResource: Transcript (26 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35527685 View