Oral history interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, 1969 May 29.

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Oral history interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, 1969 May 29.

Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, a homemaker, who shares her observations on the settlement and development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas. She also discusses rural social life, the Ku Klux Klan, and Mexican-Anglo relations.

29 leaves ; 29 cm.

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