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

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

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

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.

Transcript (58 p.)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7535091

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Papanikolas, Lyn,

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