Oral history interview with Gloria L. Hinshaw, 1989 Mar. 22.

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Oral history interview with Gloria L. Hinshaw, 1989 Mar. 22.

This interview was conducted on March 22, 1989 as part of the Sierra Madre Oral History Project. The interviewer was Carolyn Gravatte.

Transcript: 82 p.Sound recordings: 2sound cassettes (ca. 60 min. each)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7681792

Sierra Madre Public Library

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