Raymond Rockhold oral history interview, 1997.

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Raymond Rockhold oral history interview, 1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71782889

Rockhold discusses his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps, his attendance at LSU, opening and running nightclubs in Baton Rouge, building a restaurant and houses, his and his brothers' service during World War II, his experiences in the Solomon Islands, his return to the United States after the war, his leasing of a house to a local madam, and his children's accomplishments.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours);Transcript (80 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085619

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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