Oral History Interview with Wilbur Smith, September 30, 1994

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Interview with Wilbur Smith about his recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses memories of his grandparents and parents, ethnic groups, his education and teachers, boarding houses and hotels, downtown businesses, his mother's business activities, and church activities.

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[2], 41 p. ; 28 cm.

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Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Wilbur September 30, 1994.

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    Publisher Info: Board of Regents of the University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, TX

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Interview with Wilbur Smith about his recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses memories of his grandparents and parents, ethnic groups, his education and teachers, boarding houses and hotels, downtown businesses, his mother's business activities, and church activities.

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[2], 41 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1994 for the Texas Community History (Texarkana, Texas, Progressive-Era Women) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Beverly Rowe.

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Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Wilbur. Oral History Interview with Wilbur Smith, September 30, 1994, text, September 30, 1994; Denton, TX. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2288796/: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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