Telluride Oral Histories

: The Western Federation of Miners' Oral History Interview Transcript; The transcript for an oral history recording, provided by the San Miguel County Historical Society about the Western Federation of Miners.

: Thomas Leighton Patterson's Genealogy Survey; A genealogy survey for Thomas Leighton Patterson, probably taken at the time of his oral history interview (07/22/1992).

: Thomas Walsh's Oral History Interview Transcript; The transcript for Thomas Walsh's oral history recording, that took place circa 1978.

: Thomas Wigglesworth's Genealogy Survey; A genealogy survey, taken by Thomas Wigglesworth, at the time of his oral history interview (07/12/1990).

: Thomas Wigglesworth's Letter; Thomas Wigglesworth's letter to Davine Pera, after his oral history interview in July of 1990.

: Thomas Wigglesworth's Oral History Interview; Thomas Wigglesworth's oral history interview. On 7/12/1990, Thomas was interviewed by Davine Pera about his life and times in Telluride, Colorado.

: Thomas Wigglesworth's Oral History Interview Transcript; Thomas Wigglesworth was interviewed by Davine Pera on 7/12/1990 about his life in Telluride, Colorado. This is the transcript for this interview.

: Thomas Wigglesworth's Photograph; A photograph taken of Thomas Wigglesworth, probably at the time of his oral history interview: (07/12/1990).

: Tim Armstrong's Oral History; An oral history interview, that took place on June 30, 1979, in which Joy L. Poole interviews Tim Armstrong about his life in Telluride, Colorado. This recording was taken from a cassette tape, at the Wilkinson Public Library.

: Tim Armstrong's Oral History Transcription; An oral history transcription for an oral history interview that took place on June 30, 1979, between Joy L. Poole and Tim Armstrong.

: Tom Gonzalez's Oral History Interview; An oral history interview, conducted 8/23/2018, by Gloria Chavira. Here is a summary: A history of Tom Gonzalez's life, growing up in Telluride, Colorado. Tom moved to Telluride when he was only 3 or 4 months old and grew up there. Mining was not so good in the 1950's, so his family had to move to Grand Junction; however, Tom continued to own a home in Telluride until the 1990's. Tom recalls the Telluride brothels and Big Billy. He also remembers the mining characters. His mother (Clara) worked as a cook at the Roma, the Sheridan and Pick n'Gad. He also remembers getting his tonsils out by Dr. Parker. He loves that he grew up with nature, in particular fishing, and a very well-connected community. He does not recall any tensions between ethnicities, but does remember particular ethnic groups living together on the same side of town and speaking their own languages. Finally, Tom discusses the enviromental changes in Telluride and the growth problem, as well as the historical buildings that are falling apart. He also recalls the Latino community that was very small, when he grew up.

: Tom Mahoney's Oral History Transcript; The transcript for Tom Mahoney's oral history recording, about his life in Telluride, Colorado. The actual recording is missing.

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