Interviewee

Kathryn Byrd

Interviewer

Michelle G. Benavides

Project

Mining in Mexico

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Wife of retired mining engineer; accompanied to mining sites in Mexico; South Africa, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nicaragua, and Bolivia.

Summary of Interview

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; childhood recounts experiences moving with her husband to Mexico; details of housing, social activities in Mexican mining camp; decisions of move to South Africa; racial tensions there; relocation to other mining camps throughout the world.

Date of Interview

5-14-1996

Length of Interview

2 hours and 30 minutes

Tape Number

No. 912

Transcript Number

No. 912

Length of Transcript

80 pages

Interview Number

No. 912

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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