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(SIDE 1) MILLER, William C. 1250 Market Street, Santa Clara, 296-4401 Mr. Miller was a member of the local Post Office for thirty years, serving the last two as the city’s postmaster. July 26, 1974. Education: parochial and public. Social life: family recreation, the Portuguese fiesta, semi-pro baseball, clubs and lodges, organizing the Young Men’s Institute in Santa Clara. The business district, Santa Clara and San Jose clothing stores compared, physical condition of the business district. The Post Office (1933-66): growth in personnel. Big industries (Thirties): the Pacific Redwood Casket Company. College town. Signs of urbanization: personal reaction, community reaction. Local politics: the normal issues here, politicking in Santa Clara, demise of the “old politics” in Santa Clara. Length—19 minutes. (SIDE 2) FAGOTHEY, Rev. Austin, S. J. Jesuit Residence, University of Santa Clara, 984-4242. Fr. Fagothey has been a professor of philosophy at the university for over forty years. July 29, 1974. College town. Ethnic composition. The Portuguese. Social life: recreation, lifestyle. Business: employment, industry, Eberhard Tannery, physical condition of business district. Movement to unite Santa Clara and San Jose (Thirties and Forties). The Depression: breadlines at the university, the university in the Depression. The canneries. Small town atmosphere. City-university relationship. Religious make-up of city. Effects of World War II. The old town area: retention of old residents. Transportation: the trolley system, freeways and smog. Growth: popular attitude, sale of orchards after the war, construction of subdivisions. Urban renewal: opposition from old time Santa Clara residents. Length—27 minutes.
Type
sound
Format
Master 1/4 inch audio tape
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
C979.473 C18 Case Tape #8; 462458 cstcl_000008
Language
English
Subject
Oral histories Santa Clara (Calif.)--History
Provenance
Santa Clara City Library California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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