Ybor City Oral History Project

Ybor City Oral History Project

 

Established in the 1880s, Ybor City drew immigrants from mostly Spain, Cuba and Italy as a cigar-manufacturing center, and has been named as a National Historic Landmark District. Oral histories include interviews with noted historians Hampton Dunn, Gary Mormino and Tony Pizzo. These stories reveal community development and redevelopment, historical preservation and rich cultural experiences that make up a unique part of Tampa. As a major contribution to the USF Oral History Program, the Ybor City Oral History Project provides primary source material about a culturally rich and diversified historic community in Tampa.

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Jose Vega Diaz oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Jose V. Diaz

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Aurora and Maria Fernandez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center, Aurora Fernandez, and Maria Fernandez

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Mary Fontanills oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Mary Fontanills

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Estelle Garcia oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Estelle Garcia

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Beatrice, Victoria, and Sara Giunta Rametta oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center, Beatrice Giunta, Victoria Giunta, and Sara Giunta Rametta

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Domenico Giunta oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Domenico Giunta

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John Grimaldi oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and John Grimaldi

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Mary Italiano oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Mary Italiano

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Al Lopez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Al Lopez

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Armando Lopez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Armando Lopez

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Joe Maniscalco oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Joe Maniscalco

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Augustine and Mary Martinez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center, Augustine Martinez, and Mary Martinez

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Cesar Marcos Medina oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Cesar M. Medina

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Gary Mormino introduces the Ybor City oral history project, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Gary Mormino

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Nick Nuccio oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Nick Nuccio

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Nelson Palermo oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Nelson Palermo

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Josephine Pizzo oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Josephine Pizzo

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Tony Pizzo oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Tony Pizzo

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Eugenio Rodriguez, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Eugenio Rodriguez

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Luciano Rodriguez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Luciano Rodriguez

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Sandra Rodriguez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Sandra Rodriguez

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Wilfredo Rodriguez oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Wilfredo Rodriguez

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Raul Villamía oral history interview, University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Raul Villamía