Ybor City Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Mormino, Gary R.; Jamison, Gayla
Publication Date
3-29-2010
Date
1984-05-23
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Wilfredo Rodriguez, longtime resident of Ybor City. Rodriguez was born in Cuba and came to Tampa in 1902. His father, Francisco Rodriguez, was a lector (reader) known as "El Mexicano" in cigar factories in Cuba and Tampa. Rodriguez, who was himself a lector, describes their role in the factory, the process by which one became a lector, and the materials read.
Keywords
Cuban Americans--Florida--Tampa, Cigar Industry--Florida--Tampa, Cigar makers--Florida--Tampa, History--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.), Social Life and customs--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
oral histories, online audio
Format
audio
Identifier
Y10-00064
Recommended Citation
University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Rodriguez, Wilfredo, "Wilfredo Rodriguez oral history interview" (2010). Ybor City Oral History Project. 23.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_ohp/23
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