Title
Eugenio Rodriguez
Files
Interviewer
Mormino, Gary R.; Jamison, Gayla
Publisher
University of South Florida Libraries
Date
July 1984
Publication Date
4-28-2009
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Eugenio Rodriguez, longtime resident of Ybor City. His parents, immigrants from Spain, came to Tampa when Rodriguez was a baby. Both Rodriguez and his father were cigar makers, working at several different factories. In this interview, he discusses the cigar trade, the custom of lectors (readers) in factories, and the mutual aid societies.
Keywords
Spanish Americans--Florida--Tampa, Cigar Industry--Florida--Tampa, History--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.), Social Life and customs--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Description
1 sound file (61 min.) : digital, MPEG4 file
Subject: topical
Spanish Americans--Florida--Tampa; Cigar Industry--Florida--Tampa; History--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.); Social Life and customs--Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Language
English
Type
Article
Genre
oral histories, online audio
Format
audio
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Collection
Ybor City Oral History Project
Identifier
Y10-00063
Recommended Citation
University of South Florida Libraries--Florida Studies Center and Rodriguez, Eugenio, "Eugenio Rodriguez" (2009). Ybor City Oral History Project. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_ohp/9
