Smith, W G 1968 Summer

W. G. Smith, former stage driver and curator of the Sonora Museum, relates stories about his life and family history and the beginning of the Museum. Included is the life of his son Joe Stanley Smith, a Bataan survivor who was later killed in a plane crash.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: W.G. Smith

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: Summer 1968

Location: Sonora, Texas

Interviewer: Paul Patterson

Length: None Given

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: W. G. Smith, Letters from embassies (75 countries), Beginning of Museum at Sonora, Biography, Education, Length of collecting process, Stamps, Shells, Biographical material, Occupations, Stage driving, Horses, Passengers, Owner, Railroad connections, Drummers’ stories, Fence building and experiences, Sheep in area, Wire fences, Modern history, G. I. Joe—younger son, Spanish prison (Petain)—Manila, Items in Museum.

Tape 1, Side 2: Mr. Smith related to interviewer, Incident in Denton, Father, G. W. Smith and Sam Bass, Shooting, Son, Joe Stanley Smith, Bataan death march, Billy Bid Prison, Diseases, Survived, Death—plane crash, Life Magazine (Dec. 22, 1941; Dec. 12, 1949), (Contains adventures of J. Smith).

Range Dates: ?-1940s

Bulk Dates: ?-1940s

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