Mrs. Hernandez, at the time of the interview, was a teachers aide in the bilingual program at West High School. She was born April 14, 1944, in Kansas City in the West Side neighborhood. In the interview she discusses her early life, the West Side, the 1951 flood, her husband's time on the city council for four years, etc. Number 20 on MP3 disc.
Reproduction (printing, downloading, or copying) of images from Kansas City Public Library requires permission and payment for the following uses, whether digital or print: publication; reproduction of multiple copies; personal, non-educational purposes; and advertising or commercial purposes. Please order prints or digital files and pay use fees through this website. All images must be properly credited to: "Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri." Images and texts may be reproduced without prior permission only for purposes of temporary, private study, scholarship, or research. Those using these images and texts assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and privacy that may arise.
