Part OfWilliam Bond Oral HistoryContributorPima County Library DistrictIntervieweeWilliam BondInterviewer Paulina Aguirre-ClinchSuzanne ParkerBrowse TopicCommunity GroupsEducationSubjectSchools--Arizona--Cochise CountySchools--Arizona--Santa Cruz CountyElementary school teachers--Arizona--BiographySanta Cruz County (Ariz.)--Social life and customsArizona Humane SocietyDescriptionWilliam Bond was born and raised in New Mexico. He moved to Arizona about 1971 to take a teaching position at Pearce Elementary School in Cochise County. Mr. Bond also taught at Duncan and Saint Johns before going to the University of Arizona for his Master's degree. He then taught in the Naraba District before moving to the Rio Rico District in Santa Cruz County, where he taught from 1986 until his retirement in 2007. Mr. Bond talks of his experiences teaching in low income schools and communities and the changes in Tucson since the 1970s. Since retirement he has been volunteering at a retirement community. Mr. Bond also share several stories about his pets, including the time his cat, Petey, who represented the Humane Society at a performance of the Tucson Symphony.Audio Length00:40:17Date Original2011-01-14Date Range1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementFrom the collection of the History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Copyright and/or publication rights for all items in this collection are retained by this institution. For assistance with permission to re-use or other reference questions, please contact the Archives at [email protected]
William Bond Oral History, Part 2/2, [OH6_SG6_BondWilliam01142011.mp3]. Arizona Memory Project, accessed 23/09/2023, https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/166727
