Letbetter, Elmo C 1975-09-30

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Elmo Letbetter discusses his family, mattress business and personal interests as a resident in Bertram and Brownwood, Texas. He also mentions historic log cabins of the area.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Elmo C. Letbetter

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: September 30, 1975

Location: Brownwood, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 1 hour, 20 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Married in log cabin, Historical log cabin in Brownwood, Texas, Relocation and renovation, Recollections about the cabins, Family name, Mattress business, Mission work in Brownwood vicinity, Poor farm at Anderson, Texas, Relocated in Brownwood, Grandfather in Civil War, Pension, Mattress business, Mattress types, Shuck, Feather.

Tape 1, Side 2: Mattress business (continued), Scouting, Sunset Baptist Mission.

Range Dates: ?-1975

Bulk Dates: ?-1975


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