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Eugene Brooks discusses his career in the cotton gin industry, along with changes and developments in that industry. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Eugene Brooks

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'''Date:''' June 30, 1969

'''Location:''' Sherman, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' David B. Gracy II

'''Length:''' 1 hour


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
Brooks' childhood and education,
Career with Continental Gin Co., 1922,
Invention and use of lint cleaner,
Changes in cotton gins and ginning,
Modern gin machinery,
Different types of gins,
Ginning - big business today,
Effect of competition from synthetics,
Blends of cotton and synthetics,
Uses of cotton,
Cotton production,
Development of cotton gins,
Brooks' interests and hobbies
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
Brooks' philosophy of life,
Effect of the Depression,
Changes in industry resulting from wars,
Brooks' travels and impressions of foreign countries,
Trip to Russia,
India - poverty,
South America,
Australia - opportunities
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'''Range Dates:''' 1922-1969

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1922-1969


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