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Dell Brown and Nancy Vaughn are siblings who grew up in the Plainview area. Their father was county commissioner who helped to establish the farm to market roads in the county. Dell was a teacher and principal; Nancy worked in banking. In this interview, they speak about their home life and childhood. Nancy discusses getting married young, working for a general store during the Braceros program era, and eventually working in banking. Dell discusses his military service, his education at Texas Tech, becoming a teacher, and eventually a principal. They talk about their families today, providing anecdotes and observations about education through the years.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Dell Brown and Nancy Vaughn

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' February 15, 2023

'''Location:''' Plainview, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Elissa Stroman

'''Length:''' 01:49:07 (1 hour 49 minutes) 

==Abstract==
Introduction and background information; Memories of World War II; Childhood education; Junior high and high school; first jobs; saving a man’s life; Extracurriculars; jobs they had in their early adulthood; Mr. Brown’s experience in the Army; marrying his wife; Mr. Brown’s attendance at Texas Tech; Teaching over the years; Working as a principal; Mrs. Vaughn’s experience working at a bank in Tulia; story about their father; Closing remarks
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==Access Information==

'''Original Recording Format:''' born digital 

'''Recording Format Notes:''' patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

'''Transcript:''' transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374437 >


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