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Evensky discusses information about his family, his career, and his military service. The first part of the interview focuses on the family’s Jewish heritage, letters Evensky donated to the Southwest Collection, childhood friends, and Evensky’s educational pathway. Next, the interview converses, at length, about Evensky’s engineering career at Proctor and Gamble, the US military, and his uncle’s construction company in New Orleans and Miami. He was involved with the construction of Terrytown, Louisiana and Carol City, Florida, which were both named after Evensky’s cousins. Of special interest are details about the Vietnam War draft, the Military Industrial Complex, and engineering practices during and following the war. Lastly, the interview bulks with information about personal financial planning, Evensky’s career in the financial world, and his time as a professor at Texas Tech.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Harold Evensky

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:'''  September 23, 2020

'''Location:''' via phone

'''Interviewer:''' Zachary Hernandez

'''Length:''' 02:05:58 (2 hours 5 minutes)


==Abstract==
Introduction and background information; Grandparents; Education; Basic training; Proctor and Gamble; Industrial hygiene engineering; Construction business; becoming a broker and then a financial planner; New York in the 1980s; financial planning; The basic elements of finance; Why he came to Lubbock; Wealth management; writing his own book; Finance terms; Exciting things he did in his profession; Global growth
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==Access Information==

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

'''Recording Format Notes:''' patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room

'''Transcript:''' transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373954 >

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