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This interview features Lubbock barber, Ralph Leggett. Leggett discusses his career as a barber in East Lubbock. Leggett talks about the neighborhoods and the various businesses in East Lubbock and how urban renewal has changed the city’s landscape. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Ralph Leggett 

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' n/a

'''Date:''' October 29, 2013

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Cosby Morton

'''Length:''' 01:18:22 (1 hour, 18 minutes)


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''

Biographical information and youth;
Queen City;
Barbers and barber shops in East Lubbock;
Different hair styles, Joe Lewis, Conk, et cetera.;
Working at Old Man Shield’s Barber Shop;
The clientele and celebrities, Bobby “Blue” Bland;
Working at the post office;
Influential alumni from Dunbar High;
Lady barbers and beauticians;
The effects of urban renewal on East Lubbock;
Old fashioned haircut techniques, straight razor, Bay Rum, tonic water

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==Access Information==

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

'''Recording Format Notes:''' audio cd available in Reading Room

'''Transcript:''' found here: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/318084



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