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A. R. Smith gives his account of the depression years as an oil field worker in Kansas and Oklahoma. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' A.R. Smith

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' July 15, 1971

'''Location:''' Eagle Pass, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson

'''Length:''' 1 hour 10 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Recounts life in Kansas,
Family moved from Missouri (1912),
Completed schooling in Kansas,
Married (August 1921),
Discusses Depression,
Worked in oil fields of Oklahoma and Kansas from 1929-1931,
Governor of Kansas closed down oil fields there,
Recalls slight depression in 1922 after World War I,
Account of coal mine conditions (1917-1918),
Talks about flu epidemic in Oklahoma,
Explains conditions between 1922 and 1929 which affected severity of Depression.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Comments on own position during Depression,
Family friend introduces different Depression situation,
Government role in Depression assessed,
Evaluates effects of depression.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1912-1930s

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1912-1930s


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