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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==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' A.R. Smith
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 15, 1971
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Eagle Pass, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour 10 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Recounts life in Kansas,
 
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Family moved from Missouri (1912),
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Completed schooling in Kansas,
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Married (August 1921),
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Discusses Depression,
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Worked in oil fields of Oklahoma and Kansas from 1929-1931,
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Governor of Kansas closed down oil fields there,
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Recalls slight depression in 1922 after World War I,
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Account of coal mine conditions (1917-1918),
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Talks about flu epidemic in Oklahoma,
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Explains conditions between 1922 and 1929 which affected severity of Depression.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Comments on own position during Depression,
 
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Family friend introduces different Depression situation,
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Government role in Depression assessed,
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Evaluates effects of depression.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1912-1930s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1912-1930s
  
  
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 19 August 2019

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.

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.

Range Dates: 1912-1930s

Bulk Dates: 1912-1930s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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