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Latest revision as of 19:32, 28 April 2022
This interview features Dr. William Curry Holden. Holden talks about his interest in archeology and his excavations in New Mexico and near the Canadian River. Holden also discusses the process of obtaining funding for the Texas Tech Museum. Moreover, Holden talks about the mural at the museum (now Holden Hall) and Peter Hurd’s techniques in creating the fresco.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: William Holden
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: December 15, 1967
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Jimmy Skaggs
Length: 01:22:28
Abstract
Excavation in New Mexico, Storing artifacts, beginnings of the Texas Tech museum, Petitioning for museum funding in Austin, Building museum basement, running out of money, Going to the Texas Tech board for money, Mural process, Peter Hurd and the creation of the fresco, Peter Hurd’s process, Chroniclers on the mural, Layout of the Texas Tech Museum
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript: Transcript available on Dspace
https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/304213
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