Goss, Jim 2015-01-14

This interview features Texas Tech anthropology professor Jim Goss. Goss discusses recovering from paralysis and his trip to the Guadalupe Mountains to do research. Goss also talks about his involvement with interpretation at the Guadalupe National Park. Moreover, Goss discusses his trip to California and Oregon to conduct research and reconnect with his family.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jim Goss

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: January 14, 2015

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez

Length: 00:57:21

Abstract

Recovery from paralysis; Climbing Guadalupe Peak; The Guadalupe Mountains National Park; Interpretation at Guadalupe National Park; Encounter with Boy Scouts at Guadalupe; Description of Guadalupe’s resources; Goss’s volcanologist cousin and visiting California

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital audio

Recording Format Notes: cd copy available in reading room

Transcript: Transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373905>

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