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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Tape 1 is the dedication ceremony of the University
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of Texas, Permian Basin, at Odessa, including the honoring of guests for
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their historical contributions to the Permian Historical Society. Tapes 2
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and 3: Barney Hubbs discusses his family background, his beginnings in the
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newspaper and radio business, the establishment of Jal, New Mexico, and
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the life and reputation of Clay Allison.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
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'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Barney Hubbs
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
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'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' May 11-12, 1973; July 8 and 12, 1977
  
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'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Odessa and Pecos, Texas
  
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'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Dedication ceremony, Richie Cravens
  
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'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 2 hours, 15 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Introduction of guests
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Ribbon cutting,
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Opening of the South Campus University of Texas Permian Basin,
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Introduction of guests,
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Thanks to Frank E. Erwin John Piece Mr. Sheppard,
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Introduction of A. B. MacNeed Jr.,
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Presentation of key by Mr. Sneed,
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Address,
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Presentation of awards for historical contributions,
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Induction into hall of honor,
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Placing names into walk of honor,
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Closing remarks,
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Informal remarks of guests,
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Honoring other guests.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Born in Sterling County Texas (1897),
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Father,
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Ranching,
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Fighting sheepmen,
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Hotel and farm acquired,
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Ranch near Pecos Texas,
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Cattle drowning,
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Maverick calves,
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Homesteading near Pecos,
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Disagreement with neighboring rancher,
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Farming attempt,
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Ranchers buying out homesteaders.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Father,
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Foreman of X Ranch,
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Cook,
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World War I,
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Derrick work,
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Newspaper work,
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Reeves County Record,
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Pecos Record-Times,
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Pecos Times (1916),
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Financial difficulty,
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Competition,
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Editorials,
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Lawsuit,
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Pecos Enterprise,
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Cowboy work,
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Navy (1917),
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Printing business (1920),
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Newspapers,
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Growth,
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Henderson Sheffler,
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Radio station (1935),
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Carlsbad, New Mexico (1937),
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Business expansion,
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Writing.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 3, Side 1:''' Selling out Odessa newspaper (1927),
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Wink Texas,
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Locating town site,
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Two-Gun Dick Herwig,
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"Oil field gangster",
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Jal development,
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Corruption,
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Retaliation from Hobbs,
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U. S. Marshal sheriffs and Rangers,
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East Texas field development,
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El Paso Natural Gas Company,
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Jal as company town,
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Housing,
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Location,
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Oil money.
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'''Tape 3, Side 2:''' Homesteading in Pecos (1907-1909),
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Louis Roberson,
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Clay Allison,
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Grave,
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Early day rancher,
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Reputation for killing,
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Childhood hero,
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Locating grave,
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Researching Clay Allison,
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Interviewing,
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Truth behind killings,
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Fictitious stories,
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Settling in Pecos,
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Chuck Parsons,
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Judge Roy Bean house replica,
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Texas Centennial (1936),
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Relocation of grave to park.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1897-1977
  
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'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1897-1977
  
  

Revision as of 20:19, 17 December 2014

Tape 1 is the dedication ceremony of the University of Texas, Permian Basin, at Odessa, including the honoring of guests for their historical contributions to the Permian Historical Society. Tapes 2 and 3: Barney Hubbs discusses his family background, his beginnings in the newspaper and radio business, the establishment of Jal, New Mexico, and the life and reputation of Clay Allison.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Barney Hubbs

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: May 11-12, 1973; July 8 and 12, 1977

Location: Odessa and Pecos, Texas

Interviewer: Dedication ceremony, Richie Cravens

Length: 2 hours, 15 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Introduction of guests Ribbon cutting, Opening of the South Campus University of Texas Permian Basin, Introduction of guests, Thanks to Frank E. Erwin John Piece Mr. Sheppard, Introduction of A. B. MacNeed Jr., Presentation of key by Mr. Sneed, Address, Presentation of awards for historical contributions, Induction into hall of honor, Placing names into walk of honor, Closing remarks, Informal remarks of guests, Honoring other guests.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Tape 2, Side 1: Born in Sterling County Texas (1897), Father, Ranching, Fighting sheepmen, Hotel and farm acquired, Ranch near Pecos Texas, Cattle drowning, Maverick calves, Homesteading near Pecos, Disagreement with neighboring rancher, Farming attempt, Ranchers buying out homesteaders.

Tape 2, Side 2: Father, Foreman of X Ranch, Cook, World War I, Derrick work, Newspaper work, Reeves County Record, Pecos Record-Times, Pecos Times (1916), Financial difficulty, Competition, Editorials, Lawsuit, Pecos Enterprise, Cowboy work, Navy (1917), Printing business (1920), Newspapers, Growth, Henderson Sheffler, Radio station (1935), Carlsbad, New Mexico (1937), Business expansion, Writing.

Tape 3, Side 1: Selling out Odessa newspaper (1927), Wink Texas, Locating town site, Two-Gun Dick Herwig, "Oil field gangster", Jal development, Corruption, Retaliation from Hobbs, U. S. Marshal sheriffs and Rangers, East Texas field development, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Jal as company town, Housing, Location, Oil money.

Tape 3, Side 2: Homesteading in Pecos (1907-1909), Louis Roberson, Clay Allison, Grave, Early day rancher, Reputation for killing, Childhood hero, Locating grave, Researching Clay Allison, Interviewing, Truth behind killings, Fictitious stories, Settling in Pecos, Chuck Parsons, Judge Roy Bean house replica, Texas Centennial (1936), Relocation of grave to park.

Range Dates: 1897-1977

Bulk Dates: 1897-1977


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:


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