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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Fancher Upshaw, Jr. |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' June 22, 1971 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Amarillo, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Nail |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 20 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Depression of the 1930s discussed, |
| − | + | Payne murder case recalled, | |
| + | Speculates on public opinion of Herbert Hoover, | ||
| + | Bank closing caused a run on the life insurance companies, | ||
| + | Type of jobs available to youth listed, | ||
| + | Names various forms of entertainment in the 1930s, | ||
| + | Dust storms described, | ||
| + | Newspaperman Gene Howe characterized, | ||
| + | Examines drought and New Deal recovery measures, | ||
| + | States public attitude toward world events of the late 1930s, | ||
| + | Worked his way through college. | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1930s |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s |
Revision as of 18:06, 28 September 2015
Fancher Upshaw describes conditions in Amarillo during the Depression of the 1930s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Fancher Upshaw, Jr.
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: June 22, 1971
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Interviewer: David Nail
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Depression of the 1930s discussed,
Payne murder case recalled,
Speculates on public opinion of Herbert Hoover,
Bank closing caused a run on the life insurance companies,
Type of jobs available to youth listed,
Names various forms of entertainment in the 1930s,
Dust storms described,
Newspaperman Gene Howe characterized,
Examines drought and New Deal recovery measures,
States public attitude toward world events of the late 1930s,
Worked his way through college.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1930s
Bulk Dates: 1930s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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