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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' J. Emmett Whiteside |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' October 19, 1973 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Brownwood, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Gives family background, |
| − | + | Discusses grandparents in Texas, | |
| + | Was born in Texas (1898), | ||
| + | Childhood remembered, | ||
| + | Tells about schooling, | ||
| + | Comments on oil business, | ||
| + | Oil and gas associations explained. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Oil business discussion (continued), |
| − | + | Depression years recalled, | |
| + | Gold mining business undertaken, | ||
| + | West Texas contracting described, | ||
| + | Recounts experiences in drilling. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1898-1973 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1973 |
Revision as of 20:46, 6 October 2015
J. Emmett Whiteside, a longtime oil contractor, talks about the oil business in Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: J. Emmett Whiteside
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: October 19, 1973
Location: Brownwood, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Gives family background,
Discusses grandparents in Texas,
Was born in Texas (1898),
Childhood remembered,
Tells about schooling,
Comments on oil business,
Oil and gas associations explained.
Tape 1, Side 2: Oil business discussion (continued),
Depression years recalled,
Gold mining business undertaken,
West Texas contracting described,
Recounts experiences in drilling.
Range Dates: 1898-1973
Bulk Dates: 1920s-1973
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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