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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' R. Woodfin Boggess |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' 1969 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Dallas, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Relates family's Virginia background, | |
| + | Civil War anecdotes told, | ||
| + | Cites origin of Baylor University, | ||
| + | Confederate veteran's adjustments to post-war conditions, | ||
| + | Move to Texas and parents' marriage recalled, 1877, | ||
| + | Family members remembered, | ||
| + | acquisition of Texas land mentioned, | ||
| + | Reminiscences of family members, continued, | ||
| + | "Raising a crop" was part of a child's education | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Recollections of early education, | |
| + | College education reviewed, | ||
| + | Tells anecdote concerning student discipline at Virginia, | ||
| + | Military Institute, | ||
| + | Graduated from Baylor in 1914, | ||
| + | Wife's emigrant family discussed, | ||
| + | Lists Boggess children | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1877-1969 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1877-1914 |
Revision as of 19:42, 10 June 2014
R. Woodfin Boggess relates the history of his family and details events in his life.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: R. Woodfin Boggess
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: 1969
Location: Dallas, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Relates family's Virginia background,
Civil War anecdotes told,
Cites origin of Baylor University,
Confederate veteran's adjustments to post-war conditions,
Move to Texas and parents' marriage recalled, 1877,
Family members remembered,
acquisition of Texas land mentioned,
Reminiscences of family members, continued,
"Raising a crop" was part of a child's education
Tape 1, Side 2:
Recollections of early education,
College education reviewed,
Tells anecdote concerning student discipline at Virginia,
Military Institute,
Graduated from Baylor in 1914,
Wife's emigrant family discussed,
Lists Boggess children
Range Dates: 1877-1969
Bulk Dates: 1877-1914
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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