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| − | + | Mrs. Merl Buchanan, a resident of Floydada for over thirty years, discusses her life and particularly her recollections of the Floydada area. This tape was recorded for the Floydada Junior Historians. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Merl Buchanan |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' Spring 1972 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Floydada, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Tracy Puckett |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 15 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Background given, | |
| + | Was born in Missouri on April 9, 1876, | ||
| + | Has been in Floydada since 1939, | ||
| + | Discusses games she played as a child, | ||
| + | Toys she had described, | ||
| + | Comments on living conditions, | ||
| + | Popular entertainments of youth noted, | ||
| + | Explains differences in social customs, | ||
| + | Early doctors remembered, | ||
| + | Recalls fires in Floydada, | ||
| + | Practices in farming recounted, | ||
| + | Describes her schooling, | ||
| + | Horse racing considered an historical event, | ||
| + | Reminisces about her life, | ||
| + | Gives advice to youth of today | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Blank | |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1876-1939 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1876-1939 |
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 24 June 2019
Mrs. Merl Buchanan, a resident of Floydada for over thirty years, discusses her life and particularly her recollections of the Floydada area. This tape was recorded for the Floydada Junior Historians.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. Merl Buchanan
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: Spring 1972
Location: Floydada, Texas
Interviewer: Tracy Puckett
Length: 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Background given,
Was born in Missouri on April 9, 1876,
Has been in Floydada since 1939,
Discusses games she played as a child,
Toys she had described,
Comments on living conditions,
Popular entertainments of youth noted,
Explains differences in social customs,
Early doctors remembered,
Recalls fires in Floydada,
Practices in farming recounted,
Describes her schooling,
Horse racing considered an historical event,
Reminisces about her life,
Gives advice to youth of today
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1876-1939
Bulk Dates: 1876-1939
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.
