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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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West Texas rancher Raymond DeBusk discusses his family and personal history up through the Depression.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Raymond DeBusk
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
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'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' May 8, 1973
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Cross Plains, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter
  
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'''Length:''' 1 hour
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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DeBusk, Prater family histories reviewed,
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Anecdote on bayou burial,
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Helms family mentioned,
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First oil activity (1917) cited,
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Pioneer oilfield, boom recalled,
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Early Cross Plains settlers noted,
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Anecdote on early, crooked fence,
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Behavior of cattle discussed,
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Family history traced,
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Death of parents recalled,
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Depression, cattle shoot program remembered
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Cattle shoot (continued),
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Depression experiences related,
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Feed yards discussed,
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Historical change examined,
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Brownwood's Dr. Allison and first automobile (1916) recalled,
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Discussion of Leonard Prater,
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Wife's personal history examined,
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Anecdotes on family history,
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Bill DeBusk recalled,
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Discussion of family papers
 
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'''Range Dates:''' 1916-1917
  
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1916-1917
  
  
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 26 June 2019

West Texas rancher Raymond DeBusk discusses his family and personal history up through the Depression.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Raymond DeBusk

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: May 8, 1973

Location: Cross Plains, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: DeBusk, Prater family histories reviewed, Anecdote on bayou burial, Helms family mentioned, First oil activity (1917) cited, Pioneer oilfield, boom recalled, Early Cross Plains settlers noted, Anecdote on early, crooked fence, Behavior of cattle discussed, Family history traced, Death of parents recalled, Depression, cattle shoot program remembered

Tape 1, Side 2: Cattle shoot (continued), Depression experiences related, Feed yards discussed, Historical change examined, Brownwood's Dr. Allison and first automobile (1916) recalled, Discussion of Leonard Prater, Wife's personal history examined, Anecdotes on family history, Bill DeBusk recalled, Discussion of family papers

Range Dates: 1916-1917

Bulk Dates: 1916-1917


Access Information

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