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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Anna Holder (Mrs. Gilbert) Brunson |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' August 18, 1972 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Early life and family background reviewed, | |
| + | Recounts anecdote on murder of an Indian, | ||
| + | Recollects early Garden City, | ||
| + | Tells anecdotes concerning children, | ||
| + | Education received in Garden City, | ||
| + | Father's experiences as county judge told, | ||
| + | Relates incident of a "shot-gun" wedding, | ||
| + | Memories of the first telephone, | ||
| + | Social events described, | ||
| + | Deaths in the family recalled, | ||
| + | Discussion of family members and the Holder family, | ||
| + | Patterson's concept of his oral history job explained, | ||
| + | Reviews social events attended, | ||
| + | Patterson's interest in Spanish names displayed, | ||
| + | Description of Christmas trees | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Social customs, food preparation, and storm precautions discussed, | |
| + | Folklore concerning lightning told, | ||
| + | Anecdote told concerning wood theft, | ||
| + | Recollections of prairie dogs, trapping for furs, and family travel, | ||
| + | Cites memories of hydrophobic dogs, antelopes, snake rattler collection, | ||
| + | Mentions interest in poetry, | ||
| + | Marriage and early married life recalled, | ||
| + | Rodeo attendance noted, | ||
| + | Telephone difficulties and telephone uses described, | ||
| + | Relates incident concerning conflict with the neighbors over sheep, | ||
| + | Mexican sheep herders characterized, | ||
| + | Depression of 1930s recalled, | ||
| + | Comments on cows and making dairy products, | ||
| + | Family discussed, | ||
| + | 1918 blizzard resulted in death of cattle and development of skinning techniques | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1918- circa 1940 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1918- circa 1940 |
Revision as of 20:56, 18 June 2014
Mrs. Brunson makes many social comments concerning her early life in Garden City, Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Anna Holder (Mrs. Gilbert) Brunson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: August 18, 1972
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Early life and family background reviewed,
Recounts anecdote on murder of an Indian,
Recollects early Garden City,
Tells anecdotes concerning children,
Education received in Garden City,
Father's experiences as county judge told,
Relates incident of a "shot-gun" wedding,
Memories of the first telephone,
Social events described,
Deaths in the family recalled,
Discussion of family members and the Holder family,
Patterson's concept of his oral history job explained,
Reviews social events attended,
Patterson's interest in Spanish names displayed,
Description of Christmas trees
Tape 1, Side 2:
Social customs, food preparation, and storm precautions discussed,
Folklore concerning lightning told,
Anecdote told concerning wood theft,
Recollections of prairie dogs, trapping for furs, and family travel,
Cites memories of hydrophobic dogs, antelopes, snake rattler collection,
Mentions interest in poetry,
Marriage and early married life recalled,
Rodeo attendance noted,
Telephone difficulties and telephone uses described,
Relates incident concerning conflict with the neighbors over sheep,
Mexican sheep herders characterized,
Depression of 1930s recalled,
Comments on cows and making dairy products,
Family discussed,
1918 blizzard resulted in death of cattle and development of skinning techniques
Range Dates: 1918- circa 1940
Bulk Dates: 1918- circa 1940
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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