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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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Mrs. Gray, Deaf Smith County rancher, recalls
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highlights of her personal history and career.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Gray, Mrs. Hermon
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' March 22, 1972
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Hereford, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 20 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Background and early life reviewed,
 
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Recalls Ellison’s settlement in Crosbyton,
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Teaching school at Lorenzo,
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Moved to Deaf Smith County (1913),
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Ranch experiences listed,
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Half-dugout remembered,
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Mentions civic and professional activities,
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Incident of riding the horse across Tierra Blanca Creek,
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Lonely and social aspects of ranch life explained,
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"Dust Bowl" characterized,
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Examines Depression cattle program,
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Early education recalled,
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Enjoyed riding horses on the ranch.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1913-1972
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1913-1940
  
  
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 20 June 2019

Mrs. Gray, Deaf Smith County rancher, recalls highlights of her personal history and career.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Gray, Mrs. Hermon

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: March 22, 1972

Location: Hereford, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 20 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Background and early life reviewed, Recalls Ellison’s settlement in Crosbyton, Teaching school at Lorenzo, Moved to Deaf Smith County (1913), Ranch experiences listed, Half-dugout remembered, Mentions civic and professional activities, Incident of riding the horse across Tierra Blanca Creek, Lonely and social aspects of ranch life explained, "Dust Bowl" characterized, Examines Depression cattle program, Early education recalled, Enjoyed riding horses on the ranch.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1913-1972

Bulk Dates: 1913-1940


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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