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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Louise Lovelady |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' November 01, 1983 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Fabens, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Father, |
| − | + | b. Fayette County, Texas, | |
| + | Farm, | ||
| + | Land prices, | ||
| + | Early farming experience, | ||
| + | Rice farming, | ||
| + | To Tornillo, Texas (1917), | ||
| + | Attraction, | ||
| + | Description, | ||
| + | Farming operations, | ||
| + | Cotton, Pre-Civil War, | ||
| + | To Hudspeth County, Texas, | ||
| + | Farm, | ||
| + | Water rights, | ||
| + | Sale to Reclamation, | ||
| + | District, | ||
| + | Terms of sale, | ||
| + | Construction of irrigation canal at Elephant Butte, Hudspeth County, | ||
| + | Cotton breeding, | ||
| + | Initial involvement, | ||
| + | Marketing of seed (Acala cotton), | ||
| + | Selection process, | ||
| + | Irrigation, | ||
| + | Production, mid-1920s, | ||
| + | Spread of Acala cotton throughout El Paso Valley, | ||
| + | Father’s sales ability, | ||
| + | Irrigation canal (again), | ||
| + | Father’s feelings toward irrigation district, | ||
| + | Father’s personality, | ||
| + | Effect of Depression on father’s business, | ||
| + | Acala community, | ||
| + | Description, | ||
| + | Father’s health, | ||
| + | Pneumonia, | ||
| + | d. age 64, | ||
| + | Tornillo Cotton Oil Company, | ||
| + | Sale, | ||
| + | Women’s liberation, | ||
| + | Lovelady’s opinion, | ||
| + | Mother: Hermenia Mavis, | ||
| + | Abilities, | ||
| + | Character, | ||
| + | Origin and marriage, | ||
| + | Education. | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
| − | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1890-1940 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1910-1937 |
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 12 July 2019
Louise Lovelady reminisces about her father’s cotton breeding operation.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Louise Lovelady
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: November 01, 1983
Location: Fabens, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Father,
b. Fayette County, Texas,
Farm,
Land prices,
Early farming experience,
Rice farming,
To Tornillo, Texas (1917),
Attraction,
Description,
Farming operations,
Cotton, Pre-Civil War,
To Hudspeth County, Texas,
Farm,
Water rights,
Sale to Reclamation,
District,
Terms of sale,
Construction of irrigation canal at Elephant Butte, Hudspeth County,
Cotton breeding,
Initial involvement,
Marketing of seed (Acala cotton),
Selection process,
Irrigation,
Production, mid-1920s,
Spread of Acala cotton throughout El Paso Valley,
Father’s sales ability,
Irrigation canal (again),
Father’s feelings toward irrigation district,
Father’s personality,
Effect of Depression on father’s business,
Acala community,
Description,
Father’s health,
Pneumonia,
d. age 64,
Tornillo Cotton Oil Company,
Sale,
Women’s liberation,
Lovelady’s opinion,
Mother: Hermenia Mavis,
Abilities,
Character,
Origin and marriage,
Education.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1890-1940
Bulk Dates: 1910-1937
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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