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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Oscar L. Meridith |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' February 10, 1978 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Lubbock, Texas (1891), |
| − | + | Children, | |
| + | Walter Nelson, | ||
| + | Jim Nelson, | ||
| + | His father, | ||
| + | Mrs. J. A. Wilson, | ||
| + | Lubbock Power Plant started (1916), | ||
| + | Donnie Edgar Meridith, | ||
| + | Magic Ranch, | ||
| + | George W. Green, | ||
| + | Worked for Magic Ranch, | ||
| + | Parents to Lubbock (1898), | ||
| + | Born (1903), | ||
| + | St. Augustine Ranch, | ||
| + | Grew up in Lubbock, | ||
| + | Father as house mover, | ||
| + | Description of moving buildings, | ||
| + | Development of Avenue Q, | ||
| + | Lubbock, | ||
| + | Moving buildings, | ||
| + | High school graduation (1922), | ||
| + | School system in Lubbock, | ||
| + | Moving buildings, | ||
| + | American Railway Express Agency (since 1924). | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' American Railway Express Agency (continued), |
| − | + | Early Lubbock, | |
| + | Streets, | ||
| + | Ellwood addition. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1891-1925 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1891-1925 |
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 19 July 2019
Oscar Meridith discusses his past and recalls early developments in Lubbock.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Oscar L. Meridith
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: February 10, 1978
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Lubbock, Texas (1891),
Children,
Walter Nelson,
Jim Nelson,
His father,
Mrs. J. A. Wilson,
Lubbock Power Plant started (1916),
Donnie Edgar Meridith,
Magic Ranch,
George W. Green,
Worked for Magic Ranch,
Parents to Lubbock (1898),
Born (1903),
St. Augustine Ranch,
Grew up in Lubbock,
Father as house mover,
Description of moving buildings,
Development of Avenue Q,
Lubbock,
Moving buildings,
High school graduation (1922),
School system in Lubbock,
Moving buildings,
American Railway Express Agency (since 1924).
Tape 1, Side 2: American Railway Express Agency (continued),
Early Lubbock,
Streets,
Ellwood addition.
Range Dates: 1891-1925
Bulk Dates: 1891-1925
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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