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T. A. Parker recalls his early years in Thurber, Texas, his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps and in Korea during the 1950s, along with his philosophy and ideas concerning the future.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
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'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' T.A. Parker
  
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
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'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' March 05, 1981
  
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'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Brady, Texas
  
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'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
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'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 2 hours
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Korea (1954),
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Agriculture work,
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Flood control equipment,
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Inspection,
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Irrigation systems,
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Rehabilitation,
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Rice production,
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Dam building,
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American dollars spent,
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Photographs discussed,
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Orphans,
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Korean mistresses,
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Black market,
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"A Frame" carrying (Oriental),
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Background,
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High school graduation,
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Employment,
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Civilian Conservation Corps (1933).
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Civilian Conservation Corps (continued),
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Army controlled,
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Meals,
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Arizona,
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Lodging,
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Salary,
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Jobs,
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Dance band,
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Tarleton College (1934),
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Texas A & M (1938),
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Arizona communities,
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Civilian Conservation Corps (again),
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Discipline,
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Antlers, Oklahoma (1938),
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Teacher,
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Community work,
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Agricultural co-op,
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Government work,
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Ranching,
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Born: Bluffdale, Texas (1915),
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Thurber, Texas,
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Mr. Wendell, school superintendent,
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Ruth Calloway, teacher,
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Bailey Anderson,
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George Polasky.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Thurber, Texas (continued),
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Loose morals,
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Contacts,
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Addresses supplied,
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Children,
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Ethnic groups,
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Black,
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Mexican,
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School discipline,
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John L. Lewis,
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Coal strike,
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Jewish people,
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Banking industry,
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Masons,
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Future of the world,
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Pearl Harbor,
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Zionists.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Investments,
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Government fiscal policy,
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Inflation,
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Survivalists,
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NAACP,
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Individual civil rights,
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Constitutional Convention (1787),
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Military dictatorship,
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National debt,
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Federal Reserve System,
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Federal regulation,
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Education,
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Busing.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1915-1981
  
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'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1954
  
  
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 25 July 2019

T. A. Parker recalls his early years in Thurber, Texas, his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps and in Korea during the 1950s, along with his philosophy and ideas concerning the future.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: T.A. Parker

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: March 05, 1981

Location: Brady, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 2 hours


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Korea (1954), Agriculture work, Flood control equipment, Inspection, Irrigation systems, Rehabilitation, Rice production, Dam building, American dollars spent, Photographs discussed, Orphans, Korean mistresses, Black market, "A Frame" carrying (Oriental), Background, High school graduation, Employment, Civilian Conservation Corps (1933).

Tape 1, Side 2: Civilian Conservation Corps (continued), Army controlled, Meals, Arizona, Lodging, Salary, Jobs, Dance band, Tarleton College (1934), Texas A & M (1938), Arizona communities, Civilian Conservation Corps (again), Discipline, Antlers, Oklahoma (1938), Teacher, Community work, Agricultural co-op, Government work, Ranching, Born: Bluffdale, Texas (1915), Thurber, Texas, Mr. Wendell, school superintendent, Ruth Calloway, teacher, Bailey Anderson, George Polasky.

Tape 2, Side 1: Thurber, Texas (continued), Loose morals, Contacts, Addresses supplied, Children, Ethnic groups, Black, Mexican, School discipline, John L. Lewis, Coal strike, Jewish people, Banking industry, Masons, Future of the world, Pearl Harbor, Zionists.

Tape 2, Side 2: Investments, Government fiscal policy, Inflation, Survivalists, NAACP, Individual civil rights, Constitutional Convention (1787), Military dictatorship, National debt, Federal Reserve System, Federal regulation, Education, Busing.

Range Dates: 1915-1981

Bulk Dates: 1920s-1954


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:


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