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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Lillian Hull Barfoot |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' May 13, 1969 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Lou Scoggins |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 40 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Birth in Thurber in 1913, | |
| + | Description of Thurber, | ||
| + | Location of banking facilities at Mingus, | ||
| + | Use of coupon and scrip discussed, | ||
| + | Thurber business houses described, | ||
| + | Received company Christmas gifts, | ||
| + | Uses of Thurber brick throughout the state, | ||
| + | Residential neighborhoods described, | ||
| + | father's work in the brickyard, | ||
| + | Ethnic groups mentioned, | ||
| + | Public and private (Catholic) schools recalled, | ||
| + | Church sponsored social activities, | ||
| + | Attended opera house and moving pictures for entertainment, | ||
| + | Community holiday celebrations, | ||
| + | Effect of Ranger oil boom, | ||
| + | Discusses Thurber town government, | ||
| + | Source of water supply noted, | ||
| + | Clubhouse on the lake, | ||
| + | Speculations on Thurber's growth, | ||
| + | Doctors and dentists recalled, | ||
| + | Attitude toward social stratification in Thurber, | ||
| + | Fire department and mortuary discussed, | ||
| + | Cinder-paved streets mentioned, | ||
| + | Thurber citizens characterized, | ||
| + | Company's clearing of Thurber, | ||
| + | Migration of Thurber families to Fort Worth and Pecos County, | ||
| + | Social relationship of brick workers to miners, | ||
| + | Labor union activity cited | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Blank | |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1913-1967 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1913-1967 |
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 12 June 2019
Mrs. Barfoot, a former Thurber resident, recalls childhood impressions of the town’s social and economic character.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Lillian Hull Barfoot
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 13, 1969
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Lou Scoggins
Length: 40 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Birth in Thurber in 1913,
Description of Thurber,
Location of banking facilities at Mingus,
Use of coupon and scrip discussed,
Thurber business houses described,
Received company Christmas gifts,
Uses of Thurber brick throughout the state,
Residential neighborhoods described,
father's work in the brickyard,
Ethnic groups mentioned,
Public and private (Catholic) schools recalled,
Church sponsored social activities,
Attended opera house and moving pictures for entertainment,
Community holiday celebrations,
Effect of Ranger oil boom,
Discusses Thurber town government,
Source of water supply noted,
Clubhouse on the lake,
Speculations on Thurber's growth,
Doctors and dentists recalled,
Attitude toward social stratification in Thurber,
Fire department and mortuary discussed,
Cinder-paved streets mentioned,
Thurber citizens characterized,
Company's clearing of Thurber,
Migration of Thurber families to Fort Worth and Pecos County,
Social relationship of brick workers to miners,
Labor union activity cited
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1913-1967
Bulk Dates: 1913-1967
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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