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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Arthur Penn Smith |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' October 07, 1970 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Rising Star, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family background, early life, |
| − | + | Origin of the name "Rising Star", | |
| + | Changes in baptism practice because of drought noted, | ||
| + | Development of schools, | ||
| + | Development of oil industry, | ||
| + | Development of Rising Star’s public utilities, | ||
| + | Attack of insects on cotton in 1914 noted, | ||
| + | Early settlers’ acquisition of property explored, | ||
| + | Area communities described, | ||
| + | Buffalo hunt stories told, | ||
| + | Texas and Pacific Railroad recalled, | ||
| + | Cisco tornado in 1893 noted. | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1893-1914 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1893-1914 |
Revision as of 20:03, 31 August 2015
Arthur P. Smith, early Rising Star citizen, discusses his family history and early history of Rising Star
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Arthur Penn Smith
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: October 07, 1970
Location: Rising Star, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Family background, early life,
Origin of the name "Rising Star",
Changes in baptism practice because of drought noted,
Development of schools,
Development of oil industry,
Development of Rising Star’s public utilities,
Attack of insects on cotton in 1914 noted,
Early settlers’ acquisition of property explored,
Area communities described,
Buffalo hunt stories told,
Texas and Pacific Railroad recalled,
Cisco tornado in 1893 noted.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1893-1914
Bulk Dates: 1893-1914
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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