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| − | + | Bill Collins, president of Hemphill-Wells and longtime friend of Preston Smith, offers references for future interviews and his impressions of the former governor. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Bill Collins |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' March 21, 1973 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' R. Sylvan Dunn |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 30 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Interviewer introduces Preston Smith Oral History Project, | |
| + | Collins reviews his friendship with Smith, | ||
| + | Names people who could be interviewed regarding Smith, | ||
| + | Praises Smith's effectiveness as governor, | ||
| + | Notes the Governor's stress on education, | ||
| + | Recalls the years of acquaintance with Smith, | ||
| + | Smith solicited his opinions, | ||
| + | Characterizes Smith's personality, | ||
| + | Discusses education once more, particularly regarding, | ||
| + | West Texas and Texas Tech University, | ||
| + | Suggests agriculture as topic for future interviews, | ||
| + | Explores relationship further | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Blank | |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' |
'''Bulk Dates:''' | '''Bulk Dates:''' | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 5 September 2014
Bill Collins, president of Hemphill-Wells and longtime friend of Preston Smith, offers references for future interviews and his impressions of the former governor.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bill Collins
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: March 21, 1973
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: R. Sylvan Dunn
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Interviewer introduces Preston Smith Oral History Project,
Collins reviews his friendship with Smith,
Names people who could be interviewed regarding Smith,
Praises Smith's effectiveness as governor,
Notes the Governor's stress on education,
Recalls the years of acquaintance with Smith,
Smith solicited his opinions,
Characterizes Smith's personality,
Discusses education once more, particularly regarding,
West Texas and Texas Tech University,
Suggests agriculture as topic for future interviews,
Explores relationship further
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates:
Bulk Dates:
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.
