Spallholz, Julian 2019-06-03

This interview features Julian Spallholz as he discusses the cross country trip that his grandparents and their kids took by car in the early twentieth century. In this interview, Julian describes photographs and details of the trip that he remembers his dad telling him about.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Julian Spallholz

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: June 3, 2019

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Monte Monroe

Length: 02:46:22 (2 hours 46 minutes)

Abstract

Introduction and family history; His grandparents; An overview of his grandfather’s car trip out West; Preparing for the car trip; His dad’s memories of the trip; letters his grandmother wrote while on the trip; The automobile that they took on the trip; The reason behind doing a book over the trip; Getting Texas Tech Press to publish the book; the New Mexico portion of the trip; His recollection of his dad sharing his memories with him; How he would describe his grandmother; Julian’s life; Getting his PhD, getting a job at Texas Tech

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/363086 >

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