Huneke, Henry 2023-01-31

This interview features Henry Huneke as he discusses his childhood and experiences at Texas Tech University. The interview mainly focuses on Mr. Huneke’s experiences working as an assistant to Elo Urbanovsky. It details Mr. Huneke’s involvement in campus planning and improvements during the 1950s.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Henry Huneke

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: January 31, 2023

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez

Length: 01:20:39 (1 hour 20 minutes)

Abstract

Introduction and background information; Meeting his wife and getting married; Getting a job working under Elo Urbanovsky; The Southwest Conference and the TTU bonfire; Chrysanthemum story; campus planning; Urbanovsky’s opposition to roads and parking lots on campus; buildings on campus; Graduating from college; Urbanovsky’s teaching style; the San Antonio riverwalk; Reflections

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374067 >

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