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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Judge Barbara Culver |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' January 8, 1974 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Midland, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Educational, family background reviewed, | |
| + | Early career recalled, | ||
| + | Graduated from SMU and moved to Midland in 1951, | ||
| + | Nature of legal work at Midland related, | ||
| + | Attitude toward women lawyers as a minority given, | ||
| + | Career as a county judge and work with Republican Party examined, | ||
| + | Achievements of Republican Party in Midland cited, | ||
| + | Nature of county judge's work and recommendations for Texas constitutional revision in the area of county-local government structure, | ||
| + | Cautious attitude toward change and adopted recommendations discussed, | ||
| + | Urban-rural conflict examined | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Speculation on change in county structure given, | |
| + | Philosophy of local government explained, | ||
| + | Discussion of origin of revision commission, | ||
| + | Thirty-seven commission members classified, | ||
| + | Public hearings discussed, | ||
| + | Evaluation of revision commission's final draft, | ||
| + | Interest groups eliminated in proposed constitution, | ||
| + | Constitutional philosophy noted, | ||
| + | Proposed ratification process examined, | ||
| + | Ecology provision mentioned, | ||
| + | Public hearing described, | ||
| + | West Texas attitude examined | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1951-1974 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1951-1974 |
Revision as of 17:45, 17 September 2014
Midland County Judge Barbara Culver discusses her career and her work with the Constitutional Revision Commission.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Judge Barbara Culver
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 8, 1974
Location: Midland, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Educational, family background reviewed,
Early career recalled,
Graduated from SMU and moved to Midland in 1951,
Nature of legal work at Midland related,
Attitude toward women lawyers as a minority given,
Career as a county judge and work with Republican Party examined,
Achievements of Republican Party in Midland cited,
Nature of county judge's work and recommendations for Texas constitutional revision in the area of county-local government structure,
Cautious attitude toward change and adopted recommendations discussed,
Urban-rural conflict examined
Tape 1, Side 2:
Speculation on change in county structure given,
Philosophy of local government explained,
Discussion of origin of revision commission,
Thirty-seven commission members classified,
Public hearings discussed,
Evaluation of revision commission's final draft,
Interest groups eliminated in proposed constitution,
Constitutional philosophy noted,
Proposed ratification process examined,
Ecology provision mentioned,
Public hearing described,
West Texas attitude examined
Range Dates: 1951-1974
Bulk Dates: 1951-1974
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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