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Wilda Laminack discusses the history of Crosby County, Texas, in the 1920s and 1930s, and the book co-authored by her mother, Mrs. Nellie Witt Spikes, on the same topic. Note: The subject is sometimes unintelligible.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Wilda Laminack
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' November 29, 1979
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Ralls, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 20 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family background,
 
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Parents,
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Mr. and Mrs. John J. Spikes,
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Mother’s maiden name, Witt,
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Arrival on Plains (1904),
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Siblings,
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Home,
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Depression (1930s),
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Drought,
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Food,
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Works Progress Administration (1937-1940),
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Outmigration,
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Churches/Entertainment,
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Dust and snowstorms,
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Education,
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Schools,
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Texas Tech,
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Lubbock, Texas,
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Buildings,
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Crosby County History,
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Mother,
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Father,
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Brother,
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Ranch life,
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Dugout house,
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Prohibition,
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Stills,
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Ranch life (again),
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Automobiles.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1904-1942
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1929-1941
  
  

Revision as of 16:37, 7 May 2015

Wilda Laminack discusses the history of Crosby County, Texas, in the 1920s and 1930s, and the book co-authored by her mother, Mrs. Nellie Witt Spikes, on the same topic. Note: The subject is sometimes unintelligible.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Wilda Laminack

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: November 29, 1979

Location: Ralls, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 20 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Family background, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Spikes, Mother’s maiden name, Witt, Arrival on Plains (1904), Siblings, Home, Depression (1930s), Drought, Food, Works Progress Administration (1937-1940), Outmigration, Churches/Entertainment, Dust and snowstorms, Education, Schools, Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas, Buildings, Crosby County History, Mother, Father, Brother, Ranch life, Dugout house, Prohibition, Stills, Ranch life (again), Automobiles.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1904-1942

Bulk Dates: 1929-1941


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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