Pioneer Women
Several pioneer women on the South Plains describe interesting incidents in their early lives. This is a compilation of interviews from several Southwest Collection tapes.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Pioneer Women
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: None Given
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Beth Bucy
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Mrs. George Boles describes life on a ranch east of Slaton,
Courtship and marriage remembered,
Mrs. Albert Taylor lists books she read in early Lubbock,
Mrs. C. F. (Lou) Stubbs recalls early Lubbock,
Returning to Lubbock from school described,
Mrs. Mollie Abernathy tells how she came to Lubbock,
Mrs. Stubbs from an interview by R. Sylvan Dunn, August 27, 1957,
Recalls going to school in a surrey.
Tape 1, Side 2: Mrs. Stubbs (continued),
Tells of trip to Amarillo after marriage,
Mrs. Irving Hunt describes coming to Lubbock,
Early Lubbock and people recalled,
Anecdote about early school related,
Describes entertainment,
Wedding remembered,
Mrs. Warren Bacon,
Early life in West Texas.
Range Dates: 1891-Early 1900s
Bulk Dates: 1891-Early 1900s
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