Potokova, Nina 1979-12-05
Nina Potokova, a professor of American and Texas history at Grozny, in the then-USSR, discusses the debate over the annexation of Texas and her research at Texas Tech University.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Nina Potokova
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: December 05, 1979
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Westerners
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Introduction by David Murrah,
Nina Potokova [speaker],
Grozny, USSR,
Description of the region,
University responsibilities,
Research,
Texas history,
Sources,
Stay at Texas Tech,
Research (again),
Role of Missouri Compromise (1820) on Texas settlement,
Expansionism,
Annexation,
Sectional interference,
Republic,
U. S. debates,
Comparison of Russian Cossacks to Texas settlers,
Poem,
Closing by David Murrah.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1800-1979
Bulk Dates: 1820-1850
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