Simmons, Mae 1980-01-31
Mae Simmons discusses her experiences as a schoolteacher and principal in the Lubbock school system. Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock is named for her.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mae Simmons
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: January 31, 1980
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 40 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born (December 5, 1909),
Navarro County, Texas,
Parents,
Grandfather,
Former slave,
Farm life,
Polio treatments,
Education,
Black community,
Parham High School,
To Wichita Falls, Texas (1927),
Prairie View A & M,
School teaching,
Marriage (1939),
E. C. Scruggs,
Lubbock, Texas (1940),
Streets,
Population,
Boundaries,
Black families,
John Fair,
Dr. J. A. Chatman,
Segregation,
Texas Southern University,
Dunbar High School (1942),
Community activities,
Ella Iles Elementary School,
Principal,
Mae Simmons Park.
Tape 1, Side 2: Community Planning Council,
University of Iowa (1947),
School teaching,
Discipline,
Retirement (1972),
Family history.
Range Dates: 1909-1972
Bulk Dates: 1909-1972
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