Tate, Viola and G D 1984-09-10
The Tates, early South Plains residents, reminisce about Denver City, G. D.’s teaching career, and tent cities.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Viola and G.D. Tate
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: September 10, 1984
Location: Denver City, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: G. D. Tate,
To Denver City, Texas (1939-1940),
Reasons,
Moving his house,
Denver City High School,
Teaching staff,
School Board,
School District,
Boundary lines,
County line suit,
Oil fields,
Anecdote: playing their first football game,
School spirit,
State Inspectors,
Teachers (again),
Qualifications,
Wages,
Sligo Independent School District,
Name’s origin (from Sligo, Ireland),
Affiliation with the state’s school program,
Transporting students,
Tents,
Tent City,
Anecdote: Two-story tent,
Denver City, Texas,
Post Office,
Churches,
Motel,
Denver City High School (again),
Tent City students.
Tape 1, Side 2: Denver City High School (continued),
Financial resources,
Quality of the residents,
Lack of the rough element,
Reasons,
Quality of the students,
Denver City (again),
Tent camps (again),
Seagraves banker,
School annual (yearbook),
Denver City High (again),
First graduating class,
Mr. Jones,
Career.
Tape 2, Side 1: Gilmer-Akin Laws (early to mid-1930s),
School integration,
Minority representation,
Teachers (again),
Qualifications (again),
Tate (again),
Burke, Texas,
First oil well,
Occupation,
Honolulu Oil Company,
Churches in Burke,
Funerals,
G. D. Tate’s role,
Lack of cemetery,
Viola and G. D.’s first meeting,
W. T. Clements’ role,
Courtship,
Lockney, Texas,
Irrigation,
Plainview, Texas vs. Lubbock, Texas,
Texas Tech University,
Tate (again),
Teaching career (again),
Reasons,
Wayland College,
Denver City High (again),
Mascot,
School colors.
Tape 2, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1939-1984
Bulk Dates: 1939-1960s
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