Taylor, Mrs O L 1981-06-30
Mrs. Taylor, retired teacher whose husband O. L. was a traveling salesman, discusses her family background and childhood experiences. She also describes Lubbock and the changes she has seen.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. O.L. Taylor
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: June 30, 1981
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Indian Territory (1902),
Fort Smith, Arkansas,
Family background,
Ben F. Morrow, great-grandfather,
River travel (1830s),
Arkansas settler,
William Cornog, father,
Civil War,
Angelina Morrow, grandmother,
Parents,
Marriage (1894),
Father,
Jobs,
Farming communities,
Large families,
Crops,
Childhood,
Entertainment,
Behavior,
Chores,
Employees,
Hog killing.
Tape 1, Side 2: Hog killing (continued),
Process,
Sausage making,
Lard making,
Orchards,
Gardens,
Education,
University of Arkansas,
Elderly people,
Care,
School teacher,
Driving,
Family graveyards,
Funerals.
Tape 2, Side 1: Automobiles (1914),
Funeral,
Gas fields,
Father,
Obadiah L. Taylor, husband,
Marriage (1932),
To Lubbock (1941),
Husband, traveling salesman,
Roads (1940s),
Personality,
Houston, Texas,
Shamrock Hotel,
Lubbock,
Population (1941),
Reese Air Force Base,
Growth,
Reasons,
Military base,
Business opportunities,
Texas Tech University,
Texas Instruments.
Tape 2, Side 2: Societal changes,
Childhood,
Behavior,
Child rearing,
Sue Taylor, daughter,
Carolyn Taylor, daughter,
Living History Program,
Lubbock Public Schools,
First Cattle drive,
Texas Tech University (1950s).
Range Dates: 1830-1950s
Bulk Dates: 1902-1950s
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