Carter, Euguene and Claudine 2023-02-15
Gene Carter was born in 1928 in Littlefield; Claudine was born in 1930 in Plainview. She moved frequently as a child. They met at Howard Payne College and have been married since the early 1950s. Claudine taught school; Gene was a coach for a few years before selling insurance for the Woodmen of the World. In this interview they discuss their lives, with a focus on family life, this area (especially Hale Center), and education topics. Gene was a councilman and mayor of Hale Center between 1979 and 2016.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Eugene and Claudine Carter
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: February 15, 2023
Location: Plainview, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:40:49 (1 hour 40 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and Mr. Carter’s background information; Mrs. Carter’s background information; How World War II impacted their lives; learning to read; Teaching reading and other curriculum; School holidays; school dress code; Cooking; school buildings and structure; Music; life in the 1930s; Childhood friends; religion and church; Changes in the teaching profession over the years; Mr. Carter’s career change into insurance; being Mayor of Hale Center; Closing remarks
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374441 >
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