Tucker, Emerson 2019-11-01
This interview features Emerson Tucker as he provides some background and picture captions on the work he did at the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, and the textile plant in Littlefield, Texas. Tucker also mentions a bit about attending flight training and his love for gems and minerals as well as how he was vice-president for a national gem and mineral society.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Emerson Tucker
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 1, 2019
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 01:28:06 (1 hour 28 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and dye wastewater; Textile plant and ponds; Building wastewater ponds; flight training; Testing micronaires; cotton gins; Growing up; Collecting minerals and gems; His interest in textile engineering; Building a textile mill system; USDA fiber testing
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/10605/374635 >
Related Interview: Tucker, Emerson 2021-01-12
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