Williams, Dixie 2021-12-09
This interview discusses Dixie William’s family background. It provides details for her parents and grandparents’ lives, including how their businesses were started and what the family did for a living. The interview outlines the origins for the McDonald’s trading post. The interview also includes many details about Mrs. Williams’ memories of growing up in Washington state, as well as growing up in Plainview. The interview includes reflections on her life, And it provides characterizations of various family members. Moreover, the interview includes information about living as a child during World War II on the West Coast, and it provides insight into life during and after the great depression and how people adapted to it in the Texas Southern Plains.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Dixie Williams
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: December 9, 2021
Location: via phone
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:00:47 (1 hour)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; how the trading post got started; Her grandfather and the McDonald family; The McWilliams family; Memories of living in Washington state during World War II; Growing up in Plainview, Texas; her mother’s injury; Teenage years; Plainview in the mid 1900s; The McDonald Trading Post and her mother’s small business
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/10605/374906 >
Related Interview: Williams, Dixie 2021-12-15
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