Anderson, Anna Lee 1979-11-27
Anna Lee Anderson, a retired schoolteacher, reminisces about her past, the changes occurring during her lifetime, and the effect of new inventions on her.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Anna Lee Anderson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 27, 1979
Location: Silverton, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
E. L. Anderson, father,
From Tennessee,
Clerk,
To Briscoe County (August 12, 1880),
Father,
First county clerk, Briscoe County,
Cattle raising,
Rustlers,
Lakes,
Grasshoppers,
L. H. Cooper, grandfather,
Elizabeth Ann Cooper Anderson, mother,
Lumber,
Supplies,
Routes,
Bears,
Prairie fires,
Indians,
Born (February 9, 1898)
Tape 1, Side 2:
Parents marriage (December 10, 1894),
Courtship customs,
Brothers and sisters,
Names,
Occupations,
Dugouts,
Half,
Holidays,
Picnics,
Farming,
Harvesting,
Farm hands,
Childhood prank,
School,
Double desks,
Windmills,
Orchard,
Snow storms,
Dust storms,
School teacher,
Salary,
West Texas State University,
Tommie Smith Montford
Tape 2, Side 1:
School teaching,
Retirement (1967),
Changes,
Dust storms,
Sources,
World War I,
Automobiles,
Dr. Crawford,
Airplanes,
Telephone (1908),
Electric lights,
Kerosene lanterns,
Curfews,
Crime,
Great Depression,
Food,
Senior Trips
Range Dates: 1894-1967
Bulk Dates: 1894-1967
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