Clack, Miss Tommie 1975-01-22
Tommie Clack, retired English teacher in the Abilene ISD, discusses early families in Abilene.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Miss Tommie Clack
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Date: January 22, 1975
Location: Abilene, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Discusses grandfather's papers and letters,
Knowledge of the Swenson family,
Earl G. Swenson discussed,
Identifies pictures in book about Abilene,
Historical materials reviewed,
Mrs. Smith discussed,
Bowyer family recalled,
Theodore Heych mentioned
Tape 1, Side 2:
Early Abilene residents identified from photographs,
Mrs. Bessie Mae Milburn remembered,
Story of Sam Lopowski and his store,
Discusses value of common people in historical research,
Family discussed
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