Smith, John and Patsy 2018-07-16
This interview features John and Patsy Smith as they discuss the Ropesville project and the town of Ropes. In this interview, John and Patsy describe what Ropes was like when they were growing up.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: John and Patsy Smith
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 16, 2018
Location: Ropesville, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:57:00 (1 hour 57 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; his father’s service in WWII; How cotton pulling season affected the schools; other crops he grew; How the drought of the fifties affected the area; When irrigation arrived in Ropesville; Patsy’s background information; living on the Ropesville project; Attending school in Ropesville; Ropes water tower; businesses in Ropes; How a business man named Riojas arrived in Ropes; churches; Entertainment in Ropes; the decline of the population in Ropes; John’s dad meeting President Bush; other highlights of Ropes
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/363085>
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