Aycock, Wendell 2016-03-16

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This interview features Dr. Wendell Aycock. Aycock talks about his time as a professor and an administrator at Texas Tech University. Aycock also discusses growing up in Robertson, Texas, working on his family’s farm, and attending graduate school in English literature.


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Wendell Aycock

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Date: March 16, 2016

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: David Marshall

Length: 01:39:43


Abstract

Family and background, history of Crosby County, School, Store, Irrigation, Churches in Robertson, Weather, Community events and church functions, Wildlife in the area, Braceros, Favorite professors, Teaching in South America, Master’s at Tech and PhD at South Carolina, Europe and Asia, Changes in students, Equus play


Access Information

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Transcript: Transcript available on Dspace

https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/319024


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