Blackburn, William Keaton 2011-12-13

This interview features William Blackburn as he discusses living in Junction, Texas. In this interview, Blackburn describes going to school in Junction, going to college and law school, and cases that have stood out to him.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: William Keaton Blackburn

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: December 13, 2011

Location: Junction, Texas

Interviewer: Robert Weaver

Length: 01:17:53

Abstract

The wagon train centennial; Family background; growing up in Junction; The drought of the 1950s; practicing law; Going to school in the fifties and sixties; His involvement in school activities; technology advancements; Cases that stood out as a city attorney; His interest in the Civil War; Frank Patterson story

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: access copy available in reading room

Transcript: Transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/363055>

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