Difference between revisions of "Bouchier, Tom 1982-05-10"

From SWC Oral History Collection
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "{{subst:MainPage}}")
 
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
+
Tom Bouchier discusses early settlers of Post, Texas and describes the hardships encountered during drought and depression.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
+
'''Interviewee Name:''' Tom Bouchier
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
+
'''Date:''' May 10, 1982
  
'''Location:'''
+
'''Location:''' Post, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
+
'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
+
'''Length:''' 1 hour, 50 minutes
  
  
Line 19: Line 19:
  
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 +
Drought (1903-1905),
 +
Water wells,
 +
Cattle loss,
 +
Population decrease,
 +
Farm injury,
 +
Broken shoulder,
 +
Bone placement,
 +
C. R. Cook,
 +
Bought farm (1916),
 +
Children,
 +
School trustee,
 +
C. W. Post,
 +
Home mortgage,
 +
Bank aid
 +
<br>
  
 +
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 +
Commissary,
 +
Dynamite,
 +
Early Post settlers,
 +
Dan Carpenter,
 +
World War I,
 +
Football games,
 +
P. Hughes,
 +
Personality,
 +
D. C. Roberts,
 +
Land rental,
 +
Justice of the Peace,
 +
Woodrow Furr,
 +
Ed L. Gossett,
 +
Education,
 +
Sam Hawthorne (1915),
 +
Buford Jones,
 +
Court case,
 +
L. H. Marcus
 
<br>
 
<br>
  
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
+
'''Tape 2, Side 1:'''
 +
Clyde Redman,
 +
Cattle marketing,
 +
Droughts,
 +
Buffalo Springs, Texas,
 +
Reservoir,
 +
Cattle driving (1880s),
 +
Dodge City, Kansas,
 +
Twitchel family,
 +
Cattle rustling,
 +
XIT Ranch,
 +
D. W. Reed,
 +
Ministry,
 +
1930s Depression,
 +
Drought,
 +
Survival,
 +
Cattlemen,
 +
Oil industry
 +
<br>
  
 +
'''Tape 2, Side 2:'''
 +
Oil industry (continued),
 +
C. W. Post (1914),
 +
Railroad commission,
 +
New developments,
 +
White River Lake,
 +
Dam permit,
 +
Water shortage,
 +
Financial aid
 
<br>
 
<br>
  
Line 44: Line 105:
 
{{UsageStatement}}
 
{{UsageStatement}}
  
[[Category: Needs Review ]]
+
[[Category: Needs Review ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 1980s]] [[Category: Post, Texas]] [[Category: Great Depression]]

Latest revision as of 15:32, 13 June 2019

Tom Bouchier discusses early settlers of Post, Texas and describes the hardships encountered during drought and depression.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Tom Bouchier

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: May 10, 1982

Location: Post, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour, 50 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Drought (1903-1905), Water wells, Cattle loss, Population decrease, Farm injury, Broken shoulder, Bone placement, C. R. Cook, Bought farm (1916), Children, School trustee, C. W. Post, Home mortgage, Bank aid

Tape 1, Side 2: Commissary, Dynamite, Early Post settlers, Dan Carpenter, World War I, Football games, P. Hughes, Personality, D. C. Roberts, Land rental, Justice of the Peace, Woodrow Furr, Ed L. Gossett, Education, Sam Hawthorne (1915), Buford Jones, Court case, L. H. Marcus

Tape 2, Side 1: Clyde Redman, Cattle marketing, Droughts, Buffalo Springs, Texas, Reservoir, Cattle driving (1880s), Dodge City, Kansas, Twitchel family, Cattle rustling, XIT Ranch, D. W. Reed, Ministry, 1930s Depression, Drought, Survival, Cattlemen, Oil industry

Tape 2, Side 2: Oil industry (continued), C. W. Post (1914), Railroad commission, New developments, White River Lake, Dam permit, Water shortage, Financial aid

Range Dates:

Bulk Dates:


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.