Carson, Crystal 2022-01-08

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This interview features Crystal Carson as she talks about her family’s involvement with the American Agriculture Movement and her continued involvement with agriculture organizations like Farm Aid.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Crystal Carson

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: January 8, 2022

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Tai Kreidler

Length: 01:04:39 (1 hour 4 minutes)


Abstract

Introduction and photographs; her father’s Tractorcade story; Her family’s history in Kansas; The Farm Bureau; agribusiness; King George the Bull; picture captions; Communication and how others helped; Farm Aid; Farming in the early 1900s; Her hopes for the future of agriculture


Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373994 >


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