Clewell, Evelyn 1982-04-15
Evelyn Clewell, longtime Registrar’s office secretary at Texas Tech, primarily discusses living in Ranger, Texas, during the oil boom.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Evelyn Clewell
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: April 15, 1982
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Ranger, Texas,
Ku Klux Klan,
Housing,
Water purchased weekly,
Rain,
Mail delivery,
Dangers,
Prices (1925),
Schools,
Box and strip buildings,
Tent houses,
Scrip,
Banks closed,
Rivalry with Eastland, Texas,
H. E. Clewell, father,
Bertha Clewell, mother,
Father,
Positions held,
Longbell Lumber Company,
Ranger,
McClesky well,
Gushers,
Oil well fires,
Gholson family,
Street crossings
Tape 1, Side 2:
Ranger,
Ku Klux Klan,
Meetings,
Boycotts,
Entertainment,
Movies,
Gambling,
Well locations,
School sports,
Families,
Salaries,
Transportation,
Mule teams,
Brick streets,
Thurber brick,
Rent,
Weather,
Roads,
High School,
Buster Mills, professional baseball player,
Texas Tech University,
Registrar's office,
Student body,
Hometowns
Range Dates: 1925-1982
Bulk Dates: 1925-1982
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