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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.  
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Mrs. Coffield discusses her life and the development of her writing career.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Frank E. Coffield
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' October 15, 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Marfa, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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Coffield's early history,
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Home in Arkansas, "The White House",
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Theodore Roosevelt opened Arkansas Fair (1910),
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School attendance,
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Anecdote about hanging,
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Fire in Hot Springs, Arkansas (1912),
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Move to Pocahontus, Tennessee,
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Move to Little Rock, Arkansas,
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Meeting husband,
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First son, entered World War II,
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Poem sent to son,
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Getting in contact,
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Mrs. Coffield, secretary for Arkansas Gazette,
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Husband's illness,
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Job at department store,
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High school night courses,
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Publishing first fiction,
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Bought small newsstand,
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Arkansas Gazette offers management position,
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[Tape ends abruptly]
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1910-1975
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910-ca. 1920
  
  

Revision as of 21:04, 4 September 2014

Mrs. Coffield discusses her life and the development of her writing career.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mrs. Frank E. Coffield

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: October 15, 1975

Location: Marfa, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Coffield's early history, Home in Arkansas, "The White House", Theodore Roosevelt opened Arkansas Fair (1910), School attendance, Anecdote about hanging, Fire in Hot Springs, Arkansas (1912), Move to Pocahontus, Tennessee, Move to Little Rock, Arkansas, Meeting husband, First son, entered World War II, Poem sent to son, Getting in contact, Mrs. Coffield, secretary for Arkansas Gazette, Husband's illness, Job at department store, High school night courses, Publishing first fiction, Bought small newsstand, Arkansas Gazette offers management position, [Tape ends abruptly]

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1910-1975

Bulk Dates: 1910-ca. 1920


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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