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George Robert Coleman, who was active in Amarillo’s financial world, describes life in Amarillo during the Depression of the 1930s.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
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'''Interviewee Name:''' George Robert Coleman
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
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'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' January 14, 1971
  
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'''Location:''' Amarillo, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' David Nail
  
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
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Came to Amarillo as a banker in 1926,
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Bank reduced salaries in 1930s,
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Expresses attitude toward F. D. Roosevelt's closing the banks,
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Editor of newspaper recalled,
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Existence of speak-easies discussed,
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Outlines circumstances leading to his appointment as manager of a stock brokerage,
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Dust storms of the 1930s described,
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Radio was a popular form of entertainment
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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'''Range Dates:''' 1926-1930s
  
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1926-1930s
  
  

Revision as of 21:19, 4 September 2014

George Robert Coleman, who was active in Amarillo’s financial world, describes life in Amarillo during the Depression of the 1930s.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: George Robert Coleman

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: January 14, 1971

Location: Amarillo, Texas

Interviewer: David Nail

Length: 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Came to Amarillo as a banker in 1926, Bank reduced salaries in 1930s, Expresses attitude toward F. D. Roosevelt's closing the banks, Editor of newspaper recalled, Existence of speak-easies discussed, Outlines circumstances leading to his appointment as manager of a stock brokerage, Dust storms of the 1930s described, Radio was a popular form of entertainment

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1926-1930s

Bulk Dates: 1926-1930s


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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