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Bill Collins, president of Hemphill-Wells and longtime friend of Preston Smith, offers references for future interviews and his impressions of the former governor.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Bill Collins
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
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'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' March 21, 1973
  
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
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'''Interviewer:''' R. Sylvan Dunn
  
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
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Interviewer introduces Preston Smith Oral History Project,
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Collins reviews his friendship with Smith,
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Names people who could be interviewed regarding Smith,
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Praises Smith's effectiveness as governor,
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Notes the Governor's stress on education,
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Recalls the years of acquaintance with Smith,
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Smith solicited his opinions,
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Characterizes Smith's personality,
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Discusses education once more, particularly regarding,
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West Texas and Texas Tech University,
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Suggests agriculture as topic for future interviews,
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Explores relationship further
 
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[[Category: Needs Review ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 1970s]] [[Category: Preston Smith]] [[Category: Preston Smith Interview Series]]

Latest revision as of 15:00, 17 June 2019

Bill Collins, president of Hemphill-Wells and longtime friend of Preston Smith, offers references for future interviews and his impressions of the former governor.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Bill Collins

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: March 21, 1973

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: R. Sylvan Dunn

Length: 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Interviewer introduces Preston Smith Oral History Project, Collins reviews his friendship with Smith, Names people who could be interviewed regarding Smith, Praises Smith's effectiveness as governor, Notes the Governor's stress on education, Recalls the years of acquaintance with Smith, Smith solicited his opinions, Characterizes Smith's personality, Discusses education once more, particularly regarding, West Texas and Texas Tech University, Suggests agriculture as topic for future interviews, Explores relationship further

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

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Access Information

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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.