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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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Andrew Davis, a retired bricklayer, talks about his childhood and making mortar/bricks.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Andrew Davis
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 13, 1998
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' David Marshall
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1:'''
 
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Davis, Andrew,
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b. in East Texas, 6 miles east of Tyler, Texas in 1905,
 
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Family: farmers,
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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Livestock,
 
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Crops,
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Cotton, corn, and hay,
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Sharecroppers,
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Moved to Dallas, Texas,
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Bricklayer,
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Moved to Lubbock, Texas – 1942,
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Contracting and bricklaying work, 1931,
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Childhood,
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Born and raised in a frame farm house,
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Lubbock, Texas (again),
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Lived near Shallowwater, Texas,
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Built a house, 1954,
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Growth,
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Construction work,
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Children, 9,
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Sarah, wife,
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Married in 1942,
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Construction (again),
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Weather in West Texas,
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Heat,
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Storm, hail and rain,
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Tornado, 1970,
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Frank Best Construction,
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Making mortar/bricks,
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Sharecropping (again),
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Making mortar/bricks (again),
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Food,
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Davis, Andrew (continued),
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Food/picnic (again),
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Vegetable garden,
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Chickens,
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East Texas,
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Working,
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Meeting people,
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Making mortar/bricks (again),
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Hard work,
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[ends after 15 minutes]
 
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'''Range Dates:''' 1905-1998
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1905-1998
  
  
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 18 June 2019

Andrew Davis, a retired bricklayer, talks about his childhood and making mortar/bricks.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Andrew Davis

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: July 13, 1998

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: David Marshall

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1: Davis, Andrew, b. in East Texas, 6 miles east of Tyler, Texas in 1905, Family: farmers, Livestock, Crops, Cotton, corn, and hay, Sharecroppers, Moved to Dallas, Texas, Bricklayer, Moved to Lubbock, Texas – 1942, Contracting and bricklaying work, 1931, Childhood, Born and raised in a frame farm house, Lubbock, Texas (again), Lived near Shallowwater, Texas, Built a house, 1954, Growth, Construction work, Children, 9, Sarah, wife, Married in 1942, Construction (again), Weather in West Texas, Heat, Storm, hail and rain, Tornado, 1970, Frank Best Construction, Making mortar/bricks, Sharecropping (again), Making mortar/bricks (again), Food, Davis, Andrew (continued), Food/picnic (again), Vegetable garden, Chickens, East Texas, Working, Meeting people, Making mortar/bricks (again), Hard work, [ends after 15 minutes]

Range Dates: 1905-1998

Bulk Dates: 1905-1998


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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