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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. Wolffarth reads an account written by her
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grandfather, George M. Hunt, concerning his early days on the South
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Plains. This story appeared in several installments in early issues of the  
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Lubbock Avalanche. This tape was made by the Southwest Collection in
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October 1972 from a wire recording in the possession of Neely Wolffarth of
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Lubbock.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' George M. Memoirs
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' c. 1960
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Read by Mrs. Dwight Wolffarth
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Description of the early days on the Texas Plains,
 
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Moved to Texas (1884),
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Dangers of crossing rivers recounted,
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Frustration of bear hunting mentioned,
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Cites "lost" condition.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1880s-1890s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1880s-1890s
  
  

Revision as of 21:57, 17 December 2014

Mrs. Wolffarth reads an account written by her grandfather, George M. Hunt, concerning his early days on the South Plains. This story appeared in several installments in early issues of the Lubbock Avalanche. This tape was made by the Southwest Collection in October 1972 from a wire recording in the possession of Neely Wolffarth of Lubbock.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: George M. Memoirs

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: c. 1960

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Read by Mrs. Dwight Wolffarth

Length: 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Description of the early days on the Texas Plains, Moved to Texas (1884), Dangers of crossing rivers recounted, Frustration of bear hunting mentioned, Cites "lost" condition.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1880s-1890s

Bulk Dates: 1880s-1890s


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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