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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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William Nash Jarrell describes his life as a farmer
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and carpenter in South Carolina, in addition to life during the Depression
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and World War II.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' William Nash Jarrell
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' May 13, 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Abilene, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Doug Worthington
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour, 15 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Background,
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Father as farmer and carpenter,
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Farm land,
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Brothers and sisters,
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Extended family,
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Description of farmhouse,
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Chores on farm,
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Views and opinions,
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Divorce,
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Women’s rights,
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Childhood memories,
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Recreation,
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Customs,
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Dating.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Childhood memories (continued),
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Rules and punishments,
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Education,
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Country school,
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World War I,
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Marriage (1922),
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Courtship,
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Views and opinions,
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Chastity,
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Drinking,
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Prohibition,
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Cigarette smoking,
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Ku Klux Klan,
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Value of work and money,
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Work as a carpenter,
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Early married life,
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Cyclone Max evangelist preacher,
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Children,
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Farms lived on,
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Crops produced.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Later views and opinions,
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Depression (1929),
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Tenant farming,
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Living conditions,
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World War II,
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Travel,
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Children’s education.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' Early 1900s-c.1950
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910-c. 1950
  
  

Revision as of 20:59, 18 December 2014

William Nash Jarrell describes his life as a farmer and carpenter in South Carolina, in addition to life during the Depression and World War II.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: William Nash Jarrell

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: May 13, 1975

Location: Abilene, Texas

Interviewer: Doug Worthington

Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Background, Father as farmer and carpenter, Farm land, Brothers and sisters, Extended family, Description of farmhouse, Chores on farm, Views and opinions, Divorce, Women’s rights, Childhood memories, Recreation, Customs, Dating.

Tape 1, Side 2: Childhood memories (continued), Rules and punishments, Education, Country school, World War I, Marriage (1922), Courtship, Views and opinions, Chastity, Drinking, Prohibition, Cigarette smoking, Ku Klux Klan, Value of work and money, Work as a carpenter, Early married life, Cyclone Max evangelist preacher, Children, Farms lived on, Crops produced.

Tape 2, Side 1: Later views and opinions, Depression (1929), Tenant farming, Living conditions, World War II, Travel, Children’s education.

Tape 2, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: Early 1900s-c.1950

Bulk Dates: 1910-c. 1950


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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