Lewis, Grey 2003-05-01

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Grey Lewis is a long time resident of Lubbock, Texas. He reminisces about his family and work life.


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Grey Lewis

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Date: May 01, 2003

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Keli Johnson

Length: 00:41:17


Abstract

Introduction; Background; “Fun” in high school; Smoke, drink, drive fast cars; Going to college, University of Texas; Reasons for returning to Lubbock to finish at Texas Tech; Old days in Lubbock, Texas Tech University; Dormitory and classroom buildings on campus; Number of police patrolling on campus; “Hazing” allowed back then; Very few students lived off campus; Areas of agriculture; Desegregation in Lubbock; Expensive phone calls versus writing letters; “Times have changed”; After graduating from TTU; Based in New Mexico; “Time to get married”; Trips overseas; TTU students, life, traffic, “nothing to do”; Coming back to Lubbock; Daughters living out of Lubbock; Future of Lubbock and students in Lubbock.


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