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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. Lyman discusses her memories of her brother, former Texas Tech football coach Pete Cawthon.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Velma Lyman
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' December 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Etta Lynch
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 55 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Coaching career,
 
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Terrill Prep,
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Austin College,
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Texas Tech (1930-1941),
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Cotton Bowl (1939),
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Resignation,
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Reasons,
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Secrecy,
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Texas Hall of Fame (1961),
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Pete Cawthon, Jr.,
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Racial prejudices,
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Hobbies,
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Losing,
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Reactions.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Family background,
 
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Fannie Harrison, mother,
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P. W. Cawthon, father,
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Knute Rockne,
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Pete Cawthon,
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Profanity,
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Temper,
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Language.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1920s-1960s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930-1961
  
  

Revision as of 17:49, 5 June 2015

Mrs. Lyman discusses her memories of her brother, former Texas Tech football coach Pete Cawthon.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Velma Lyman

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: December 1975

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Etta Lynch

Length: 55 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Coaching career, Terrill Prep, Austin College, Texas Tech (1930-1941), Cotton Bowl (1939), Resignation, Reasons, Secrecy, Texas Hall of Fame (1961), Pete Cawthon, Jr., Racial prejudices, Hobbies, Losing, Reactions.

Tape 1, Side 2: Family background, Fannie Harrison, mother, P. W. Cawthon, father, Knute Rockne, Pete Cawthon, Profanity, Temper, Language.

Range Dates: 1920s-1960s

Bulk Dates: 1930-1961


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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