Matlack, Betty 2022-01-08
This interview features Betty Matlack as she discusses her husband’s involvement in the American Agriculture Movement and Tractorcade, and her own involvement and thoughts on American Agriculture.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Betty Matlack
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 8, 2022
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:16:19 (1 hour 16 minutes)
Abstract
Her family background and history; how she met her husband; When she first heard of American Ag; her husband’s participation in the Tractorcade; What others close to them thought about the Tractorcade; Her own involvement with the movement; Taking care of the farm; What her involvement means to her; her sons; How farming has changed; AAM’s goals; Successes and failure’s of the American Ag Movement; Teaching the history of the American Ag Movement in schools; Grandchildren
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374079 >
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