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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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Melinda Crow Merriott, longtime resident of Plainview, Texas, answers questions about her life, children, and life in general.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Melinda Crow Merriott
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' June 04, 1984
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Melinda Crow Merriott,
 
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Born: Oklahoma (October 31, 1891),
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Parents,
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A. M. Harris, father,
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Sara Lou (Crane) Harris, mother,
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To Oklahoma,
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Occupations,
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Chores,
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Sewing,
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Father (again),
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Farm management,
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Neighbors,
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Bernieview, Oklahoma,
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School,
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Store owner,
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Churches,
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Baptist,
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Methodist,
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Parties,
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To Texas,
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Gainesville,
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Father (again),
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Occupation,
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Gainesville, Texas,
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Land,
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Cotton,
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Merriott (again),
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Meeting her husband,
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Henry C. "Bud" Crow,
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Marriage,
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Parental influence,
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Education.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Merriott (continued),
 
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Child birth,
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Different aspects,
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To Plainview, Texas (1941),
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Reasons,
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Children,
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Birth order,
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Visit to Weldon, Texas,
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Road conditions,
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Dust storms,
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Husband,
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Farmer,
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To Loco, Texas.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1891-1984
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1900s-1940s
  
  
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[[Category: Needs Review ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 1980s]] [[Category: Family Life and Background]] [[Category: Plainview, Texas]] [[Category: Home life]] [[Category: Pioneer Women]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 19 July 2019

Melinda Crow Merriott, longtime resident of Plainview, Texas, answers questions about her life, children, and life in general.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Melinda Crow Merriott

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: June 04, 1984

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Melinda Crow Merriott, Born: Oklahoma (October 31, 1891), Parents, A. M. Harris, father, Sara Lou (Crane) Harris, mother, To Oklahoma, Occupations, Chores, Sewing, Father (again), Farm management, Neighbors, Bernieview, Oklahoma, School, Store owner, Churches, Baptist, Methodist, Parties, To Texas, Gainesville, Father (again), Occupation, Gainesville, Texas, Land, Cotton, Merriott (again), Meeting her husband, Henry C. "Bud" Crow, Marriage, Parental influence, Education.

Tape 1, Side 2: Merriott (continued), Child birth, Different aspects, To Plainview, Texas (1941), Reasons, Children, Birth order, Visit to Weldon, Texas, Road conditions, Dust storms, Husband, Farmer, To Loco, Texas.

Range Dates: 1891-1984

Bulk Dates: 1900s-1940s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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