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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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Opal Watson Nanny, lifelong resident of Haskell, reminisces about her background, teaching career and life in rural Texas.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Opal Watson Nanny
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' June 02, 1987
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Haskell, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Opal Watson Nanny,
 
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Born: Haskell, Texas (February 16, 1909),
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Parents,
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Background,
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Farming,
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Father,
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Born: 1885,
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Personality,
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Mother,
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Born: 1888,
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Personality,
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Father (again),
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Terracing,
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Cotton,
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Childhood,
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Behavior,
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Mother’s influence,
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Trip to Tennessee (1924),
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Medical care,
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Teeth,
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Discipline,
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Education,
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Consolidation,
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Textbooks,
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Career teaching,
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Howard (1928),
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Description.
 
<br>
 
<br>
  
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Teaching (continued),
 
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Salary,
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Douglas School,
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Behavioral policies for teachers,
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Childbirth,
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Schools (again),
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Athletics,
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Students,
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Class distinctions,
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Major changes,
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Integration,
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Role within the community,
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Box suppers,
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Teaching (again),
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Boarding,
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Fashions/styles,
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Bonnets,
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Food,
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Transportation.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1885-1987
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910s-1987
  
  

Revision as of 21:37, 29 June 2015

Opal Watson Nanny, lifelong resident of Haskell, reminisces about her background, teaching career and life in rural Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Opal Watson Nanny

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: June 02, 1987

Location: Haskell, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Opal Watson Nanny, Born: Haskell, Texas (February 16, 1909), Parents, Background, Farming, Father, Born: 1885, Personality, Mother, Born: 1888, Personality, Father (again), Terracing, Cotton, Childhood, Behavior, Mother’s influence, Trip to Tennessee (1924), Medical care, Teeth, Discipline, Education, Consolidation, Textbooks, Career teaching, Howard (1928), Description.

Tape 1, Side 2: Teaching (continued), Salary, Douglas School, Behavioral policies for teachers, Childbirth, Schools (again), Athletics, Students, Class distinctions, Major changes, Integration, Role within the community, Box suppers, Teaching (again), Boarding, Fashions/styles, Bonnets, Food, Transportation.

Range Dates: 1885-1987

Bulk Dates: 1910s-1987


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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