Patterson Harris, Shelia 2023-01-23
In this final interview, Shelia Patterson Harris discusses family relationships—between her siblings and her parents. She discusses her mother’s cancer diagnosis and treatment and helping her mother and father as they aged. She talks about various relatives and their relationships with the Lubbock community. Patterson Harris speaks on family traditions and her father’s work in Lubbock. Finally, she speaks about racism and racial issues, and what’s next for her.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Shelia Patterson Harris
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 23, 2023
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:38:22 (1 hour 38 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and familial relationships; Her mother’s battle with cancer; Transitioning her mother to hospice care; How her parents met; her aunt’s record shop; Documenting her family’s history; her mother’s commitment to the community; Lessons she learned from her father; family traditions; Following a similar path as her father; memories of a simpler time; Traveling and family vacations; Racism; conversations black parents have to have with their children; What’s on the horizon for her in 2023; Closing remarks
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/10605/374114 >
Related Interview: Patterson Harris, Shelia 2022-11-14, and Patterson Harris, Shelia 2022-12-08, and Patterson Harris, Shelia 2022-12-19
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