Raybon, W T
W. T. Raybon talks briefly about early agriculture in Lubbock and mentions the location of Texas Tech there. Note: The cassette copy was filed under Rayborn by mistake. The first few minutes of the tape are slightly distorted.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Raybon, W. T. (On tape filed under Bledsoe, Mrs. William H.)
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: None Given
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: None Given
Length: None Given
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Tells of the farming situation from about 1914 until 1922,
Location of college (Texas Tech) in Lubbock in 1923,
Was owner of several gins around area,
Came to Lubbock in 1915,
Bought a gin in 1915,
Gave a very brief description of the Lubbock area around the early 1900s.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1900-1923
Bulk Dates: 1914-1923
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