Rushing, Sibyl 1968-10-17
Sibyl Rushing recalls the establishment of telephone service in Lubbock.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Sibyl Rushing
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: October 17, 1968
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David B. Gracy II
Length: 35 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Telephone company employment,
Early Lubbock—appearance,
Early telephone service,
Operators’ services,
Tech telephone service,
Personal biography,
Present telephone service,
Lightning,
Problems,
Selling of telephones,
Cost of telephones,
Personal biography (again),
Unusual incidents,
Recipes,
Long distance,
Memory for numbers,
Election night calls,
Growth of Lubbock,
Different telephone companies,
Collect calls,
Telephone Pioneers of America,
Old telephone employees,
Equipment problems,
Community services,
Tech participation in community life.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: Early 1900s-1968
Bulk Dates: 1910s-1968
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