Rushing, Sibyl 1968-10-17

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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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