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This interview features Judy Sitton and her experiences as a records manager and being married
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This interview features Lon Sitton, who discusses his experiences as a blind musician, life at
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Texas Tech and in Big Spring.
  
  
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' n/a
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' n/a
  
'''Date:''' May 15, 2014
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'''Date:''' January 24, 2014
  
'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
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'''Location:''' Big Spring, Texas
  
 
'''Interviewer:''' David Marshall
 
'''Interviewer:''' David Marshall
  
'''Length:''' 01:14:08
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'''Length:''' 01:58:05
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
Biographical and family information 5 00:00:10
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Biographical information and youth 5 00:00:09
Career as a records manager 10 00:06:35
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Pre-school 10 00:10:47
Public speaking engagements 12 00:12:04
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Early interest in music and how he learned to play music 11 00:13:23
How Sitton met husband Jon at baseball event 16 00:14:34
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Grade school in Lubbock and Idalou 15 00:26:40
Sitton remarks on compatibility with her husband 24 00:26:59
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Going to Texas Tech University 22 00:42:27
Resistance faced marrying a blind man 32 00:37:31
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Handicapped accessibility 29 01:02:04
Jon’s classroom presentations to children about being blind 38 00:47:56
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Finding a job after college and moving to Idaho 32 01:11:48
Different personalities of the triplets Don, Jon, and Lon 40 00:52:07
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Getting married and adopting a child 33 01:15:27
Jon’s independence, helping raise their daughter Emily 44 01:00:56
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Working at Hewlett Packard and Capital One 36 01:22:56
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Working as a music minister leading Lon to Big Spring, Texas 38 01:28:29
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Secular Music 40 01:37:34
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Hypersensitivity of other senses 42 01:40:36
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Spiritual beliefs 44 01:48:08
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==Access Information==
 
==Access Information==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
  
Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/315308
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Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/315309
  
  
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[[Category: 2010s ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: Disabilities]] [[Category: Sports]]
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[[Category: 2010s ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: Disabilities]] [[Category: Sports]] [[Category: Music]]

Revision as of 20:38, 5 May 2017

This interview features Lon Sitton, who discusses his experiences as a blind musician, life at Texas Tech and in Big Spring.


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jon Sitton

Additional Parties Recorded: n/a

Date: January 24, 2014

Location: Big Spring, Texas

Interviewer: David Marshall

Length: 01:58:05


Abstract

Biographical information and youth 5 00:00:09 Pre-school 10 00:10:47 Early interest in music and how he learned to play music 11 00:13:23 Grade school in Lubbock and Idalou 15 00:26:40 Going to Texas Tech University 22 00:42:27 Handicapped accessibility 29 01:02:04 Finding a job after college and moving to Idaho 32 01:11:48 Getting married and adopting a child 33 01:15:27 Working at Hewlett Packard and Capital One 36 01:22:56 Working as a music minister leading Lon to Big Spring, Texas 38 01:28:29 Secular Music 40 01:37:34 Hypersensitivity of other senses 42 01:40:36 Spiritual beliefs 44 01:48:08


Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: audio cd available in reading room

Transcript: found on dspace, see below


Links

Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/315309




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