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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Mrs. Smith recalls some of the experiences of her father, mother and uncle who were English immigrants to Collingsworth County.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Allen Smith I
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 25, 1968
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Elmcreek (near Shamrock, Texas)
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Don Green
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 20 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Herbert Aldous,
 
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Immigrated to Collingsworth County from England (1887),
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Constance Fanny Aldous, her mother,
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Joins her brother in Texas (1901),
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Marriage to Albert Manby,
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Albert Manby, her father,
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Immigrates to Texas (1891),
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Herbert Aldous—mannerisms,
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Father—crops raised and ranching,
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Their early life in Texas,
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Father and his family,
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Horses and farm animals,
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Farm machinery,
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Hired help from England,
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Mrs. Smith’s uncles,
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Anecdotes about her uncle and father.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1887-Early 1900s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1887-Early 1900s
  
  

Revision as of 15:14, 1 September 2015

Mrs. Smith recalls some of the experiences of her father, mother and uncle who were English immigrants to Collingsworth County.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mrs. Allen Smith I

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: July 25, 1968

Location: Elmcreek (near Shamrock, Texas)

Interviewer: Don Green

Length: 20 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Herbert Aldous, Immigrated to Collingsworth County from England (1887), Constance Fanny Aldous, her mother, Joins her brother in Texas (1901), Marriage to Albert Manby, Albert Manby, her father, Immigrates to Texas (1891), Herbert Aldous—mannerisms, Father—crops raised and ranching, Their early life in Texas, Father and his family, Horses and farm animals, Farm machinery, Hired help from England, Mrs. Smith’s uncles, Anecdotes about her uncle and father.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1887-Early 1900s

Bulk Dates: 1887-Early 1900s


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Recording Format Notes:

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