Vaughan, Arthur 2019-06-03

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This interview features Arthur Vaughan as he discusses how he got involved with the Spallholz family and the book about the Spallholz cross country road trip. In this interview, Arthur describes where he grew up, and how he came across the slides of the Spallholz family. He then adds commentary about his goals for the book.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Arthur Vaughan

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: June 3, 2019

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Monte Monroe

Length: 01:48:22 (1 hour 48 minutes)


Abstract

Introduction and background information; His time in the coast guard; acquiring the glass slides of the Spallholz cross country trip; Developing a relationship with the Spallholz family; Working on getting a book published; Arthurs job with Western Electric; his interest in photography; Coming down to New Castle; Gravitating to spiders in photography; Putting on a macro presentation at Graham; his dreams for the book; The Taylor Ranch; locations in the photos

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/363094 >

Related Interview: Spallholz, Julian 2019-06-03


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