Weaver, Bobby 2010-04-23
Bobby Weaver is a former employee of Southwest Collection. He talks about his childhood, education and the various jobs he held before being hired as a field representative.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bobby Weaver
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Date: April 23, 2010
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:30:57
Abstract
Background; About his work at the Southwest Collection; Born in Coryell County, Texas; About his parents; Dad’s duties at the reformatory; Dad’s other jobs; Description of jobs he held after high school; Reasons he joined Texas Tech; Education at Texas Tech; Issues with certain courses; Anecdotes; Being hired by Reynolds’s Metal Company; Work at Reynolds’s Metal Company; Position he held; Highlights of bauxite processing; Duration of work; Education at Texas A&M, Kingsville; Incident involving registration; Participation in Hispanic movement; Life post-graduation; Applied for CIA job; Interview process; Divorce; Entered the PhD program at Texas Tech; Graduate studies at Texas Tech; Friends he made; Issues; Teaching Assistant duties and experiences; Issues his colleagues had with foreign students; Remarriage and birth of his son; About his work at Southwest Collection; Job responsibilities of field representative; Description of the field program; Projects they worked on; Microfilming work; Incidents involving paper acquisitions; Collections at the southwest library; Recollections of procuring ledgers from Texas Pacific Group; Procuring ranch records at Eagle Pass, Texas; About oral histories; Placement of microphones; Differences in approach; Interesting interviews; Other recollections; Reasons for leaving job; Bad habits; First time in Odessa.
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