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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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Carl Weaver, road building contractor, discusses his road construction experience in the Odessa area.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Carl Weaver
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 05, 1966
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Odessa, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Moved from Alabama to Odessa during the oil boom,
 
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West Texas roads mentioned,
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Discusses building roads and pits,
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Growth in Odessa area recalled,
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Competitor contractors mentioned,
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Explains incident in which he ran away from home,
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Problems in highway construction cited,
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States opinion regarding oil’s ruin of grassland.
 
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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:''' ?-1966
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1940s
  
  

Revision as of 17:49, 5 October 2015

Carl Weaver, road building contractor, discusses his road construction experience in the Odessa area.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Carl Weaver

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: July 05, 1966

Location: Odessa, Texas

Interviewer: Paul Patterson

Length: 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Moved from Alabama to Odessa during the oil boom, West Texas roads mentioned, Discusses building roads and pits, Growth in Odessa area recalled, Competitor contractors mentioned, Explains incident in which he ran away from home, Problems in highway construction cited, States opinion regarding oil’s ruin of grassland.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: ?-1966

Bulk Dates: 1920s-1940s


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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