Ramirez, Janie Landin 2016-02-24

This oral history interview features Janie Landin Ramirez. Ramirez discusses growing up in Lamesa, Texas before moving to Lubbock during her junior high years. Ramirez talks about attending Texas Tech University and her career in Lubbock. Ramirez also discusses her family, the death of her first husband, and getting remarried.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Janie Landin Ramirez

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: February 24, 2016

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez

Length: 02:30:03 (2 hours 30 minutes)

Abstract

Family and background; Drive back from Michigan, working as a child; Parents; Student council; Moving to Lubbock; Lubbock tornado; School years, graduation; Middle school years; Civil rights issues; Attending Texas Tech; First husband; Husband’s accident and death; Coping with husband’s death; Getting remarried, blending families; Changes in career

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital audio

Recording Format Notes: access copy available in reading room

Transcript: Transcript available on dspace

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