Riggins, Ruby Sneed 2024-05-16

This interview features Ruby Sneed Riggins as she discusses her memories of growing up and living in Plainview, Texas. Topics covered include: her education, becoming a nurse, Plainview’s historic black schools, the Plainview flood and tornado, and integration.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Ruby Sneed Riggins

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: May 16, 2024

Location: Plainview, Texas

Interviewer: Daniel Urbina Sanchez

Length: 01:38:42 (1 hour 38 minutes)

Abstract

Introduction and background information; Childhood; Education; Growing up in Plainview; picking cotton; Picking cotton continued; shopping and shoes; Becoming a nurse; Working in Plainview; Plainview’s schools; The great flood in Plainview; Plainview tornado; Integration; Closing discussion

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace

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