Specht, Joe 2022-05-16
In this somewhat abbreviated interview, Joe Specht outlines his background, education, career in libraries, and his music history research. He discusses his work as the director of the McMurry library as well as their connections in the Abilene consortium, his brief tenure as a social sciences librarian at Texas Tech in the 1970s, and the record shop in Big Spring that he frequently visited. The interview closes with Specht detailing his music collection, his current and future research projects, and expressing his love for McMurry University.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Elissa Stroman
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 16, 2022
Location: Abilene, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:25:13 (1 hour 25 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; His and his wife’s library jobs in Abilene: the process of connecting libraries; Technology changes and the addition of computers; the Academic Enrichment Center; Working at the Texas Tech University Library; the TTU library in the 1970s; The Texas Tech Library’s Audio/Visual collection; weeding collections; History master’s degree; His interests in his educational journey; love for music and collecting albums; Collecting sheet music; Research projects; closing thoughts
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace
Related Interview: Specht, Alice 2022-05-16
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