Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Hagy, Lawrence R. |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | January 14, 1971; August 1, 1975 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Amarillo, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | David Nail, Neil Sapper |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 1 hour, 30 minutes (total) |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | Lawrence Hagy recalls conditions in Amarillo during the Depression of the 1930s. He also speaks about his career as an early-day geologist in the Texas Panhandle, particularly with his experiences in Borger, Texas, during its boom days. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: | Depression of the 1930s discussed Active in the oil and gas industry in the 1930s Opinion of Herbert Hoover expressed Recalls friendship with Franklin D. Roosevelt Effects of the Depression and New Deal on the oil and gas industry Newspaperman Gene Howe characterized Mentions Eleanor Roosevelt’s trip to town Traces beginnings of the Mother-in-Law Club Dust storms described Cites problems of the farmers Lack of jobs noted WPA and other relief measures discussed Explains public attitude toward world events of the late 1930s Activities in the gas industry (again) Dust storms (again) Conchas Dam was a WPA project List problems of the banks in the 1930s |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO | Blank |
| TAPE TWO, SIDE ONE: | Education University of Oklahoma (1919-1923) Father’s occupations Hagy and Thatcher Implement Company Quanah Parker Education (continued) St. John’s Military School University of Oklahoma Enrollment Living arrangements Fraternity system Campus offices Purposes of college education Playing polo Football Automobiles Geology as profession Need for geologists Work in Burkburnett oil fields Finding oil in early days Prerequisites for oil fields Growth of business around Amarillo John Wray Dome 6666 Dome Role of Dr. Charles N. Gould First success |
| TAPE TWO, SIDE TWO: | Oil discovery near Canadian River Dixon Creek well Borger, Texas oil boom Asa P. "Ace" Borger |
| RANGE DATES: | 1919-1975 |
| BULK DATES: | 1926-1975 |