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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Gumm, Elbert
Date of interview: December 2, 1982
Location of interview: Wilson, Texas
Length of interview: 40 minutes
Brief synopsis of interview: Mr. Gumm tells about the early days of Lubbock and
surrounding towns.
Topics:
Family life and background
Texas—Wilson
Texas—Tahoka
Texas—Lubbock
Agriculture
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Gum, Florence
Date of Interview: September 14, 1998
Location of Interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of Interview: 1:30
Brief Synopsis of Interview: Florence Gum discusses her career as a legal secretary and
her involvement with the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Topics:
Gum, Florence
legal secretary
Pearland, Texas
Gum, Donald
Lubbock, Texas
McWhorter, Howard and Cobb
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Farm life
Being a working woman
World War II
Religion
McWhorter, Owen
Cobb, Charles
Howard, L. A.
technology and office equipment
Lubbock Independent School District
Desegregation in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock Bar Association
Legal fees
Pro-bono work
Public perceptions of attorneys
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Gunn, W. W., "Pop"
Date of interview: December 19, 1977
Location of interview: Spur, Texas
Length of interview: 35 minutes
Brief synopsis of interview: Mr. Gunn discusses his jobs while employed on the Matador
Ranch.
Topics:
Family life and background
Ranching
Matador Ranch
Agriculture
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: "Gunsmoke" Show
Date of interview: August 1971
Location of interview: Lovington, New Mexico
Length of interview: 30 minutes
Brief synopsis of interview: Tape recording of a performance by Buck Taylor and Glen
Strange of the television series "Gunsmoke" and Joanie Hall at the Lovington,
New Mexico, rodeo.
Topics:
Taylor, Buck
Strange, Glen
Hall, Joanie
Entertainment
Gunsmoke
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Gurley, Frank
Date of interview: August 5, 1976
Location of interview: Fort Worth, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Frank Gurley discusses his lengthy career with the Fort Worth
and Denver Railway and describes the variety of positions he held with the company.
Topics:
Railroads—Texas
Company employees—blacks and women
Great Depression
Labor unions
World War II
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Guerrero, Irma
Date of Interview: June 30, 1998
Location of Interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of Interview: :50
Brief Synopsis of Interview: Irma Guerrero, a photographer, talks about her life
growing up in Lubbock, Texas.
Topics:
Guerrero, Irma
Minority
Lubbock, Texas
Politics in Lubbock, Texas
Photography
Lubbock City Council
Sitton, Wendy
Hernandez, Victor
Mentoring program
Small businesses
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. (Rat)
Date of interview: c. 1969
Location of interview: Santa Anna, Texas
Length of interview: 2 tapes (1 hour, 10 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: The Guthries discuss their families and his business
experiences, and give some information on Santa Anna in the early 1900s.
Topics:
Family life and background
Livestock—horses and mules
Agriculture—grain industry
Community and social life
Glass factory—Santa Anna
Oklahoma—land runs
Small businesses—Texas
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Gutierrez, David
Date of Interview: June 26, 1998
Location of Interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of Interview: 35 minutes
Brief Synopsis of Interview: David Gutierrez discusses his life in San Marcos and
Lubbock, Texas. He also talks about his career with the Lubbock County Sheriff Department.
Topics:
Gutierrez, David Garcia
San Marcos, Texas
Family
Lubbock, Texas
Law Enforcement
Lubbock Sheriff County Department
Hispanic community
United Way
Spiritual life
Changes made to the Sheriff Department
Inmate housing
Parole
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Gutierrez, Francisco J.
Date of interview: June 5, 1999
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 3 tapes (2 hours, 15 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Francisco Gutierrez, Lubbock area civic and political leader,
discusses his involvement in area politics and Lubbock’s Hispanic community.
Topics:
Lubbock City Council
Mexican-American communities-Texas
Politics-minority participation and organizations
Republican Party-Texas
Vietnam War
George W. Bush
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Guy, Charles A. 1
Date of interview: Not given
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (30 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Charlie Guy, longtime editor of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,
discusses his early years in Lubbock and Texas state politics.
Topics:
Journalism—Texas
City government and administration—Lubbock
Politics—Texas
Texas Tech University—Board of Regents
Texas Safety Commission
B. Davis
James E. and Miriam A. Ferguson
Coke R. Stevenson
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Guy, Charles A. 2
Date of interview: May 2, 1969
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (40 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Charlie Guy, Avalanche-Journal editor, discusses race
relations in Lubbock, and leaders in Lubbock’s black community.
Topics:
African-American communities—Texas
Civic leaders—Lubbock
Ethnic minorities—discrimination and race relations
Crime and law enforcement
Tom Connally
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Guy, Charles A. 3
Date of interview: June 21, 1972
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (1 hour)
Brief synopsis of interview: Charlie Guy, who was a member of the Lubbock Planning
Commission from 1943 to 1950, discusses the practice and problems of city planning and
zoning in Lubbock.
Topics:
City planning and politics—Lubbock
Ethnic minorities—zoning problems
Neighborhood and business annexations—Lubbock
Zoning Commission—Lubbock
M. C. Overton
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