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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hall, Earl
Date of interview: August 23, 1968
Location of interview: Baird, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (time not given)
Brief synopsis of interview: Earl Hall, a retired railroad machinist, gives his views on
the Railway Shopmens’ Strike of 1922 in Baird.
Topics:
Labor strikes—Texas
Texas and Pacific Railroad
United Mine Workers
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hall, Emily A.
Date of interview: June 26, 1979
Location of interview: Denver, Colorado
Length of interview: 2 tapes (1 hour, 45 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Emily Hall discusses her employment with the Matador Land and
Cattle Company in its Colorado offices and relates some insights into the ranch’s
history.
Topics:
Family background
Cattle industry—Texas to Montana
Matador Ranch lands—Matador (lower) and Alamositas (upper)
Murdo Mackenzie
John Mackenzie, Sr. and Jr.
Alexander Mackay
Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hall, Florence Black
Date of interview: October 13, 1970
Location of interview: Eden, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (30 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Florence Black Hall, an elder member of the Hall family,
describes the family connections and identifies family photographs.
Topics:
Family heirlooms
Genealogy
Ranches—riding clubs
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hall, Fred
Date of interview: October 13, 1970
Location of interview: Eden, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (45 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Fred Hall, Eden resident and former South Texas county agent,
discusses his family and career in South and Central Texas.
Topics:
Family life and background
Ranches—South-Central Texas
Livestock—horses and sheep
Outlaws—John Wesley Hardin
Great Depression—agricultural programs and highway projects
Eden Wool and Mohair Company
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hall, Mrs. Ray
Date of interview: February 21, 1976
Location of interview: McKinney, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (5 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Mrs. Hall discusses John Philip Sousa and rural
entertainment.
Topics:
Dallas, Texas show circuit
Magic lantern (stereopticon) shows
John Philip Sousa
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Halloway, Dan and Leola Hall, et. al.
Date of interview: Not given
Location of interview: Not given
Length of interview: 1 tape (30 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: The Halloways, along with May Frances Crowell Gates, Jimmy
and Twyla Hall and Clark Hammond, reminisce over their experiences on Black Sunday (April
14), 1934, one of the worst "black dusters" during the Depression.
Topics:
Weather conditions—dust storms
Great Depression—Dust Bowl era
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Ham, Mrs. F. O. and Mrs. Jewel Hadaway
Date of interview: June 4, 1969
Location of interview: Turkey, Texas
Length of interview: 2 tapes (1 hour, 25 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Hadaway discuss personal recollections of
Bob Wills and his relationship with F. O. Ham, who owned the barber shop where Bob worked,
and Dr. Joe Garner, Mrs. Hadaway’s father. Harold Ham (son of F. O.) and others who
wander into Ham’s barber shop also recall Bob Wills’ work in the shop and his
subsequent musical career.
Topics:
Music—Western swing
Motion pictures—Wills’ film career
Light Crust Doughboys
Texas Playboys
W. Lee O’Daniel
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Ham, Mrs. Luther
Date of interview: January 27, 1978
Location of interview: Lazbuddie, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (45 minutes)
Brief synopsis of interview: Mrs. Ham discusses daily life in the oil boomtown of Texon,
Texas, during its heyday.
Topics:
Company towns—Texas
Big Lake Oil Company
Great Depression
Community and social life
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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hamby, Betty
Date of Interview: November 16, 1998
Location of Interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of Interview: 55 minutes
Brief Synopsis of Interview: Arlee Hamby reminisces about her life.
Topics:
Hamby, Arlee
Jacksonville Baptist College
Yates, Charles
Hamby, Thorton
U. S. Postal Service
Entertainment in the 1940s
Transportation
Beckton, Texas
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NAME OF
PERSON INTERVIEWED: Hamby, Thornton and
J. W. Hough
Date of
Interview: April 7, 1998
Location of
Interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of
Interview: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Brief Synopsis of Interview: Thornton Hamby, a resident of Lubbock, Texas
discusses his experiences in the military during World War II and the Fall of Bataan. J.W.
Hough also interjects information throughout the interview.
Topics:
Thornton
Hamby
J. W. Hough
Archer
County, Texas
Georgia
Crown Hamby
H. K. Hamby
Texas
History
Texas
Volunteer Cavalry
Roundtimbers,
Texas
Marine Corp
World War II
Japan
Dallas,
Texas
Boot Camp
Fall of
Bataan, Philippines
Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii
Civilian
Conservation Corp
Manila,
Philippines
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Douglas
McArthur
Civil War
War of 1812
Prisoner of
War Camp
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