NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Palmer, I. B.

Date of interview: July 9, 1976
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (1 hour)

Brief synopsis of interview: I. B. Palmer discusses the history of baseball in West Texas, with particular emphasis on his experiences with the Lubbock Hubbers.

Topics:
Athletics—Texas
Minor league baseball—West Texas and eastern New Mexico

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Date of interview: July 6, 1973
Location of interview: Morton, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (1 hour)

Brief synopsis of interview: The Palmers, directors of Cochran County’s Frontier Farm Labor Association, discuss its operation and activities.

Topics:
Cochran County Farm Bureau
Farm labor—bracero program
Mexican-American communities—exploitation of braceros
Medical problems
U. S. Department of Labor—government requirements
West Texas Agricultural Employers’ Group

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Palmer, Winston

Date of interview: c. 1968
Location of interview: Brown County, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (25 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Winston Palmer touches on man subjects connected with Brown County and with his ranch, emphasizing old buildings during the first portion of the tape. In the second part, Charles Bell gives a short abstract of a conversation with Mr. Palmer, in which they discusses the Palmer ranch’s first house, its burning, and Camp Colorado.

Topics:
Brown County, Texas—early history
Camp Colorado
Lake Brownwood
Ranch life
Weather conditions—droughts

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Pantel, Max

Date of interview: August 14, 1970
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (15 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Max Pantel describes the damages inflicted on Lubbock by the tornado of May 11, 1970.

Topics:
Weather conditions—tornadoes
Media coverage
Storm damages

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Parcel, Clair

Date of interview: July 14, 1977
Location of interview: Coldwater, Kansas
Length of interview: 1 tape (55 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Clair Parcel discusses his background as a purebred Hereford breeder in Kansas.

Topics:
American Hereford Association
Beef Improvement Federation
Cattle—cross and selective breeding
Robert Hazlett
Patterson Land and Cattle Company 

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Parker, Bill

Date of interview: c. 1969
Location of interview: Comanche, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (10 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Bill Parker, office manager of the Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association, briefly explains the REA program.

Topics:
Electric cooperatives
Rural Electrification Administration

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Parker, Jackson E.

Date of interview: March 16, 1972
Location of interview: Odessa, Texas
Length of interview: 2 tapes (2 hours)

Brief synopsis of interview: Jackson Parker, son of a pioneer rancher in the Midland-Odessa area, relates facts from his personal and family history. He relates his activities in the East Texas oil boom and World War II, discusses changes in the character of rodeos, and reviews the role of oil in the development of the Permian Basin.

Topics:
Family life and background
Area Builders Construction Company
Cattle—trail drives and "feeding out" in Kansas
Education—Kentucky Military Institute and University of Texas at Austin
U. S. Cavalry—martial law in East Texas oil fields
Texas Railroad Commission—investigations of Texas oil fields
World War II—Burma-China-India Theater
Rodeo Cowboy Association—history
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Petroleum industry—Permian Basin; oil and pipeline business
Ranching and ranch life—Andrews County 

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Parker, T. A.

Date of interview: March 5, 1981
Location of interview: Brady, Texas
Length of interview: 2 tapes (2 hours)

Brief synopsis of interview: T. A. Parker recalls his early years in Thurber, Texas, his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps and in Korea during the 1950s, along with his philosophy and ideas concerning the future.

Topics:
Company towns—Texas
Education—Tarleton College and Texas A & M
Ethnic minorities—discrimination, organizations and federal civil rights laws
Great Depression—experiences with the Civilian Conservation Corps
Korea—agricultural recovery and flood control projects
Judaism and Jewish people—attitudes toward
John L. Lewis—led coal strike
U. S. government—history; economic and political future

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