NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Tucker, Mrs. Albert

Date of interview: September 30, 1970
Location of interview: Miles, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (50 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Mrs. Tucker, daughter of a German immigrant sheep rancher, recalls her life in Runnels County.

Topics:
Family life and background—sheep raising
Agriculture—Runnels County
Miles, Texas—growth and early history
Rabbit drives
Santa Fe Railroad—spur lines

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turk, Tony

Date of interview: April 10, 1974
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 3 tapes (2 hours, 25 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Tony Turk, historian and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, discusses the history and various aspects of the Mormon Church. He includes, among other things, early Mormon settlements in Texas.

Topics:
Mormon Church—history and factions
Book reviews—works on Mormon Church history
Mormon leaders—Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Sidney Rigdon
Mormon settlements—colonies in Utah, Arizona, Texas, Mexico
Polygamy—officially outlawed but still secretly practiced
Reorganized Mormon Church—stayed in Jackson County, Missouri
Travis and Gillespie counties, Texas—location of Mormon colonies (Reorganized Church faction)
Utah—headquarters of Mormon Church
George Romney—born in Juarez colony
Francisco "Pancho" Villa—interest in Mormonism

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turnbow, Eugene

Date of interview: November 9, 1978
Location of interview: Loving, New Mexico
Length of interview: 1 tape (45 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Eugene Turnbow discusses the coal mining and brick industries of Thurber, Texas.

Topics:
Company towns—Texas
Family background—father was a mine worker and yard foreman
Brick plants—Texas (Thurber)
Coal mining industry—Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Community and social life—holidays and entertainment
Ethnic groups—immigrants and blacks

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turner, Beulah Dunn

Date of interview: c. 1979
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (1 hour)

Brief synopsis of interview: Beulah Dunn Turner, daughter of a pioneer Methodist minister and sister of prominent Lubbock surgeon Sam Dunn, talks about her home, family life and career as a music teacher.

Topics:
Architecture—family residences (Lubbock)
Family life and background
Lubbock tornado (1970)—damage to neighborhood
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Music education—Lubbock High School Orchestra, musical clubs, Texas Tech Orchestra

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turner, John

Date of interview: October 24, 1975
Location of interview: Hereford, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (30 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: John Turner relates his family history and reminisces about his life in Hereford.

Topics:
Family history and background—New Mexico
Cattle—trail drives
Prairie fires
Santa Fe Railroad—telegraph operator
Windmill repair business

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turner, Lawrence W.

Date of interview: April 27, 1972
Location of interview: Dallas, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (30 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Lawrence W. Turner, headwaiter for the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, discusses the history of the hotel and his involvement in it.

Topics:
Family life and background—Liberty, Texas
Booker T. Washington High School
Hotels—Texas (Dallas)

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turner, Morris 1

Date of interview: c. 1970
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (40 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Morris Turner, then a Lubbock City Councilman, presents his recollections of the Lubbock tornado of May 11, 1970, and the events following.

Topics:
Weather conditions—tornadoes
Disaster relief efforts
Lubbock City Hall—emergency measures taken
Storm damages

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NAME OF PERSON INTERVIEWED: Turner, Morris 2

Date of interview: May 15, 1973
Location of interview: Lubbock, Texas
Length of interview: 1 tape (10 minutes)

Brief synopsis of interview: Lubbock Mayor Morris Turner expresses his opposition to the decision of Texas Tech University President Grover E. Murray and the Board of Regents to block the extension of Indiana Avenue through the Tech campus.

Topics:
Texas Tech University—administration criticized
Indiana Avenue project—endorsed by State Capitol and Texas Highway Department
Lubbock City Council—resolution
Dr. Glen Barnett

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