OHB 0063 | Oral History

OHB 0063

Owner, president, and chairman of the board, Nocona Boot Company, Nocona, Texas. Family background; education in Nocona, early 1900s; experiences stitching boots in father’s factory, Justin Boot Company; activities as first owner, operator, and salesperson for Nocona Boot Company, 1920s; Justin brothers move to Fort Worth; Nocona Boot Company sales activities outside Texas; description of personnel; merger with Justin Industries, 1981; description of Vernon, Texas boot plant; advertising techniques; expansion of Nocona plant, 1949; civic activities; comments on Nocona, Texas; views on government regulations; production statistics.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 101 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Floyd Jenkins
Date of Interview November 13, 1981

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