Agrarian Life | Oral History

Agrarian Life

OH 1454

For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Realtor. Her reminiscences concerning rural life in the area of Tioga,Texas, 1917-1987. Changing demographics of the area; rising land values; comments about long-time residents of the area; a description of life on her family home place; revivals; medicine shows; home remedies; virtues of small-town life.

OH 0068

Farmer, automobile mechanic. Observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Sinton, Texas, 1900-20. Agrarian life; President William Howard Taft’s visit to La Quinta Ranch.

OH 0035

Farmers. Their observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Taft, Texas, 1910-30. Agrarian life; Mexican-Anglo relations; Ku Klux Klan.