Great Depression | Oral History

Great Depression

OHB 0033

DAVIS, Anne. Founder (with husband Jack T. Davis) of Davis purity Bakery, Denton, Texas. Family background; Depression; purchase of purity Bakery; early learning experiences; equipment; products; commercial and institutional accounts; business fluctuations; sugar crisis; pricing; typical workday; credit policies.

OH 0882

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Hurst, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Camp 1816 at Lake Worth, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 0254

Reminiscences and experiences of a long-time resident of Denton, Texas; Oklahoma land rush; life in Denton during the 1920s and 1930s; Great Depression; farm life.