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Title: Louis Owens I, Houston Tx: Family [Side A], Louis Owens I, Houston Tx: Family [Side A]
Identifier: e_top_0012
Creator: Owens, Tary, (interviewer)
Contributor: Owens, Louis (interviewee)
Topic: Family, Family-owned business enterprises, Country life
Dates: 1993-05-03
Resource: Tary Owens papers
Description: Detailed family oral history of the Owens family, conducted by Tary Owens with his father, Louis Owens. They discuss both of his grandparent's families, their heritage, lineage, locations where members of the family settled as well as businesses they owned. The interview carried out on May 3rd, 1993 at their home.

Title: Mance Lipscomb Jr., Navasota, Texas [Side A], Mance Lipscomb Jr., Navasota, Texas [Side A]
Identifier: e_top_0030
Creator: Owens, Tary, (interviewer)
Contributor: Lipscomb, Mance Jr. (interviewee)
Topic: Family, Country life, Blues musicians
Dates: 1987-07-01
Resource: Tary Owens papers
Description: Interview with Mance Lipscomb Jr. on his porch in Navasota, Texas on July 1, 1987. Mance Jr. talks about a wide range of topics such as growing up with his father (Mance Lipscomb), his playing style, his uncle Ralph (Mance Lipscomb Sr.'s Brother). He tells a story about his father showing up unannounced at a country dance and the hired musician was asked to leave so that Mance Lipscomb Sr. would play. Mance Jr. also discusses the similarities between his son Frank's style of playing and his father, Mance Lipscomb Sr.

Title: Mary Charlotte Kelly Owens I, Houston Tx - Born March 20 1916 [Side B], Mary Charlotte Kelly Owens I, Houston Tx - Born March 20 1916 [Side B]
Identifier: e_top_0015
Creator: Owens, Tary, (interviewer)
Contributor: Owens, Mary Charlotte Kelly (interviewee)
Topic: Family, Family-owned business enterprises, Country life
Dates: 1993-05-03
Resource: Tary Owens papers
Description: Detailed family oral history of the Kelly family, conducted by Tary Owens with his mother, Mary Charlotte Kelly Owens. The interview was carried out on May 3rd, 1993 at her home in Houston, Tx. Mrs. Owens discusses various areas in Illinois around Grand Tower before going Into her education and details about various members of the family. Mary indicates that she made a list of notes to use during the recording and these notes are still with the physical tape.