Oral History Interviews with Ed Gossett, June-August 1969 Page: 1
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Judge Ed GossettInterviewer: Dr. H. W. Kamp
Place of Interview: Dallas, TexasJudge Gossett:
Date: June 27, 1969
Dr. Kamp of North Texas State University has
asked me to participate in the Oral History Project
of that fine institution. I, of course, am
flattered with this request. I suppose I would
be immodest if I was to assume I might contribute
anything to the project, but I am happy to under-
take to do as best I can. Perhaps as the beginning
I should give a little background, so-called
biographical data. Naturally, those of us who
participate in this program, I assume would want
to put his best foot forward, and perhaps things
said might be of a self-serving nature. In other
words, we would not want to show ourselves in a
bad light, but rather in a good light if possible.
I was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, January 27,
1902. I'm the oldest of nine children born to
Ed Gossett. In fact, my name is Ed Lee Gossett, Jr.,
but I early dropped the "Jr." and dropped the Lee
because I thought "Jr. was a little bit of a
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Kamp, H. W. & Gossett, Ed Lee, 1902-1990. Oral History Interviews with Ed Gossett, June-August 1969, book, 1969-06/1969-08; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529168/m1/3/?q=%221951~%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.