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Oklahoma Historical Society Oral History Collection, 1956-present
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Language: English
Collection Summary
Administrative Information
The Oklahoma Historical Society Oral History Collection consists of approximately 3,000 interviews from 1956 to the present. It is one of the most comprehensive collections of Oklahoma history that exists. It covers topics from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl to the Murrah Building Bombing and September 11th.
Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma Historical Society Oral History Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division
Released on 2012-02-17.
series 1. 1950-1959, 1956
Administrative Information
In 1956, a group of high school seniors from Ardmore High School interviewed early Oklahomans. This collection was donated to Joe Todd at the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1984 by then current Ardmore High School Principal, J. B. Flatt.
Released on 2012-02-17.
item H1956.01. Interview with Mrs. Peterman, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.02. Interview with Val Tanner, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.03. Interview with T.G. Gibson, 1956/03/12
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.03. Interview with Farley Richmond, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.04. Interview with Lester McKenney, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.05. Interview with Mae Colman, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.06. Interview with Roy Johnson, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.07. Interview with Nora Robinson Bomar, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.08. Interview with Mrs. W. M. Anderson, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.09. Interview with Arthur Jones, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-05-14.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.10. Interview with Sam P. Matthews, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.11. Interview with Tom L. WIlkes, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.12. Interview with C.F. Adams, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.13. Interview with Eulla Holt, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
Cassette Tape H1956.14. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oakley, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.15. Interview with Esther G. Cannon, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-05-14.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.16. Interview with John Stalfa, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.17. Interview with Ed Sandlin, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.18. Interview with May Edwards, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.19. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Stutchel, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.20. Interview with Ludie Walcott, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.21. Interview with M.H. Bratcher, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.22. Interview with Tory Savage, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube.See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.23. Interview with C. B. Northcutt, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Admore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.24. Interview with John Easley, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.25. Interview with W.E. Clayton, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.26. Interview with J.S. Mullen, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.27. Interview with Mr. Shellenbarger, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.28. Interview with Matchum Johnson, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.29. Interview with J. W. Newcombe, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.30. Interview with T. G. Gibson, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.31. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Howard, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.32. Interview with Mrs. O.L. Mitchell, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.33. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Floyd, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1956.34. Interview with Mrs. B. C. Forbes, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.35. Interview with Mrs. Guy Segler, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.36. Interview with Anna Norris, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-05-14.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.37. Interview with Martha Rogers, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.38. Interview with Hattsie Craddock, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.39. Interview with J.B. Kirk, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.40. Interview with Tom Eckols, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.41. Interview with Mrs. John Teer, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1956.42. Interview with Mrs. J.A. Roberson, 1956
Administrative Information
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
series 2. 1970-1979, 1979
Administrative Information
This series of 13 interviews were conducted by Dennis Wiedman.
Released on 2019-03-08.
item 1979.029.01. Interview with Leroy Bernard, 05/23/1978
Administrative Information
Leroy Bernard was born in Van Buren Arkansas. He discusses his time at Oakdale School, his family, a murder by moonshiners, and different events that happened around Van Buren, Arkansas and Short, Oklahoma.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
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item 1979.029.02. Interview with Luther Partain, 06/24/1978
Administrative Information
Luther Partain was born in Arkansas, He discusses his family, life in Short, Oklahoma, and growing cotton.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.03. Interview with Ella Howard, 06/29/1978
Administrative Information
Ella Howard was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 1944. She discusses her family, life in Broken Arrow, and traveling to school.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.04. Interview with Thomas Howell, 06/29/1978
Administrative Information
Thomas Howell was born North of Uniontown, Arkansas in 1904. He discusses his family, life in Uniontown, and his memories of going to school.
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
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item 1979.029.05. Interview with Bee Curry, 06/30/1978
Administrative Information
Bee Curry discusses the history of his house, his family, and his time at Oakdale school
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.07. Interview with Bob, George, and Ema Waters, 07/09/1978
Administrative Information
Ema Waters was born near Short, Oklahoma. George Waters was born near Short, Oklahoma in 1916. They discuss businesses in Short, family, and the history of the area.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube.See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
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item 1979.029.08. Interview with Guy Mills, 07/10/1978
Administrative Information
Guy Mills was born December 19, 1897 in Arkansas near the Indian Territory border. He discusses the history of Lee Creek.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.09. Interview with Julie Winstead Mills, 07/10/1978
Administrative Information
Julie Winstead Mills was born in Savoy, Arkansas around 1900. She discusses her family, families around where she lived, and businesses in the area.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
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item 1979.029.10. Interview with George Dallas Nelson, 07/11/1978
Ferguson, Mike [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
George Dallas Nelson discusses farming, businesses in his area, and family
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.11. Interview with George Stites, 07/12/1978
Norton, Paula [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
George Stites was born near Short, Oklahoma. He discusses his life, the area around Short, Oklahoma, and farming.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.12. Interview with Talcum and Maggie Rozell, 07/21/1978
Administrative Information
Talcum and Maggie Rozell discuss their life, farming, and Lee's Creek.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
item 1979.029.13. Interview with Prude Parris, 07/25/1978
Norton, Paula [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Prude Parris was born in May of 1894 near Short, Indian Territory. She discusses businesses, family, and Native Americans
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2019-03-08.
Index Terms
series 3. 1980-1989
subseries 1. 1982
item H1982.001. Interview with Clara Cravens-Staggs, May Cravens-Poteet, and Lovenna Cravens-Barnes, 1982/10/27
Administrative Information
Lovenna, May, Blanche and Maud Cravens were sisters from Guthrie. Their father made the run of 1889. They lived in sod houses around the Guthrie area. They lived together in the Seasons Nursing home in Guthrie, where this interview took place.
a digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.002. Interview with Dave Rushing, 1982/10/27
Administrative Information
Dave Rushing was born July 16, 1889 in Pope County, Arkansas. He came to Oklahoma in 1926 and settled in Logan County. He played baseball for the Logan County League. His son and daughter both died in their teens and his wife died in 1947.
A digitized version of this interview is available on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.003. Interview with Nettie Simpson, 1982/10/27
Administrative Information
Nettie Simpson was born February 15, 1899 in Arkansas. She attended nursing school in Jonesboro, Arkansas for two years. She worked in hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee and came to work as a nurse in Guthrie during World War II.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.004. Interview with Ruth Wheatley, 1982/11/01
Administrative Information
Ruth Wheatley was born on October 21, 1894 in Wichita, Kansas. Her father was a trader with Fort Reno as well as a photographer for the Indians around Ponca City. Her father was born in Canada. Her father made the run in 1889. They lived in Ponca City most of her life. She was married to Carl Wheatley and they had two sones, Ralph and Roy Wheatley. She spent most of her adult life in Okemah, Oklahoma.
Item List
Photocopies of photographs of Native Americans.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1982.005. Interview with Lovissa Moore, 1982/11/01
Administrative Information
Lovissa Moore came to Oklahoma in 1909. Her father worked for the railroad. She went to school at Webster School in Oklahoma City and worked for the Santa Fe Cantina during World War One. She met her husband at Fort Sill at a dance held for soldiers. Her husband was killed fighting a fire in 1936. She went to work for the phone company. She shares her memories of early Oklahoma City, life in Oklahoma City during the war, and working at the Santa Fe canteen.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.006. Interview with Kitty Sturdevant, 1982/11/01
Administrative Information
Kitty Sturdevant was born in Cyclone, Bell County, Texas in 1890. She moved with her family to Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1902. She took a correspondence course in law with instruction from two lawyers who were friends of the family. She took the bar exam and started practicing law in 1912 and was still practicing at the time of the interview. She shares her experiences working as a female lawyer and shares her observations of the practice of law at the time of the interview. Additionally, she shares her memories of early Oklahoma City and Shawnee.
Item List
Correspondence from Kitty Sturdevant, 1982
Excerpt from the "History of the Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs".
Newsletter of the American Mortgage Company, Fall 1980
Photocopy of a news article "'University of Hard Knocks' Law School in 1912 for Woman Attorney", 1985/04/03
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1982.007. Interview with Gray Leonard and Roy Rooker, 1982/11/04
Administrative Information
Roy Rooker was born in Pleasant Hill, Georgia on September 24, 1895. He married Cleta Jerboe in 1919, after World War I. The Rooker family came to Oklahoma in December 1899, by train to McLoud. Mr. Rooker discusses much about his time in the first World War.
Leonard Gray was born on March 8, 1896 in Iowa. His family came to Oklahoma in 1898 and settled in Kingfisher. Mr. Gray served with Mr. Rooker in the 315th Transportation Company out of San Antonio, Texas.
The two remained friends following the war.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.008. Interview with Edna Rudell Lunsford Brower, 1982/11/05
Administrative Information
Edna Rudell Lunsford-Brower was born in 1897 in Burneyville, Oklahoma to George Lunsford and Melissa Parker. Her mother was related to Comanche Indian, Quanah Parker. She worked for the telephone company during World War One in Chickasha as a switchboard operator. She married John Brower in 1920. She attended the Oklahoma College for Woman. She had 4 daughters.
A digitized version of this interview can be found on YouTube. See link below
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.009. Interview with Frances Smith Tipton, 1982/11/05
Administrative Information
Frances Smith Tipton was born in Ponca City in 1907. She moved first to Guthrie in 1909 and then to Oklahoma City in 1918. She graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City and married John Emily Tipton the same year. She followed the flapper style during the 1920s. She moved to Lebannon TN. while her husband went to law school and then returned to Oklahoma. She went to work for the Board of Education and several oil companies. She shares her memories of early Guthrie and life during the Depression. Tipton also discusses the flappers, Pearl Harbor, and Governor Murray.
Item List
Newspaper page from The Daily Oklahoman, 03/25/1934
Photocopy of a picture of Cragin Ranch, 1890
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.010. Interview with Ethyl Thompson, 11/05/1982
Administrative Information
Ethyl Thompson was born in Missouri in 1891. She moved with her family by covered wagon to Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of seven. She married in 1911, moved to Oklahoma City and played the piano and organ for the church. She watched the Capitol being built and knew governor Bill Murray. She worked at the USO in Norman and then went to work at Kerr's department store where she retired at the age of 72. She recalls the trip to Oklahoma in the wagon and talks about life in Oklahoma City. Additionally, she discusses her husbands work laying water pipes and the effect the Depression had on her family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.011. Interview with Carrie Lessly, Ruth Hinton and Bess Calk, 1982/11/05
Administrative Information
This interview took place at the 4 Seasons Nursing Home in Oklahoma City with Carrie Lessly, Bess Smith Calk and Ruth Hinton. The three ladies discuss their time in early Oklahoma, their childhoods and growing up in Mustang and Taloga, Oklahoma as well as the Great Depression. Carrie Lessly's parents were David Oliphant and Sara Anderson. Ruth Hinton's parents were Cora Slay and Thomas Walker and Bess Smith Calk's parents were Alva Smith and Elzira Bodine.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.012. Interview with Josephine Ann Coomer, 1982/11/05
Administrative Information
Josephine Ann Coomer was born September 6, 1888 in Austin, Texas. She came to Lawton at the age of 9. Her father, Theodore Becker, was a Texas Ranger. Her mother was Lilliam Wassom from East Texas. Josephine attended the Edmond Teacher's College and met Geronimo. She had one son
who died in the Korean War.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.013. Interview with Elsie Davison, 1982/11/08
Administrative Information
Elsie Davison was born between El Reno and Okarche in 1900. Her father made the land run of 1889. She worked on the farm and went to Oklahoma City to serve sandwiches and soft drinks to the soldiers passing through during World War One. During World War Two she organized sewing circles. She has written a book of short stories and has a Christmas poem. She discusses her family's journey from Illinois to Oklahoma, the fashion of the 1920s and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.014. Interview with Beulah Maxwell-Dean and Lloyd Maxwell, 1982/11/09
Administrative Information
Buelah Maxwell Dean and Lloyd Maxwell were brother and sister. Lloyd Maxwell was born on October 19, 1886 in Kansas and Buelah Maxwell was born in 1894 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Their family came to Oklahoma on the train in 1894 to Guthrie. They spent one night in Guthrie then took a wagon to a farm in Lincoln County. The father was contested in the Land Run, but their father paid off the other two men who claimed the land. Dr. Lloyd Maxwell was a statistician in the Bureau of Aircraft Production in the War Department in 1918. Lived in Washington for the next eight years. They both lived in Norman, Oklahoma for the rest of their adult lives.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.015. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wisler, 1982/11/09
Administrative Information
Charles Wisler was born in 1901. He moved with his family to Oklain in 1902. Mr. Wisler wanted to be involved in World War One but was too young. He went to work for the telephone company when the stock market crashed. During World War Two he was part of the "war dads." They had two sons in the war. Mr. Wisler discusses his childhood in early Oklahoma including the games he played and spending time with his father.
Mrs. Wisler was born in Illinois in 1901. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1905. She worked as an accountant for the phone company until 1966. During the Depression she would buy day old bread and give it to people who needed it. During World War Two she worked with the Red Cross typing and wrapping bandages. They had four children and six grandchildren. Mrs. Wisler shares her memories of growing up in early Oklahoma including the games she played, and the dust storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.016. Interview with Lynnie Knight, 1982/11/09
Administrative Information
Lynnie Knight was an early day resident of Oklahoma City. She discusses life in nursing homes and her poetry.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.017. Interview with Hugo Hercheck, 1982/11/10
Administrative Information
Hugo Hercheck was born July 12, 1902 in Oklahoma City. His father was Joseph Hercheck from Czechoslovakia. His family came to Oklahoma in 1901 and settled where Tinker Air Force Base is located. They lived in a Czech settlement in Oklahoma City and he attended Central High School. The Czech Cemetery was off of 59th and Douglas and the settlement was called Mishak. He was in World War II and was in the Invasion of Iwo Jima. He worked at Tinker for 16 years and retired in 1964.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.018. Interview with Every Easley, 1982/11/13
Administrative Information
Every Easley was born on December 13, 1879 near Pawnee, Oklahoma. His uncle made the run of 1893. He farmed during World War One and the Depression. Stayed on the same farm for thirty years. He discusses Pawnee Bill and the depression of 1907. He married Hannah Hicks in 1910. She died in a car accident in 1920. They had no children.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.019. Interview with Grace Ann Draper, 1982/11/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Grace speaks of her early childhood, movement to Oklahoma and her early life in Oklahoma City. Her memory was failing at the time of this interview and very little details are given.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.020. Interview with Nora Maxwell, 1982/11/14
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Nora Maxwell was born August 19, 1881 in Honeygrove, Texas to John Avery and Harriet Whitman from Tennessee. She cam to Oklahoma to Coalgate in 1902 when she married Hugh Maxwell. He worked in a grocery store in Coalgate. They moved to Norman and he worked for a grocery store there during the depression. They had 3 sons.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.021. Interview with Clara Cash, 1982/11/14
Administrative Information
Clara Cash was born in Missouri in 1888. She moved with her family to Okarche, Oklahoma in 1898. After graduating high school, she got a teaching certificate and taught for a year in Canadian County. After her first husband died in 1950 she went to work for the Department of Public Safety and was told to retire at the age of 76. During World War Two, she worked with the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star. She shares her memories of growing up in early Okarche and Canadian County including working on the farm, school, and the trip to Oklahoma. She also discusses her work during the second world war.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.022. Interview with Sylvester Tinker, 1982/11/15
Administrative Information
Sylvester Tinker was born February 22, 1903 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. His father was Grant Tinker, born April 5, 1862, and was one of the Osages that moved from Kansas to Indian Territory. Sylvester's mother was Mary L. Rubard from Washington Territory, born December 1, 1862 and was Osage
and French. Sylvester was cousin of Clarence Tinker, the Major General in the Army Air Corps in World War II that Tinker Air Force Based was named after.
Released on 2010-12-13.
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item H1982.023. Interview with Della Maude Roberson, 1982/11/15
Administrative Information
Della Roberson was born in Ohio in 1877. She moved with her family to Missouri at the age of ten, then moved to Oklahoma in 1916. In 1894 she moved with her family to California for her mothers health then returned to Oklahoma a year later. She married in 1907 and her husband died in 1951. She returned to California in 1967 and had lunch with Governor Ronald Regan. She was in the wedding of her great-great niece at the age of 98. She discusses the many trips her family made, the dust storms, and the flu epidemic of 1918.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.024. Interview with Mr. James Ponder, 1982/11/16
Administrative Information
James Ponder was born in Cowlington, Oklahoma in 1889. He opened a confectionery shop called Corner Confectionery after he married in 1916. He joined the Navy in 1910 as a carpenter and served for four years. He was sent all over the country to work on Navy bases. During World War One he raised hogs and was turned down by the military. During the Depression he helped build school houses for the Works Progress Administration.Worked as a carpenter during World War Two and worked in California. He shares his memories of growing up on a farm and working as a carpenter. He also discusses his confectionery shop and Allen Wright.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.025. Interview with Ruth F. King, 1982/11/16
Administrative Information
Ruth King was born November 28, 1897 in Nashville, Tennessee. Her family settled in Oklahoma and she attended Emerson School. Her father was William Wise from Tennessee and her mother was Emma Owen from Tennessee. She met her husband in school when she was 10 years old. She shares her memories of Statehood Day, Armistice Day, and World War Two.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.026. Interview with Fay Burke-Duvall and Rubye Burke-Holloway, 1982/11/17
Administrative Information
Fay Burke-Duvall and Rubye Burke- Holloway are sisters from Oklahoma City. Fay Burke was born on July 24, 1897 in Quitman, Texas. Rubye was born December 14, 1906 near Frederick, Oklahoma. Their father made the run of 1889 and the family came to Oklahoma by wagon train in 1905. The ladies discuss their wagon trip to Oklahoma, and their father's homestead, which is where Capital Hill is today.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.027. Interview with Estalee Diedrich Fordyce, 1982/11/17
Administrative Information
Estalee was born October 4, 1916 in Marshall, Oklahoma. She discusses her childhood in Marshal and Orlando, Oklahoma. Her father was the "Wheat King" of Marshall. She worked at Oklahoma A&M College.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.028. Interview with Neaner Oliver, 1982/11/18
Administrative Information
Neaner Oliver was born in Texas, unknown date. She came to Oklahoma in 1902 to Okmulgee in covered wagon. Her father was Issac Roberts and her mother was Ida Loman, both from Texas. She met her husband in Beggs, Oklahoma and they were married in 1917. She shares her memories of early Okmulgee and working on the family farm. Additionally, she discusses working in the Robert's Grocery Store and working as a cook in a hotel.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Okmulgee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1982.029. Interview with Earkysee Sutton, 1987/05/14
Administrative Information
Earksysee Sutton was born in Newalla in 1900. At the age of seven he moved with his family to Wewoka. He was moved between relatives and worked on the family farms. As an adult he could pick 1,000 pounds of cotton per day. He shares his memories of working on the farms and accompanying his mother to visit flu patients during the epidemic. Additionally, he discusses the race riot of 1921 in Tulsa and shares some advice for young people.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.030. Interview with Josephine Gentry Goldsmith, 1982/11/18
Administrative Information
Josephine was born November 17, 1907 in Newalla, Oklahoma. Her father, Bob Gentry, was a farmer. Her grandparents were born into slavery. From the eighth grade she attended an all black boarding school. She attended Oklahoma Baptist College in Muskogee. She married in 1930 and worked on
the family farm during the Depression. They raised and sold turkeys. She shares her memories of working on the farm as a child and of her time in the boarding school. Additionally, she recalls stories she was told of the slave days and talks about her brother being a soldier in World War Two.
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3 Photographs.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.031. Interview with Arvella Kinnels, 1982/11/18
Administrative Information
Arvella Kinnels was born on December 14, 1905 in Louisiana. She moved to Arkansas in the 1930s. Her father was Nelson Bridges and her mother was Mattie Williams. She attended Stuttgart in Arkansas. She was married in Ponca City in 1934 and cooked for a woman who owned a furniture store. Her husband was Jon Kinnels and he worked for the Muchmores, who owned the newspaper in Ponca City. She was also a maid for Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Marland. She was not involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ponca City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1982.032. Interview with Sam Dorchester, 1982/11/19
Administrative Information
Sam Dorchester was born January 14, 1888 in Lebanon, Indian Territory. He came to Oklahoma on a wagon train and his family lived in Madill. His father was a manager of a stage stop on the Butterfield Line. He and his father started a store called R.S. Dorchester Store which they sold in 1910. He re-bought the store in 1913. He worked as the postmaster of Chickasha from 1913-1918 and joined the army as a mail clerk. He returned to Chickasha after the war and worked at the Post office, the store and was on the election board. He shares his memories of the store, working as the postmaster and of the army. Additionally, he discusses his family history.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.033. Interview with Eva Josephine Robinson, 1982/11/16
Administrative Information
Eva Josephine Robinson was born in Texas in 1889. In 1895 she moved with her family to Gage, Oklahoma. Her father owned a general store in Gage. She married in 1913 and worked on farm raising and selling cattle. After her husband died in 1926, she moved to Oklahoma City and worked at the Lyon's store. Her second husband worked at Fort Sill as a tailor. She shares her memories of her childhood in early Gage as well as her life in Oklahoma City. Additionally, she discusses the Depressions of 1907 and the 1930s as well as the tornado of 1947, and Alfalfa Bill Murray.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Gage (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1982.034. Interview with Allie Stewart, 1982/11/19
Administrative Information
Alee Stewart was born in Smithville, Oklahoma in 1901. Her grandfather bought a sawmill which later became Dierks Sawmill. She moved with her family to Mena Arkansas in 1910 and then to Ringling. Her father ran an oil refinery. She married in 1919 and graduated from Central State College in 1924. Her husband worked for the railroad. During World War Two, she made bandages and visited people in the hospital. She shares her memories of being a railroad wife and of growing up in a wealthy family. She also discusses her grandfather who was a doctor among the Choctaws.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.035. Interview with Pearl Carter, 1982/11/19
Administrative Information
Pearl Carter was born in Whiteright, Texas in 1886. She graduated from Grayson College with a bachelors in oratory. She went on teach in Dustin, Westminster, Texas and then moved to Baltimore, where she worked for Social Security for fourteen years. After returning to Oklahoma City she worked for John A. Brown, and taught in Tishmingo, and worked at the capitol. She shares her memories of her childhood including the games she played around the Baptist Church. Additionally, she discusses the Depression, the flu epidemic of 1918, and Sears and Roebuck catalogs.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.036. Interview with Emil Fischer, 1982/11/22
Administrative Information
Emil Fischer was born January 11, 1894 near Cullman, Alabama to Ernest Fischer and Regina Gertsel. At the age of 2, his family moved to Arkansas and homesteaded. He moved to Minnesota when he was 7 years old. He came to Oklahoma in 1910 and settled in McLain County. His father mined coal under Poteau Mountain. He married Lois Abbey in 1912 and they had 5 childen. He lost one of them in 1918 to the flu. He discusses the flu epidemic of 1918. He farmed during the depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Poteau (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1982.037. Interview with John M. Moore, 1982/11/22
Administrative Information
John M. Moore was born March 11, 1902 in Missouri. He came to Oklahoma in 1904 with his parents. His father's name was Wilton Moore. He went to work for the railroad in 1919 putting down ties. He married in 1927 and they had 1 son and retired in 1962. He shares his experiences working for the railroads including the differences between steam and diesel engines, putting derailed cars back on the tracks, and different towns he worked in. Additionally, he discusses Pretty Boy Floyd and the Anti- Horse Thief Association.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.038. Interview with Earl Canady, 1982/11/22
Administrative Information
Earl Canady was born April 5, 1898 in Carroll County, Missouri to Ellis Canady and Stella Barr. He lived in Bogard until the age of 13 and his family moved to Wellington, Kansas in 1914. He was an inspector for the Santa Fe Railroad for 23 years. He discusses the advantage of diesel engines over steam, the Depression and the dust storms of the 1930s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.039. Interview with Onie May Daniel, 1982/11/22
Administrative Information
Onie May Danial was born August 6, 1898 in Chapel Hill, Arkansas. She came to Stephens County, Oklahoma in 1912. She went to live with her uncle, who was a doctor in Stephens County, after her father died. She attended high school in Pauls Valley and attended Oklahoma Baptist
University in the 1920s where she studied psychology and botany. She also worked maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base until 1958.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.040. Interview with Gertrude Bowerman, 1982/11/22
Administrative Information
Gertrude Bowerman was born in Mannsville, Indian Territory in 1896 to M. J. Middleton and Ida Middleton. At the age of five she began picking cotton with her father. She worked on the family farm and continued to farm for most of her life. She shares her experiences working on the farm and discusses the effect that the Depression had on her family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.041. Interview with Margaret Oliver, 1982/11/23
Administrative Information
Margaret Oliver was born December 9, 1892 in Mississippi. They moved to Oklahoma City in 1912. She married H. G. Oliver in 1916 and he died 11 years later. She went to Oklahoma City University and began teaching kindergarten. Then she taught at West University Heights at 63rd and Western. She moved to Britton during the Depression. She had one child.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.042. Interview with Georgia North, 1982/11/23
Administrative Information
Georgeia North was born October 9, 1896 in Lexington, Oklahoma. Her father was ALfred Green Carter and her mother was Mary Cloyd from Kentucky. Her grandfather was killed in the Civil War and the family left Tennessee for Texas. Her family came to Oklahoma from Texas by wagon. Her father was a friend of B. C. Clark and she met him when she was a small girl. The family lived in Purcell. She married Mr. North in 1926. During World War Two she worked at Tinker field repairing flight suits and supervised the shipping of instruments to the combat areas. She discusses her work at Tinker, the flu epidemic of 1918 and working on the family farm as a child.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.043. Interview with Mary Kathryn Jolly, 1982/11/24
Administrative Information
Mary Jolly was born August 12, 1890 in Missouri. Her father was John Ball from Texas and her mother was Bell Baker from Missouri. She came to Oklahoma at the age of 12 with her parents, around 1900. Her family settled in Elk City. She married William Jolly in 1907 and they had 10 children. During the Depression she cooked anything she could find to eat. She shares some menus from the Depression and discusses her husbands jobs delivering ice and working at a cotton mill.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.044. Interview with Mrs. Moneta Dillingham, 1982/08/06
Administrative Information
Moneta Dillingham was born on Fannin County, Texas in 1886. She moved with her family to Indian Territory in 1893. She had very little schoolling and married Ernest Dillingham in 1901. They farmed corn and cotton. She worked in their grocery store Dillingham's Grocery until it closed in 1929. She shares her memories of growing up on the family farm near Durant in Indian Territory. Additionally, she discusses the history of the area and the effect of the Depression on the family Grocery store.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.045. Interview with Almira Hogan, 1982/12/01
Administrative Information
Almira Hogan was born December 12, 1881 in LaPorte, Indiana. Her father C. Carpenter and her mother Mary Carpenter were both from Indiana. Hogan came by train to Oklahoma where she worked on the family farm growing corn, wheat, sorghum, oats and kaffircorn. She had 3 brothers and 2 sisters, and married Fred Hogan, who was also a farmer. She shares her experiences farming and discusses her family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.046. Interview with Ruby Gladys Bednar, 1982/12/01
Administrative Information
Ruby Bednar was born in Kansas City in 1881. She moved with her family to Oklahoma at the age of six. She worked on the family farm picking cotton. She married John Bednar, a banker and moved to Lawton for a while. During the Depression she and John returned to farming. She shares her memories of travelling to Oklahoma in wagons as well as working on the farms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.047. Interview with James Davidson, 1982/12/02
Administrative Information
James Davidson was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1884. He began working for the Rock Island Railroad in 1901 and moved to Howe, Oklahoma in 1907. He also worked for a cement plant in Ada, raised cattle in Nebraska until 1917, worked for Title Oil Company in Drumwright, Sinclair Oil Company, Amarado Oil, and Phillips. After he had a heart attack he bought milk cows and a tractor. He worked until he was 96 years old. He shares his memories of his numerous jobs and discusses his family's involvement in the Spanish- American War and the Civil War.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.048. Interview with Robert L. Atkins, 1982/12/02
Administrative Information
Discusses childhood in Muskogee, the gold rush of 1859 in Colorado, his time at the University of Arkansas, working with National Insurance and Recovery Act (NIRA) in 1935. He also discusses the Mary Sudic, gun barrel perforation of a pipe-stem and the discovery of oil around Oklahoma City and the Capital.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.049. Interview with Nora Fields, 1982/12/03
Administrative Information
Nora Fields was born Feburary 17, 1899 in Perry, Oklahoma. Her father was Ely Ramsey from Illionois, her mother was Sara Schaeffer. Her family moved to Tulsa before she started school, but her mother died of pneumonia soon after arriving. Her father remarried and moved the family to Sapulpa. She worked on the family farm doing laundry, making soap and butchering hogs. Fields' first job was at the Sapulpa Glass Factory, capping fruit jars. She went on to become a telephone operator. She shares her memories of growing up on the farm and early days Sapulpa and Tulsa.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.050. Interview with Nora Culp Jones, 1982/12/03
Administrative Information
Nora Culp Jones was born on May 28, 1897 in Delaware County, Oklahoma. Her father was Issac Newton Culp and mother, Martha Lewis, were from Missouri. The family came to Oklahoma around 1894. She married Charles Jones on October 12, 1913, and moved to Sapulpa. He worked mixing glass for glass blowers and she was a seamstress. She went to nursing school in Tennessee and worked in a hospital in Nashville for ten years. After returning to Oklahoma she worked as a school nurse and for the Works Progress Administration. She discusses her childhood including school and chores. Additionally, she shares her experiences in nursing school and working in a hospital.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.051. Interview with Lillian Harmon, 1982/12/03
Administrative Information
Lillian Harmon was born in Illinois in 1887. She moved with her family to Missouri at the age of five and then to Oklahoma in 1901. Her family made the move in covered wagons and slept on corn shuck mattresses. She worked on the family farm picking cotton and cooking for the men people around town. She had numerous dinners with Quanah Parker and his wives and attended Comanche dances. She married in 1908. Her husband was a farmer and then went to work in the oil fields. She cooked for the men in the fields and rolled bandages during World War One. She shares her memories of the trip to Oklahoma and growing up on the farm. Additionally, she discusses cooking for people around town and her interactions with the Comanches.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.052. Interview with Mrs. Zola Faye Sells, 1982/12/06
Administrative Information
Zola Faye Sells was born North of May Oklahoma in 1915. Her father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and they lived in train car during the riots of 1921. She moved with her family all over Oklahoma for her fathers job and recalls the many schools she attended. She married in 1933 and her husband worked for the Works Progress Administration. She worked in the women's sewing room. She discusses the dust storms of the 1930s and shares her memories of Woodward after the tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
May (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1982.053. Interview with Raymond B. Akin, 1982/12/07
Administrative Information
Raymond B. Akin was born in Allison, Iowa in 1899. He discusses Shepherd AFB in Wichita Falls and his time as a United States serviceman in Siberia in 1917-1918. He discusses the World War One Veterans Association, including the reason for the organization. Additionally, he recalls the accomplishments of the association and their future goals.
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Correspondence from Ray Akin about the Vet. Association, 1982
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.054. Interview with Raymond B. Akin, 1982/12/07
Administrative Information
Raymond B. Akin was born in Allison, Iowa in 1899. He graduated from high school in 1915 and went on to receive a degree in mathematics and chemistry from Grinnell College. He joined the military in 1941 and retired from Tinker Air Force Base in 1969. He discusses his time in the military including his involvement with the World War One Veterans Association as well as his time in the newspaper industry.
Released on 2012-05-14.
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item H1982.055. Interview with Mary C. Towne, 1982/12/10
Administrative Information
Mary C. Towne was born in Salem, Iowa in 1885. She attended Whittier and Gem City Colleges in Iowa and Illinois. She moved to Oklahoma in 1906 by train. She married Fred Towne in 1907 and moved to Dover, Oklahoma in 1909. During World War One she worked for the Red Cross issuing yarn to women knitting for the solders. She shares her memories of early Enid and Dover as well as sharing her experiences during the Depression, the flu epidemic, and the dust storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.056. Interview with Hazel Beaver, 1982/12/10
Administrative Information
Hazel Beaver was born in Carlton, Illinois in 1893. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1901 and opened a furniture business called Lovess Furniture. She graduated from high school in Hobart in 1912 and attended college in Edmond in 1922. Beaver married in 1924, her husband was a pharmacist. She taught until she retired in 1958. She shares her memories of moving to Oklahoma and working in her family's furniture store. Additionally, she recalls her experiences during the dust storms and teaching around the state.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.057. Interview with Leonard Baker, 1982/12/13
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Leonard Baker was born in Kentucky in 1904. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1908. He worked on the family farm picking cotton and hunting skunks to sell to the Osage Indians. Baker worked in the oil fields, went through basic training in the Army, and farmed. Additionally, he worked for the Works Progress Administration building dams. He shares his memories of picking cotton on the farm and remedies used to treat different health problems. Additionally, he discusses the Osage Indians and his episode with the flu.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.058. Interview with Malcolm R. Ward, 1982/12/14
Administrative Information
Malcolm Ward was born in Atoka in 1912. His family lived in Limestone Gap. His father had an allotment from the Choctaw Nation. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1935 and went to work for the Soil Conservation Service. During the Depression the Ward family worked as tenant farmers. Malcolm spent forty-two months in the Army Air Corps working as a crew chief training pilots during World War Two. After the war he taught agriculture to veterans. He discusses his family
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.059. Interview with Wilson Laurent, 1982/12/14
Administrative Information
Wilson Laurent was born on August 12, 1909 in Wanette, Oklahoma to Charles Laurent and Cora Perry. He started school at King School and took his first automobile ride with the mail man. During World War Two, he worked at Tinker Air Force Base repairing hydraulic systems on airplanes. Wilson discusses his time in Wanette, the flu epidemic of 1918 and working at Tinker during World War II.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.060. Interview with Edna May Armold, 1982/12/16
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Edna Mae Armold was born in Osakis, Minnesota in 1909. She moved with her grandmother to Oklahoma in 1894. They moved back and forth between Oklahoma and Minnesota and moved permanently to Oklahoma in 1919. She attended Texas Christian University and went to work as a children's librarian until 1942. Her father worked for the Red Cross during the Depression. Armold shares her memories and experiences during the flu epidemic of 1918 including the death of her mother and sister. Additionally, she discusses the Depression, working at a library in El Reno, and attending Texas Christian University.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.061. Interview with Mary Magdaline Wyatt, 1982/12/16
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Mary M. Wyatt was born in North Carolina in 1900. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1902. She worked on the family farm picking cotton and attended Watonga High School. She attended Langston University. She worked around town doing domestic work and canned and sewed for the soldiers during World War Two. She shares her memories of growing up on the farm including her chores and school. She also discusses the Depression, the Tulsa Race Riots, and her work for the soldiers in World War Two.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.062. Interview with Opal Horner, 1982/12/17
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Opal Horner was born October 20, 1903 in Wanette, Oklahoma. Her father was Grover Holloway from Kansas and her mother was Ophelia Lambert from Alabama. Her father was an original allottee in the Pottawatomi. The Pottawatomi that traveled to Oklahoma were called the "Runaways." She married in 1923 and had 8 children.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.063. Interview with Ollie Gage, 1982/12/17
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ollie Gage was born March 9, 1900 in Putnam County, Tennessee to Jeff Henry and Chrissy Robinson. They came to Oklahoma in 1908. She was one of 13 children. She married Edward Gage in 1921. He was on the Mexican border with General Pershing for two years, then went to World War I. She had 4 sons in the military. One son, Calvin Gage, was a composer and had his own band.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.064. Interview with Lucian B. Jackson, Jr., 1982/12/20
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Lucian B. Jackson, Jr. was born May 5, 1910 in Cornish, Oklahoma. His father was Lucian "Lute" B. Jackson and his mother was Louise Hargess. His father was a rancher. His uncle, Green Jackson worked for Jesse Chisholm in 1866 and made the first cattle drive that Chisholm made. His father worked for cattle baron, Billy Washington in the 1870's. Lucian owned his own ranch. He discusses early law enforcement, famous Oklahomans he knew, and his work in the cattle industry.
Released on 2010-12-13.
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item H1982.065. Interview with Mamie Bostick, 1982/12/22
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mamie Bostick was born West of Tribbey in 1919. She worked on the family farm picking cotton and working in the gin weighing the cotton. She helped butcher the calves and did laundry. She married in 1936. Her husband helped build the Navy base in Norman during World War Two. She had run the Bostick store for nine years at the time of the interview.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.066. Interview with Emma Boudreau, 1982/12/27
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Emma Boudreau was born in 1897 in Antlers, Oklahoma. She was born to T. B. Edwards and Minnie Dyson. She attended St. Agnes Academy in Ardmore until she was 18 years old. In 1917 she met her husband, Louis Boudreau, from Purcell who was a friend of B. C. Clark. She was a housewife until World War Two when she opened a canteen and took nursing classes once a week. She shares her memories of St. Agnes Academy including routines, teachers, and meals. Additionally, she discusses her work during the second world war and talks about B.C. Clark.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.067. Interview with Samuel Coleman, 1982/12/28
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Dr. Samuel Coleman was born on December 25, 1877 in Louisiana. His mother was born a slave in Louisiana. He went to medical school in Nashville, Tennessee in the late 1890s and graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1903. He practiced medicine in Fordyce, Arkansas, but was forced to leave Fordyce because he was an African-American who was delivering white babies. He was 104 years old at the time of this interview.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.068. Interview with Lena Draughon, 1982/12/28
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lena Draughon was born on Christmas day 1879 in Whitesboro, Texas. She moved with her family to Davis, Oklahoma in 1894. She taught in Davis and her brothers ran a hardware store. She discusses meat prices, the games she played as a child, and home remedies.
Released on 2010-12-13.
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item H1982.069. Interview with Lee Mosely, 1982
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Lee Mosely was born in 1894 and came to Indian Territory in 1900 from Alabama. He farmed for most of his life. He enlisted in the army during World War One and was sent to Denver, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. He spent most of the war guarding the shipyards in San Diego. He discusses living in Byars and the flu epidemic in San Diego.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.070. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Labadie, 1982/05/01
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Mr. Robert Labadie was an Osage Indian whose maternal grandfather came with the Osages when they were moved to Oklahoma. His father was born at the Osage Mission at St. Paul, Kansas in 1868. He started ranching in 1927 and attended military school with Sylvester Tinker.
Mrs. Labadie was born and raised in Muskogee. and worked with Alice Robertson for the Red Cross during World War I.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.071. Interview with Dilla Boles Todd
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Dilla Boles Todd was born on Pond Creek. Her father worked at the Carpenter Ranch. She discusses the places she played as a child, the Hominy Trading Post, and the Tinker family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.072. Interview with Dica Jane Mitchell, 1982/05/29
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Dica Jane Mitchelll attended a Catholic Osage boarding school in 1906. She was a member of the Mandolin Club at school. Her father was the keeper of the original wampum belt of the Cherokees. Dica is more Cherokee than she is Osage. She married Ted Lorch, an actor, in 1907.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.073. Interview with Bessie Tinker Potter
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Bessie Tinker Potter was born on Pond Creek in 1894. She is an Osage Indian. She went to Catholic school in Bartlesville where she learned to speak English. Her chores around the house were to make the beds and fan away flies during meal time. She volunteered to help veterans and has earned the nickname Aunt Bessie. She shares her memories of traveling to and from Bartlesville, doing chores around the house, and going to local Pow-Wows.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.074. Interview with Villa Tinker-Hill, 1982/05
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Villa Tinker-Hill was born in 1903. She is an Osage Indian, born in Pawhuska. Her father, Ed Tinker, was the first newspaper publisher in Osage County. His brother was General Tinker, the namesake of Tinker Air Force Base. She married in 1949. She discusses her brother who was commissioned in the Army Air Corps in 1918. He was killed in the Battle of Midway in 1942.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.075. Interview with Willie Blake, 1982/05
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Willie Blake was born in Indian Territory. She worked for the Red Cross during World War One, and her husband fought in the war. Her favorite band was the Bob Wills band. Her daughter married into the Tinker family. Blake speaks about her early childhood in Texas and later Duncan, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.076. Interview with Mr. Jimmy Revard
Administrative Information
Oral history interview with Jimmy Revard at the Tinker Family Reunion
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1982.077. Interview with Louis F. Burns, 1982/05/29
Administrative Information
Oral History interview with Louis F. Burns at the Tinker Family Reunion.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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subseries 2. 1983
item H1983.001. Interview with Jesse Teeters, 1983/01/04
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Jesse Teeters was born in Springfield Missouri in 1903. She moved with her family to Springfield, Colorado then to Arkansas. He worked on the family farm raising cattle and growing broomcorn. He ran a general store and organized several baseball teams. He moved to Boise City, Oklahoma after taking sick. He shares his experiences in Colorado during the dust storms, flu epidemic, and the doctor he went to in Oklahoma.
A digitized version of this is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Boise City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.002. Interview with Ruby Easley, 1983/04/01
Administrative Information
Ruby Easley was born in Kenton, Oklahoma in 1897. She moved with her family to La Junta at the age of eight. She returned to Kenton in 1917 and married a rancher. She worked as the Post Master in Kenton. She shares her experiences as a rancher including the freedoms, cattle round-ups, and ranching during the Depression.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kenton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.003. Interview with P. W. Walton, 1983/01/05
Administrative Information
P.W. Walton was born in Blane County, Oklahoma in 1908. He moved with his family to the panhandle in 1917. The settled southeast of Boise City, Oklahoma. In 1929 he left Oklahoma for Indiana where he opened his own restaurant called "The Airliner." He returned to Oklahoma after selling the business in 1962. He shares his experiences working on the farm in the panhandle, owning the restaurant and living in a nursing home.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Boise City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.004. Interview with Wade Loofburrow, 1983/01/05
Administrative Information
Wade Loofburrow was born in Beaver City, Oklahoma in 1898. He graduated from Beaver High School in 1915 and went on to study at the University of Oklahoma. He graduated from law school in 1919. During World War One, he served in the horse cavalry. He practiced law in Beaver and Buffalo and worked for the U.S. Treasury in Oklahoma. He shares his experiences practicing law and serving in the military in World War One. Additionally, he discusses the history of Beaver and the games he played as a child.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Beaver (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.005. Interview with W. W. Clifton, 1983/05/01
Administrative Information
W.W. Clifton was born in Missouri in 1889. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1906. He worked with his father and brother to build a house on the family claim. He also worked on the family farm growing broom corn. He married in 1917 and was turned down for service during World War One. He shares his experiences working on the different family claims, including his own. He compares the depression of 1907 with the depression of the 1930s and discusses the early history of Boise City.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Boise City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.006. Interview with Marion K. Collins, 1983/05/01
Administrative Information
Marion Collins was born in Clayton, New Mexico in 1896. She moved with her family to Kenton, Oklahoma. She worked on the family farm making head cheese and rendering lard. Her brother-in-law took over the local hotel and she went to work doing laundry. She moved to Colorado and taught school from 1914-1916. She married and moved to Denver in 1920 and then they moved to Kenton in 1921. She shares her memories of early Kenton, including the local hotel, her house and World War One. Additionally, she discusses her time in Colorado and bootleggers around Boise City.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kenton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.007. Interview with Fern Behrendt, 1982/07/05
Administrative Information
Fern Behrendt was born in Indiana in 1899. She moved to Oklahoma with her family in 1906. She did chores on the family farm until they moved to Missouri in 1912. During World War One she took over her husbands mail route because he was in the military. She nursed flu patients during the epidemic until she caught the disease. She discusses her family's journey from Indiana, the history of Boise City, and the teaching arrangements she grew up with.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.008. Interview with John Duncan, 1983/01/06
Administrative Information
John Duncan was born in Lebanon, Missouri in 1880. His father, John Duncan fought for the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He moved with his family to the Oklahoma panhandle in 1900. Later he moved to Lamar, Colorado where he ran a ranch. During the drought in 1950 he moved his family and their cattle to Kenton, Oklahoma. He shares his experiences running a ranch, and working as a fireman for the St.Louis and Santa Fe Railroads. Additionally, he discusses the price of beef and the dust storms.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.009. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. H. Barrick, 1983/01/06
Administrative Information
Mr. Barrick was born in Dallas County, Missouri in 1890. He moved to Boise City, Oklahoma in 1912. He joined the army during World War One and was elected sheriff in 1924.
Mrs. Barrick was born in Unionville, Missouri in 1898. She moved with her family to the panhandle in 1906. They were married in 1917. They lost one son in World War Two. They discuss the Depression, dust storms, and their time in Boise, Idaho.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Boise City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.010. Interview with Mildred McHard, 1983/01/10
Administrative Information
Mildred McHard was born in Dardenell, Arkansas in 1907. She moved to Oklahoma with her family in 1908. She worked on the family farm doing chores such as laundry, pumping water, and bringing in wood and coal for the fires. She married a World War One Veteran in 1928 and they started a farm. During World War Two, she helped wrap bandages. She shares her experiences growing up on a farm and of working on her farm as an adult. Additionally, she discusses the dust storms and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.011. Interview with Annie Drummond, 1983/01/13
Administrative Information
Annie Drummond was born in Farmington, Missouri in 1890. Her father grew tobacco and she helped strip and hang the plants in addition to doing other outside chores because she was a "tomboy." She moved to Oklahoma City in 1901 or 1902 and married Jessie Drummond in 1907. They moved to New York in 1915 and returned to Oklahoma before the dust storms. She worked for an old Italian man making tamales. She shares her memories of the farm as a child and talks about her husbands work as a printer.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.012. Interview with Annette Jenkins, 1983/01/13
Administrative Information
Annette Jenkins was born in Longview, Texas in 1892. She worked on the family farm gathering eggs, weeding the garden, and performing house chores. She moved from Longview at the age of twenty- four to Chillicothe, Texas. During World War One she knitted socks for the soldiers. She married a door-to-door salesman. She shares her memories of growing up on the farm in Longview, Texas and the trip from Longview. Additionally, she discusses the dust storms in Texas and the World's Fair in 1936.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.013. Interview with Jodie Hereford, 1983/01/13
Administrative Information
Jodie Hereford was born in Gallatin Tennessee in 1897. Her father ran two businesses; a furniture business and an undertaker business. She moved with her family to Nashville at the age of nineteen. In 1916 her father bought a furniture store in Muskogee and the family moved to Oklahoma. She married in 1916. During World War One she knitted sweaters and wrapped bandages for the soldiers. She shares her memories of growing up in Tennessee and life in Oklahoma.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Muskogee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.014. Interview with Sarah E. Nelson, 1983/01/17
Administrative Information
Sarah Nelson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1913. Her father was transferred around the country doing various jobs. They lived in Oklahoma City in 1923 and then again in 1934. Her family ate beans, okra and fried potatoes during the Depression. She worked in the cafeteria at Will Rogers Airport for two months during the second world war. She remembers being downtown during V-J day. She shares her memories of early Oklahoma including flooding in 1923, Community Camps, and the post-war celebrations.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.015. Interview with Helen Marie Barnhart, 1983/01/17
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Helen Marie Barnhart was born in Cable, Ohio in 1910. Her family moved to the United States from Germany. Her father was a travelling minister, and her mother ran a dairy in every city they lived in. She moved to Oklahoma in 1939 and married Mr. Barnhart, a son of a wealthy family. She worked in hospitals and as a bullet inspector while in Oklahoma City. She discusses her family history and the history of the Barnhart family. Additionally, she shares her memories of the schools she attended, her father's poetry, and the town of Barnhart.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.016. Interview with Paul Wiard, 1983/01/17
Administrative Information
Paul Wiard was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1903. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1919 where He worked for the Joseph Horne Company for thirty-eight years. He moved to Oklahoma in 1980. He discusses poetry and the differences between Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City and Edmond.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Edmond (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Pittsburgh (City), in Pennsylvania (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.017. Interview with Marion Thede, 1983/01/19
Administrative Information
Marion Thede was born in Davis, Oklahoma in 1903. She lived in Davis for fourteen years then moved with her family to Norman. She studied English and music in collage and graduated in three years. She moved to South America and lived in a colony until 1927 when she returned to Oklahoma in order to make enough money to return to South America. She played second violin in an orchestra where she met Mr. Thede. She shares her experiences of living in South America including preparing meals, interactions with the local people and growing crops. Additionally, she shares her memories of life after returning from South America.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.018. Interview with Evelyn McCann, 1983/01/18
Zusy, Kathy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Evelyn McCann was born in Lincoln County, Oklahoma in 1914. She worked as a stenographer at the Cooperative Press in 1933. She discusses Cooperative Press and talks about her family history.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.019. Interview with Mae Van Camp, 1983/01/24
Administrative Information
Mae Van Camp was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in 1892. She graduated from Moorehead College in 1912. She went on to attend Greg College in 1916-1917. She volunteered to be a therapist for the U.S. Army in 1917 and worked in Boston and Missouri. She worked for the founders of Blue Cross, Blue Shield and was the director of hospital relations for the state of Missouri. She discusses her work in as a physical therapist and shares her memories of the Depression and Armistice Day.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.020. Interview with John Travis Lilley, 1983/01/27
Administrative Information
John Travis Lilley was born in Dangerfield, Texas in 1891. He graduated from Honeygrove High School and was drafted into the army in 1917. He was a member of the 343rd Machine Gun Batallion. He was in the Army of the Occupation. He moved to Oklahoma in 1913. He was also drafted into World War Two. He shares some of his memories of both wars and discusses farming cotton and plowing with horses.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.021. Interview with Louis Alder, 1983/01/25
Administrative Information
Lois Alder was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma in 1927. His father was a Baptist Minister and he grew up in and around the Nuyaka Mission for Creek Indians. They moved around Oklahoma for his fathers job and ended up in Martha, Oklahoma. Alder joined the army in 1953 and spent twenty years in the military as a Chaplain. He served in Vietnam at the Michelin Rubber Plantation. He married in 1951. He shares his memories of growing up in the Mission and of moving around to different churches. Additionally, he shares his experiences with the military and gives his thoughts on the atomic bomb.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Okmulgee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.022. Interview with Pearl Mades, 1983/01/25
Administrative Information
Pearl Mades was born in Magnum, Oklahoma in 1908. She moved to Colorado in 1914 and then returned to Oklahoma City in 1918. She was a flapper during the 1920s and was a member of the Red Cross Motor Corps in World War Two. She discusses flappers, V-J day, and Armistice day in Oklahoma City
Item List
Title page of "The First Eighty-Five Years of My Life," by Chas. H. McFall, 12/1972
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.023. Interview with Lola Margaret Isom, 1983/02/01
Administrative Information
Lola Margaret Isom was born in Avery, Texas in 1910. She lived in Tom, Oklahoma and then moved to Idabel in 1927 or 1928. She worked in Kerr's Department Store and the capitol building. In 1933, she attended "Century of Progress" in Chicago. She discusses her time at Blackwood Business College and working various jobs in Oklahoma City.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.024. Interview with Rovilla Donaghe, 1983/02/02
Administrative Information
Rovilla Donaghe was born in Smithcenter, Kansas in 1888. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1905. She worked for the war effort during World War One. She shares her memories of the trip to Oklahoma in a wagon train. Additionally, she discusses home remedies for illnesses, the Depression of 1907, and statehood in El Reno.
47 minutes
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.025. Interview with Clarence A. Bassett, 1983/02/13
Administrative Information
All originals.
Clarence Bassett was born in Arkansas in 1891. He worked on the family farm growing cotton. During the 1930's he dug ditches for the Works Progress Administration. He raised cotton during the dust bowl and moved with his wife to Davis, Oklahoma. He shares his memories of his childhood on the farm, the flu epidemic of 1918, and the dust bowl. Additionally, he shares his experience moving from Arkansas to Oklahoma.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.026. Interview with Dora Wolfe, 1983/02/04
Administrative Information
Dora Wolfe was born near Flint Ridge, Oklahoma in 1886. She talks about her chores on the farm, the Dawes Commission, and her family
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.027. Interview with Rose and Louis Strothman, 1983/02/07
Administrative Information
Louis Strothman was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma in 1903. Rose Strothman was born in Mulhall,Oklahoma in 1905. Brother and Sister. They discuss the chores they did on the family farm, early Mulhall, schools, and the Works Progress Administration.
Item List
Various Newspaper articles about Louis and Rose Strothman.
History of Mulhall by Effie Meyers Strothman.
History of a Pioneer by Effie Meyers Strothman.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Mulhall (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.028. Interview with Cecil Samara, 1983/02/07
Administrative Information
Cecil Samara was born in Oklahoma City in 1916. His parents came to the United States from Lebanon. He had a paper route and helped build Tinker field. He discusses his feelings on Oklahoma and talks about his first football game. Samara was a well known fan of the Oklahoma Sooners.
Item List
Photocopies of "Oklahoma's Historical Edition." Book 3, 1982
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.029. Interview with John Black Owl, 1983/02/09
Administrative Information
John Black Owl was born in Thomas, Oklahoma in 1903. He is the grandson of White Horse who signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty. He attended the Seger Indian School. He discusses his duties as Chief. Mrs. Black Owl discusses the Chilocco Indian School.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.030. Interview with Vernnie Niles, 1983/02/09
Administrative Information
Vernnie A. Niles was born in Niles, Oklahoma in 1909. He worked on the family farm doing chores such as the laundry. He moved to El Reno in 1919 and began working on the railroad in 1926, working on the Ft. Reno section of the Rock Island Railroad. During World War Two he worked for the train service. He shares his experiences in the railroad industry. Additionally, he discusses bootlegging in El Reno.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2010-12-13.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1983.031. Interview with Floyd Belknap, 1983/02/10
Administrative Information
Floyd Belknap was born in LaClede County Missouri in 1889. His father cleaned up battlefields. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1901 to homestead. During the Depression, he worked for the Works Progress Administration for forty cents an hour. During World War Two, he worked at a Navy base in Clinton. He shares his memories of the trip to Oklahoma as well as the depression of 1907 and Armistice Day.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Clinton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.032. Interview with Rudolph Baisch, 1985/04/25, 1983/02/10
Administrative Information
Mr. Rudolph Baisch was born November 9, 1909 in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1913. His family settled in Bessie, Oklahoma in 1914. Mr. Baisch shares his stories about his early life in Russia, the trip coming over to the United States, and the reasons why his family chose to come to the United States. He discusses life in Bessie; notable persons of the time, cattle drives, dust storms, and Black Sunday.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.033. Interview with Ben Clark III, 1983/02/10
Administrative Information
Ben Clark III was born in 1915. He is the grandson of Ben Clark, an Indian scout. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps Indian Division during the 1930s. From 1937-1944 he worked in Concho School. He discusses his chores on the farm growing up, the schools he attended and, alcoholism.
Item List
Article: "Navajo Peyote Use: Its Apparent Safety." by Robert L. Bergman, 1971
Article: "Indian Health Service Alcoholism Program.".
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Concho (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.034. Interview with J. D. Wright, 1983/02/17
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
J.D. Wright was born in 1921. He grew up in Shawnee, went to basic training at Camp Gruber and was in Los Angles when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. In 1949 he started working for OG&E on a line crew. He talks about the Civilian Conservation Corps in Purcell, his childhood in Shawnee, and his fathers death.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Shawnee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.035. Interview with Israel Slutzky, 1983/02/22
Administrative Information
Israel Slutzky was born in Minsk, Russia in 1902. He moved to Oklahoma in 1920. He worked for the railroad in Shawnee. He describes Minsk and Lachwa, Russia and discusses attending Hebrew schools in Russia.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.036. Interview with Moneta Dillingham, 1983/02/22
Administrative Information
Moneta Dillingham was born in Texas in 1886. She describes her life during major events such as the Depression, Armistice Day, and statehood day. Additionally she discusses the saw mills of the area and women's suffrage and farming.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.037. Interview with Leta Lucille Wheeler, 1983/03/02
Administrative Information
Leta Blair Wheeler was born neat Weatherford n 1902. She taught 7th and 8th grade. She talks about her chores growing up, World War One, and describes Weatherford.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford
Index Terms
item H1983.038. Interview with Rebecca Little Bird Tall Sun, 1983/03/02
Administrative Information
Rebecca Little Bird Tall Sun was born near Anadarko in 1892. She was married two times. First to Little Bird and then to Dan Tall Sun. She is Cheyenne and does beadwork. She talks about preparing the hides for beadwork, chores around the house, and travelling by covered wagon.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford (City/Town)
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item H1983.039. Interview with Inez Rushton, 1983/03/02
Administrative Information
Inez Rushton ws born in Missouri in 1888. She moved with her family to Kansas and then to Weatherford Oklahoma. She married Rufus Rushton and moved to Moffet, Colorado. She participated in war work during the first World War and returned to Oklahoma in 1920.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.040. Interview with Barney Christy, 1983/03/03 and 1985/04/24
1st interview-1 hour 40 minutes
Second Interview-1 hour 50 minutes
Administrative Information
Barney Christy was born in Velma Oklahoma in 1899. In the first interview Christy talks about his great grandfathers that participated in the Mexican War and the Civil War, his experiences in the Navy during World War Two, and Granite, Oklahoma.
In the second interview he again discusses his grandfathers' military experiences as well as his own. Additionally, he discusses his fathers time with the Texas Rangers, picking cotton on the farm as a child, and participating in athletic events during school.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.041. Interview with Lilian Hays, 1983/03/03
Administrative Information
Lillian Hays was born in Antioch, Oklahoma in 1908. Her husband was a dentist inn Weatherford and served with the 45th Division. She discusses the "Try E" Club (Try Everything) in the 1920s and the dust storms.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.042. Interview with Florence Sellars, 1983/03/03
Administrative Information
Florence Sellars was born near Clarksville, Georgia in 1902. She moved with her family to Hydro, Oklahoma in 1914. She discusses cotton farming, the chores and games she did as a child, and V-J Day in Hydro.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hydro (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.043. Interview with Essie O'Guinn, 1983/03/03
Administrative Information
Essie O'Guinn was born in Texarkana, Arkansas in 1912. He father was a coal minter in Arkansas. She walked twenty five miles to Louisiana to join her brother. In 1927, she moved to Seminole, Oklahoma and worked in a rooming house. She also worked in the Clinton Sanitarium from where she retired in 1962. She discusses the Tulsa Race Riots, Jim Crow Laws, and the treatment of black people. Additionally, she talks about African Americans making whiskey down by the river.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Seminole (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.044. Interview with Florence Stewart, 1983/03/03
Administrative Information
Florence Stewart was born South East of Clinton, Oklahoma in 1898. Her father was a farmer and he staked a claim and eventually built a four room house. She discusses the dugout, chores around the house, the games she played, and making head cheese.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Clinton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.045. Interview with Mavis Doering, 1983/03/07
Michener, Judy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mavis Doering was born in Hominy, Oklahoma in 1929. Her parents were both Cherokee. Her father worked in the oil fields and her mother was a school teacher. She is a descendent of the Starr family. Her maternal grandmother attended the Cherokee Female Seminary and became a teacher. She had a grandfather that attended the Cherokee Male Seminary. She weaves her baskets using traditional Cherokee designs as well as original designs she has created. She discusses her family history, the creation story of the Cherokees, and the history of Cherokee basket weaving. Additionally, she talks about her own basket making including the types of materials used and where she gets her designs from.
Item List
SPIMA Newsletter- "Mavis Doering: 1997 Honored One", 1997/07
Postcard with the seal of the Cherokee Indian Nation.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Index Terms
item H1983.046. Interview with Donald Berthrong, 1983/03/07
Administrative Information
Donald Berthrong was born in Wisconsin in 1922. He joined the Army in 1942. He was sent to Missouri and then to Illinois for aircraft school. He served with the Arm Air Corps and entered Officer Candidate School. He was sent to the Philippines and was in Manila on V-J Day. After he returned he attended Michigan State University and received a BA in History in 1947, a Masters in 1948, and a PhD in 1952. He taught history at the University of Kansas City and then went to the University of Oklahoma. He taught there for 18 years in the History Dept. He discusses his military experiences as well as his research and study with the Indians.
Item List
Invitation to a lecture for the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum, 06/08
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.047. Interview with Frank Marshall, 1983/03/08
Administrative Information
Frank C. Marshall was born in Avoca, Wisconsin in 1900. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1902. In 1923, he went to work for the 101 show and worked for the Miller brothers for ten years. After the show closed he went to work for the Ringling Brothers from 1934-1936. Then he went on to work for the Highway Patrol and then joined the Navy in 1942. He shares his experiences of early Perry, working for the 101 show, and the Ringling Brothers. Additionally, he describes the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair, the Woodward tornado of 1947, and interesting cases he worked on while a patrolman.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Perry (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.048. Interview with Irene McCune Treeman, 1983/03/08
Administrative Information
Irene Treeman was born in Wellington, Kansas in 1891. Her father staked a claim during the run of 1893 in Perry, Oklahoma. Her Uncle and Grandfather opened a bank in Perry and her father opened a lumber yard. During World War One her father was the chairman of the Red Cross. She married in 1916 and her husband attended Oklahoma A&M. She discusses early Perry including, the prominent people, parades and the Depression of the 1930s.
Item List
Application for the American Legion Auxiliary, 1929/12/05
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Perry (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.049. Interview with Eugene Bucke, 1983/03/09
Administrative Information
Eugene Bucke was born near Coyle, Oklahoma in 1889. He still lived on the original homestead at the time of this interview. He discusses early Coyle, chores on the farm, and the World War Two war effort.
Item List
Newspaper article-"Part of Small Sign Near Coyle Recalls 'Saturday Town' Days, 1982/09/22
Article: "Adam Bucke of Near Coyle Dug Good Living From Soil", 1960/04/17
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Coyle (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1983.050. Interview with Zella Patterson, 1983/03/09
Joe L. Todd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Zella Patterson was born near Langston, Oklahoma in 1909. Her grandparents were owned by a Mr. Maxwell from Austin, Texas. She graduated from Langston University and went on to receive a Masters from Colorado State College in 1941. She discusses her childhood, the war effort during both wars, and the history of Langston University.
Item List
Order form for Zella Patterson's book "Churches of Langston".
Narrative: "Early Days in Texas and Oklahoma".
Flyer for A Tribute to Zella Black Patterson, 02/1986
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.051. Interview with Jacques Hans Galrein, 1983/03/10
Administrative Information
Jacques Hans Galrein was born in Germany in 1888. He studied art in Germany and came to Oklahoma by way of New York. He began working at Oklahoma A&M in 1914 and gained citizenship in 1944. He discusses his reasons for coming to the United States and Oklahoma, discrimination of Germans in the U.S. during World War One, and how he developed his style of painting.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.052. Interview with George L. Cross, 1983/03/11
Administrative Information
George Lynn Cross was born in South Dakota in 1905. He taught at the University of South Dakota from 1930-1934. After leaving South Dakota, he traveled to Oklahoma and was the acting dean of the graduate school at the University of Oklahoma from 1942-1943. In 1944, he was named the president of the University and held that position until 1968. He discusses the war effort at the university, segregation at OU, and the beginning of the football program. Additionally, he shares his experiences of growing up in South Dakota including schools he attended.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.053. Interview with Robert E. Kohler, 1983/03/14
Administrative Information
Robert Kohler was born in Boise City, Oklahoma in 1911. His father was a German immigrant who worked on windmills at the Anchor D Ranch near Guymon. He bought 27 homesteads over the years and created an irrigation system that helped them survive the Depression. His father used Japanese farmers during World War Two. Kohler attended school in Boise City and Garrett. He discusses the irrigation system on his fathers homestead, the effort to recharge the Oglala aquifer and the dust storms. Additionally, he shares his memories of the bombing of Boise City during World War Two.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Boise City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.054. Interview with Thelma Tevebaugh, 1983/03/14
Administrative Information
Thelma Tevebaugh was born on Kohler Ranch in 1910. She worked on the family ranch butchering hogs and rendering lard. She discusses growing up on the ranch, the flu epidemic of 1918, moonshiners around Boise City, and the bombing of Boise City during World War Two.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Boise City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.055. Interview with A.P. Atkins, 183/03/15
Administrative Information
A.P (Red) Atkins was born in Kansas in 1902. He moved to the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1924. He discusses the difference between a farm and a ranch, the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps in the Panhandle, and how ranching has changed since the 1920s.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.056. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Shackleford, 1983/03/15
Administrative Information
E.E. Shackleford was born in Stroud, Oklahoma in 1903. He moved to the Panhandle in 1910 and then to Oklahoma City in 1926. He shares his memories of Statehood Day in Stroud, the schools he attended, and his chores on the farm.
Mrs. Shackleford was born in Harper, Kansas in 1909. Her father owned a dairy in Alva. She attended college in Alva and went on to teach school. She discusses the Depression, dust storms, and bootleggers.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.057. Interview with Emma Louisa Love, 1983/03/16
Administrative Information
Emma Louisa Love was born in Bliss, Oklahoma in 1899. She moved to Ponca City as a child where her father was the Postmaster. She attended school at Goodwell and married a banker in 1918. Love was a flapper during the 1920s. She discusses the schools she attended, her chores on the farm, and the flu epidemic. Additionally, she shares her memories of the Depression and dust storms.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.058. Interview with Amanda Keylon, 1983/03/17
Administrative Information
Amanda Keylon was born in Indiana in 1896. She moved to Sherman County, Texas in 1908 and then to the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1917. She worked as a housekeeper and was married in 1914. She traveled to her honeymoon on a motorcycle. She discusses her one room house, the Depression, Pearl Harbor, and the World War Two war effort.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.059. Interview with John Norman Bridwell, 1983/03/17
Administrative Information
John Norman Bridwell was born in Kentucky in 1894. He moved with his family to the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1908 for his mother's health. He worked for the railroad and lived in a section house. He discusses cattle drives, methods of keeping topsoil in place during the dust bowl, and moonshiners.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.060. Interview with Edna Burdine Bridwell, 1983/03/17
Administrative Information
Edna Burdine Bridwell was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma in 1904. She moved to Hobart in 1916 and was a flapper during the 1920s. She attended college in Canyon and taught electricity to soldiers during World War Two. She discusses the flu epidemic in Hobart, progressive farming to save the topsoil, Pearl Harbor Day, and the Atomic Bomb.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.061. Interview with Lydia Bostwick, 1983/03/18
Administrative Information
Lydia Bostwick was born in Lehigh, Kansas in 1902. Her parents moved to the United States from Russia. The homesteaded East of Hooker, Oklahoma. She married in 1931. She discusses her childhood in Hooker, the dust storms, and the war effort for both World War One and Two.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hooker (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.062. Interview with Sadie Hampsten Nash, 1983/03/18
Administrative Information
Sadie Hampsten Nash was born in Jasper Illinois in 1905. Her parents homesteaded North of Hooker. She shares her memories of growing up in Hooker, the Depression, and Pearl Harbor Day.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hooker (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.063. Interview with Alma Hartman and George Hofferber, 1983/03/18
Administrative Information
Alma Hartman was born in Kansas in 1908. George Hofferber was born in Kansas in 1906. Their parents came to the United States from Russia. They moved with their family to the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1916. They worked on the family ranch herding cattle and butchering hogs. Mrs. Hartman went to work at a school in Locust Grove. She taught all eight grades in one room. She was a flapper during the 1920s. They discuss discrimination of Germans during World War One, recipes for sausage and headcheese, and teaching in early Oklahoma.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.064. Interview with Bernice Welch, 1983/03/18
Administrative Information
Berniece Welch was born in St. Joseph, Texas in 1897. She moved with her family to Indian Territory in 1900 and then to Guymon in 1904. She married in 1925 and owned the " Model Store" in Hooker. She discusses the dust storms, Pearl Harbor, and the flu epidemic of 1918.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hooker (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.065. Interview with Alice Noell, 1983/03/18
Administrative Information
Alice Noell was born in Cookville, Tennessee in 1888. She moved to Kansas in 1906 and then to Hooker, Oklahoma in 1914. She married in 1920. She discusses games she played as a child, Armistice Day in Liberal, Kansas, and the prominent people in Hooker.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hooker (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.066. Interview with Joseph P. Wilson, 1983/03/22
Administrative Information
Joseph P. Wilson was born in Davis, Oklahoma in 1901. His father worked in a cotton gin. He moved with his family to Blanchard by covered wagon. He attended law school in Lebanon, Tennessee and set up a law practice in Purcell in 1924. He was the county attorney for six years and was elected to the state house. He discusses his most interesting cases, the Depression and soup lines in Purcell, and various governors.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Purcell (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.067. Interview with Minnie Bell Blanchard, 1983/03/22
Administrative Information
Minnie Bell Blanchard was born in Purcell in 1894. Her father was the first Mayor of Purcell. She lived next door to B.C. Clark and Blanchard was named for her father-in-law. She graduated from Purcell High school in 1912 and from Central State in Edmond in 1915. After graduation she taught in Mannsville, Purcell, Drumright, and Pawhuska. She married in 1926. she discusses early day Purcell, the Dallas World's Fair in 1936, and flappers in the 1920s.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Purcell (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.068. Interview with Cecil Sutton, 1983/03/24
Administrative Information
Cecil Sutton was born in Tishomingo, Oklahoma in 1892. He moved to Tribbey in 1910. He worked as a roughneck in World War One in the Kansas Oil fields. During the 1920s he worked for T. B. Slick in the Seminole Oil Field. He discusses the Depression of 1907 and 1930, moonshine in the Seminole Oil Field, and farming and ranching methods.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Seminole (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.069. Interview with James Clark Nance, 1983/03/24
Michener, Judy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
James Clark Nance was born in Rogers, Arkansas in 1893. He attended Rogers Academy in Rogers, Oklahoma. He moved to Oklahoma City in 1914 and bought a Weatherford newspaper. Nance married in 1913 and was elected to the House in 1920 and 1926. He went on to be the speaker of the house in 1929 and was elected to the Senate in 1932. He served in the Legislature from 1920 to 1960. At the time of the interview he owned a paper in Purcell. He shares his memories of the Spanish-American War, his time in the government, and the Depression of 1907. Additionally, he describes Governor Marland and Governor Murray.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.070. Interview with C. B. Buchanan, 1983/03/24
Administrative Information
C.B. Buchanan covered the oil boom in Seminole, Oklahoma. He describes Seminole, Oklahoma, dance halls in Seminole, and his experiences in Borger, Texas.
Item List
Correspondence to and from C. B. Buchanan.
Newspaper Article: "Retired Newspaper Man Recalls Oil Boom", 1982/11/14
Newspaper Article: "Drug Stores, Car Dealers Recalled.".
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1983.071. Interview with Eulalia C. Clark, 1983/03/29
Administrative Information
Eulalia C. Clark was born near Wheatland, Oklahoma in 1897. She attended Catholic schools and worked on the family farm. Her uncle staked a claim at what is now Will Rogers Airport. She married a mechanic and moved to Idabel in 1935. Her husband worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps restoring land in South West Oklahoma. She describes life on the farm, going to boarding school in Oklahoma City, and the Depression in Oklahoma City.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Wheatland (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.072. Interview with Stella Dill, 1983/03/29
Administrative Information
Stella Dihl was born in Kansas in 1899. Her father was a wheat farmer and homesteaded near Okeene, Oklahoma. She attended nursing school at St. Anthony Hospital in 1925. She shares her memories of her childhood in Okeene and nursing school.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Okeene (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.073. Interview with Edith Chubb, 1983/03/30
Administrative Information
Edith Chubb was born in Tiffin, Ohio in 1889. She married Richard Chubb, a preacher from Oklahoma. She shares her memories of the Spanish-American War, her childhood in Ohio, and watching the Wright Brothers fly in Ohio.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ohio
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item H1983.074. Interview with Merle H. Woods, 1983/04/01
Administrative Information
H. Merle Woods was born in Parsons, Kansas in 1894. He moved to Welch, Oklahoma in 1907. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1917 with a degree in Journalism. He joined the army for World War One and was stationed at Fort Sill. In 1917 he was the editor of an El Reno newspaper. He served on the board of directors for the Oklahoma Historical Society. He discusses the University of Oklahoma including the number of students and the journalism department, his time in the Army Air Corps, and his career in the field of journalism.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.075. Interview with Zelma Dearborn, 1983/04/04
Administrative Information
Zelma Dearborn was born in Leota, Kansas in 1903. Her father traded his farm for a farm in Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma A&M from 1918-1920. She moved to Tulsa in 1950. She discusses her childhood in Kansas, Glencoe, Oklahoma, and the Depression in Checotah.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Checotah (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.076. Interview with Pearl Hickman, 1983/04/06
Administrative Information
Pearl Hickman was born in Illinois in 1900. She moved with her family to Oklahoma by train in 1901. She attended Oklahoma College for Women. She describes her childhood in Chickasha including the circus, chores, and Armistice Day. Additionally, she discusses flappers, World War Two, and cotton and broom corn farming.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Chickasha (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.077. Interview with Hugh Bodkin, 1983/04/06
Administrative Information
Hugh Bodkin was born near Maud, Oklahoma in 1896. He worked on the family farm butchering hogs and worked as a roughneck in the Seminole Oil Boom. He discusses meat preservation, the Depression of 1907, and cotton farming.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Maud (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Seminole (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.078. Interview with Rowena Grace Walworth Akers, 1983/04/07
Administrative Information
Rowena Grace Walworth Akers was born in Kansas in 1891. She came to Oklahoma as a child. She moved to Osage County in 1907. She attended Waver Nursing School in Oklahoma City and waited tables at a boarding house in Fairfax. She describes Grayhorse Indian Village, the schools she attended, and Pawnee Bill.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Osage County
Fairfax (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1983.079. Interview with Aaron Slutzky, 1983/04/08
Administrative Information
Aaron Slutzky was born in Lachwa, Poland in 1904. He moved to the United States in 1920. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1930 and moved to Chickasha in 1932. His father was Cantor for the Jewish New Year in Shawnee in 1910. He discusses the uprising of the Nazis in 1943, Chickasha during the Depression, and President Franklin Roosevelt. Additionally he reflects on the Holocaust, during which most of his family died.
Item List
Two Postcards of Ellis Island.
Issue of Mistletoe Leaves, 1986
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.080. Interview with Fannie Knox, 1983/04/11
Administrative Information
Fannie Knox was born in Georgia in 1887. She moved with her family to Indian Territory in 1891. She worked around on the farm picking cotton and doing household chores. During the Depression of 1907 she lived in Tupelo, Oklahoma where she farmed and was the catcher for the local baseball team. During World War One, she worked on the farm with her husband. She shares her memories of growing up in early Indian Territory, working on various farms, and the founding of the railroad in Tupelo.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.081. Interview with Iva Lee Varec, 1983/04/11
Administrative Information
Iva Lee Varec was born in Collin County, Texas in 1885. She moved with her family to Oklahoma by wagon train in 1894. She got a job working as a telephone operator in Byers and married in 1903. She discusses home remedies and medicines, the World War One war effort, and the flu epidemic of 1918. Additionally, she describes a half dugout as well as Joe Johnson and Dru Hill.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.082. Interview with Lucy Wilson, 1983/04/12
Administrative Information
Lucy Wilson was born in Batesville, Arkansas in 1890. She moved with her family to Wynnewood, Oklahoma at the age of two. She graduated from Fairview High School in 1908 and started college in Edmond in 1914. She studied to be a teacher and then went on to teach primary school around Elmore. She moved to Pauls Valley in 1943 and was taking a business course in Oklahoma City when the Armistice was signed. she describes early Wynnewood, the chores that she performed on the farm, and early food preservation.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.083. Interview with Mrs. James Grace, 1983/04/18
Administrative Information
Grace James was born in Washington, Oklahoma in 1895. Her father made the run of 1889. She worked on the family farm. She discusses the history of Washington, meals during the Depression, and the oil boom in Osage County.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.084. Interview with Paul Haskell, 1983/04/18
Administrative Information
Haskell Paul was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma in 1907. He is the great grandson of Smith Paul the founder of Pauls Valley. His father attended the Sequoyah Convention. He went on to practice law in Pauls Valley and was a District Judge. He discusses the Okmulgee Convention, the World War One effort in Pauls Valley, and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.085. Interview with Lena Tittle Cabe, 1983/04/20
Administrative Information
Lena Tittle Cabe was born in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma in 1900. Her father owned the first drugstore in Westville and her uncle Matthew Williams helped move the Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory. She worked on the family farm. She describes statehood in Westville, the World War One effort in town and the bootlegging . Additionally she shares her memories of Haleys Comet, her chores on the farm, and flu epidemic of 1918.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.086. Interview with Daisy Devine, 1983/04/20
Administrative Information
Dailsy Devine was born in 1896. She moved to Oklahoma in a covered wagon in 1906. Her husband worked as a foreman for the Works Progress Administration. She discusses how trees were felled and cut into lumber, the mill at Wright Chapel, and home medicines.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.087. Interview with Charles Russell, 1983/04/20
Administrative Information
Charles Russell was born in Westville, Indian Territory in 1896. His grandfather was in the gold rush of 1849. He attended Oklahoma A&M in 1915-1916. He shares his memories of his childhood in Westville, bootleggers and the Houston Race Riot of 1917.
Item List
Course of Study for Westville Public School.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.088. Interview with Florence Duncan, 1983/04/21
Administrative Information
Florence Duncan was born in Peavine, Oklahoma in 1902. She attended Dwight Mission (1913-1914) and then Chilocco from 1916-1921. She shares her memories of her childhood in Peavine, meals during the Depression, and the World War Two effort.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.089. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Walden, 1983/04/21
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Elizabeth Walden was born in1896 and is the granddaughter of Zeke Proctor. Rufus Walden was born in 1902. They discuss the Proctor incident at Whitmire School, the Beck Brothers, and the Depression. Additionally, they describe Grant Foreman, the flu epidemic of 1918, and home remedies.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.090. Interview with Ruth Self, 1983/04/23
Administrative Information
Ruth Self was born in Baron, Oklahoma in 1904. She did chores on the farm as a child and went on to start school in 1911. She attended Northeastern University in Tahlequah for her BA and Masters' degrees. She goes in depth as to her family history including stories about Jesse Bushyhead and her families role in the Trail of Tears and settlement in Oklahoma.
Item List
Copies of entries on the Cherokee Nation Cherokee Rolls.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.091. Interview with Nora Mae Ivy, 1983/04/26
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Nora Ivy was born in Cabot, Arkansas in 1895. She moved to Waurika, Oklahoma in 1907 and graduated from Waurika High School in 1913. She went on to teach after graduation, attended Edmond College in 1914-1916 and was married in 1917. Her husband practiced law in Waurika. She describes early Waurika, the differences between the schools then and now, and her work for the war effort in both world wars.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.092. Interview with Lucile Cole, 1983/04/26
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lucile Cole was born in Brownwood, Texas in 1892. She moved to Waurika, Oklahoma in 1920 by train. She then moved to El Reno in 1910 and became a teacher. Cole married in 1914 and became the first woman to work for Old American Railway Express. She also ran a dry goods store in Waurika and did payroll at Fort Sill. They lost the store during the Depression. She describes Waurika in 1920 including the flappers. Additionally, she talks about Armistice Day in Lawton, suppliers for the dry goods store, and Wold War One in Lawton.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.093. Interview with Edward Anderson, 1983/04/26
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Edward Anderson was born in Endicott, Nebraska in 1895. He graduated from high school in 1917 and went to work for the railroad. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1918 with a degree in law. The year before he graduated, Anderson went to work for the County Attorney in Waurika. His wife also graduated from law school at the University of Oklahoma. He discusses the competition between the Engineers and the Law Students, Dr. Joseph Thoburn, and the most interesting cases he had tried.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.094. Interview with Anna Mae Stovall, 1983/04/27
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Anna Mae Stovall was born in Ryan, Oklahoma in 1903. Her father came to Oklahoma from Texas. Stovall married in 1940. She discusses the chores she did on the farm as a child, World War One and Armistice Day in Ryan, and the schools she attended. Additionally, she talks about the Depression.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.095. Interview with James Phelan, 1983/04/27
Administrative Information
James Phelan, at the time of the interview was the curator of the Chisholm Trail Museum. He discusses the importance of Monument Hill including the construction of the monument and the cattle drives that passed the hill. Additionally, he talks about the importance of the Chisholm Trail and the accompanying museum including what stopped the trail and the origin of the Museum itself.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.096. Interview with Blanche Clifton, 1983/04/27
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Blanche Kyser Clifton was born near Burneyville, Indian Territory in 1887. Her father ran a mercantile store in Healdton and Ada. She married in 1903. She shares her memories of going to school, doing chores on the family farm, and statehood day in Waurika. Additionally, she discusses the founding of Waurika, the moving of the county seat and the women's clubs in the town.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.097. Interview with Olive Archer, 1983/04/28
Administrative Information
Olive Archer was born in Missouri in 1882. She came to Oklahoma with her family by train in 1900. She married in 1903 and her husband filed a claim thirty miles North West of Elk City. She discusses Statehood Day, cotton farming, and the flu epidemic of 1918. Additionally, she shares her memories of doing chores on the farm, schools she attended, and making head cheese and sausage.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.098. Interview with Ellen Garrett, 1983/04/28
Administrative Information
Ellen Garrett was born ten miles North of Guthrie in 1895. Her father purchased a relinquishment. She worked on the family farm and attended school in Anadarko from 1913 to 1914. She shares her memories of living on the Jasper Exendine Ranch, her family, and World War One. Garrett also talks about the Indians around Anadarko, sharecropping, and the dust storms.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.099. Interview with Myrtle Packard, 1983/04/28
Administrative Information
Myrtle Packard was born in 1878 in Kansas. Her father made the 1893 run into the Cherokee Strip. She moved with her family to Oklahoma by wagon and worked on the family farm. She talks about her chores on the farm, dust storms, and moving to Hydro,Oklahoma.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.100. Interview with Lucian B. Jackson, 1983/05/03
Administrative Information
Lois Mae Lindsey was born in Carter, Oklahoma in 1904. Her father owned a hardware store in Carter. She discusses farm equipment and farming methods, cotton farming, and hog and cattle butchering. Additionally, she talks about buggies and surreys, the birth of her youngest sister, and the Works Progress Administration.
A digitized version of this interview is available in the audio listening room
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.100. Interview with Lois Lindsey, 1983/05/03
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item H1983.101. Interview with Ruth Powers, 1983/05/05
Administrative Information
Ruth Powers was born in Kansas City in 1892. She moved to Tulsa in 1919. Her husband owned Bishops restaurant in Tulsa. She shares her memories of her childhood in Kansas City, the Spanish-American War, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Additionally, she talks about the effect of the depression on the restaurant, the employees, and why it closed.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.102. Interview with Grace Pauly, 1983/05/05
Administrative Information
Grace Pauly was born in 1885. She moved to Alva with her family and attended school there in 1902. She was married at the Texas-Oklahoma football game in 1916. She discusses the move to Alva, moving a piano into a sod house, and setting up house in the Glenpool Oil Field.
Item List
Newspaper Article- "Prarie Thanksgivings Were Simple, Not Easy.", 1981
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.103. Interview with Blanche Thede, 1983/05/05
Administrative Information
Blanche Thede was born in Hagan, Virginia in 1895. She moved to Oklahoma with her family in 1897. Her father owned an ice cream parlor and she was married in 1914. Thede worked for Spartan aviation during World War Two. She discusses her childhood in Hennessey, the Works Progress Administration in Tulsa, and her first trip to Tulsa in 1914.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.104. Interview with Ann Shadlow, 1983/5/06
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ann Shadlow was born in Canadian County in 1911. She was raised by her grandparents and decided to follow the Indian ways. Her parents took her to South Dakota as a baby where she received an allotment in the Badlands. She is enrolled as a Sioux Indian rather than a Cheyenne. She speaks Sioux, Cheyenne, and English. She discusses her genealogy starting with her grandparents.
Item List
"Cityan Garners Indian Award"- Daily Oklahoman, 1986/12/08
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1983.105. Interview with Katie Grant Allen, 1983/05/10
Administrative Information
Katie Grant Allen was born in Ector, Texas in 1902. She moved to Anadarko in 1907. Her husbands Grandfather bought Fort Arbuckle after it was abandoned. She shares her memories of Fort Arbuckle including stories, the cemetery, and photos of the fort.
Item List
Copies of pictures of Fort Coffee and Camp Arbuckle.
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item H1983.106. Interview with Cora Lee King, 1983/05/11
Administrative Information
Cora Lee King was born in Mead County, Kentucky in 1888. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1901, then to Tulsa in 1906. She discusses three modes of transportation in Oklahoma, and chores on the farm.
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item H1983.107. Interview for Toney Lackey, 1983/05/11
Administrative Information
Toney Lackey was born near Weatherford in 1919. His father broke horses at Fort Reno for the cavelry. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s and was a medic during World War Two. He talks about life on the family farm, the affect of the Depression on the farm and his work for the CCC.
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item H1983.108. Interview with Maria Jackson, 1983/05/13
Administrative Information
Maria Jackson was born in Sweden in 1895. Her parents died when she was five years old. She moved to the United States in 1907 where she stayed in New York, then Minnesota, and then Tulsa. She married in 1915. Jackson worked for various families doing domestic work and learning English from the families. She finished her high school education at Whittier High School just a few years before the interview took place. She shares her memories of traveling to the United States on a steam ship and the difficulties of dealing with the language barrier. Additionally, she shares her experiences of Armistice Day, doing domestic work for various families, and the Depression.
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item H1983.109. Interview with Ethelyn, Gimlin, 1983/05/13
Administrative Information
Ethelyn Gimlin was born near Alfred Station, New York in 1898. She moved with her family to Tulsa as the age of twelve, then to Dewey. She worked as a telephone operator in Dewey. She discusses the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, World War One and flappers.
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item H1983.110. Interview with Winfred Reed, 1983/05/13
Administrative Information
Mr. Winfred Reed was born March 19, 1904 in Fowler, Indiana and moved to Oklahoma in 1905; homesteaded in New Mexico in 1907; moved back to Oklahoma in 1910. Subjects discussed: Bridgeport; Armistice Day; Influenza Epidemic in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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item H1983.111. Interview with Mable Mickley, 1983/05/17
Michener, Judy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mable Mickley was born near Porter, Oklahoma in 1910. She worked on the family farm until 1927 when she enrolled in Oklahoma A&M. She married in 1933 and taught school in an oil camp near Cleveland, Oklahoma. She tells the story of how her parents met in Colorado as well as stories about her fathers time as a Rough Rider during the Spanish- American War. Additionally, she discusses the effects of the Depression on the family farm.
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item H1983.112. Interview with Lee Cotter, 1983/05/17
Mitchener, Judy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lee Cotter was born near Foss, Oklahoma in 1907. His father bought a blacksmith shop in 1913. He married in 1933 and worked in the same shop his father owned. He shares his experiences growing up in the shop and describes the equipment used in the shop. Additionally, he describes important events in Weatherford, Oklahoma and talks about cotton farming in Foss as a child.
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item H1983.113. Interview with Virgil Nix, 1983/05/20
Administrative Information
Virgil Nix was born in Georgia in 1887. He moved with his family to Texas at the age of three where they stayed for twenty-two years farming cotton. He married and moved to Henryetta, Oklahoma to farm. He could pick about 300 pounds of cotton in one day. He shares his experiences of farming in Texas and of moving to Oklahoma. Additionally he discusses the effect of the Depression on his farm and family, early days Henryetta, and the celebration on Armistice Day.
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item H1983.114. Interview with Anna Langley and Ella May Prophet, 1983/05/21
Administrative Information
Ella Prophet was born near Christie, Oklahoma in 1900 and Ann Langley was born near Westville, Oklahoma in 1902. Their father was a farmer in the Cherokee Nation. Their family came over on the Trail of Tears and settled near Baptist Mission, Oklahoma. They talk about their family history including stories about the move to Oklahoma.
Item List
Cherokee Nation Registration roll.
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item H1983.115. Interview with Albert Lacie, 1983/05/21
Administrative Information
Albert Lacie was born near Baptist Mission, Oklahoma in 1912. He worked on the family farm butchering hogs, and smoking hams. He married in 1938 and worked for Griffin Grocery Company during World War Two. He also worked with the Works Progress Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, as a carpenter for the Cherokee Tribes, and as a housing inspector for the Seneca tribe. He discusses his family history, the various jobs he has held, and his time with the WPA and the CCC.
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item H1983.116. Interview with Wilma Matkin, 1983/05/24
Administrative Information
Wilma Matkin was born in Billings, Oklahoma Territory in 1907. Her father made the run of 1893 and started a implement and hardware company. She worked as a writer for the Tulsa World. She shares stories of her family and talks about working on the newspaper.
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item H1983.117. Interview with Mary Standingbear, 1983/05/23
Administrative Information
Mary Standingbear was born near Pawhuska in 1901. She attended an Osage boarding school. Her father became chief of the tribe. She shares her memories of Pawhuska, dances among the Osage and Osage dress. Additionally she describes the clans in the Osage, the "keeper of the drum", and Sylvester Tinker.
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item H1983.118. Interview with Wima C. Bird, 1983/05/24
Administrative Information
Wilma Bird was born in Oklahoma City in 1920. Her father and grandfather made the run of 1889 and opened a hotel called the Cavett Hotel. She attended Classen High School and graduated in 1937 and went on to Sweet Briar College. She married John Phillip Bird in 1940 and completed her college education at the University of Oklahoma in 1941. She moved to Hawaii in 1941 when her husband was called to active duty. After Pearl Harbor she joined WARD or the Women's Air Raid Defense. She shares her experiences during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor including her time with WARD. Additionally, she shares her memories of life in Oklahoma City as a child.
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item H1983.119. Interview with Dewey Nash, 1983/05/26
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Dewey Nash was born in Texas in 1899. He discusses the changes in Pharmacies during his lifetime, cotton farming, and his reasons for coming to Oklahoma City. Nash also talks about making sorghum, schools, and his childhood in Texas.
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item H1983.120. Interview with Fern Major, 1983/05/26
Phelan, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Fern Major was born in Waurika, Oklahoma in 1916. Her father worked as a clerk for the railroad. She discusses Waurika as a child, the Depression of the 1930s, and the Sugg ranch.
Item List
Obituary of Glen Major, 1983
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item H1983.121. Interview with Josie Mains, 1983/05/31
Administrative Information
Josie Mains was born in Ryan, Oklahoma in 1891. She discusses early day Ryan and chores she performed on the farm.
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item H1983.122. Interview with Magdelana Clements, 1983/05/31
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Magdalena Clements was born in Cook County, Texas. She attended college at Hasting Southwest Bible College and went on to Oklahoma A&M in 1926. She worked as a home economics teacher. She discusses the fire in Hastings.
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item H1983.123. Interview with William C. Gans, 1983/06/08
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William C. Gans was born in 1905. He worked on the family farm growing cotton, wheat and making wagon wheel spokes in his fathers shop. He describes early Hobart, the flu epidemic of 1918, and the process of making wagon wheels and tires.
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item H1983.124. Interview with W.E. Ward, 1983/07/07
Administrative Information
W.E. Ward was born December 1902 in Antlers, Oklahoma. his father was an undertaker in Talihina. Ward discusses embalming methods and types of coffins. He worked in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and then went on to work in one of the first forest services in Oklahoma. He describes fire fighting methods, an average day in the CCC camp, and early day Antlers.
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item H1983.125. Interview with Nezzie Leathers, 1983/07/07
Administrative Information
Nezzie Leathers was born June 1900 in Kirbyville, Missouri. She moved with her parents to Oklahoma by wagon train in 1907 where she worked on the family farm. She worked as a teacher at Riverside School where only English was taught. Native languages were not allowed. She discusses how Riverside School has changed, World War One, and the Depression.
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Correspondence with Edward Everet Dale.
Directory for Riverside Indian School.
Newspaper article "Riverside is Expanding", 1983
Article about Nezzie Leathers' Retirement, 1963/06/14
Geneological Information from Leathers family.
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item H1983.126. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. H.C Andrews, 1983/07/08
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Mr. Andrews was born March 1889 in Luther, Oklahoma. His father made the run of 1889 and worked as a stone mason. Mrs. Andrews was born December 1904, in Corsicana, Texas. The discuss recreation in town on Saturday nights, Langston University, and the Works Progress Administration around Langston. Additionally, they describe the flue epidemic, Statehood day in Luther, and the uniforms they wore to class at Langston.
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item H1983.127. Interview with Woodrow Haney, 1983/07/08
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Woodrow Haney was born October 1919 near Red Mountain, Oklahoma. He shares the history of the Seminole Indians including stories of the Seminoles before removal, stories of the Trail of Tears, and stories of Oceola. Additionally, Haney discusses the Seminole language, Indian Songs, and Issac Parker. Haney talks about why the owl is bad luck and the history of flute playing. Haney was a flute player.
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item H1983.129. Interview with Clarence Love, 1983/08/01
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Clarence Love was born January 1908. He moved to Muskogee in 1912. His father worked for the Dawes Commission. He explains why he became a musician and how he organized his first band. He describes playing in silent movies, his band during World War Two, and the changes in music. Additionally he talks about Billy Holiday and Count Basie. There is a Clarence Love Lounge in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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item H1983.130. Interview with Laura Eley, 1983/01/20
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Laura Eley was born January 1896. Her father built the Conoco refinery in Ponca City for E. W.W. Marland. She discusses early day Oklahoma City including Del Mar Gardens, schools, and Mercy Hospital. Additionally she describes the dust storms in Oklahoma City, Armistice Day and Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1983.131. Interview with Lloyd Royce, 1983/08/10
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Mrs. Royce was born in July 1880. She moved to Nebraska as a child and worked on the family farm. In 1900, on her wedding day she crossed the Missouri in a canoe. She moved to Elk City, Oklahoma that same year. She talks about the prominet people in Elk City, dust bowl days, and the end of the Spanish-American War. Additionally, she describes how to get rid of lice and the blizzard of 1886 in Nebraska.
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item H1983.132. Interview with Donald Ray, 1983/08/11
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Donal Ray was born February 1908 in Sherman, Texas. He worked on the family farm butchering hogs. He traveled to Oklahoma in a covered wagon. Ray describes the different brands of wagons, the change in farming techniques, and the dust storms in South West Oklahoma. Additionally he talks about the depression, weighing cotton seed, and the first car in town.
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item H1983.133. Interview with Bertha Ladd, 1983/08/11
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Bertha Ladd was born July 1903 in Bell County, Texas. She moved to Martha in 1906. She worked on the farm picking cotton, making soap, rendering lard and curing hams. She talks about flappers in Martha, the flu epidemic, and being a PBX operator in a hospital.
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item H1983.134. Interview with Harrell W. Cotner, 1983/08/11
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Harold Cotner was born in November 1902 in Colbert's Ferry, Texas. He had many family members who fought in various wars and battles including the Mexican War and the battle at the Alamo. Cotner participated in the war effort for World War One and World War Two. He graduated high school and went to work for the North American Power and Fire Company, then moved to Hollis, Oklahoma where he was the manager of an ice plant. He discusses his family's military history and living in Waurika, Altus, and Martha, Oklahoma.
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item H1983.135. Interview with Opal Dargan, 1983/08/12
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item H1983.136. Interview with Morris Lookout, 1983/08/22
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Morris Lookout was born July 1925 . He is the grandson of Fred Lookout and is a part of the Osage tribe. He talks about Osage culture including religion, the sacred drum, and the Osage flag song. Additionally, he discusses his chores on the family farm, his experiences in World War Two and the demise of the sacred rites.
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item H1983.137. Interview with Harrison Hunter, 1983/08/24
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Harrison Hunter was born in May 1910 East of Cushing, Oklahoma. He worked on the family farm plowing the fields. When he started school, he did not speak English and had to learn as he went. At the age of 14 he started driving a truck for the Civilian Conservation Corps. After two years he went on to play semi-pro baseball for Haliburton, and in 1941, he joined the army. He served in the Pacific during World War Two and was back in the states for V-J Day. After returning to Oklahoma, he went to work for the Rigg Oil Company, then after fourteen years, he worked for Tinker Air Force Base. He retired in 1980. He shares his experiences in the military andworking for various companies in Oklahoma. Additionally, Hunter discusses his geneology and the culture of the Sauk and Fox tribe.
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item H1983.138. Interview with Edmond Andrew Harjo, 1983/08/26
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Edmond Andrew Harjo was born November 1924 in Maud, Oklahoma. He discusses the history of the Harjo name, the Trail of Tears, and the history of the Konawa bead story. He worked on the family farm and attended Oklahoma Christian University. He joined the military and worked as a code-talker during World War Two. He studied piano in Rochester New York and traveled the world playing the piano.
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item H1983.139. Interview with Kenneth, Kathleen, and Ozetta Peltier
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ozetta Peltier was born February 1894 in Miami, Oklahoma. She moved to Shawnee in 1911. She worked on the farm and went to a Shawnee Indian School. She discusses life in a log cabin, bootleggers in Shawnee, Pearl Harbor and the Depression of the 1930s.
Kenneth Peltier shares his experiences on the USS Franklin during World War Two.
Kathleen Peltier describes her time as a WAC during World War Two
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item H1983.140. Interview with Erwin Schroeder, 1983/08/29
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Erwin Schroeder was born January 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His parents came from Germany. He worked on the family farm raising cattle and went on to join the army. He served in the 141st MG Company. He discusses his experiences during World War One, his first tractor, and trains in France.
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item H1983.141. Interview with Roy Evans, 1983/08/29
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Roy Evans was born in Sherman, Texas in 1886. He moved to Wanette, Oklahoma in 1902. He attended Metropolitan Business College and moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. He discusses his reasons for moving to Oklahoma, chinking a log cabin, and the schools he attended. Additionally, he shares several stories about the Spanish-American War.
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item H1983.142. Interview with Don H. Moody, 1983/09/02
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Don H. Moody was born May 1941 in Altus, Oklahoma. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for a copper miner. He discusses the Creta Copper Mine near Olustee, Oklahoma, the operation of the mine and mill, and heavy equipment used in the mining process. Additionally, Moody talks about a Spanish mine in the area two hundred years ago.
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item H1983.143. Interview with Willard D. Holt, 1983/09/02
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Willard D. Holt was born June 1908 in Olustee, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma University from 1925-1928 and then went on to Northwestern Medical School from 1928-1932. He moved to California in 1937 and worked in the work camps. In 1940 he moved back to Altus, Oklahoma. During World War Two he served as a doctor in the army. He discusses why his parents came to Oklahoma, the flappers in Olustee, and the "Okies" in California. Additionally, he shares his experiences during World War Two and in the work camps.
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item H1983.144. Interview with Opal Knipe, 1983/09/04
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Technical Requirements: DVD access copy available
Mrs.Opal Moriarity Knipe was born in Quincy, Illinois and attended St. Mary's Notre Dame in 1908. She came to Oklahoma City in 1914. Mrs. Knipe discusses the World War II effort in Oklahoma City and the Great Depression.
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item H1983.145. Interview with Mary Lee Perry, 1983/09/15
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Mary Lee Perry was born in Kentucky in 1900. She came to Oklahoma in 1906. She discusses early Oklahoma, including home life and early automobiles. Her husband was WWI veteran. She also discusses the WPA in Guthrie and Jim Crow law.
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Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1983.146. Interview with Lewbertha Chambers, 1983/09/15
Thames, Doris [Interviewer]
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Mrs. Chambers was born in Mississippi and came to Guthrie in early 1907. She witnessed statehood day and the inauguration of Governor Haskell. Her father was a Baptist preacher and her grandparents were slaves. She dicussess the 1920s and 30s, the Depression, and Jim Crow. She graduated from Langston University in 1935, and was a teacher in Stillwater Public Schools.
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Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1983.147. Interview with Katheryn Barber, 1983/09/15
Thames, Doris
Administrative Information
Mrs. Barber was born in 1908. Her mother died in the influenza epidemic of 1918. She lived in Mannford. Her first husband was the head cook at the Harvey House in Guthrie. She reflects on the Depression, Jim Crow and WWII.
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Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1983.148. Interview with Frank Smith, 1983/09/19
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Mr. Smith was an African-American WWI veteran. His parents were former slaves. He reflects on his childhood in Oklahoma around the time of statehood, as well as his parents' stories of slavery. He discusses his experiences in the trenches in France during WWI. He also discusses the Oklahoma in the 1920s and 30s, including the Depression.
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Photograph (black and white) 1. Columbia Gives to Her Son the Accolade of the New Chivalry of Humanity, 1919
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item H1983.149. Interview with Milton J. Burton, 1983/09/20
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Mr. Burton was born in Platter, Oklahoma in 1896. He was drafted into WWI in 1917. He experienced the influenza epidemic of 1918 while stationed at Camp Dix, NJ. Shortly after this, he was sent to England and then to France, where he fought in the trenches. After the war, he taught at the Navajo Indian School in Arizona.
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item H1983.150. Interview with Ruth Jones, 1983/09/21
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Ruth Jones came to Guymon in 1906 with her family. Her father was a doctor in Guymon. She reflects on life in the Panhandle in the teens and twenties. This includes the WWI effort, the influenza epidemic of 1918, the blizzard of 1917, and fashions of the 1920s. She gives a description of Cordel in 1935, and homelife in the Depression. She also describes rationing in Oklahoma City during WWII.
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item H1983.151. Interview with Nettie B. Lewis, 1983/09/22
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Miss Lewis was born in Stonewall, Indian territory in 1896. Her family moved by covered wagon to Newalla in 1901. In 1912 she moved to Edmond and became a teacher at Central State. She discusses teaching methods of the day, Dr. Charles Evans, and fashions at Central State. She also discusses the Depression.
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item H1983.152. Interview with Cleta Rooker
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Mrs. Rooker was born in Woodward in 1901. Her father managed a shoe store in Woodward. Her father and grandfather participated in the 1889 land run. She describes early Woodward, as well as Hot Springs and Shawnee. She also talks about her Grandfather, whose family owned slaves. They lived in Georgia during the Civil War, and their property was burned during Sherman's March.
The interview also contains a story about her grandmother's experience as a pioneer woman.
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item H1983.153. Interview with Raymond Garland and Robbie Folsom Garland, 1983/09/11
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Raymond Garland was born near Idabel in 1893. His wife, Robbie Folsom, was born in 1893 as well. He was an enrolled Choctaw. Mr. Garland reflects on childhood in the Choctaw Nation, family stories from the Trail of Tears, early day Stigler and Tamaha. He also discusses the value of alloted land, and the depression of 1907.
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item H1983.154. Interview with Lula Leflore, 1983/10/12
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Mrs. Lula Leflore was born in 1893. She was the wife of Chet Leflore. She speaks of her family's home in Mississippi, and moving to Stigler. She also reflects on her experience on statehood day, and the WWI effort in Oklahoma. She attended Spalding college.
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Stigler (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1983.155. Interview with Roger Baker, 1983/10/12
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Roger Baker was born in Stigler in 1910. His family moved to Oklahoma from Arkansas after the Civil War. He reflects on farm life and attending a one-room school. He discusses his memories of WWI and armistice day. In 1931 he graduated from Oklahoma A&M. Mr. Baker talks about several agriculture related topics, including wagon maintenance, hog butchering, and working on a student farm in Perkins.
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Stigler (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1983.156. Interview with Paul Haggard, 1983/10/20
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Mr. Haggard was born in 1909. He gives a description of early Tulsa. This includes, WWI, the influenza epidemic of 1918, and the race riot of 1921. During WWII he was a streetcar driver. He worked for a pipe-organ company, and eventually co-owned an organ company. He discusses pipe-organs at length.
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Clipping Obituary - Paul Haggard, 1990
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item H1983.157. Interview with Clarence Darsow, 1983/10/25
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Clarence Darsow was born in Michigan in 1906. He moved to Chandler in 1934 with the Dixie Oil Company. He worked in the Oil Industry during the depression, first with Dixie and then with Standard Oil as a pipeline clerk. He eventually moved to Tulsa. He also discusses his experience on Pearl Harbor day, and how WWII affected his daily work.
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item H1983.158. Interview with Josie Kerr, 1983/10/23
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Mrs. Kerr was born near Ada in 1906. She was an enrolled Chickasaw. She discusses her childhood near Highhill and Gaily, OK, including farm chores. In 1917 she moved to Bridgeport. She reflects on the flappers of the 1920s. She also discusses her parents experience. Her father knew Fred Waite.
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Oklahoma City (City/Town)
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item H1983.159. Interview with Emily Davidson, Josie Kerr, Mrs. Howley and Arlie Logan, 1983/10/27
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The interviewees discuss home remedies and medicines used by their mothers and grandmothers when they were children. They talk about the use of plants to make medicines.
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item H1983.160. Interview with Arlie Logan, 1983/10/27
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Arlie Logan was born in Montague County, Texas in 1898. When she was 4, her family moved to Greer County in a covered wagon. In 1904, they moved to the Panhandle to seek a homestead. She details her experience living in a sod house. She discusses chores on the farm, including raising and "jerking" broom corn. She also discusses dust storms in the panhandle, and World War I.
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item H1983.161. Interview with Frank Tittle, 1983/11/01
Herron, Frances. [Interviewer]
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Frank Tittle was born in Tennessee in 1901, and moved to Texas in 1907. In 1929 he moved to Altus, OK. He discusses agriculture and farm life, including cotton farming and hog butchering. He also discusses prohibition and the Great Depression.
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Atlus (City/Town)
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item H1983.162. Interview with Edith Hall and Willis Gore, 1983/11/02
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Miss Hall was born in Texas in 1898. Mr. Gore, her nephew, was born in Althus in 1910.
Miss Hall tells Civil War stories about her uncle. She came to Altus in 1909. She describes early day Altus, including prominent citizens of Altus. She also discusses WWI, Dust Storms, and college at the University of Oklahoma.
Mr. Gore reflects on his father and uncle. His father was in the first group to take the Bar Exam in Oklahoma. His uncle was Senator T.P. Gore.
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item H1983.163. Interview with Nina Grimmett, 1983/11/02
Herron, Frances [Interviewer]
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Nina Grimmett was born in Ladonia, Texas in 1896. Her family came to Oklahoma by train in 1907. She witnessed statehood day in Erick, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Mountain View in 1910. She discusses Indians around Mountain View.
Her husband fought in World War I. She was an entertainer during the war. She discusses entertainment in the flu wards in Houston during the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918.
During the Great Depression, she organized the Kiwanis Negro Minstrels. She discusses her experience with World War II, and her time at the Oklahoma College for Women.
Other topics discussed include: the Inauguration of President Truman, Robert S. Kerr, Altus Air Force Base, W.H. Murray, Red Phillips, Jack Walton, Roy Turner, David Hall, George Gobel, Roy Rogers and George Nigh.
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item H1983.164. Interview with Spencer Satchell, 1983/11/03
Herron, Frances [Interviewer]
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Spencer K. Satchell was born in Waco, Texas in 1910. He joined the Marines in 1942 and was court-martialed and thrown in jail. He worked towards integration of the armed forces. He discusses the Jim Crow Law, KKK, and the NAACP. Additionally, he talks about sharecroppers, soil banks, and his ancestor Benjamin Boaz.
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item H1983.165. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Meeks, 1983/11/03
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Oliver Meeks was born in Frederick in 1913. He discusses early day Frederick, including home life, prominent citizens, Armistice Day, and flappers.
Mr. Meeks was the Assistant Director of the Works Progress Administration Art program under Nan Sheets. He discusses his time with the WPA, including descriptions of OU and OSU in the 1930s. He helped create the murals at Woolaroc.
He later worked in the Antrhopology department at OU under Dr. Clements. He was the official photographer of the artifacts from the Spiro Mounds excavation.
Mr. Meeks also discusses the war effort during World War II. He worked as a draftsman at Tinker Air Force base.
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item H1983.166. Interview with Lanny Hughes, 1983/11/03
Herron, Frances [Interviewer]
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Lanny Hughes' parents came to Greer County in 1886 by wagon at Doan's crossing on the Red River. His father was arrested for cutting wood in Indian Territory. Lanny was born in 1896 in Greer County. Mr. Hughes describes early day Martha, OK. His family lived in a half-dugout. He discusses chores on the farm. He also describes Statehood Day in Martha and Armistice Day in Altus.
Mr. Hughes talks about farming cotton, and buying and farming land. He bought his first tractor in 1927. He describes the Great Depression and dust storms. He discusses how this changed farming methods, such as irrigation.
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item H1983.167. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Russel Caston, 1983/11/04
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Russel Caston was born in 1898. Mrs. Caston was born in 1896 in Marshall, OK. Her father was a cattle drover. They desciribe chores on the farm and cattle drives. They discuss their parents memories of the Chisolm Trail and the Land Run of 1889.
Several farm-related topics are discussed, including breaking sod, cotton farming and hog butchering. They also talk about schools, and games played as children.
Mr. and Mrs. Caston met at Valparaiso College in 1916. Mr. Caston was in officer training in Edmond during the First World War. He describes General Pershing's visit to Oklahoma City in 1919. He also talks about the lumber yard at Fort Sill, and the Caston lumber yard.
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item H1983.168. Interview with John Brown, 1983/11/08
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John Brown was born in Marysville, Kansas in 1885. His family came to Oklahoma by camp wagon. The trip was 45 days. They settled 20 miles southwest of Enid. Brown describes early day Enid, including camp houses. He also talks about the run of 1893.
Brown discusses several topics related to agriculture, including the wheat harvest, wheat drill, branding cattle and butchering hogs.
Brown moved to Texas in 1905. He discusses his time there through World War I and into the Great Depression.
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item H1983.169. Interview with Norah Lapsley, 1983/11/08
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Norah Lapsley was born in 1886 in Missouri. She moved to Shawnee in 1902. She describes her parents' stories of the Civil War, and her memories of the Spanish-American war. She also discusses chores on the farm.
Mrs. Lapsley attended the Academy of Music in Selma, Alabama. In Shawnee, she played the piano for silent movies. She describes the Grand Theater in Shawnee and her work with the theater. She also discusses events around Shawnee, including Statehood Day, Chautauquas, and community leaders. She talks about Shawnee in the 1920s and 1930s, including the Great Depression. She lived in the Park Addition in Shawnee.
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item H1983.170. Interview with Nellie Sexton, 1983/11/10
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Nellie Sexton was born in 1898 near Braman, OK. Her brother-in-law made the Cherokee Outlet run of 1893. Sexton reflects on farm life and chores on the farm. She describes early day Deer Creek, school and her memories of the first automobile she encountered. Her husband worked in the oil fields in the 1930s. She discusses life during the Great Depression, specifically the meals she and her family ate. She also describes the tornado of 1955.
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item H1983.171. Interview with Louise Moyer, 1983/11/10
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Louise Moyer was born in Kansas in 1893. She moved to Oklahoma by train in 1901. Her father homesteaded in Kansas. She reflects on life in a sod house, describing chores such as making soap and doing laundry. She lived in a "chicken house" in Deer Creek, OK. Moyer describes her memories of the wheat harvest, the first automobile she saw, and the Depression of 1907. She also discusses WWI, Armistice day, and the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1907. She reflects on early day Blackwell, and the Mennonite religion. Finally, she talks about her memories of the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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Oklahoma (State)
Blackwell (City/Town)
Kay (County)
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item H1983.172. Interview with Macie K. Myatt, 1983/11/10
Administrative Information
Macie K. Myatt was born in Missouri in 1891. Myatt's Grandfather was in the Civil War. She tells his Civil War stories. In 1892, her family moved to Payne County in 5 wagons. She describes farm life and chores, including cotton farming and making soap and lye. She reflects on Armistice Day at Oklahoma A&M, and the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918. She recalls Flappers in Stillwater, and the Great Depression. Myatt moved to Blackwell in 1936. She talks about the tornado of 1955. She also describes home remedies and the advantages of farm life.
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Oklahoma (State)
Blackwell (City/Town)
Kay (County)
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item H1983.173. Interview with Clarence Hampton, 1983/11/10
Sims, Tom [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Clarence Hampton was born in Kentucky in 1878. His family moved from Kentucky to Kansas. His father made the Cherokee Outlet Land Run of 1893. Hampton describes settling and filing on the claim, and breaking sod. He also describes range fires, and talks about Dennis T. Flynn. He reflects on his memories of the Spanish-American War. He describes early day Blackwell, including Saloons and harvest time. He also describes the first brick building in town.
Hampton drove a stage coach between Oasis California and Colddale Nevada from 1904-1907. He describes the Earthquake in Modesto in 1906, and the Depression of 1907. He also worked on the harvest in Washington and Oregon. He gives a description of a half-dugout. During WWI, Hampton sold horses to the US Army in Fort Worth. He reflects on bootleggers during prohibition, cutting timber and the Great Depression.
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item H1983.174. Interview with Harry Mills, 1983/11/18
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Harry Mills was born in 1886 in Iowa. He describes chores on the farm, such as plowing with Mules vs. Horses. Mills' Grandfather was in the Civil War. He talks about his grandfather's experiences during the war. Mills' father bought a farm near Stroud in 1903. He discusses wagons and wagon maintenance.
Mills was an oil field worker. He dressed tools for oil rigs. He describes rig builders, and wooden oil derricks. He also reflects on Sac & Fox Indians, and Saloons around Stroud.
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item H1983.175. Interview with Maude Hess, 1983/11/22
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Maud Hess was born in 1887 in Ballard. Her father was a Cherokee Indian who came to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears when he was 4 years old. She discuesses her experience with the Dawes Commssion and Tribal Enrollment.
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item H1983.176. Interview with Robert Whitebird, 1983/11/22
Administrative Information
Robert Whitebird was born in Lincolnville, OK in 1913. He was a member of the Quapaw Tribe. His father was an interpreter for the tribe. Whitebird gives a history of the Quapaw Indians. He discusses the allotments of 1893 and 1894, and "Downstream People." He describes the Quapaw burial ceremony, and stories of the Quapaws. He also discusses lead and zinc mines in Indian Territory. At the time of the interview, he was only one of four full blood Quapaws living.
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item H1983.177. Interview with William Batson, 1983/11/29
Administrative Information
William Batson was born in Marietta in 1929. His grandfather was a doctor in Indian Territory. His father was a rancher. Mr. Batson discusses a variety of topics, including the Billy Washington Ranch, Billy Washington's "Hit Man", Judge Love, and the Range Wars. He gives a history of Marietta, including the WWII effort in Marietta. He also speaks about Gene Autry and the Will Powell House.
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The Empire of Colonel Billy Washington, 1969 (5)
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item H1983.178. Interview with W. P. Rowland, 1983/11/29
Administrative Information
W. P. Rowland was born in 1890 in Texas. His father was a "nester" in SW Texas. He describes being burned out by the ranchers in Texas. He reflects on gathering buffalo bones, and gathering wool off fences. Rowland's grandfather was an "herb doctor" during the Civil War. He discusses herbal medicine and other home remedies. He also discusses chores on the farm, including making soap and lye. He describes the Depression of 1907. Other farm-related topics discuessed include cotton farming, mules and horses, sod plows vs. walking plows, and wagons.
Rowland reflects on the schools he attended, the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918, the WWI effort, and Armistice Day. He describes his memories of Billy Washington and a fight in Thackerville. He also talks about the KKK and bootleggers.
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Oklahoma (State)
Marietta (City/Town)
Love (County)
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item H1983.179. Interview with Marguerite Garner, 1983/12/01
Administrative Information
Marguerite B. Garner was born in Vinita in 1906. She was the daughter of Thomas Buffington, Chief of the Cherokee Tribe. She tells stories about her father and describes his personality. She also talks about Will Rogers and Adolphus Gray. Other topics discussed include the Flu Epidemic and WWI. Mrs. Garner was a flapper in the 1920s.
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Letter to DeWitt Clinton Duncan, 1983
Thos. M. Buffington, 1892
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item H1983.180. Interview with Odestine McWatters, 1983/12/01
Administrative Information
Odestine McWatters was born in Lincolnville, I.T. in 1918. Her father had Seneca and Shawnee heritage. Her mother was Quapaw and attended a Quapaw Boarding School. She discusses a variety of Quapaw names and foods. She speaks in detail about Quapaw language, including the setence structure in Quapaw. She also gives a listing of Quapaw words. Other topics discussed include: "Devil's Promenade," "Pincin," the "Spook Light," Quapaw Dances, Indian Football, and a game of shells and sticks.
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Quapaw (City/Town)
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item H1983.181. Interview Idyll Loman, 1982/11/01
Administrative Information
Idyll Loman was born in Missouri in 1897. Her family came to Oklahoma via wagon in 1907, and settled near Geary. She describes the wagon trip. She also discusses chores on the farm, cotton farming, and the Great Depression.
At the time of the interview, Mrs. Loman had recently suffered a stroke and was having problems with her memory.
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item H1983.182. Interview with Charles Rhea, 1983/04/22
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Charles Rhea was born in 1897. He was a World War I veteran. He gives a history of the Capitol City Band as told by John Wilson. He discusses donating his music to the City of Guthrie.
He served in the Marines in the First World War. He describes trench warfare. He was wounded in action during the war.
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Oklahoma (State)
Guthrie (City/Town)
Logan (County)
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item H1983.183. Interview with Rella Watts Looney, 1983/10/31
Administrative Information
Rella Watts Looney was born in 1897. She was an employee of the Oklahoma Historical Society. In this interview, she discusses a variety of topics related to Oklahoma History. These include the Dawes Commission, Railroads, the WPA, and World War I. She also discusses several people, including Dr. Fite in Muskogee, Grant Foreman, Joseph Thoburn, Judge R. L. Williams, and E.E. Dale.
Finally, she gives a history of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Historical Records Survey, and the Indian Archives Division of OHS.
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item H1984.001. Interview with Charles "Doc" A. Long, 1984/01/10
Administrative Information
Charles Long was born in 1881 in Texas. He came to Oklahoma City in 1891. His Grandfather, Thomas Long, was a blacksmith who fought in the Civil War.
Mr. Long describes Britton, OK in 1891. He also describes Mr. Worley, who started St. Lukes Methodist Church in Oklahoma City.
Long made the Land Run of 1892 near Union City. He describes his experience in the run, including the house he built on the claim.
Long attended Hargrove College and the University of Oklahoma. He graduated from OU in 1905. After OU, he studied at Vanderbilt, graduating in 1911. He then went to Brazil for missionary work. He describes WWI from his perspective in Brazil. He also talks about the Flu Epidemic of 1918. In 1919, he returned to Oklahoma and went on to teach school in Arnett.
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item H1984.002. Interview with Earl Keel, 1984/01/11
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Earl Keel was born in 1928 in Stratford, OK. He was a Chickasaw Indian. He discusses ranch life. Keel attended the Dwight Mission School during the Great Depression. From 1942-46, he attended the Chilocco Indian School. He describes life at Chilocco. Keel was a professional boxer in 1942 and 1943. He travled with Joe Louis. He was also a boxer with the Army Special Services in 1951 and 1952. Keel also tells the Chickasaw Panther Story.
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item H1984.003. Interview with Joe Barber, 1984/01/31
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Joe Barber was born in 1915 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He discusses the history of Fort Smith and the Battle of Butler Creek in 1861. Barber gives a history of Oil Exploration in the Cherokee Nation. This includes the Cudahy Oil Company and Oil Leases in the Cherokee Nation in 1896. He speaks about the Sack of Talequah in the Civil War. He also gives a history of Bartlesville, including Jacob Bartles. Other topics discussed including hauling oil by wagon, the Butler family, moonshiners in Northeast Oklahoma, the Lannom House and National Zinc Smelters.
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Oklahoma (State)
Bartlesville (City/Town)
Washington (County)
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item H1984.004. Interview with Flossie Martin, 1984/02/01
Administrative Information
Flossie Martin was born in 1888 in Iowa. She describes his childhood on the farm and in schools in Iowa. She also discusses the Spanish American War, and her experience with early automobiles. Martin came to Tulsa in 1921. She was a librarian at Central High School from 1921 to 1951. She gives a description of Central High School. She also discusses Tulsa in the 1920s and 1930s.
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item H1984.005. Interview with Mary Crow, 1984/02/03
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Mary Crow was born in 1920. Her father was Cherokee and her mother was Delaware. She gives a history of the Delaware tribe. Crow came to Indian Territory in 1867 from Kansas. Her Mother, Ida Miller, attended the Haskell Institute.
Delaware topics discussed include the Grandfather Tribe, the Wolf, Turkey and Turtle Clans, the Big House religion, the 12 Day ritual, and the harvest time ceremony. She also discusses burial practices, land allotment in 1867, Charles Journeycake, and the Chief and 7 tribal members.
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item H1984.055. Interview with Frank Belvin
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Frank Belvin was born in 1914. He was a Choctaw Indian. His brother, Harry Belvin, was a Chief of the Choctaws. Belvin's father was a stockman and a lawyer. Belvin tells stories of the Trail of Tears and discusses tribal organization pre and post-removal. He attended the Goodland Indian school in 1933, and Bacone College in 1933. Belvin also describes prominent Choctaws.
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item H1984.006. Interview with Bobbie Smith, 1984/02/07
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Bobbie Smith was born in 1906. Her parents came to Indian Territory from Alabama. Smith was a charter member of the Rainbow Girls in McAlester. She gives a history of the Rainbow Girls, a Masonic organization. Smith recounts Mr. Sexton organizing the group in 1922.
Smith also discusses the First World War, Armistice Day, Flappers, and the Great Depression. She describes early day McAlester. She also discusses Kendal College in Tulsa and Stevens College in Missouri.
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Oklahoma (State)
McAlester (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.007. Interview with Ruby Freeman, 1984/02/07
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Ruby Freeman was born in 1906. Her parents moved to McAlester in 1894. Freeman's grandfather participated in the Gold Rush of 1849 in California. She discusses home life in early day McAlester, including schools, chores around the house, dances at Dow Lake, Choc Beer and Flappers.
Freeman discusses the coal mining industry in McAlester. She recounts the Wheatly Mine explosion. She worked as a telephone operator from 1921 to 1966. On Pearl Harbor day, she was working the phones. Freeman also discusses Mark Sexton, founder of the Rainbow Girls.
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Oklahoma (State)
McAlester (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.008. Interview with Ruth Jones, 1984/02/07
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Ruth Jones was born in Carbon, OK in 1910. In this interview, she describes her experiences with the coal industry in Oklahoma. She lived on a farm near McAlester. Her grandfather, father, uncle and husband were all involved in the coal industry. They were involved in several mining accidents and explosions.
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item H1984.009. Interview with Phillip Keith, 1984/02/08
Administrative Information
Phillip Keith was born in 1903. He began working in coal mines in 1926. He also worked as a farmer, for 50 cents a day. Keith discusses the coal industry, including custom coal, dog hole mines, and coal trains in the mines. He describes the McAlester #2 mine. The maximum output of the mine was 20 tons a day. Keith describes the size of the coal veins and mine shafts, timbering a mine, working mules in the mines, and air in the mines. He discusses the affect of the Great Depression on the coal mines, miner's unions, black lung and mine disasters.
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Oklahoma (State)
McAlester (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.010. Interview with Genivieve Herrin, 1984/02/08
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Genevieve Herrin was born in 1891. She was a nurse during the First World War. She worked at Camp McArthur in Waco, Texas. She also assisted in the Second World War as a nurse.
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item H1984.011. Interview with Mamie Pate, 1984/02/09/
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Mamie Pate was born in 1896. She was a farm wife. Pate discusses farm life and average days on the farm. She describes chores on the farm, making soap and lye, laundry, rendering lard and quilting. Pate also discusses raising sorghum cane and making mollasses.
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Oklahoma (State)
Wilburton (City/Town)
Latimer (County)
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item H1984.012. Interview with William Beck, 1984/02/09
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William Beck was born in Garfield County in 1897. His father made the Land Run of 1893. They settled on a claim 5 miles east of Hunter. Beck attended Oklahoma A&M. At the beginning of the First World War, he joined the army and went to fight in France.
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item H1984.013. Interview with Absolum Wallen, 1984/02/09
Administrative Information
Absolum Wallen was born in 1903. He was a Choctaw Indian. He recalls his childhood and visiting with old Choctaws. His father died in 1904. He discusses a variety of topics, including beaten corn, wagons, wash wood and stove wood, and curing meat. Wallen's first job was with the WPA in 1929 at the "McCurtain Indian Reservation." He also discusses Choctaw songs.
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Oklahoma (State)
Stigler (City/Town)
Haskell (County)
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item H1984.014. Interview with Carl Albert, 1984/02/09
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Carl Albert was the Speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977. In this interview, he discusses his childhood in southeastern Oklahoma. Albert's father worked in the coal mines. He describes the miners and their duties, and also discusses mine disasters.
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Oklahoma (State)
McAlester (City/Town)
Pittsburg County (County)
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item H1984.015. Interview with Gideon Nance, 1984/02/10
Administrative Information
Gideon Nance was born in 1900. His grandfather, Elfred Eubanks, was a Choctaw Freedman. He was brought to Indian Territory as a slave by the Choctaws. Nance's father was a house slave. When he was freed, he was given 40 acres and a team of mules.
Nance describes chores around the house, peanut and cotton farming, and school. He began working in the Rock Island Mine # 5 in 1917 for $5.29 per day. His first job was picking slate out of the mine. He discusses several aspects of mining, including the chain of command, mule driving in the mine, the size of mine rooms, loading and picking coal, and the air in the mines.
Nance left the mine in 1929. He recounts why he quit mining. He was a farmer in the 1930s. He also worked with the WPA on road work, and worked at the Aldridge Hotel in McAlester.
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Oklahoma (State)
McAlester (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.016. Interview with Santi and Minnie Cioni, 1984/02/10
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Santi and Minnie Cioni were born in Italy. Mr. Cioni immigrated to the US in 1913. Mrs. Cioni came in 1908. Mr. Cioni worked as a coal miner for two years. Cioni discusses Mr. Krebs and the mine disaster of 1898. Krebs was settled by southern Italians.
Cioni was a farmer in Italy. He left from Genoa. The boat trip lasted 9 days. He discusses why he came to Krebs from New York.
Mrs. Cioni's mother worked in Italian linen factory for 10 cents per day. Her father was a sharecropper. Cioni cared for hogs as a child in Italy. She describes her experience on the boat to America. She also tells stories from Italy, and discusses the difference between Northern and Southern Italians.
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Oklahoma (State)
Krebs (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.017. Interview with Mary Jane Hunter, 1984/02/12
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Mary Jane Hunter was born in Nebraska in 1884. She came to Oklahoma in 1889 by covered wagon. Her father came to stake a homestead. He purchased a relinquishment after the run of 1889. Her family settled near Cashion. Hunter discusses life in a sod house, chores on the farm, schools and the wheat harvest. She married in Guthrie in 1901, and moved to Lockridge, OK. She describes statehood day in Lockridge, as well as dust storms.
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item H1984.018. Interview with Edward Thompson, 1984/02/13
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Edward Thompson was born April 1904. He is a member of the Delaware tribe. He discusses the history of the Delaware Indians including language, legends, dances, ceremonies, and societies. Additionally, he describes chores he did on the farm, the wheat harvest, and the maintenance on wagons.
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item H1984.019. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hampton, 1984/01/10
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Thomas Hampton was born in 1894. Mrs. Hampton was born in 1903. Thomas came to Oklahoma in 1901. He describes life on a cotton farm. Hampton was a veteran of the First World War. He recounts basic training in Presidio in 1917. In 1918, he was sent to Liverpool, England. The trip lasted 13 days. He then went to Le Harve, France. He was gassed in the Muese-Argonne and St. Miehl. Hampton recounts armistice day in France and his return trip to the US. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton married in 1920. They also recount the Tulsa Race Riot.
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item H1984.020. Interview with Irvin Hurst, 1984/02/29
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Irvin Hurst was born in 1904. His father worked in the oil fields. Hurst reflects on his childhood in the oil boom days. He describes wooden oil rigs, oil tools and the Cushing oil field. He also speaks about early Oklahoma City. Topics discussed include the 1889 run and the provisional city government, Jack Walton, Captain Stiles. In 1929 he began working for the Oklahoma City Times.
In 1954, Hurst ran for Lt. Governor. He discusses the different governors of Oklahoma. This includes William Murray and the toll bridge dispute, as well as caling out the National Guard to the oil fields. He also discusses C.N. Haskell and George Nigh.
Other topics discussed include Oklahoma A&M, Dr. Angelo Scott, the "You Lamb" Rebellion, Oscar Ameringer and the Socialist movement, Amil Brock and Sooners, and the Fred Barde Collection.
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Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
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item H1984.021. Interview with Pearl Todd Fairbanks, 1984/03/03
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Pearl Fairbanks was born in 1898. She discusses her childhood and schooling in Arkansas. Her family moved to Indian Territory, near McLoud. Her grandfather was in the Civil war. Her father was killed in a wagon accident in 1889. She gives a lengthy family history, and also discusses outlaws.
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Photographs. (13)
Manuscripts. (4)
The Vaughans family history. (1)
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item H1984.022. Interview with Beulah Ward, 1984/03/06
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Beulah Ward was born in 1916. She reflects on her childhood on a farm. Ward describes cotton farming, sorghum, making soap and timfulla, and curing pork. She describes the flappers of the 1920s. She married in 1932. During WWII, she was a lookout.
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item H1984.023. Interview with Melvina Baker, 1984/03/06
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Melvina Baker was born in 1909. She was a Choctaw Indian. Her mother came to Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears. Her father was Edward Colbert. Baker discusses a variety of home remedies, including buck brush for the flu and red onion skin for whooping cough. She also describes indian foods such as hominy. Baker attended the Academy at Tuskhoma. She describes the academy and the uniforms worn at the academy.
Baker discusses Choctaw Language and culture. She explains the Choctaw alphabet, and lists Choctaw words and their English equivalents. She also describes Stick Ball.
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item H1984.024. Interview with McCurtain Scott, 1984/03/06
Jordan, Emaline [Interviewer]
Reyes, Rena [Interviewer]
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Mr. McCurtain Scott was born 1914 in Kinta, Oklahoma. His grandfather, Chief Green McCurtain was a scout for the Choctaw regiment in the Civil War. McCurtain's father was a rancher and also the treasurer of the Choctaw Nation.
McCurtain discusses World War I and II and the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and shares memories of Bill Stigler. McCurtain was a 1936 graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He volunteered for the draft in 1941. Topics discussed include Pearl Harbor, George Patton and the German Surrender.
McCurtain also discusses the Choctaw language and history, and describes the Clans of the Choctaw Nation, as well as Pushmataha's last words.
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Stigler (City/Town)
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item H1984.025. Interview with Pocahontas Alford, 1984/03/07
Brown, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Pocahontas Alford was born in 1919. Her grandfather was Edmund McCurtain. She discusses home life and remedies. This includes the difference between wash wood and stove wood, making lye and soap, funerals and schooling. Alford also describes Choctaw language and food. She married Warren Alford in 1945.
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item H1984.026. Interview with Lucinda Chubbee, 1984/03/03
Brown, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lucinda Chubbee was born in 1894 in McCurtain, Oklahoma. Her father was Austin Chubbee and her mother was Lily Wilson. Chubbee was a Choctaw Indian raised in the white community. She discusses farm life in the Choctaw Nation, including cotton farming. Chubbee also describes life as a Choctaw. This includes the Choctaw Language, the Indian Ball Game, Indian Medicine, and Choctaw food. Chubbee also talks about having a Choctaw name and a "white" name.
The Chubbee allotment was near Kinta, and was 160 acres. She discusses the allotment of Choctaw lands, and the founding of Keota. Keota means "fire gone out." Chubbee attended public schools, while her brothers attended Jones Academy. The women in her family were not given much education.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Kinta (City/Town)
Haskell (County)
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item H1984.027. Interview with Rayson Billey, 1984/03/07
Jordan, Emaline [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Rayson Billey was born in 1918 in Atoka. He was a Choctaw Indian and veteran of WWII. He attended the Jones Academy. In 1940 he joined the National Guard. He was sent overseas in 1943. He fought in North Africa and Sicily. He describes Salerno and Anzio. He also discusses Bill Mauldin. He was a model for Willy in "Willy and Joe." Billey describes the capture of a German Airbase. He was a POW for 4 days and escaped. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.028. Interview with Allie Statham, 1984/03/08
Administrative Information
Allie Statham was born in 1894. She was a Choctaw Indian. Her great-grandfather was David Folsom. Her father, Albert Folsom, was a farmer and rancher. She describes life and chores on the ranch. She discusses the Dawes Commission. Statham attended school at Tuskahoma. She describes her duties at the school. The school burned down in 1919. She married in 1913. Statham discusses WWI and the McCurtain Mine Disaster. She also discusses Choctaw culture and medicine.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.029. Interview with Rena Reyes, 1984/03/08
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Rena Reyes was born near Lequire, Oklahoma in 1911. Her mother was a member of the Folsom Family. Reyes was a Choctaw Indian. She discusses the Trail of Tears. Her mother attended Tuskhoma Academy. Reyes attended Chilocco School from 1929-1931. She describes the school, including duties, the Matron, and average days at the school. Reyes also worked at Ship Rock Indian School in New Mexico. She also discusses WWII and the atomic bomb.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.030.. Group Interview with Ruth James, Mary James, Ely Christie, Absolum Warren, Melvina Baker and Johnnie Stevenson, 1984/03/08
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This interview is with a group of Choctaw Singers. They sing "Precious Memories," "Amazing Grace," "Press Along," "#112," "Sweet Bye & Bye," and "How Great Thou Art." This group was present at a meeting of the Chatha Heritage Society.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Stigler (City/Town)
Haskell (County)
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item H1984.031. Interview with Lillian Walkabout, 1984/03/09
Administrative Information
Lillian Walkabout was born in 1912. She was a Choctaw Indian. Her father was a Baptist missionary. Walkabout describes her childhood and time at the Center Point Boarding School. She also discusses cotton farming and the Choctaw language. She later attended the Eufaula Boarding School. Walkabout worked in a garment factory. She moved to Keota in 1969 from Muskogee.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.032. Interview with Frances Rosser Brown, 1984/03/09
Administrative Information
Frances Rosser Brown was was born in Indian Territory in 1889. His father was Malcom Rosser, from Arkansas. His mother was Mary Rodgers, from Stringtown, Oklahoma. She was the great grandaughter of Samuel Rutherford. Rutherford lived in Skullyville and was an agent to the Choctaws and Seminoles. He visited the trading post at Three Forks in 1817. Her great grandmother cared for the slaves in Skulleyville. During the Civil War the family went to Waxahacie, TX.
Brown's grandfather was in charge of the commissary at Bogey Depot and lived in the Allen Wright home. Brown discusses railroads in Indian Territory. She also discusses the Battle of Honey Springs, and the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. She also discusses tribal splitting during the Civil War, as well as Jesse Bushyhead and Going Snake.
Her father made the Land Run of 1893 in the Cherokee Outlet. Brown herself attended the University of Oklahoma in 1917. She describes the home front during WWI.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.032. Interview with Thomas Jefferson Pressley, 1984/03/09
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item H1984.033. Interview with John Burwell, 1984/03/20
Administrative Information
John Burwell was born in 1917. He came to Oklahoma in 1921. His father was with an oil company organized by Cecil B. Demille. They moved to Tulsa in 1927 after the company went bankrupt. Burwell attended Oklahoma A&M from 1935-37. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Forestry in 1939. He worked for Tulsa City Parks, and later Dierks in DeQueen, Ark. He gives a history of Dierks. Burwell discusses virgin forests and cross-breeding for superior trees. He was a land manager for Dierks, which eventually sold out to Weyerhauser. Burwell was drafted in 1941 and fought in WWII. He fought in the Italian campaign, and at Monte Cassino.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.034. Interview with Stella Crosby, 1984/03/21
Administrative Information
Stella Crosby was born in 1920. She attended Wheelock Academy. She gives a history of Wheelock, and describes an average day at the school. There were 80 graduates in her class. Crosby attended the Haskell Institute for 4 years. She also describes Joseph Oklahomabi.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.035. Interview with John Bain, 1984/03/21
Administrative Information
John Bain was born in 1921. He worked for the US Forest Service, and was the director of the Forest Heritage Center.
Bain discusses why his parents came to Oklahoma. He describes early Broken Bow. He also gives a history of Dierks and the sawmills at Wright City and Broken Bow. Bain discusses the Pine Belt Lumber Company. He worked for the CCC during the depression. He describes the forests of the Ouachita mountains. Bain also gives a history of the Forest Heritage Center. He discusses the reasons for Dierks selling out to Weyerhauser.
Item List
Wright City Pine Lumber Sawmill History. (8)
Letter, Forest Heritage and Education Center of the South, Inc. (1)
Forest Lady - Hazel Durell. (6)
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Broken Bow (City/Town)
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item H1984.036. Interview with William Boyce, 1984/03/21
Administrative Information
William Boyce was born in 1899. He worked in the saw mill for Dierks Lumber Company. Boyce gives a history of the Broken Bow saw mill. He started working in the Wright City saw mill in 1920. The saw mill was powered by steam. Boyce recalls the camp houses at the mill. He describes hauling logs by mule teams, turning and sawing logs on a carriage, and flooring and sizing machines. He eventually became an office manager for Dierks. Boyce describes the Dierks family, and the effects of the Great Depression on Dierks.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Broken Bow (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.037. Interview with R. L. Wallace, 1984/03/22
Administrative Information
R. L. Wallace was born in 1913. His father was a blacksmith in Tennessee. Wallace reflects on chores in the blacksmith shop and around the farm. He started working in the Wright City saw mill in 1933. He describes his different jobs around the mill. Wallace also explains the different steps in the milling process, from tree to finished product. He discusses the sale of Dierks to Weyerhauser, and the effects of WWII on Dierks.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Broken Bow (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.038. Interview with Dale Campbell, 1984/03/22
Administrative Information
Dale Campbell was born in 1924. He was a radar technician during WWII. He describes his experiences during the war. Campbell explains his reasons for entering the forestry industry. He began working at Dierks in Eagletown in 1951, and became the District Forester for Dierks. He gives a history of Dierks Lumber Company. Campbell describes forestry fire-fighting, and why fires are set. He discusses camp towns, and seed tree operations. He discusses Dierks role in the war effort. He also gives a history of the Forestry Heritage Center. Eventually he became a production manager for Weyerhauser. Campbell explains why Dierks sold to Weyerhauser.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.039. Interview with W.C. Slater, 1984/03/22
Administrative Information
W.C. Slater was born in 1915. His father worked for the Alabama and Florida Lumber Company. Slater describes logging in Florida. He tells his father's reasons for coming to Oklahoma, and describes life in Oklahoma. He discusses chores on their farm near Broken Bow, plowing with horses and mules and cotton farming. Slater began working for Dierks lumber in 1933. He discusses many aspects of the lumber industry and lumber milling process. He also gives a history of Dierks and the effects of WWII on Dierks. Slater became a manager at the Dierks sawmill in 1942, and retired from Weyerhauser in 1973. He discusses why Dierks sold to Weyerhauser.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.040. Interview with Tom Pate, 1984/03/23
Administrative Information
Tom Pate was born in 1926 in Lutie, Oklahoma. His father was a coal miner, whose family left Alabama after the Civil War. Pate gives a history of the coal mines around Wilburton. He describes the Italian immigrants in the area, camp towns, and the different types of mines. He also describes mining operations and mine disasters. The # 3 mine exploded in 1930. Pate discusses why the mines closed.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Lutie (City/Town)
Latimer (County)
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item H1984.041. Interview with Emmet Stivers, 1984/03/23
Administrative Information
Emmett Stivers was born in 1893. He was a coal miner. His uncle worked as a butcher in Oklahoma City in 1895. His father was in the first Legislature after statehood. Stivers came to Wilburton in 1904. He began working in the mines in 1906 as a trapper. He describes mine operations and camp towns. He also discusses mine disasters, and why the coal mines closed.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Wilburton (City/Town)
Latimer (County)
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item H1984.042. Interview with Ed Jarvis, 1984/03/26
Administrative Information
Ed Jarvis was born in 1904 in Phillips, I.T. His father was a miner in Missouri. Jarvis began working in the Wilburton mines in 1920 as a trapper. He discusses mine operations, life in the mines and "black lung". On January 13, 1926, 91 miners were killed in an explosion at mine # 21. Jarvis helped remove the bodies to a temporary morgue. He describes the cause of the explosion. Jarvis also describes Wilburton in the 1920s. He worked at SE College in Durant during WWII.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Oklahoma (State)
Wilburton (City/Town)
Latimer (County)
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item H1984.043. Interview with Roy McKee, 1984/03/27
Administrative Information
Roy McKee was born in Arkansas in 1905. He worked in the lumber industry. His father was a farmer in Arkansas. The family came to Oklahoma in 1910 and settled near Idabel. McKee's first job in the lumber industry was cutting hickory blanks for handles. He worked for Dugan Lumber Company. McKee describes the effects of the Great Depression on the lumber industry. He also discusses why Dierks sold to Weyerhauser. Other topics discussed include early Idabel, reasons for going into forestry, and the Choctaws.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Oklahoma (State)
Idabel (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.044. Interview with Isaac James, 3/28/1984
Administrative Information
Isaac James was born in 1906. He was a Choctaw Indian. James recalls his childhood, chores on the farm and the Boktuklo church. He describes how Choctaw life changed in his lifetime. James explains how he came to ministry. He discusses Choctaw language and culture. This includes choctaw food, stories, and why some Choctaws took English names.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Broken Bow (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.045. Interview with Dale Finney, 1984/03/28
Administrative Information
Dale Finney was born in 1918 in Arkansas. He was a sawyer for Dierks Lumber Company. Finney's father was a minister. They came to Idabel in 1920. Finney began working in the saw mill in 1936 as a lumber wrapper. He describes several aspects of the lumber milling process. Finney became a sawyer at Wright City in 1939. He discusses Idabel during WWII.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Broken Bow (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.046. Interview with Jay Bell, 1984/03/28
Administrative Information
Jay Bell was born in 1921. He was the superintendent of Beaver's Bend State Park, and worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps. Bell discusses his childhood, and early Octavia and Big Cedar. He describes the CCC camp at Stap, OK. He also outlines the organization of CCC camps, and describes an average day at the camps. Bell discusses WWII. He also talks about the advent of park rangers in Oklahoma state parks.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Oklahoma (State)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.047. Interview with E. Ainsworth Moore, 1984/03/29
Administrative Information
E.A. Moore was born in 1907 near Skullyville. He was a Choctaw Indian. His grandfather was a travelling salesman in the Choctaw Nation. Moore tells stories of the Choctaw Nation. His grandmother came by boat to Swallo Point. Moore's father was in the first legislature. Moore moved to Spiro in 1917. He describes WWI in Spiro. Moore reflects on the Great Depression, and his work with the US Weather Bureau. He also tells some of his grandfather's Civil War stories.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Oklahoma (State)
Spiro (City/Town)
LeFlore (County)
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item H1984.048. Interview with George Scott, 1984/03/29
Brown, James [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
George Scott was born in 1912 in Kinta, OK. He was a Choctaw and the grandson of Green McCurtain, chief of the Choctaws. His father was a banker and cattleman, and also the treasurer of the Choctaw Nation. Scott discusses a variety of Choctaw topics, including stick-ball, lighthorsemen and other Choctaw stories. Scott attended the University of Michigan and played football with Gerald Ford. He earned at masters degree at Oklahoma A&M and was later an athletic coach.
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item H1984.049. Interview with Sarah Pierce, 1984/03/30
Administrative Information
Sarah Pierce was born in 1907 in Georgia. Her husband was a missionary in the Choctaw Nation. She met her husband at the Fort Worth Baptist Seminary. She came to Wilburton in 1940. She describes Wilburton during WWII. Pierce was against allying with Russia during the war. She helped found and worked with a number of churches in southeastern Oklahoma. Pierce worked with the Choctaws, and attempted to learn the Choctaw language. She describes Choctaw funeral practices.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Wilburton (City/Town)
Latimer (County)
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item H1984.050. Interview with Lucinda Hicks, 1984/03/30
Administrative Information
Lucinda Hicks was born in 1921. She was a Choctaw Indian. Hicks attended the Wheelock Academy from 1928-32. She describes an average day at the Academy. Hicks was not allowed to speak Choctaw at the Academy. Her husband was a sawyer in the sawmills. Hicks discusses a variety of Choctaw topics, including festivals, traditional clothing and designs, tribal politics, Choctaw language, food, and tribal history.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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(State)
Broken Bow (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1984.051. Interview with Randy Jacob, 1984/03/30
Administrative Information
Randy Jacob was born in 1937 in Wright City Oklahoma. He is a Choctaw Indian. Jacob gives a history of the Choctaw Tribe. He describes the organization of the tribe before removal, heredity chiefs, matrilineal society, warrior societies and succession of chiefs. Jacob discusses the different tribes that came to make up the Choctaws. He outlines the organization of the Western Choctaws after removal, and the Choctaw Consitution of 1860. Jacob describes choctaw culture, including traditional religion, the creation story, "horizontal society," and other Choctaw stories.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Idabel (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.052. Interview with Dave Kanitobe, 1984/03/30
Administrative Information
Dave Kanitobe was born in Idabel in 1916. He was a Choctaw Indian. Kanitobe attended the Goodland Indian School, as well as Murray State College and Bacone College. He served in the US Navy during WWII. After the war, he worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kanitobe explains why he decided to leave the BIA. Kanitobe also talks about his experience learning English at Goodland. He later worked at the Choctaw Cultural Heritage Center in Hugo.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Oklahoma (State)
Eagletown (City/Town)
McCurtain (County)
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item H1984.053. Interview with Goldie Murphy, 1984/03/16
Administrative Information
Goldie Murphy was born in 1895. Her father was a farmer who came to No Man's Land from Iowa. He then went to Fort Reno to make the 1889 land run. Both of her parents staked claims. Murphy's father scouted the land prior to the run. She discusses a variety of topics related to early Oklahoma Territory, including wheat harvesting, country doctors and medicine, and wagons.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.054. Interview with Burl Pennington, 1984/03/28
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item H1984.056. Interview with Garold Holstine, 1984/04/10
Administrative Information
Garold Holstine was born in 1909. He was the President of Bacone College. Holstine's father was a farmer. Holstine attended the West Bethel School and the Western Illinois Academy. He received a masters degree and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His dissertation was a 45 minute film. He served in the US Navy During WWII, from 1944-45. Holstine gives a history of Bacone, including the founding and the reason the school was moved.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.057. Interview with George Stevenson, 1984/04/10
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George Stevenson was born in 1942. He attended school in Tulsa, and went to Ouachita College in Arkansas. Here he received an MA in music. He served in Vietnam. Stevenson describes his experiences in Vietnam. Stevenson is a Choctaw Indian, and discusses Choctaw music and culture. This includes Choctaw Hymnality, Choctaw tunes, traditional religion and music, and other Choctaw cultural practices.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Muskogee (City/Town)
Muskogee (County)
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item H1984.058. Interview with Ruth James, 1984/04/11
Administrative Information
Ruth James was born in 1928. Her father was a newspaper man. He lost his newspaper in the 1930s during the Depression. James attended the Keota school, and later attended Chilocco Indian School. She describes life at Chilocco. After Chilocco, she attended Southeastern College in Durant. James is a Choctaw. She discusses Choctaw dances and songs.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Oklahoma (State)
Muskogee (City/Town)
Muskogee (County)
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item H1984.059. Interview with Claude Gilbert, 1984/04/12
Administrative Information
Claude Gilbert was born in 1926. He gives a history of the Choctaws. This includes the migration of Choctaws from West to East, contact with the Spanish and Tuskaloosa. He tells of removal during wintertime, and other stories of removal. Gilbert discusses a variety of other Choctaw topics, including the Choctaw calendar, the Sequoyah Convention, and Choctaw brigades during the Civil War. Persons mentioned in the interview include R.M. Jones and Rose Hill, David Folsom, Peter Pitchlyn and Joseph Oklahombi.
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item H1984.061. Interview with Emaline Jordan, Lillian Walkabout, James Brown & Rena Reyes, 1984/04/15
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This is a video of a traditional Choctaw dinner. It was filmed at Only Way Baptist Church near Keota. The group, part of the CHATHA Heritage Society, cook Banaha, fry bread, Toshalabona, and blackberry dumplings.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Keota (City/Town)
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item H1984.062. Interview with Dale Finney and Johnnie Kiser, 1984/03/22
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This video was filmed at the Forest Heritage Center in Beavers Bend State Park. Finney and Dale use sign language to communicate in the interview, and translate the signs. Sign language was used in saw mills to communicate over noise.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Beavers Bend (City/Town)
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item H1984.063. Interview with Charles T. Hall, 1984/04/06
Foster, Gerald [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Charles T. Hall was born in 1898. His father was a coal miner. Hall discusses attending school in the Creek Nation. His family moved to Wilburton in 1905. Hall herded cattle for C.C. Dunlap. He discusses the cattle ranching business. Hall later worked for the Mangolia Oil Company. He describes gas and oil production, as well as camp towns. Hall also discusses Pretty Boy Floyd.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Wilburton (City/Town)
Latimer (County)
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item H1984.064. Interview with Solomon Kent, 1984/05/08
Administrative Information
Solomon Kent was born in 1898 in a Tipi near Headquarter Creek in Lincoln County. His grandfather was Nanauaway, chief of the Iowa Tribe. Kent himself eventually became chief of the Iowas. He discusses Quaker missionaries visiting the Iowa tribe, his family, and Frank Eaton.
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item H1984.065. interview with Peggy Crane and Ethyl Purdue, 1984/05/22
Administrative Information
Ethyl Purdue was born in 1902. Her daughter, Peggy, was born in 1924. Purdue came to Oklahoma in 1910 in a covered wagon. Her grandfather served in the Confederate army and was killed in the Civil War. Purdue tells stories of the Civil War in Arkansas. Purdue and Crane discuss the Great Depression. They made moonshine during prohibition. They hid their still in a cornfield.
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item H1984.066. Interview with Ruby Risen, 1983/03/18
Administrative Information
Ruby Risen came to Hooker, OK in 1919. Her husband was a 1913 graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He was in the Chemical Service during the First World War. He also worked as a telegrapher for the railroad. Mrs. Risen gives a walking tour of her home in the interview.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Hooker (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1984.067. Interview with Sara Thomason, 1983/04/18
Administrative Information
Sara Thomason was born in 1907 in Pauls Valley. She gives a history of Pauls Valley. Thomason was a retired teacher. Her mother was the first female lawyer west of the Mississippi.
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Pauls Valley (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (State)
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item H1984.068. Interview with Irene Potts, 1963/03/29
Administrative Information
Irene Potts was born in 1888. Her husband was the Chief Clerk at Fort Reno. She describes Fort Reno. This includes the horses at the fort and descriptions of houses of Fort Russel and Reno. She also discusses schools in Darlington and the 1918 flu epidemic.
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Oklahoma (State)
El Reno (City/Town)
Canadian (County)
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item H1984.069. Speech by Pendelton Woods, 1983/11/03
Administrative Information
This is a speech by Pendleton Woods to a group of World War II veterans, called "Memories of the Winter of 1944." He discusses life in a prison camp in Europe. This experience included hunger, cold, moving from prison to prison and overcrowding. At one point, his prison was accidentally bombed by the British. He escaped as the Russians were approaching, and it took 5 days to reach friendly lines.
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item H1984.070. Interview with Agnes Ivy Darrow, 1974/12/01
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Agnes Ivy Darrow moved to Harmon County from Texas at age 19. She was a farmers wife. She discusses a variety of topics related to farm life and education as a woman.
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item H1984.071. Interview with Frank Darrow, 1974
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Frank Darrow was born in a sod house near Mustang, OK. He recalls flooding on the Canadian River, as well as a train wreck on the Canadian River Bridge. Darrow describes a lottery that was held in 1901. He sold fruit to people coming to enter the lottery. Darrow served in the First World War. He describes the 1918 flu epidemic.. Other topics discussed include Oklahoma A&M, farming and the Great Depression.
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item H1984.072. Interview with Mary Strange Howe, 1984/06/04
Andrews, Robena [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mary Strange Howe was born in 1911. She recalls life in a Dugout. Howe also recounts Civil War Stories. She describes her experience during the First World War and the flu epidemic. Howe also discusses the Great Depression and the Second World War, including food rationing.
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item H1984.073. Interview with Mary Ethel Cole, 1984/06/04
Administrative Information
Mary Ethel Cole was born in 1903. Her father, James Masten, was a doctor for the Cheyenne Tribe. He made the land run of 1892. The family lived for a time in a dugout. Cole discusses the Cheyenne Tribe, including the Red Moon School and Chief White Shield. She also discusses a variety of topics related to agriculture.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Weatherford (City/Town)
Custer (County)
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item H1984.074. Interview with J.D. Schlichting, 1984/06/05
Administrative Information
J.D. Schlichting was born in Russia in 1891. His family left Prussia for Russia in 1848. They eventually left Russia for Canada, and then came to Oklahoma. Schlichting's father filed on a claim in 1893. He describes life in a dugout and on the farm. Schlichting also discusses the First World War, and treatment of Germans in Southwest Oklahoma during the war. He gives a history of Corn, OK, including the changing of the spelling from Korn.
Item List
The Life Story of Johann Marin Schlichting. (12)
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Oklahoma (State)
Corn (City/Town)
Washita (County)
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item H1984.075. Interview with Woodrow Gore, 1984/06/06
Administrative Information
Woodrow Gore was born in 1914. He was once the president of the Dewey County Historical Society. Gore gives a history of Dewey County. Topics discussed include agriculture, water, outlaws, the 1892 land run and military law, and horse theivery.
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item H1984.076. Interview with John McFarland, 1984/06/06
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John McFarland was born in 1905. His father homesteaded in Oklahoma in 1902. He discusses his fathers reasons for coming to Oklahoma. McFarland was born in a sod house. He describes life in a sod house, as well as building sod houses. McFarland also discusses cattle ranching.
McFarland began making hunting horns in 1921. He gives a history of hunting horns, and also discusses the process of making the horns.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.077. Interview with Hattie Coffelt, 1984/06/06
Administrative Information
Hattie Coffelt was born in 1895. Her father made the land run of 1892. The family lived in a one room log house. Coffelt describes farm life and early Blaine County. She also recounts her family's Civil War stories.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
(State)
(City/Town)
(County)
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item H1984.078. Interview with Ethel Jordan, 1984/06/06
Administrative Information
Ethel Jordan was born in 1905 near Alene, OK. Her family moved to Arizona in 1910 and returned to Oklahoma in 1916. She attended the Cheyenne Valley School. Her husband, Jay Jordan, was a wheat rancher. She discusses farming and ranching. She also discusses the Depression and WWII. Her great grandfather Vance was a confederate soldier.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Fairview (City/Town)
Major (County)
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item H1984.079. Interview with Augusta Specht, 1984/06/07
Administrative Information
Augusta Specht was born in 1889. Her father, a German Immigrant, was the first physician in Fairview. He made the land run of 1893 from the south. She recounts his experience filing on the claim and building a sod house. The family came to Fairview from Topeka, KS. Augusta's sister Elsie was the first female physician in Oklahoma Territory. Specht dicusses farm life, outlaws, WWI, the flu epidemic of 1918, and the dust storms of the 1930s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Fairview (City/Town)
Major (County)
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item H1984.080. Interview with Roxie Dee Wilson, 1984/06/07
Administrative Information
Roxie Dee Wilson was born in 1913 in Gage, OK. Her parents came to Oklahoma in 1901. Wilson describes farm life, sod houses and schools. She also recounts armistice day, the stock market crash in 1929, and the 1930s. She worked for the WPA in a mattress factory in Gage. She eventually became a teacher and retired in Fairview.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Fairview (City/Town)
Major (County)
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item H1984.081. Interview with Kelly Clemon, 1984/06/08
Administrative Information
Clemon Kelly was born in 1902. His father was a pioneer physician in Watonga. He also owned a brick kiln and provided brick for most of the buildings in Watonga. Mr. Kelly describes early day Watonga, as well as prejudice in Watonga. He also discusses governor T.B. Ferguson, who was his father's rival. Kelly describes his first car, a 1909 Ford. He attended Yale and owned a newspaper for a time. He sold the newspaper in 1928. Kelly also discusses the Great Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Watonga (City/Town)
Blaine (County)
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item H1984.082. Interview with Lillian Cronkite, 1984/06/08
Administrative Information
Lillian Cronkite was born in 1905. Her family came to Watonga in 1911 from Tennessee. Cronkite describes early day Watonga, including prominent citizens of Watonga. She discusses agriculture, ranching and the dust bowl of the 1930s. This includes attempts to save the topsoil during dust storms. Roman Nose state park was on the Cronkite Ranch. Cronkite also gives stories of Governor Ferguson and the Ferguson Home, as well as Civil War stories.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.083. Interview with John Knudsen, 1984/06/08
Administrative Information
John Knudsen was born in 1940 in Pennsylvania. His father and grandfather were born in Denmark. They established dairy plants in New York and Pennsylvania. Knudsen discusses reasons for coming to Oklahoma, and the establishment of the cheese factory in Watonga. He gives a history of the factory, discusses competition with other cheese factories, and the effects of WWII on the cheese industry. He also describes the cheese making process.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.084. Interview with Laura Youngblood, 1984/07/05
Coleman, Louis [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Laura Youngblood was born in March 1891. She attended the world fair in St. Lois in 1904. She attended Kidd-Key College in Sherman, Texas. She graduated in 1910. Her father had one of the first bath tubs in the area with an indoor system that piped in water. In 1910 her father bought the family's first car. Youngblood discusses the history of her family and Kidd-Key college.
Item List
Article from Harlow's Weekly "An Indian--a Leader for Half a Century".
Article from The Daily Ardmoreite "Laura Howell Youngblood Surrounded by Reminders.", 1980/03/30
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item H1984.085. Interview with Ted Reynolds, 1984/07/25
Administrative Information
Ted Reynolds was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1906. His father's first job in Norman was being a dealer in a gambling tent. He worked for the war effort in World War One and was called to the ministry in 1951. He discusses the battle between the Peyote cult and the Christian Church, the Depression of the 1930s, and the Caddo Indians.
Item List
Reynolds and Brannon Family Lines.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.086. Interview with Arrah Hancock, 1984/07/26
Administrative Information
Arrah Hancock was born in 1897. Her family moved to Oklahoma in 1900. Her grandfather was a doctor for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and was killed in the war. Her father worked in a dry goods store. Hancock describes various aspects of her childhood, inlcuding floods on the Cimarron river, mail delivery by stagecoach, and school at the Pickett Prairie School. She describes early day Sapulpa and Tulsa. During WWI, Hancock lived on a oil lease. Her husband worked on the rigs. Hancock also describes life during the Depression and WWII.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.087. Interview with Floy Buxton, 1984/07/27
Administrative Information
Floy Buxton was born in 1898 in Alma, OK. She discusses her family's history in the South during the Civil War. See detailed attached detailed synopsis.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.088. Interview with Leroy Goodman, 1984/08/03
Administrative Information
Leroy Goodman was born in 1898 in Lexington, OK. He was a veteran of WWI. Goodman's father ran a dairy. He describes the Last Chance Saloon on the Canadian River, as well as the brewery at Lexington. Goodman attended Ohio State University, and eventually went on to become a doctor. He interned at the Old Oklahoma General Hosptial. During the First World War, he served as a medical tech in France. Goodman describes his experiences during the war. He also discusses early day Yukon, the Depression, and WWII. His grandfather fought for the Union in the Civil War.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Yukon (City/Town)
Canadian (County)
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item H1984.089. Interview with Charles Penoi, 1984/08/03
Administrative Information
Charles Penoi was born in Anadarko in 1911. His father was Pueblo and his mother was Cherokee. Penoi discusses the Pueblo revolution in the 1600s. He also discusses the Cherokee Female Seminary, the Kiowa Agency and schools in Andadarko. Penoi describes the WWI effort at the Kiowa agency. He was a member of the 45th infantry divison during WWII. Penoi describes the campaigns in Africa and Italy.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
El Reno (City/Town)
Canadian (County)
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item H1984.090. Interview with Howard Holdge, 1894/08/08
Administrative Information
Howard Holdge was born in 1909 in Frederick, OK. The family moved to the Ft. Washita area. They farmed cotton. His father was killed in 1927. During the Depression, Holdge quarried rock at Ft. Sill for the WPA. He was known as the "Peanut King" in 1944. Other topics discussed include Charles Colbert, William H. Murray, and dust storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Ft. Cobb (City/Town)
Caddo (County)
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item H1984.091. Interview with Mary Umstead, 1984/06/13
Administrative Information
Mary Umstead was born in Kansas in 1883. She came to Oklahoma after High School in Kansas. Her grandmother was a house slave in Kentucky. Umstead tells stories of the slave days. She also discusses life in a sod house in Kansas, and prairie fires in Kansas. Umstead worked as a teacher in McAlester. She discusses black workers in the coal mines in McAlester, Jim Crow Law, and teaching in an all black school.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Enid (City/Town)
Garfield (County)
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item H1984.092. Interview with George Parker, 1984/08/02
Administrative Information
George Parker was born in 1888. He came to Oklahoma by wagon in 1904. He describes the trip to Oklahoma, and crossing the South Canadian River. His family settled south Purcell. Parker discusses renting Indian land, and describes Lexington in 1904. There were 13 saloons in Lexington.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Lexington (City/Town)
Cleveland (County)
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item H1984.093. Interview with J. Hobart Hiner, 1984/08/20
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.094. Interview with (Mrs.) Floyd Dixon, 1984/08/20
Administrative Information
Mrs. Dixon was born in 1892 in Iowa. She came to Oklahoma in 1897. She describes the train trip, filing on the homestead, and living in a dugout. Dixon also describes the inauguration of Charles Haskell and statehood day. She lived in Woodward during the 1947 tornado.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.095. Interview with Thornton L. Davis, 1984/08/20
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Thornton L. Davis was born in 1908 in Woodward County. His grandfather fought in the Civil War. His father came to Indian Territory and worked on the Syndicate Ranch. Davis describes various aspects of Cattle Ranching. He also worked as a rancher. Davis discusses the Depression and entertainment in the 1930s. He was a medic during WWII. Davis also discusses the Woodward tornado of 1947.
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item H1984.096. Interview with J.R. Duncan, 1984/08/20
Administrative Information
J.R. Duncan was born in 1900. His father was a rancher in Missouri prior to homesteading near Ioland, OK. The family lived in a cedar log dugout. Duncan graudated from Woodward High School in 1917, and studied at the Sweeney Auto School in Kansas City. During WWII, Duncan worked at the Buick plant in Flint, Michigan. He also discusses dust storms and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.097. Interview with Houston Youngblood, 1984/08/20
Administrative Information
Houston Youngblood was born in 1906 in the Cherokee Nation. His great grandmother came on the Trail of Tears. Youngblood discusses cotton farming, as well as cotton during WWI. He also tells Civil War stories. His grandfather served with Stand Watie. Youngblood was a postman for the army during WWII. He also discusses dust storms and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.098. Interview with Fred Hudson, 1984/08/21
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Fred Hudson was born in 1908. His parents came to Oklahoma from Arkansas to file on a homestead. He describes farm life, including maintenance on wagons and buggies. Hudson discusses life in the Woodward area. He also describes dust storms and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.099. Interview with Brice Jackson, 1984/08/21
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available.
Brice Jackson was born in 1903. He came to Northwest Oklahoma in 1924. Jackson's father was farmer, and his grandfather fought in the Civil War. He tells his grandfather's Civil War stories. Jackson describes the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. He describes saving the top soil during dust storms. Jackson also discusses "Black Sunday."
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.100. Interview with Nellie Alexander, 1984/08/21
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Nellie Alexander was born near Fargo, Oklahoma in 1907. Her parents came to Oklahoma from Missouri in 1907. She went to California in 1929 and worked in fruit orchards. She returned to Oklahoma and helped to clean up after the tornado of 1947 in Woodward. She shares her experiences of living in a tent in the fields, reaction to "okies" in California, and Pearl Harbor Day. Additionally, she explains why "okie" is a bad word.
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item H1984.101. Interview with Zella Kline Warden, 1984/08/21
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Zella Warden was born in 1891 in Kansas. She moved to Oklahoma in 1913 with her husband, who was a farmer. She describes early day Woodward, as well as helping with the wheat harvest. She also describes life in a dugout.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1984.102. Interview with Birdie K. Moore, 1984/08/21
Administrative Information
Birdie Moore was born in 1907. She was a school teacher for 39 years. Moore describes her experiences as a teacher in Alva.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.103. Interview with Solomon Fields, 1984/08/27
Robinson, Gary [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Solomon Fields was born in 1925. His father was a farmer in the Creek Nation. Fields attended the Euchi Boarding School in 1938. He describes life at the school. During WWII, he served in the navy. He describes his wartime experience.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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(State)
(City/Town)
(County)
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item H1984.104. Interview with Luther Checotah, 1984/08/27
Robinson, Gary [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Luther Checotah was born in 1916. His father was Martin Checotah. Luther was the great grandson of Sam Checotah, who came on the Trail of Tears and is the namesake of the town of Checotah. Checotah describes farm life, his time at the Hopewell School, and the New Town Indian Methodist Church. He also discusses Indian Removal, and Tulsey Town.
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(State)
(City/Town)
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item H1984.105. Interview with George Coser, 1984/08/27
Robinson, Gary [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
George Coser was born in 1908 on his father's allotment near Raffert, OK. His great grandmother came on the Trail of Tears. Coser tells her removal stories. He discusses a variety of other Creek topics, including tribal towns, clans, folk medicine and allotment. He was a part of the Racoon clan. Coser attended the Euchi Indian School. He describes the school. Coser also went to Seger, which was a military-type academy. Coser served in the military during WWII. He discusses the Normandy invasion and other wartime topics.
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(City/Town)
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item H1984.106. Interview with Claude Cox, 1984/08/27
Robinson, Gary [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Claude Cox was born in 1913. He was the Chief of the Creek Nation. His father, Porter Cox, was a lineman. Cox describes early Okmulgee and the Creek Children's Home. He also tells removal stories. Cox discusses pre-removal Creeks, tribal towns, and the origin of the word "Creek." He was elected Chief of the Creek Nation in 1971.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Okmulgee (City/Town)
Okmulgee (County)
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item H1984.107. Interview with Virginia Watson Thomas, 1984/08/28
Administrative Information
Virginia Thomas was born in 1908. She was a Creek Indian. Her grandmother came to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Her father, Sandy Watson, was a rancher. Thomas tells stories of the Civil War and Trail of Tears. She tells the story of William McIntosh, who was burned in his home in Alabama by the Creeks. During the Civil War, one of Thomas' grandfathers fought on the Northern side, while the other fought for the South. Thomas discusses Creek enrollment, and enrollment of non-Indians. She also discusses old houses in the Creek nation, and early Okmulgee. Thomas was appointed by Chief Cox to help write the new Creek Constitution.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Okmulgee (City/Town)
Okmulgee (County)
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item H1984.108. Interview R.T. and Thelma Cora Derrisaw, 1984/08/28
Administrative Information
R.T. Derrisaw was born in 1907, northwest of Okmulgee. Thelma Cora Derrisaw was born in 1913 in Okmulgee county. They were Creek Indians. The Derrisaws discuss the Nuwaka Mission, the Euchee Boarding school, and the Haskell Institute. They also discuss the World Wars and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Okmulgee (City/Town)
Okmulgee (County)
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item H1984.109. Interview with Lloyd Merrill, 1984/08/21
Administrative Information
Lloyd Merrill was born in Iowa in 1894. His family homesteaded in the area around Mutual, OK. Merrill describes life on the farm and in a dugout. Other topics discussed include WWI service, the Great Depression, the Dust bowl, and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.110. Interview with Sidney White
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item H1984.111. Interview with Cyril Vance
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item H1984.112. Radio Broadcast, K-101 Woodward - Black Sunday, 1947 Tornado, 1935/03/24, 1947/04/29
Administrative Information
Two radio broadcasts depicting the dust storm known as "Black Sunday" in 1935 and the Woodward Tornado of 1947.
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item H1984.113. Interview with Henry Shemayme, 1984/09/03
Administrative Information
Henry Shemayme was a Caddo Indian. He describes the structure of the Caddo Tribe. Shemayme also discusses the Wichita, Delaware and affiliated bands. He discusses the different dialects of the bands. Sheymame recounts the history of the Treaty of 1835 with the US government, as well as Indian lands held in trust by the US government. Several aspects of tribal life and culture are discussed. This includes choosing tribal leaders, native religion and traditional beliefs.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Binger (City/Town)
Caddo (County)
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item H1984.114. Interview with Mary Pliska, 1984/09/06
Administrative Information
Mary Pliska was a member of the Italian immigrant community near Krebs. Her parents came from Cunio, Italy. They were among many northern Italians that came to Krebs to work in the coal mines. Pliska describes mine work, as well as life in the miner community. She also describes making sausage, wine and Choc beer. Pliska discusses what happened to the community after the mines closed.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Krebs (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.115. Interview with Rickie Carano, 1984/09/06
Administrative Information
Rickie Carano was a member of the Italian Immigrant community near Krebs, OK. His father, John Caramo, came to the US from Italy at age 7. John helped organize the Federation of Labor in the coal mines. He also owned the Kriner General Store, and made and bottled his own soft drinks. Rickie Carano discusses the Italian community, and why they worked in the coal mines. Krebs was known as Little Italy before statehood. Carano describes life in the Italian community.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Krebs (City/Town)
Pittsburg (County)
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item H1984.116. Interview with Orlin Trego, 1984/09/12
Administrative Information
On Black Sunday in 1935, Orlin Trego was working in a drive-in and saw dark clouds on the horizon. When the Woodward tornado of 1947 hit he stayed at the theatre. Afterwards he loaded up his car with supplies and went to the hospital to help. He worked with the state police to carry the dead and wounded to the hospitals. He describes his experiences during both severe storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1984.117. Interview with Carl Peoples, 1984/09/12
Administrative Information
Carl Peoples was born in 1914 in Tangier, OK. His father came to OK in 1900 from Missouri. Peoples describes the process of proving the homestead claim, as well as a description of the homestead. Peoples also discusses a variety of agriculture topics. Peoples attended Oklahoma A&M in 1934, and eventually became the head of the agriculture department. He also worked for the Soil Conservation Service.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1984.118. Interview with Ester Marcella Eoff, 1984/09/12
Administrative Information
Esther Eoff was born in 1904. Her father was a Swedish immigrant. He was a mail driver in Kansas before making the land run of 1889. He staked a claim in the land run of 1893. Eoff describes early businesses in Woodward, schools and the WWI effort. She attended Oklahoma City University in 1926. Eoff taught school in Woodward for 2 years. She also discusses dust storms and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City/Town)
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item H1984.119. Interview with Albert Cammerer, 1984/09/12
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Albert Cammerer was born in 1888. His father came from Germany in 1881 and settled in Denver, CO. Cammerer describes early day Woodward, including saloons, a jailbreak, and the sheriff. Cammerer also describes the Depression of 1907, as well as the Great Depression. Cammerer was a farmer. He discusses farm life, his experience with the Dust Bowl. Cammerer also discusses Fort Supply, prominent citizens of Woodward, and businesses in Woodward.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodwood (City/Town)
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item H1984.120. Interview with Tom A. Judy, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Mr. Tom Judy was born September 21,1896 in Beaver County. His father moved to Oklahoma from Kentucky in 1896. Mr. Judy discusses Civil War stories that were passed down to him; stampedes; cattle drives, and Riverside School. He went to France and was a motor mechanic in World War I and also hauled coffins to the front. He recalls stories from the war and remembers Armistice Day in Paris.
Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.121. Interview with Rex Hagan and Ella Brown, 1984/09/13
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Rex Hagan was born September 21, 1901 and Mrs. Ella Brown was October 13, 1890. The family moved to Woodward, Oklahoma from Kentucky in 1903. Mr. Hagan and Mrs. Brown discuss their childhood experiences, schools they attended, prairie fires, wheat farming and other crops. They talk about World War I efforts, the Flu Epidemic of 1918; the Depressions of 1907, and the 1930's; dust storms, President Cleveland and the money panic; and the Tornado of 1947.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Slapout (City/Town)
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item H1984.122. Interview with Edna Barby Davidson and Gladys Barby Howe, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Edna Davidson and Gladys Howe were sisters. Their father established the Barby Ranch. Prior to this, he worked on the Box Ranch, south of Protection, KS. Their maternal grandfather came to Oklahoma in 1886. The sisters describe ranching, including cattle drives with over 400 head of cattle.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Beaver (City/Town)
Beaver (County)
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item H1984.123. Interview with Paschal O. Hibbs, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Paschal O. Hibbs was born in 1912 at Elwood, OK. His grandparents came to the panhandle in 1887. Hibbs' grandfather was the sheriff in Cimarron Territory. Hibbs discusses outlaws, including their capture and punishment. Hibbs also describes ranching in the panhandle. Drift fences were the only fences in no-man's land. He also discusses the cattle roundup, as well as early day ranches in the panhandle.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Beaver (City/Town)
Beaver (County)
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item H1984.124. Interview with Frank Ronald and Nancy Cates, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Ronald Frank and Nancy Cates were brother and sister. Their father established a ranch southwest of Beaver City. The family came from Liberal, KS to file on a claim in 1902. The closest neighbor was 6 miles away. Frank and Cates describe the isolation of the early panhandle. The area was open range, and cattle died in blizzards. Their first neighbor moved into the area in 1905. The first school in the area was established in 1907.
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item H1984.125. Interview with Kathlyn Loepp, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Kathlyn Loepp worked on the family homestead in the Oklahoma panhandle. She talks about the isolation of pioneer life, hardships of living in the panhandle, and the water supply.
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item H1984.126. Interview with Charles Berends, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Charles Berends describes life in the Oklahoma panhandle, wheat ranching, and floods on the Cimarron River.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.127. Interview with Esther Poorbaugh, 1984/09/13
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Esther Della Poorbaugh was born February 1913. Her father owned a cream station. She worked on the family farm and attended school in the Oklahoma Panhandle. She discusses the Depression of the 1930s, Dust Storms, and the Flu Epidemic of 1918.
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item H1984.128. Interview with Helen Beck, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Mrs. Helen Beck was born September 12, 1906. Her father came from Kansas to homestead in the Panhandle, he traded a business for a relinquishment. Mrs. Beck discusses her early years; schools, chores, World War I effort, dust storms and Black Sunday.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Beaver (City/Town)
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item H1984.129. Interview with Logan Gregg, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Mr. Logan Gregg was born December 11, 1897 and moved to Oklahoma by wagon, eight miles west of Beaver. He recalls memories of early Christmases, Armistice Day, Depression of the 1930's, the dust storms and changes in farming techniques. Mr. Gregg worked for the WPA as a timekeeper.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Beaver (City/Town)
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item H1984.130. Interview with John Goodner and Nellie Malone, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Mrs. Nellie Goodner Malone and Mr. John Goodner were brother and sister. They moved to Oklahoma by wagon. Mr. Goodner was born December 18, 1894 in Arkansas and Mrs. Malone was born July 21, 1906 in Slapout, Oklahoma. Descriptions of Altus and Fort Sill in 1901 are provided by Mr. Goodner. He was a World War I veteran and served as a medic. Mr. Goodner recounts the flu epidemic at Fort Riley. Both grandfathers were in the Civil War, one served for the North and one for the South.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Beaver (City/Town)
Altus (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1984.132. Interview with William Dwight Leonard, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
William Dwight Leonard was born January 1907 Southwest of Beaver. His father was a minister and traveled from Iowa by Panhandle. He worked on the family farm and discusses the dust storms, early Presbyterian church, and changes in farming techniques.
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item H1984.133. Interview with Claude Cope & Ada Kerns, 1984/09/13
Administrative Information
Ada Kerms and Claude Cope are brother and sister. They worked on the farm doing chores including plowing. Ada Kerns attended Alva Teachers College. They describe life in a dugout including the construction process and furnishing the dugout. Additionally, they talk about the World War One effort, the Works Progress Administration, and home remedies.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.134. Interview with Kenneth Beckwith, 1984/09/13
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Kenneth Beckwith was born May 1922. He graduated Balko High School in 1924 and went to work for Aeor Parts in Wichita, Kansas during the first part of World War Two. He went to basic training at Shepher Field and radio school in Chicago and served as a radio operator on B-24 bombers. He was captured by the Germans and taken to a Prisoner of War camp where he started a band. He was recaptured by the Americans in April 1945 and sent back to the United States. He discusses his time in the military including life in a POW camp.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.135. Interview with Metta Ediger, 1984/04/14
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Metta Ediger was born December 1912 in Texas. She moved to Oklahoma with her parents in 1912. She worked on the family farm thrashing broom corn and doing chores. She attended Alva Teachers College and talks about the flu epidemic of 1918, World War One effort and the tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Woodward (City/Town)
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item H1984.136. Interview with Hubert Judy, 9/14/1984
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item H1984.137. Interview with Grace Adams, 1984/09/12
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Mrs. Grace Adams was born in Woodward, Oklahoma and started school in 1918. Her great grandfather came from Massachusetts to work as an Indian agent in Muskogee and her grandfather was a Baptist Missionary. Mrs. Adams discusses her work with the Red Cross during World War II and the Depression of the 1930's.
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item H1984.138. Interview with Mrs. Artie Neihart, 1984/09/26
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Mrs. Neihart's parents were Irish immigrants who married in 1883 and settled in Guymon, Oklahoma in 1907. One brother was lost to the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and another was killed in World War II. Subjects discussed include: wildlife in the Panhandle; holidays; social gatherings; home medicines; and early day Ivanho.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Laverne (City/Town)
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item H1984.139. Interview with Robert Howard, 1984/09/26
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Robert Howard was born in Northwest Oklahoma in 1921. He lived in sod house with his family until they built a frame house. They preserved their food by hanging it on the clothes line in the winter and took baths every Saturday in the stock tank. He met his wife at a "Bohunk Dance" in Booker, Texas. He discusses the dust storms, hunting and selling hides, rationing during World War Two, and annexation of Overtreed School.
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item H1984.140. Interview with Ezra Blackmon, 1984/10/02
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Ezra Blackmon was born in Sherman, Texas in 1893. He moved to Oklahoma in 1910 at the age of 17. He attended grades one through seven in Sherman and attended eighth grade in Oklahoma. He purchased the salt beds on the Cimarron River for 1,000 dollars after his wheat crop failed. He did well during the Depression selling salt and sold out to a salt company in 1980. He was married fifty five years and served in the army as a mess sargent during World War One. He discusses his time in the military, the salt mining industry, and his business during the Depression.
Item List
Article "Cargill Salt Plans Summer Production.", 07/1985
Poems written by Ezra Blackman.
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item H1984.141. Interview with Leonard Sample, 1984/10/02
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Leonard Sample was born November 1905. He worked at the local light plant for twelve years until it closed. He was married for fifty four years with three children and played for the Freedom Football Team in 1921. Sample describes his memories of early Freedom, his duties at the light plant, dust storms, and the changes in farming techniques. Additionally, he discusses the flu epidemic, the Depression, and early homesteading.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Freedom (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1984.142. Interview with Laura Hoch, 1984/10/16
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Laura Hoch worked on the family ranch helping with the cattle round-up and lived in a dugout with her family. Her grandparents moved to Oklahoma from Indiana and her grandmother gave fruits and vegetables to the neighbors. She describes pioneer life including hunting wildlife, home made medicines using onions, and the Depression of 1930.
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item H1984.143. Interview with Noel Norton, 1984/10/16
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Noel Norton was born September 1907. His grandmother made the run of 1893 and staked a claim in the town of Seiling and was the first County Commissioner. His father homesteaded in 1903 and built a house. Norton did chores on the farm and worked loading salt onto wagons at the Salt Plains. He talks about his family history, ranch work, and his mother's painting.
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item H1984.144. Interview with Edna Clark, 1984/10/16
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Edna Clark was born September 1900 in Kansas. Her father bought a claim in Harper County, Oklahoma in 1902. She worked on the family farm milking cows and working the cream separator. She discusses using broomcorn seed as fuel for the stove, working as a teacher during World War One, and the grasshopper plague. Additionally, she talks about early automobiles, fording the Cimarron in wagons and the tornado of 1912.
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item H1984.145. Interview with Irene Tucker Page, 1984/10/16
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Irene Page lived with Carrie Nation, the famous prohibition activist until she was seventeen. Her father settled near Freedom, Oklahoma and remarried after meeting his wife at a shivarees. She leased government land for twenty-five cents an acre and established the Heart Ranch, but the ranch was disbanded at the land opening. She organized the Anti-Horse Thief Association and wrote the book Edge of No Man's Land. She describes the isolation and stillness of live in Northwest Oklahoma, life with Carrie Nation, and the change in farming technology.
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item H1984.146. Interview with Noah O'Hair, 1984/10/16
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Noah O'Hair was born in Northwest Ellis County in August 1901. He worked on the family farm growing broom corn, Indian corn and cap corn. He could pull about four hundred pounds of corn a day. He attended school until he was sixteen years old and then went to work on the farm. In the 1930s he bought the homestead from his father and continued to farm until 1966 when he moved to Laverne. He shares his experiences farming through the Depression, both World Wars, and the flu epidemic. Additionally, he discusses the changes in farming techniques and equipment.
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item H1984.147. Interview with Maude Mix, 1984/10/16
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Mrs. Maude Doby Mix was born October 1, 1887 in Kansas. Her father made the Run of 1893 and was on the cattle drives from San Antonio to Dodge City. Mrs. Mix discusses the hardships of pioneer life; Fort Reno; Doby Springs; the Jayhawkers in Kansas; and the Spanish-American War. She provides descriptions of Bill Tilghman, who was an uncle by marriage; Bat Masterson, and Wyatt Earp.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Buffalo (City/Town)
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item H1984.148. Interview with Truman Smith, 1984/11/07
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Truman Smith was born January 1924 in Guthrie. He moved with his family to Ponca City in 1927 because his father went to manage the Lentz Department Store. After the store burned down in 1929, his father opened Smitty's Clothing. Smith graduated high school in 1942 and received his pilots license from Smyer's aviation school in Ponca City. He worked at a British Flying School as a dispatcher during the first part of World War Two. He served in Arizona, South Carolina, and then Europe in 1944. He shares his experiences in World War Two, growing up in Guthrie and Ponca City, and discusses his fathers career.
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item H1984.149. Interview with Elmore Mount, 1984/11/07
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Elmore Mount was born July 1906 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He attended the University of Oklahoma's school of Petroleum Engineering from 1924-1925. While at OU he was captain of the polo team and was als in the artillery. He returned to Wichita Falls to work for Conoco and was transferred to Denver, Colorado. In 1931 he moved with his wife to Ponca City to work at a well called Willy Cries for War and was stationed with the gravity meter crew. He shares his experiences in the petroleum industry.
Accession No. 1984.149.
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item H1984.150. Interview with Frank Searcy, 1984/11/07
Miller, Rick
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Frank Searcy was born August 1907 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Growing up he worked in his fathers grocery store delivering groceries with a wagon and horses. He remembers watching a group of boys leaving to fight Pancho Villa. He graduated Stillwater High School in 1923 and went on to Oklahoma A&M to study engineering, but changed to physics and geology. After two years he got a job with Marland Oil Company working in the research department in the exploration with the seismograph department. He shares his memories of early Stillwater and discusses his time in the petroleum industry.
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item H1984.151. Interview with Audrey Vance, 1984/11/07
Miller, Rick [Interviewer]
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Audrey Vance was born August 1898 in Illinois. She moved with her family to Polk County, Arkansas then to Kansas and then to Ponca City, Oklahoma. She worked on the family ranch watching the younger children, milking the cows, and doing other chores. She graduated from Ponca City High School in 1914 and went on to teach at the Revard School. After three years she got a job working at the court house as a deputy county assessor. Additionally, she worked for Marland Gas Company. She shares her experiences growing up on a ranch, teaching at the Revard School, and working for Marland Oil. Additionally, she describes Governor Marland and early Ponca City.
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item H1984.152. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hunt, 1984/11/08
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Mr. Hunt was born November 1901 in Vinita, Oklahoma. His father worked at a refinery near Vinita and he moved his family to Ponca City for the refinery job. He worked on the family farm. He attended Bott Business College His first job was with the Cities Service refinery and then went on to work at Marland Oil Company for forty-seven years.
Mrs. Hunt was born May 1900 East of Ponca City. Her father staked a claim between Ponca City and Kaw City. She attended Pleasant Valley School and went on to attend Oklahoma A&M to study Home Economics and Business. They discuss their childhoods growing up in Ponca City, Governor Marland, and the petroleum industry.
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item H1984.153. Interview with Bessie O'Hair and Roy Hoch, 1984/10/16
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Bessie O'Hair was born March 1903 and Roy Hoch was born October 1904. They are brother and sister. Both were born in a dugout. Their father built a sod house in 1903 that was referred to as the "Big Soddie." They worked on the family farm and went to the Sunny Slope school. They talk about the dust storms, the attack on Pearl Harbor, rationing during World War Two, and the tornado of 1947.
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item H1984.154. Interview with Ethel King, 1984/10/16
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Ethel Kingwas born December 1894 near Little River, Kansas. Her father traded for a farm in Grant County, Oklahoma in 1896. She taught at a Cold Water School until she moved to Mena, Arkansas and got married. Her husband worked as a gunsmith in Buffalo. She discusses the Depression, World War Two, and her husbands career.
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item H1984.155. Interview with Walter Litz and Mary Norton, 1984/10/16
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Walter Litz was born in Fort Supply in 1907. Mary Norton was born in Fort Supply in 1909. They are brother and sister. They moved with their family to Kansas and then to Buffalo, Oklahoma. Their father worked at a grain elevator and their mother ran a cafe at Fort Supply. Norton taught school after graduating high school at Independece school in buffalo. Litz went to work for a bank. They describe their family history and share their memories of growing up during the flu epidemic, the Depression and World War Two.
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item H1984.156. Interview with Pendleton Woods, 1984/11/14
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Pendleton Woods was born December 1928 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He attended the University of Arkansas in 1941 and enlisted in the reserves in 1942. He went oversees to England with the 99th Division where he served as a gunner on a B.A.R. He was captured in December 1944. While in POW camp he worked in a warehouse where he stole food from the Germans to pass on to the other prisoners. He escaped from the prison and made it to the American lines. He was discharged in 1945 and began working for OG&E in 1948 and joined the National Guard in 1949. He served in Korea with the 45th division. He discusses his military career including his time as a prisoner of war. Additionally, he talks about the background of the Living Legends Program now housed at the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.157. Interview with James Darrough, 1984/11/19
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Dr. James Darrough was born October 27, 1909 in Vinita, Oklahoma to John Darrough from Indiana and Laura Valentine Darrough. Dr. Darrough discusses his early life, chores, his education at Oklahoma Military Academy, Kirksville College and medical school at University of Oklahoma. He served in World War II as a surgeon in France and Germany. Dr. Darrough discusses William H. Murray, the first trial in Oklahoma City and interesting medical cases that he has encountered.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1984.158. Interview with Ora Nelson, 1984/11/20
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Ora Nelson was born July 1897 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Her father came in on the first train to Guthrie in 1889. She entered the Central School at Guthrie in 1903. She shares her memories of moving the capitol to Oklahoma City from Guthrie, Armistice Day in Guthrie, and the home remedies that they used.
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item H1984.159. Interview with Catherine Rea, 1984/11/28
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Catherine Rea was born November 1892 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Her father founded the town of Lindsay. Her father hired a governess to teach her until he established a school. She left school and went to Florida with her grandmother. She talks about the history of Lindsay as well as her memories of important events in Lindsay. Additionally she talks about her sons participation in World War Two and her memories of Christmas and Halloween.
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item H1984.160. Interview with Patty Kelly, 1984/11/30
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Mrs. Patty Kelly was born November 25, 1924 in Hawaii. Her father came from England to join the United States Army Air Corps, then was sent to Manilla to train pilots where he met Mrs. Kelly's mother who was a nurse. In the 1920's, the family returned to the Phillipines from China where Mrs. Kelly's father had trained pilots for Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Mrs. Kelly discusses the Japanese expansion in the 1930's, their take over of Manila and the subsequent capture of the civilians in Manila where Mrs. Kelly and her family were placed in Santo Tomas as POW's January 6, 1942. Mrs. Kelly discusses life as a prisoner; an average day, food, work, and sanitation They were liberated February 23, 1945.
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item H1984.161. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Rufus Thames, 1984/12/03
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Rufus M. Thames was born in Arkansas in 1890. He moved with his family to Tamaha, Choctaw Nation by wagon with twenty-five head of cattle. His father charged fifty cents to take passengers from Tamaha to Stigler. At the age of eighteen, he left home to work in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota harvesting wheat. He was married in 1917. During World War One he volunteered to help protect the border with Mexico. He shares his experiences during World War One, cotton farming, and Armistice Day in Okmulgee.
Mrs. Thames was born in Iowa in 1898. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1906 by train. She worked on the family farm making lye and lye soap. Her son was killed during World War Two. She discusses the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921, growing up on a farm, and the death of her son.
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item H1984.162. Interview with Robert Dunlap, 1984/12/05
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Robert F. Dunlap was born Missouri in 1899. He moved to Oklahoma in 1902 by wagon train. He worked on the farm growing and picking cotton. He could pick 600 pounds of cotton a day. In 1912 he moved to Hartshorne and worked in the Rock Island Mine. He joined the military for World War One and was stationed at a post office in Koblinz, Germany. After the war he worked for the Magnolia Oil Company. He discusses the depression of 1907, the # 10 mine explosion, and the German reaction to American soldiers in World War One. Additionally, he talks about boom towns in the Seminole Oil Field, meals in the depression of 1929, and cemeteries in France.
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item H1984.163. Interview with Cora Prophet, 1984/12/11
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Cora Prophet was born in Iowa in 1889. She moved to Oklahoma in 1902 and her family filed a claim in Garfield County. Her family lived in a dugout for the first year and her father built a sod house the next year. At the time of the interview she still owned the original claim. She married in 1910 and her husband filed a claim a mile West of her family's claim. Her husband had the first wheat crop in the area. She talks about her life in the dugout, her family history, and the code she used to communicate with her son in World War Two.
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item H1984.164. Interview with Ernest Cully, 1984/12/11
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Ernest Cully was born in Nebraska in 1891. He moved to Kansas then to Oklahoma by train. He attended Prairie View School in 1904 and married in July 1911. His son served in the army air corps in World War Two. He moved to Gage in 1949. He describes early Oklahoma including Prairie fires, wild horses, and the Tornado of 1947.
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item H1984.166. Interview with Hazel Roberts, 1984/12/11
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Mrs. Hazel Roberts was born in Kapron, Oklahoma in 1907. She discusses her early life on the family farm near Heartner, Oklahoma; Armistice Day in Alva; and the effect the Depression of the 1930's had on school teachers. She had nine brothers and one sister. Her first husband, Warren Hendricks, was killed in a pipeline explosion. Mrs. Roberts was a school teacher and taught for nine years in Harper County. She married R.I. Roberts in 1948.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Buffalo (City/Town)
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item H1984.165. Interview with Victor Klein, 1984/12/11
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Victor Klein was born near Shattuck in November 1911. His fathers family left Russia in 1903 because of the treatment of the Germans by the Russians. He tells the story of his family's journey from Russia and their life in early Kansas and Oklahoma.
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item H1984.167. Interview with Mildred Miller, 1984/12/11
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Mildred Miller was born in Kansas in 1896. She attended the Doby school and worked on the family farm. As a child she had yellow jaundice. She married in 1917 and worked on a ranch with her husband. Her three sons served in the military during Wold War Two. She describes her experiences growing up in Doby, the dust storms, and the depression of 1930.
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item H1984.168. Interview with Vincent Appleton, 1984/12/12
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Reverend Vincent B. Appleton was born in Buffalo, Oklahoma in 1914. He worked on the farm and went to a Catholic school. He graduated from Buffalo High School in 1932 and went on to attend teachers college in Edmond, Oklahoma. He transferred to the University of Oklahoma Law school in 1934. He worked his way through college by working three jobs. He attended the Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky from 1939 to 1942. He volunteered for the army during World War Two as a Chaplin. He served in New Guinea, Japan and the Philippines. He returned to the United States and worked in various churches. He retired in 1979. He talks about his time in the military including Hiroshima after the first atomic bomb was dropped. Additionally, he shares his experiences of working through college and the rivalry between the engineers and lawyers at OU.
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item H1984.169. Interview with George Pauls, 1984/12/12
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Mr. George Pauls was born June 22, 1900 in Chicago where his father worked in a packing house. The family moved to Oklahoma and bought a relinquishment in 1910 and raised various crops including broom corn and wheat. Mr. Pauls discusses notable persons of the time; Bill Murry, E.W. Marland, and Leon Phillips. He was head of the Relief Program for the county, the WPA in Harper County and was head of the CCC camp near Buffalo.
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item H1984.170. Interview with Lowell Moore, 1984/12/12
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Lowell Moore was born in Missouri in 1897. He moved to Oklahoma in 1901 and worked on the farm. He started school at Speermore and graduated high school. Moore took the county exam in Laverne and was drafted to the military in 1918. After World War One he returned to Laverne and got a mail route which he delivered from his Model T. He retired in 1966 after forty-seven years with the post office. He discusses his career with the post office and his time in the military. Additinally, he talks about his family history.
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item H1984.171. Interview with Allie Coffman, 1984/12/12
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Allie Coffman was born near Gage, Oklahoma in 1902. Her parents filed on a claim North of Gage and built a frame house in 1910. She did chores on the farm and attended Sunny Slope school. She married in 1922 and settled North West of Shattuck. She discusses prominent people in early Gage, the dust storms, and her work for World War Two.
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item H1984.172. Interview with Vernie Oates, 1984/12/13
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Mr. Vernie Oates was born September 1, 1895 in Woodward, Oklahoma. His father was a cattle drover on the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas, owned the first thrashing machine in the area and ran a livery stable in Shattuck, Oklahoma. Mr. Oates discusses his early memories of Woodward, World War II, Black Sunday, and the Tornado of 1947. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and later became Postmaster General at Shattuck from 1935-1965.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Shattuck (City/Town)
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item H1984.173. Interview with Rudolph Treiber, 1984/12/13
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Mr. Rudolph Treiber was born October 4, 1906 in the Caucasus Mountains in Russia. Mr. Treiber discusses life as a German living in Russia and the reasons for the Germans moving to Russia. He talks about his parents' life in Russia under Nicholas II and the Russian Revolution. The Treiber family came to Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1904 and among the topics discussed by Mr. Treiber include the trip to the United States from Russia; early memories of Shattuck; chores and life on the farm; and Armistice Day. Mr. Treiber remembers the flu epidemic of 1918 around the town of Shattuck; wheat farming and the first thrasher; changes through the years in farming practices; the Depression of the 1930's; Black Sunday; and the elevator explosion at Farto.
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Shattuck (City/Town)
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item H1984.174. Interview with Philip Schaefer, 1984/12/13
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Mr. Philip Schaefer was born October 7, 1900 in Siberia. He came to Halifax, Canada in 1913, then settled in Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1914. Mr. Schaefer discusses farming methods in Russia, the Russian Revolution, and Armistice Day. He moved to Michigan in 1923 and married Victoria Schoenhals in 1924. Mr. Schaefer received his US citizenship in 1936 and continued to farm until 1974.Topics discussed also include the Depression of the 1930's; the dust storms; World War II and wheat harvests.
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Shattuck (City/Town)
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item H1984.175. Interview with Eva Callaway, 1984/12/13
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Eva Callaway was born in Kansas in 1893. Her father made the run of 1893. She worked on the farm doing laundry and other chores. After the tornado in Woodward in 1947 she went to work at the hospital. She talks about her grandfathers' involvement in the Civil War, the dust storms, and early business of Shattuck.
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item H1984.176. Interview with Doris Larason, 1984/12/13
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Doris Larason was born in Osage City in 1907. She graduated high school in 1929 and married in 1934. She canned illegal beef that the government had destroyed. From 1964-1977, Larason ran the library in Shattuck. She talks about the troop trains going through Gage, the prominent businessmen in the 1930s in Shattuck, and her grandfather who was a Union soldier in the Civil War.
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item H1984.177. Interview with George Walton, 1984/12/13
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George Walton was born in Shattuck in 1908. His family moved to Oklahoma in 1898. As a child he lived in a dugout. He worked for the war effort during World War Two in the United States. He talks about black sunday, V-J Day in Kentucky, and life in early Shattuck.
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item H1984.178. Interview with Ned Stewart, 1984/12/13
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Ned Stewart was born In Oklahoma in 1916. His family owned several banks around the state. He majored in banking in college at Oklahoma A&M. He flew B-17's for the Arm Air Corps in the South Pacific. He trained pilots in South Dakota and quit the military after V-J day. After the war he became the president of the Stewart bank in 1950 after the death of his father. He also ran a cattle ranch called The Stewart Ranch. He shares his experiences in the military and running both a bank and a ranch. Additionally, he discusses the effect the Depression had on the ranching industry.
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item H1984.179. Interview with Violet Starbuck, 1984/12/13
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Violet Starbuck was born in Gage, Oklahoma. They lived four miles from her school and she walked on nice days. Ivanhoe Creek flooded and washed away her family's house and the neighbors gathered together and made the family replacement clothes. She married Walter Starbuck in 1927 and they moved to Shattuck in 1938 where her husband worked for the Works Progress Administration building bridges. During the Depression she sold eggs and cream and took in boys that didn't have a home. She describes life during the depression, the flooding of Ivanho Creek, and the social atmosphere of early Oklahoma.
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item H1984.180. Interview with Bonnie Rader, 1984/12/13
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Bonnie Rader was born in Iowa in 1894. She moved to Oklahoma in 1907. She went to school in a one room school house and traveled by sleigh in the winter. She married in 1922. Her husband was a traveling salesman and covered 1800 miles on his route selling food products. At the same time he worked for an oil company. Her husband died in 1971. She discusses her school days, a bad blizzard in the 1950s, and the celebration in Woodward at the end of World War Two.
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item H1984.181. Interview with Clay Ganes, 1984/12/14
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Clay Ganes was born in Arkansas in 1918. His parents moved to Oklahoma in 1902, but returned to Arkansas for his birth. He lived with his family on a homestead near Slapout. In 1917 the family sold a quarter of their homestead and bought a half section in Pritchet, Colorado. He moved back to Oklahoma in 1934 and worked on two ranches. In 1936, he moved to California to work in the grape vinyards and returned to Oklahoma two years later. In 1941, he joined the Army Air Corps and helped to organize the 306th bomb group. After the war he worked at Tinker Air Force Base for six months and then went on to work in real estate in Woodward. He describes his experiences in Colorado and in the military. Additionally, he discusses the Civilian Conservation Corps, Black Sunday, and the dust bowl in Colorado.
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item H1984.182. Interview with William A. Berry, 1984/12/18
Woods, Pendleton [Interviewer]
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William Aylor Berry's father and grandfather participated in the land run of 1893. He was born in Ripley, Oklahoma and moved to Stillwater with his parents at the age of six. He attended Oklahoma A&M where he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree. After two years as a Mormon missionary he returned to college and went on to the University of Oklahoma Law School. At the age of twenty-five he became the County Attorney of Paine County. In 1941 he applied to Naval Reserves Intelligence and was called into active duty. He was sent to the Philippine Islands. During the fall of Bataan he served in the watchtower and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. After returning to the United States he formed a law partnership with Robert Hurt and married in 1947. He went on to become Assistant U.S. Attorney and in 1950 he ran for Congress. At the time of the interview he had recently retired as a Supreme Court Justice. He describes his time in the Japanese prisoner of war camp including his attempted escape. Additionally, he shares his experiences in the field of law.
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item H1984.183. Interview with Andrew and Bertha Lester, 1984/10/30
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Mr. Andrew Lester and Miss Bertha Lester are brother and sister; Mr. Lester was born November 14, 1914 and Miss Lester was born January 29, 1916 near Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Their grandfather made the Run of 1889 and staked a lot in Oklahoma City, sold it and made the Run of 1892. Their uncle was a liason between the US Government and the Indians. They discuss the Indian Removal; Frankhoma Pottery and the NYA Pottery Project.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
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item H1984.184. Interview with Elizabeth Taylor, 1984/10/31
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Elizabeth Taylor was born in Kansas in 1889. Her birth kept her parents from making the land run of that year. They later made the run of 1891 and staked a claim in Lincoln County. She attended Oklahoma A&M in 1905 and traveled with Chataqua as a storyteller in 1906-1907. She discusses early Christmases, chores around the house, and statehood day at Oklahoma A&M.
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item H1984.185. Interview with Ralph Rector, 1984/11/12
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Ralph Rector was born in Missouri in 1898. His father was a mechanic in a wagon and buggy factory. He moved to Oklahoma with his family in 1901 by train. The family farm was Northwest of Fort Supply. They lived in a dugout until a two room sod house was built. He moved to Ralston in 1932, and Beaver in 1935. He talks about early Fort Supply and life in a dugout. Additionally, he talks about the history of the cow chip throwing contest.
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item H1984.186. Interview with Nellie Gray, 1984/11/12
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Nellie Gray was born in August 1898. She worked on the farm doing chores such as gathering cow chips to burn for fuel. She did not travel to school, but had a teacher that came to the house to teach the local children. She took music lessons on a pump organ purchased with money from selling wild horses. She talks about life in early Oklahoma including housing, chores, and food.
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item H1984.187. Interview with Agnes Cassity, 1984/11/12
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Agnes Cassity was born in Alva in 1908. She attended Lawrence Friends Academy in Gage as well as Goodwell School. After graduating, she taught at Possom Trot school. She describes the dust storms including Black Sunday.
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item H1984.188. Interview with Berenice Jackson, 1984/09/12
Administrative Information
Berenice Jackson describes Black Sunday near Slapout, Oklahoma in the panhandle. She talks about having a normal lunch before the storm hit. According to Jackson, the dust was so thick she could not see her little boy or husband who where right next to her.
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Article from the Sunday Oklahoman "Historical Project Honored Nationally.", 1987/08/09
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item H1984.189. Interview with Alice Shook, 1984/11/12
Administrative Information
Alice Shook was born February 1911. She started school at Elmwood and worked in the broom corn fields. She graduated valedictorian of her class and married on December 22, 1929. She moved with her husband to a farm a mile West of Elmwood. After her husband got a job trucking, she moved with her four children to the city so the children could attend school. She discusses her family history, working in the broom corn fields, and life in the city.
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item H1985.001. Interview with Louis Kerbel, 1985/02/01
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Louis Kerbel was born in Roshen Russia in 1888. He moved to the United States in 1911 at the age of twenty-three. During the Russo-Japanese War he made leather boots for the Russian army. He worked on a freighter as a fireman and tried to get off in Palestine, but was sent back. Kerbel served in the army in Kiev making harnesses for the horses in the field artillery unit. After the war he went to Germany and worked as a cobbler then was able to get to the United States. He worked his way from Texas to Oklahoma making shoes. While in Oklahoma he owned multiple shoe shops and became friends with Mr. Darrow who left him a farm and the royalties to his share of the Glenpool Oil wells. He discusses his life in Russia before he emigrated, his time in early Texas and Oklahoma, and the treatment of the Jewish people before, during and after World War II.
Access copy is available
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item H1985.002. Interview with Jeanette Shrum, 1985/02/04
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Jeannette Shrum was born in Oklahoma City in 1941. Her grandfather made the land run of 1889 and staked a claim between Norman and Moore. Her family had a number of oil wells and were quite wealthy. Her father was killed in 1944 in an oil well accident and her mother remarried. She married Delbert Shrum in 1956, he was a truck driver. She discusses the Mary Sudik oil well, her mother and stepfather's plot to take the oil money, and her sewing machine from the 1904 worlds fair.
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item H1985.003. Interview with Cecelia Blanchard, 1985/02/08
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Cecelia Blanchard started school at McLoud, Oklahoma. She also attended Shawnee Mission School, Shawnee Indian School, Seger Indian School, and Haskell Indian School. She married Lee Blanchard in 1927 and moved to California in 1930 where she worked at Disneyland. Walt Disney gave her her store rent free as long as she kept Native Americans working there. In 1970 she returned to Oklahoma and became the Chairman of the Kickapoo Tribe for four years. She discusses the history of the Kickapoo Tribe, their ceremonies, poilitics and traditional dress, and her work in Disneyland.
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item H1985.004. Interview with John LaReau, 2/8/1985
Miller, Jean [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
John LaReau was born in Wanette, Oklahoma in 1915. His mother was Chickasaw and his father was Potawatomie. He worked on the family farm plowing and picking cotton. He attended East Central in Ada from 1932-1935 where he majored in accounting. After college he moved to California to cut letuce on the El Soho Ranch. He returned to Oklahoma in 1936 and joined the army in 1938. He served in the China-Burma-India Theatre. He discusses the flu epidemic of 1918, Indian medicines, and life in the work camps in California.
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item H1985.005. Interview with George Nelson, 1985/02/12
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George Nelson was born in Woodward, Oklahoma in 1922. His grandfather made the run of 1893. He graduated Woodward High School in 1941. He was drafted into the army and was sent to New Guinea. He helped unload fuel for the allies and helped build the 115th field hospital and repair the airfield. He also served in the Phillipines and Okinawa. After the war he returned to Oklahoma where he worked as a contractor and painter. He discusses his time serving in the army during World War Two, Black Sunday during the dust storms, and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.006. Interview with May Van Deusen, 1985/02/12
Administrative Information
May Van Deusen went to school in Mutual, Oklahoma and started teaching highschool at the age of seventeen. She received her masters from Colorado State College and moved to California. She returned to Oklahoma in 1970. She discusses the differences between early teachers and teachers during the time of the interview. Additionally she shares her memories of World War Two and teaching home economics.
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item H1985.007. Interview with Willard Caldwell, 1985/02/12
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Willard Caldwell was born in Moreland, Oklahoma in 1918. He worked on the family farm plowing with a walking plow. He started school at Moscow school near a German settlement. In 1925 hes father traded livestock for a 1921 Model T. He was out playing baseball after church when a big dust storm approached. He enlisted in September of 1940 and was drafted in 1942. He was sent to Fort Sill and then to North Africa in 1943 and served in Italy and Austria. After returning to the United States he returned to Oklahoma City and worked as a janitor for the post office. He was called up in the reserves to serve in Korea where he spent nine months. He returned to the U.S. in 1957 and went back to the post office.
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item H1985.008. Interview with Tiny Luinstra, 1985/02/12
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City/Town)
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item H1985.009. Interview with Ralph Baird, Jr, 1985/02/12
Administrative Information
Ralph Baird was born near Woodward in 1921. He started school in 1927 at the Prairie Gem School. He was drafted in August 1942 and sent to California to a technical school for the Air Corps. He served in Europe flying with the 384th Bomb group. He was shot down over Ascherleben. He was captured and sent to a POW camp in Austria. Baird was freed by the American troops after fifteen months. He discusses the dust storms, his time in the military, and life in the POW camps.
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Correspondence.
Diary of Ralph Baird.
Honorable Discharge Papers.
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item H1985.010. Interview with Wayne Webb, 1985/02/12
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Wayne Webb served in World War Two. After he returned to the United States, he got a job fixing typewriters and adding machines. In 1951, he moved to Woodward and bought a typewriting business. Ten years later he sold his business and sold life insurance until 1971. At the time of the interview he was a painting contractor. He discusses the tornado of 1947, and his experiences working with typewriters.
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item H1985.011. Interview with Trinidad Cantu, 1985/02/12
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Trinidad Cantu was born in Devine, Texas in 1922. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940 and worked as a cook for one year. He left the CCC for Kelly Feild where he loaded and unloaded airplanes. He joined the army in 1943 and volunteered as a paratrooper. He was involved in the D-Day invasion. He shares his experiences in the CCC and the Military.
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item H1985.012. Interview with Martha Logan, 1985/02/12
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Martha Logan was born in Woodward in 1930. Her husband worked as a boilermaker in a defense plant and as a welder in California. During World War Two she worked as a nurses aid. Logan organized the DAR in Woodward and worked on their genealogy. She discusses her childhood in Woodward including the dust bowl and the tornado of 1947. Additionally, she talks about her family history.
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item H1985.013. Interview with George Welsch, 1985/02/12
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George Welsch attended Morningstar school and then went on to high school in Alva. He went into the military after two years of college and became a pilot. He served as air transport to ferry planes from the factory to their destinations. After the war he ran the Woodward airport and worked as a pilot for W.R. Grace Chemical Company. He discusses his time as a pilot, hog butchering day, and the effects of the Depression on his family.
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item H1985.014. Interview with Kenneth Phillips, 1985/02/12
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Kenneth Phillips was born in Woodward County in 1918. He started school at Indian Creek School and worked on the family farm growing corn, kaffircorn and maize. He attended one year of high school and dropped out. He enlisted in January 1942 and was sent to Pearl Harbor and then to New Guinea where he was in an antiaircraft unit. He was discharged in October 1945, returned to Woodward and bought the family farm. He was in town when the Tornado of 1947 hit Woodward. He helped carry wounded to the hospital and clean up after the storm. He discusses growing up on a farm in Woodward, joining the military and the tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.015. Interview with Marcella Plank Bynum, 1985/02/12
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Marcella Bynam was born in Woodward, Oklahoma in 1920. Her grand-parents made the land run of 1893 and settled in Woodward. Her grandfather and father both served as mayor of Woodward. She went to school in Woodward and became one of Woodward's first rodeo queens in 1937. She married Wendell Planck in 1938 who served in World War Two with the 330th Engineer Division. At the time of the interview she was a charter member of the Woodward Historical Society. She discusses her family history, the history of Woodward, and the Tornado of 1947.
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Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.016. Interview with N.E. Stevens, 1985/02/12
Administrative Information
N.E. Stevens was born In Kansas in 1921. He worked on the farm and attended a one room school house at Pleasant Valley. He moved with his family to California where his father opened a grocery store which failed during the Depression. He joined the navy in 1940 and served in the Phillipines as a ranger finder. He was captured by the Japanese after the Battle of Sunda Straits and spent forty-two months in captivity. He was liberated in September 1945 by the Battleship Missouri. After returning to the United States he went to work at a grocery store in Woodward. He opened an automobile upoholstry shop and ran it until about 1981. He discusses his early childhood in Woodward, his time in the Japanese POW camp, and his life after the war.
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item H1985.017. Interview with Albert Williams, 1985/02/12
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Albert Williams was born near Marlowe, Oklahoma in 1922. He worked on the farm growing cotton. In 1936 he moved to Woodward and in September 1940 he joined the 158th Field Artillery. He served in Europe where he was involved in the Invasion of Sicily ans Salerno. He was one of the first Americans to cross into Germany in 1944. He returned to Woodward and was there for the Woodward tornado of 1947. Williams signed up for the reserves and was called up in 1950. He had run the Pollyanna cafe since 1953. He also served on the city council and as mayor of Woodward for one term in 1967. He shares his memories of early Woodward, and life after leaving the military. Additionally, he shares his experiences during World War Two.
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item H1985.018. Lamar "Hammehead" Yoder, 1985/02/12
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Lamar "Hammerhead" Yoder was born in Fargo in 1926. He started school in Fargo in 1932 and joined the army in 1944. He was stationed in Japan and was a member of MacArthur's Honor Guard. Yoder signed up for the reserves and was called up to serve in Korea. While in Korea he was hit in the head and left for dead. After returning to the U.S. He worked in filling stations around Woodward. He shares his memories of working on the family farm, the dust storms, and of his time in Korea.
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item H1985.019. Interview with Albert Ashlock, 1985/02/13
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Albert Ashlock was born in Laverne, Oklahoma in 1925. He was drafted into the army in August 1943 and sent to Italy to work in a REPO DEPOT. His first time in combat was October 1944. He was captured by the Germans in January 1945. As a prisoner he was interrogated and made to work on the railroad. He escaped with another prisoner off of a transport train and reached friendly lines after four days. He returned to the U.S. in April 1945. After returning to Oklahoma he found work drilling water wells. He discusses his time in the military including his time in the POW camp, the dust storms from the perspective of Missouri, and re-charging the aquifer.
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item H1985.020. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Kelln, 1985/02/13
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Fritz Kelln was born Southwest of Shattuck, Oklahoma. His grandfather moved to the United States from Russia. He worked on the family farm growing kaffircorn and wheat. He bought his own farm and grew Kaffircorn, corn and raised chickens. After he stopped farming he ran a John Deere dealership. He shares his experiences farming and gives a history of his family.
Mrs. Kelln was born in 1910. She explains the differences between washing on a washboard and in a washing machine. Additionally she shares her recipe for soap and head cheese as well as the process of butchering hogs.
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item H1985.021. Interview with Lois Brown, 1985/02/13
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Lois Brown was born in Wisconsin in 1896. He moved with his family to Oklahoma after the 1903 flood in Kansas City. Her family bought a farm and grew broom corn, she worked on the farm until her family lost their land and her parents moved to New Mexico. She started doing housework for people. She discusses her family farm, growing broom corn, and the dust storms. Additionally, she shares her memories of the 1947 tornado.
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item H1985.022. Interview with Carol Robertson, 1985/02/13
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Carol Long Robertson was born seven miles South of Gage, Oklahoma in 1913. She worked on the family farm feeding chickens and pigs, milking, corn husking, and fieldwork. She attended school at Pleasentville and Shattuck. During World War Two she traveled with her husband working as a civilian at various military bases. After the war she and her husband returned to Shattuck and opened Robertson's Music and T.V. which stayed open until 1985, the same year this interview was done. She discusses her life on the farm growing up, her experiences traveling around during the war, and running their shop. Additionally, she talks about the dust storms and the tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.023. Interview with Vernon Sells, 1985/02/13
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Vernon Sells was born in May, Oklahoma in 1917. He worked on the family farm growing wheat. He worked at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Woodward before joining the National Guard. During World War Two he was a member of an artillery unit and served in North Africa and Italy. He discusses his time in the military including basic training, liberating Dachau, and the Invasion of Sicily. Additionally, he shares his memories of the tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.024. Interview with Earl Pratt, 1985/02/13
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Earl Pratt was born West of Arnett in 1913. In 1934 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked for the Soil Conservation Service as well as other groups in California. He was drafted in March 1941 and sent to the Philippines where he took food to the soldiers in Bataan. He was captured after the American army surrendered and participated in the Bataan Death March. He was a prisoner of war for almost four years. He returned to the United States and went to work for the State Highway Department.
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item H1985.025. Interview with Neva Overshiner Elmore, 1985/02/13
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Neva Overshiner Elmore was born in 1914 outside of Shattuck, Oklahoma. She married in 1935. She and her husband bought a candy business but had to close when sugar rationing during the Depression ruined their business. In 1942, she and her husband bought a combine business which ran fifteen combines. She talks about her business ventures and the history of the school in Shattuck.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Shattuck (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.026. Interview with Karl Ruf, 1985/02/13
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Karl Ruf was born in Lehigh Kansas in 1889. His parents were born in Russia of German descent and emigrated to the United States after the Russians started drafting Germans into the army. He worked on the farm in Shattuck growing wheat and doing chores. When he started school, Ruf could not speak English. During the depression, he worked with the Works Progress Administration and farmed during World War Two. He discusses his parents life in Russia, his work during both world wars, and the dust storms of the 1930s.
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item H1985.027. Interview with Ruth Sidders, 1985/02/13
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Ruth Sidders was born in Duncan, Indian Territory in 1905. She graduated high school in 1925 and turned an old hospital into a rooming house. Beginning in 1939, she started to work for Dr. Newman at the clinic in Shattuck. She shares her memories of early Shattuck, turning the hospital into a living space, and working for Dr. Newman.
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Shattuck (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.028. Interview with Wesley Crigler, 1985/02/13
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Wesley Crigler was born in Rosston in 1909. He joined the army in 1942 and was trained to be a mechanic and truck driver. He was attached to the air corps and was stationed in the Phillipines. He shares his experiences in the military including his run in with a kamakaze plane. Additionally, he describes the inside of a sod house.
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item H1985.029. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kirkpatrick, 1985/02/13
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Frank Kirkpatrick was born near Shattuck in 1911. He worked on the farm until he got a job with Magnolia Oil Company.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born near Catesby in 1913. She went to school in Catesby. Her parents homesteaded in 1901.
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item H1985.030. Interview with Ralph Baird, Sr, 1985/02/13
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Ralph Baird Sr. was born in Linn County Kansas in 1895. He worked on the family farm plowing the fields. In 1909 his father sold their farm and moved them to Woodward. He was drafted into the army for World War One and was supposed to be an ambulance driver, but instead was a carpenter. He talks about his time in the military, working on the farm, and his experience working with a deaf farm hand and learning sign language.
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item H1985.031. Interview with Leo Bouse, 1985/02/13
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Leo Bouse was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1923. He graduated from Shattuck high school in 1942 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps the following year. He spent seventeen months in Italy as a truck driver hauling supplies for the Air Corps. He was discharged in January 1946 and attended photography school in Dallas using the GI bill. At the time of the interview he had recently retired from driving a truck. He describes early Shattuck, the dust storms, and shares his experiences in the military.
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item H1985.032. Interview with Walter Roberts, 1985/02/13
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Walter Roberts was born near Buffalo in 1924. He graduated high school in 1942 and went on to attend Oklahoma A&M for one semester and then joined the army. He served in Europe during the Battle of the Bulge and was captured by the Germans in December 1944. Roberts was liberated in Czechoslavokia and returned to the United States. He talks about his experiences in the military including his time in the POW camp.
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item H1985.033. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. George Rider, 1985/02/14
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George Rider was born in Kansas in 1894. Mr. Rider moved to Woodward County in 1900. He worked on the farm growing Kaffercorn and plowing the fields. He bought his first tractor in 1928 and his first car in 1920.
Mrs. Rider was born in Missouri in 1895. She moved to Oklahoma in 1915. Married in April 1917.
They had two sons that fought in World War Two. They discuss the dust storms, farming, and the tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.034. Interview with George Elmore, 1985/02/14
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George Elmore was born in Kansas in 1891. His father moved to Oklahoma to get cheap land and built a homestead five miles north of Arnett. He worked on the farm growing Maize and Kaffircorn. During World War One he was a part of the 90th Division and served in the trenches in France. He was hit by schrapnel and spent the rest of the war in the hospital. After he returned to the Oklahoma and went back to farming. During World War Two he donated money to the Red Cross and farmed. He discusses serving in the military during World War Two, the dust storms, and the tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.035. Interview with Gwen Suthers, 1982/11/18
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Gwen Suthers was born six miles South of Gage, Oklahoma in 1913. She attended school in Gage and went on to attend Oklahoma A&M where she majored in Art. She talks about her family history going back to the Civil War and discusses her husbands family.
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item H1985.036. Interview with Harvey R. Collins, 1985/02/14
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Harvey Collins was born in Missouri in 1906. His family moved to Oklahoma to buy land for farming. After school, sold mules to the army and hauled wheat to the town of Higgins. Collins built the first stock trailer for the Oklahoma City Stock Yards. He describes his memories of working on the farm and of the dust storms. He also shares his memories of the tornado of 1947 and the aftermath.
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item H1985.037. Interview with Francis Davison, 1985/02/14
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Francis Davison was born Southeast of Arnett, Oklahoma in 1917. He worked on the family ranch, and at the time of the interview was the foreman of the ranch. He graduated from Shattuck High School in 1936. He was drafted into the army in late 1941 and was sent to Fort Benning for Officer candidate school in Infantry and then to Camp Gruber. He was sent to France and participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau. Worked as the Motor officer. He shares his experiences in the army and discusses his fathers ranching techniques through the Depression.
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item H1985.038. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Ovel Bullard, 1985/02/14
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Ovel Bullard was born in 1907. He worked on the farm plowing. He went to Ruppert school in Roger Mills County and married in 1934. He did road work for the Works Progress Administration South of Arnett. He shares his experiences farming in early Oklahoma, the dissolution of Day County, and the Depression.
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item H1985.039. Interview with Gene Barth, 1985/02/13
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Gene Barth was born in Follette, Texas in 1921. He lived with her family in a five room sod house and worked on the family ranch. He graduated high school in 1937 and went on to attend Goodwell College and Oklahoma A&M. In 1942, he joined the Navy and was a gunner on a merchant ship until he was sent to Normandy in 1944. Barth was transferred to the Pacific theater. He returned to the United States and taught at the Veterans agriculture school and also worked as a rancher and cattle buyer. He talks about his time in the military and as a rancher.
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item H1985.040. nterview with Edna Walters Bowles, 1985/02/14
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Edna Walters Bowles' father made the run into Oklahoma City. She worked on the farmdoing chores and attending school. After high school she attended business college at El Dorado, Kansas. She acted as the Deputy County Clerk of Ellis County for 25 years. She discusses both World Wars, the Depression, and the flu epidemic of 1918-1919.
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item H1985.041. Interview with Mary Alta Bullar, 1985/02/14
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Mary Alta Folks Bullar moved to Oklahoma with her family and lived in a half dugout. She shares her memories of early Grand, food rationing during World War One, and the dust storms. Additionally, she talks about her sons that served in the military during World War Two and the Homemakers Extension Programs.
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item H1985.042. Interview with Melba Dearing Bullar and Okla Dearing McQuigg, 1985/02/14
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Melba Dearing Bullar and Okla Dearing McQuigg discuss their family trip to Oklahoma and their early school days. Additionally, they share their memories of World War One, the dust storms and the family's first car.
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item H1985.043. Interview with Eula Wagnon and Eunice Wagnon, 1985/02/14
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Eula and Eunice moved to Oklahoma with their family in 1906. The sisters taught school in a one room schoolhouse after they graduated high school. They married brothers. They discuss military training during World War One in high school, early day dairy farming, and picking cotton for the war effort.
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item H1985.044. Interview with John Williams, 1985/03/06
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John Williams was born in Missouri in 1922. He moved to Oklahoma in 1927 by truck and settled in Ottawa County. In 1941, he started working in the mines driving a mule that pulled the cans. During World War Two he worked in construction. He discusses working in the mines, how the mine operates, and the mining industry during World War Two.
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item H1985.045. Interview with Katie Rimstidt, 1985/03/06
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Katie Rimstidt was born in California in 1880. Her father made the gold rush of 1949 where she was born. In 1906, her family returned to Oklahoma because of her fathers Cherokee citizenship to get their land allotments. Their allotment was near Afton. She discusses the medical uses of turpentine, working in the gold mine with her father, and the trip back to Oklahoma.
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item H1985.046. Interview with Charlie Powell, 1985/03/06
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Charlie Powell was born in Lindsey in 1906. He moved to Pitcher in 1942 and started working in the Piokee mine moving ore. He earned twenty cents per hour and worked eight hours a day. He joined the army as a miner. He shares his experiences working in the mining industry, including the day to day operation in the mine, the anatomy of a mine, and the chain of command.
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item H1985.047. Interview with Carolyn Sue Nuckles, 1985/03/07
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Carolyn Sue Nuckolls was born in Claremore in 1939. Her father was a miner for the Eagle Picher Mine and his mother was a Seneca-Cayuga. She discusses the Seneca history including language, removal, and lineage. Additionally, she talks about the history of the Seneca Indian School.
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item H1985.048. Interview with Adeline Farrington, 1985/03/07
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Adeline Farrington was born in Missouri in 1883. She worked at her father's nursery grafting apple trees. The family moved to Colorado because his father had an interest in oil in Colorado. She married in 1912 and worked for a restaurant in Afton. She went to Alaska in 1912. She talks about the trip to and from Colorado, working in her father's nursery, and chores around the house.
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item H1985.049. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Trolinger, 1985/03/07
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Phillip Trolinger was born in 1900 in Missouri. He walked behind the wagon from Pueblo, Colorado to Welch, Oklahoma where they were taking care of his uncles store. He worked in the mines for one week at the age of nineteen and decided to start a farm. Mrs. Trolinger was born in 1905 in Indian Territory. She recalls milking cows at the age of six and graduated from high school in Miami. They were married in 1924. They talk about their early years, the Depression and the effect it had on their lives, and their family history.
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item H1985.050. Interview with Lennah Stepp, 1985/03/07
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Lennah Stepp was born near Colcord, Oklahoma in 1897. She did chores around the house including making soap and doing laundry. She shares her memories of early Christmases, getting her first "store bought" coat, and the difference between "wash wood" and "stove wood."
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item H1985.051. Interview with Vella Curry, 1985/03/11
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Vella Curry was born in Missouri in 1894. She moved to Oklahoma with her family in 1895 by covered wagon. She started school in Chandler, and lived through the tornado of 1847. She married in 1917 and sold bonds during World War One. Curry started working for the Federal Reserve Bank in 1943. She shares her memories of the tornado of 1897, statehood day, and the reaction to Pearl Harbor. Additionally, she talks about early Chandler, the Depression, and the first electric lights installed in Chandler.
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item H1985.052. Interview with E.D. Wallace, 1985/03/11
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E.D. Wallace was born in Kentucky in 1896. He moved to Oklahoma in 1899 where his father ran the Blue Front Livery Stable. He graduated high school in 1915 and started working on the railroad in 1917. Later that year he was drafted by the army and sent to France. After returning to the United States Wallace went to work as the chief clerk for the Rock Island and Frisco Railroads. He retired in 1961. He discusses his time working on the railroad, serving in the military, and the trip to Oklahoma.
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item H1985.053. Interview with Elsie Valentine, 1985/03/12
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
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Elsie Valentine was born in Nebraska in 1894. She moved to Oklahoma by train in 1906 and went to work in the fields at the age of twelve. She married in December 1910. She and her husband bought a farm South East of Woodward where they grew crops. She discusses life on the farm, the flu epidemic of 1918, and the Woodward tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.054. Interview with Jennie Hayes, 1985
Administrative Information
Jennie Hayes started school at Mount Sterling and later attended Sterling Grove. Both schools were named after her grandfather. She moved with her family to Woodward, Oklahoma in 1910. She attended college at Alva and received her Bachelors and Masters degrees at Oklahoma University. She taught school for forty-two years and retired in 1956. Hayes discusses early Christmases, Oklahoma University during the 1920s and 1930s, and the flappers in the 1920s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1985.055. Interview with Walter Stenglemeir and Robert Trent, 1985/03/12
Administrative Information
Robert Trent was born in 1920. He started school at Pleasant Hill near Hardesty, Oklahoma. He joined the army and was sent to school to be a cook. He traveled to Nagasaki after the bomb was dropped and went to work for an MP company in Japan. Additionally, he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937.
Walter Stenglemeir was born in 1916. He started school at Rose Valley, North of Woodward. He joined the army and went to school to be a scout. He was in Woodward for the tornado of 1947 and worked for the Selmon Ranch where he went on several cattle drives.
They joined the army together in 1944, and went through training until they were shipped out to France. They served all over Europe including Germany and Czechoslovakia. They returned the United States in 1946. They talk about their time in the military, life before the army, and japan after the end of World War Two.
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item H1985.056. Interview with J. Lee Cromwell, 1985/05/01
Administrative Information
J. Lee Cromwell was in the Student Army Training Corps at the University of Oklahoma during Wold War One. After the war ended he continued at O U and majored in journalism and managed the Oklahoma Daily. In 1929, he bought a printing and office business. He shares his memories of early recreational activities, Armistice Day, and early circuses. Additionally, he discusses the effects of the Depression on his business, his time in the Student Army Training Corps, and his family history.
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item H1985.057. Interview with Glen Easterwood, 1985/03/12
Administrative Information
Glen Easterwood was born near Guymon, Oklahoma in 1921. His father worked on the Irish Syndicate Ranch and Easterwood accompanied his father on the cattle drives where he worked as the horse wrangler. He graduated Fort Supply High School in 1942 and went to work for the FBI for one year. In 1944, he joined the Navy. He worked as a guard on Merchant Marine Ships. He traveled all over the world and was discharged in January of 1946. He returned to Guymon and worked on the Fort Supply Ranch until he traded for a ranch below Gate Hill. He shares his experiences working in the ranching industry and sailing on Merchant Marine vessels. Additionally, he discusses the history of the Irish Syndicate ranch and the history of other ranches in the area.
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item H1985.058. Interview with Pearl Smith Teten, 1985/02/12
Administrative Information
Pearl Smith Teten was born near Woodward in 1905. Starting at the age of thirteen she kept books for her father at his shoe shop. She attended Draughon's Business College and had a set of twins and a set of triplets. She talks about her family history, her father's shoe shop, and life on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City/Town)
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item H1985.059. Interview with Ida Mae Norman, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Ida Norman was born near Guymon in 1920. He family moved to Oklahoma where her mother bought a relinquishment and was the first teacher in the area. She did chores on the farm including canning beef, and preserving mild and cream. She attended Goodwell College during World War Two. She moved to Woodward in 1949. Norman discusses her family journey to Oklahoma, farm life, and early schools.
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item H1985.060. Interview with Willia Mae Jackson, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Willia Mae Jackson discusses early Christmas celebrations, the history of the town of Sharon, and Armistice Day. Additionally, she talks about running a grocery store in Sharon and the fashion of the 1920s.
Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1985.061. Interview with Arlie Weir, 1985/03/13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Sharon (City/Town)
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item H1985.062. Interview with Eldon McCaslin, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Eldon McCaslin was born in Fargo, Oklahoma in 1918. He attended Fair View and Sharon High School. During high school he worked odd jobs on the local farms and in stores around Woodward. In 1941, he was drafted into the army and sent to California to build airfields. From there he was sent to Australia and then to New Guinea. He returned to Oklahoma after the war and bought a grocery store with his brother. He discusses his time in the military and life on the farm.
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item H1985.063. Interview with Glen Lester Young, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Glen Lester Young was born in Sharon, Oklahoma in 1923. He worked on the farm doing chores and working in the field. He graduated Sharon High School in 1940 and was drafted into the Air Corps. He went overseas to England and was shot down and then sent home. He flew a bombing mission during D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He shares his experiences working on the farm, flying missions in the Air Corps and discusses his thoughts on Vietnam.
Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1985.064. Interview with Russell Adams, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Russell Adams was born Southwest of Woodward, Oklahoma in 1911. He worked on the farm doing chores and plowing fields. After graduating high school, he worked in a grocery and dry goods store for seven years. Additionally, he hauled gravel for the Works Progress Administration project. He shares his memories of the dust storms and the tornado of 1947. Additionally, he discusses farm machinery.
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item H1985.065. Interview with Ralph Norman, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Ralph Norman was born in Missouri in 1896. He did chores on the family farm ans started school at Blue Ridge School. He was drafted into the army and sent to the Mexican border. He came down with the flu while at Camp Logan. He married in 1919 and bought a farm in 1929. He talks about his family's trip to Oklahoma, early Fargo, Oklahoma, and the flu epidemic in the army. Additionally, he discusses his time in the military and his life after returning to Oklahoma.
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item H1985.066. Interview with A.C. Gaston, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
A.C. Gaston was born October 1915. He graduated high school in 1937 and went to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Lake Murray. At the beginning of World War Two, Gaston enlisted with the Army Air Corps and served in Japan. After the war he opened his own mechanic shop and was elected sheriff. In 1982, he was shot and lost a lung. In 1985, Gaston retired. He discusses his time in the CCC, working as a mechanic with the Army Air Corps, and cases he worked on as sheriff.
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item H1985.067. Interview with Lile Mote, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Lile Mote was born in Sharon in 1923. He worked on the farm growing wheat and raising short horn cattle. He started school in Sharon in 1930 and graduated in 1941. In 1942-1943 he attended Oklahoma A&M to study agriculture. Mote was drafted into the army in 1944 and sent to Europe. He was wounded on the French and German border and sent back to the United States. He was discharged in 1946. Mote discusses his time in the military, the Woodward Tornado of 1947, and farm machinery.
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item H1985.068. Interview with Guy Winters, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Guy Winters was born in Marshall, Oklahoma in 1931. He moved to Kansas in 1937 . He joined the Air Force and was sent to Greenland where he was given isolation duty at a relay station. He attended Northwest at Alva for his bachelors and masters in Education. Winters taught English at the Navajo and Ute reservation. He shares his experiences in Greenland including his duties at the relay station, the polio epidemic among the Eskimos, and pack ice. Additionally, he talks about working with the Native American children on the reservations.
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item H1985.069. Interview with Norman Clifford, 1985/03/13
Administrative Information
Clifford Norman was born in Ellis County in 1920. He moved to Sharon in 1929 and finished high school there in 1938. He enlisted in the army where he worked as a mechanic on B-17 and B-24 bombers. During World War Two he was sent to Panama and Ecuador and Peru as an educator. He discusses his duties as a mechanic, his time in Central America, and the Dust Storms in North West Oklahoma.
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item H1985.070. Interview with Stanley Cook, 1985/03/14
Administrative Information
Stanley Cook was born in Kansas. His father was from Germany and his mother was from Kansas. He worked on the family farm and ranch growing wheat. He was drafted into the army in 1942 and went through hospital training. He was deployed to Europe on board the Queen Elizabeth 2 and worked at a hospital in Northern England treating German prisoners. After the war he returned to the farm and married in 1947. He shares his experiences in the hospital including treating the German prisoners and his duties on D-Day.
Item List
The 67th General Hospital Booklet.
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item H1985.071. Interview with Frederick Kellerman, 1985/02/14
Administrative Information
Frederick Kellerman was traveled to the United States on a German ship in 1902. His family had a homestead in Oklahoma where they lived in a sod house. He worked for the Works Progress Administration for one month in the 1930s and was a member of the Socialist party during the previous decade. He had a mail order bride. He discusses the trip to the United States, anti war demonstrations during World War One, and the dust storms.
Item List
Photocopy of Article "Few Hold a Candle to Fred Kellerman".
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1985.072. Interview with Victor Barth, 1985/03/14
Administrative Information
Victor Barth was born near Follett, Texas in 1922. He moved with his family to Oklahoma where he worked on the family farm. He started school at Sunny Slope School and graduated from Shattuck High School in 1940. Barth went on to attend Oklahoma A&M where he studied Civil Engineering. He joined the reserves in 1942 and was deployed in 1943 to Europe. Additionally, he served in Korea with the 45th division. He discusses early Catesby, the differences between farming and ranching, and his time at Oklahoma A&M. Barth also talks about his time in the military.
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item H1985.073. Interview with Fred Wheeler, 1985/03/14
Administrative Information
Fred Wheeler was born in Rosston, Oklahoma in 1923. His family homesteaded in Rosston and started a farm. Wheeler did chores on the farm as a child and attended school in Redout, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in Laverne in 1940. In 1943, he was drafted into the Marine Corps and sent to the Pacific and Guam. He served in Japan, Guam and Guadal Canal. After returning to the United States he married Jeanne Woods in 1947. He discusses the family farm, school, and the dust storms of the 1930s. Additionally, he shares his experiences in the Marines.
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item H1985.074. Interview with Annie Thompson, 1985/03/15
Administrative Information
Annie Thompson did chores around the house including laundry, making soap, ironing, and trimming the wicks on the lamps. She talks about folk medicines used by the Cherokees, different customs, superstitions, and folk practices, and land allotments. Additionally, she discusses the flu epidemic, birthing babies, and her husbands job cleaning oil wells.
Item List
Cherokee Nation Enrollment form.
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item H1985.075. Interview with Mamie Watkins, 1985/04/04
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mamie Watkins was born in Trinity, Alabama in 1885. She moved to Oklahoma in 1894 and married in 1906. Her husband was a rancher and raised Hereford Cattle. She discusses the Indians around Ardmore, teaching elementary school after high school, and World War One.
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item H1985.076. Interview with Edna Mae Young, 1985/04/04
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Edna Mae Young moved to Indian Territory in 1900. After she married, her she and her husband started truck farming and later opened Young's Dairy Farm in Harrah, Oklahoma. During the 1930s her children went to California and three of her six sons fought in World War Two. She talks about her family history, the Depression of 1907, and working on a dairy farm. Additionally, she shares her memories of truck farming, the Creek Indians, and seeing electric streetlights in Oklahoma City.
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item H1985.077. Interview with Nora B. Brock, 1985/04/11
Administrative Information
Nora B. Brock was raised by her grandparents and attended St. Mary's Catholic School, Carlisle School, and Chilocco School. She discusses Quapah chiefs, Quapah speakers, and land allotments.
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item H1985.078. Interview with Lloyd Buffalo, 1985/04/11
Administrative Information
Lloyd Buffalo discusses the Quapah tribe including boarding school, the Dorsey Dictionary of the Quapah Language, and the tribal government at the time of the interview.Additionally, He talks about the Carlisle school, Lead and Zinc mines in the area, and the clan system.
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item H1985.079. Interview with Agnes M. Giddens, 1985/04/12
Administrative Information
Agnes M. Giddens was born Northeast of Woodward in 1918. She graduated high school in 1937 and went on to attend junior college in Woodward. She married in 1937 and again after the tornado of 1947. She began working as a waitress at the Oasis Steakhouse in Woodward in 1945. Her husband and youngest son were killed in the Woodward Tornado of 1947. She discusses the tornado of 1947 including where she was, the aftermath, and suggestions for coping with the aftermath.
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item H1985.080. Interview with Stella Demo, 1985/04/16
Joe L. Todd [Interviewer]
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Miami (City/Town)
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item H1985.081. Interview with Archie Crow, 1985/04/19
Administrative Information
Archi Crow was born five miles outside of Tift City in Oklahoma. He attended Wyandotte and Haskell Indian schools before joining the army during World War Two. He discusses the Seneca language, traditions, and chores he did at school.
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item H1985.082. Interview with Lois Fryer Flaherty, 1985/04/19
Administrative Information
Lois Fryer Flaherty attended school at Blue Ribbon School and finished in Shattuck, Oklahoma. She married Floyd Flaherty who worked at OG&E. During World War One, she worked for the war effort. She discusses the community events, games she played at school, and the celebrations at the end of World War Two.
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item H1985.083. Interview with Kurt Trummer, 1985/04/30
Kauble, Alice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Kurt Trummer was born in Wurzburg, Bavaria. He joined the army in September 1989 and was an infantryman. He was captured in Tunisia and sent to Camp Gruber in Oklahoma. He worked in a rock quarry during his nine months as a prisoner of war. He spent time in ten different camps and returned to Germany in 1946.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1985.084. Interview with Fred Moehle, 1985/05/01
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Fred Moehle was born in Iowa in 1889. He moved to Oklahoma in 1900 where he attended school around the wheat harvest. He worked on the farm and helped organize cattle drives. He discusses the wheat harvest including the machinery used, the amount that could be plowed in one day, and the brand of axle grease he used. Additionally, he shares his experiences of being a German immigrant during World War One.
Item List
Brief Autobiographical Sketch of Fred Moehle.
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item H1985.085. Interview with Doris Roye, 1985/05/02
Administrative Information
Doris Roye was born in Ponca City in 1922. She moved to the Ponca Indian reservation where she did chores on the farm and attended the reservation school. Her Indian name is "Hard Eagle to Catch." She discusses the Ponca culture including games she played as a child, recipes, and traditional Ponca bead work designs.
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item H1985.086. Interview with Alice Hutchinson, 1985/05/02
Administrative Information
Alice Prather Hutchinson was born in Hickman, Kentucky in 1900. She attended Phillips University in 1919 where she met her husband George. She taught school for 24 years and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband served in World War Two in the 45th division. She shares her memories of teaching and attending Phillips university. Additionally, she talks about her family history including her grandfathers service in the Civil War.
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item H1985.087. Interview with Ruth Freeman, 1985/05/08
Administrative Information
Ruth Freeman was born in Wellington, Kansas in 1898. She discusses the inaguration of Governor Frantz, flappers in Enid, and trains in Enid. Additionally, she talks about the effect of the Depression on the hardware business, the appointment of Frank Frantz as the Powhuska Indian Agent, and the first automobile in Enid.
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item H1985.088. Interview with Corbin Campbell Baker, 1985/05/08
Administrative Information
Corbin Campbell Baker Sr. was born in Mountain Park, Oklahoma in 1907. Her father drew a homestead during the land lottery. He worked on the farm picking cotton and attended Shiloh School one mile East of home. He moved to Tulsa in 1926 and went to work for the Shell Oil Company. He was in charge of the service stations, but was later laid off. He witnessed the Tulsa Race Riots. He went to work for a trucking company in Wichita, Kansas where he drove for them until 1936. During World War Two, he joined the Navy and stayed in Norman for the war. He discusses picking cotton on the farm, his family history, and his fathers relationship with Thomas P. Gore.
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item H1985.089. Interview with Mary Bass, 1985/05/08
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mary Bass was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1903. She started school at Kenwood school. During the Depression, her family made soup for the schools and During World War Two she worked for the Red Cross. She talks about her family's journey to Oklahoma, the Depression, and corruption in the Works Progress Administration.
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item H1985.090. Interview with Ben Blansit, 1985/05/09
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ben Blansit was born in Palo Pinto County, Texas in 1889. His father worked for the railroad as a section hand.In 1892, he moved with his family to Oklahoma at the opening of the Cheyenne-Arapahoe country. He talks about his family history during the Civil War, the reasons his family moved to Oklahoma, and the journey to Oklahoma.
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item H1985.091. Interview with Thelma Frantz, 1985/05/09
Administrative Information
Thelma Frantz was born in Guthrie in 1899. She went on house calls with her father in the country. She attended the inauguration of Frank Frantz. She attended Kendall College in Tulsa for high school and went on to study at the University of Oklahoma in 1916. She was in Tulsa at the time of the Tulsa Race Riots. She moved to Enid after getting married. She talks about early Guthrie, watching her father perform surgery on the kitchen table, and the 89er parades. Additionally, she tells stories about her family, and describes the lessons she took as a young girl.
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item H1985.092. Interview with Bill Snodgrass, 1985/05/09
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Bill Snodgrass was the son of German immigrants. He joined the Navy in 1946. After leaving the Navy he opened an upholstry shop and attended Phillips University. He later became a history professor at Phillips. He discusses early day Christmases, the Korean War, and the first movie he got to see. Additionally, he talks about the early days Ku Klux Klan, the oral history program at Phillips, and some of the famous people he has interviewed.
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item H1985.093. Interview with Nellie Maxwell, 1985/05/10
Administrative Information
Nellie Maxwell was born in Missori in 1884. She married Thomas Richard Maxwell who worked for the Post Office and called square dances. She was a member of the Sorosis Club. She talks about her young life in Kansas, her husbands work, and her sons participation in World War Two.
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item H1985.094. Interview with Jess Riffe, 1985/05/14
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Jess Riffe joined the Navy in 1919. He shares his memories of early day Tyrone, Christmases, and school. Additionally, he talks about the flu epidemic of 1919, wagon yards, and his time in the Navy.
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item H1985.095. Interview with James Rowan, 1985/05/14
Administrative Information
James Rowan was born near Goodwell in 1924. His father homesteaded near Guymon in 1904. He worked on the family dairy ranch. He discusses his family's journey to Oklahoma, the switch from dairy cows to white faced cattle, Black Sunday.
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item H1985.096. Interview with Clyde Boston, 1985/05/14
Administrative Information
Clyde Boston was born in Hillsboro, Texas in 1904. He worked on the ranch plowing fields and tending to the cattle. He attended Goodwell Public Schools, but quit at the age of 15. He married on Christmas Day and went to Guymon once a year for the fair. He shares his memories of early Goodwell, Christmases, and 4th of July celebrations. Additionally, he discusses ranching including the changes in the industry, different ways of branding, and transporting crops to the train station.
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item H1985.097. Interview with Lee Nichols, 1985/05/14
Administrative Information
Lee Nichols was born in Texhoma, Oklahoma in 1917. He attended college at Panhandle and majored in Business Administration and music. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1942. He was sent to England with the B-17 bomber planes. He returned to the United States in 1945 and went to work at Panhandle College as Chief Clerk and Registrar and stayed there for twenty-eight years. He talks about his family history, ranches in the Panhandle, and Panhandle College. Additionally, he discusses B-17 bombers, and Texhoma.
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item H1985.098. Interview with Loris Ricker and Otis Cooksey, 1985/05/14
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Cooksey was born in 1908 south of Goodwell, Oklahoma. His father was Reuben Cooksey, a farmer, and his mother was Lillie Jackson. The Cooksey family came to the Oklahoma Panhandle from Texas by railroad and lived in a half dugout. Mr. Cooksey discusses chores and life on the farm and the dust storms in the Panhandle. His grandfather fought in the Confederate Army and was captured and spent the remainder of the war in a POW camp.
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item H1985.099. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Wesely Labrier, 1985/05/15
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Wesley Labrier established a cattle ranch of 15,000 acres in no mans land. He built a wall along the Black Mesa to keep the cattle from straying. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Labrier discuss early school days, bootlegging, and their wedding day in 1920. Additionally, they talk about early Christmases, and dinosaur tracks.
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item H1985.100. Interview with Joe Garza, 1985/05/15
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Joe Garza talks about his fathers job on the Luhan Ranch, cattle branding, and sheep sheering. Additionally, he discusses raising horses, statehood day, and his experiences in the army during World War Two.
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item H1985.101. Interview with Norma Gene Young, 1985/05/16
Administrative Information
Norma Jean Young grew up working at the Boise City newspaper. She talks about chores she did at the paper, the bombing of Boise City in 1943, and Armistice Day. Additionally, she discusses Works Progress Administration projects in the area, early businesses in Boise City, and the moving of the county seat from Kenton to Boise City.
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item H1985.102. Interview with Lawrence Regnier, 1985/05/16
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lawrence Regnier explains how to make adobe, how Boise City took the Cimarron County seat from Kenton, and how their house was built. Additionally, he discusses early day sheep herding, the effects of the Depression on his family, and bootlegging.
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item H1985.103. Interview with Eva Little, 1985/05/17
Administrative Information
Eva Capps Little was born in Erick, Oklahoma in 1905. She started school in 1912 and attended Goodwell College from 1924-1925. She married in 1929 and ran the Aggie Inn with her husband. Her husband acted as the postmaster for twenty- three years. She discusses her great-grandfathers' participation in the Civil War, life in the girls dormitory, and early Christmases.
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item H1985.104. Interview with Bruce Beard, 1985/05/17
Administrative Information
Bruce Beard grew up working at his father's meat market. During high school, he worked as a soda jerk in his brothers soda shop. He married in 1932 and went to work as a meat cutter for Tom Rayburn's Grocery from 1933-1948. He shares his memories of early Texoma, the Depression, and early Christmases. Additionally, he talks about World War One, Armistice Day, and the dust storms.
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item H1985.105. Interview with Isaac Moore, 1985/05/22
Administrative Information
Issac Moore was born in 1898 in Cedarvale, Texas. His family left Texas in 1902 and moved a half mile east of Goodwell, Oklahoma. He did chores on the farm including drawing water by hand from a well. He talks about how to stretch wire without wire stretchers, what types of fuel are best for cooking and heating a home, and crops they raised on the farm.
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item H1985.106. Interview with Howard Metcalf, 1985/05/24
Administrative Information
Howard Metcalf, son of Augusta Metcalf was born in August 1906. He worked on the family ranch and was drafted into the Army Air Corps during World War One. He worked as an aircraft mechanic and was on call twenty-four hours a day. After the war he returned to the ranch. He discusses his mother's artwork, early Day County, and his time in the military.
Item List
Photocopy "Gustie: My Memories and Memorabilia" by Melvin Harrell.
Photocopies of Newspaper Clippings.
Photocopies of Misc. Material on Augusta Metcalf.
Issue of Oklahoma Today, 1957-1958
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item H1985.107. Interview with Sadako Fujiyoshi, 1985/05/30
Administrative Information
Mrs. Sadako Fujiyoshi was born in Hawaii in 1904. Her parents emigrated to Hawaii from Japan. Her father owned a hotel where she worked and went to school. Fujiyoshi attended both and English and Japanese school. She married Mr. Fujiyoshi in 1931 by way of a matchmaker. She went to work as a maid for the Foster family in Bartlesville where her husband worked as a valet. She shares her memories of Oklahoma, her first snow storm, and going to both an English and Japanese school. Additionally she discusses the feeling towards the Japanese after Pearl Harbor including the reaction to her children by other children at school.
Item List
Printout from the Foster Ranch.
Information on the Fujiyoshi Family.
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item H1985.108. Interview with Charles Robbins, 1985/06/04
Administrative Information
Charles Robbiins Talks about his fathers job at the Brown palace in Denver, Colorado and his shooting gallery in Guthrie. He ran the Hunter Printing Company for many years and enlisted in the Navy during World War Two. Robbins also discusses his early memories of Oklahoma City, flappers in the 1920s, and Bill Tilghman.
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item H1985.109. Interview with Grace Fidler, 1985/06/11
Administrative Information
Grace Fidler was born near Duncan in 1905. She worked on the farm doing chores. In 1926 she married Ralph Fidler and went to work in Haliburton's Store as a salesperson. She discusses flappers in the 1920s, the affect of the Depression on her family, and gives a description of Mr. Haliburton.
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item H1985.110. Interview with Cora Harris, 1985/06/12
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Cora Harris was born in Illinois in 1885. She moved to Oklahoma in 1907 where her family filed on a claim West of Gray, Oklahoma. She married John Harris in 1909. She shares her experiences of claiming land, proving on the claim, and raising broomcorn. Additionally, she talks about living in a dugout, doing laundry, and celebrating Christmas.
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item H1985.111. Interview with Vernon L. Williams, 1985/06/13
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Vernon L. Williams was born November 19, 1921 in Piedmont, Oklahoma. His father Fred Williams, was a farmer and came from Virginia by wagon and his mother Jane Kennedy, came to Oklahoma from Missouri. Mr. Williams discusses Basic Training in Enid, Oklahoma; his experiences as a cadet at aviation school, his first mission, and Pearl Harbor Day.
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item H1985.112. Interview with Cora Lee Ward, 1985/06/13
Administrative Information
Mrs. Cora Lee Ward was born to F.H. Schleetor and Jennie Zimmerman on April 26, 1897 north of Woodward, Oklahoma. Mrs. Ward discusses early schools she attended and the chores she performed on her father's cattle ranch when she was growing up. Her husband was in World War I. She remembers Armistice Day in Woodward, Oklahoma, blizzards and dust storms in the area. They have five children.
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item H1985.113. Interview with Dallas Burgess, 1985/06/13
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Dallas Burgess was born in Missouri in 1900. He worked at Western State Hospital in Fort Supply, Oklahoma. He describes his experiences working at the hospital and living through the dust storms of the 1930s.
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item H1985.114. Interview with W.G. Epperly, 1985/06/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
William Epperly worked on the family farm until he left for school in Virginia. During World War One, he was drafted into the army and served as a member of the 359th Machine Gun Company in France. He shares his experiences with the army and of returning to Oklahoma during the dust storms of the 1930s.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1985.115. Interview with Luella Johnson, 1985/06/13
Administrative Information
Luella Johnson moved with her family to Blaine County in 1902 and then onto Texas County in 1908. She taught at a school in Laverne and continued to teach until 1970. She shares her memories of the dust storms including "Black Sunday" as well as her experiences having two brothers who participated in World War One.
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item H1985.116. Interview with M.R. "Rex" and Grace Korn Sheets, 1985/06/13
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
M.R. Sheets was born north of Winfield, Kansas in 1902. He worked as a salesmen for the International Harvester Corporation in Argentina and as a telegraph operator for the Santa Fe Railroad.
Grace Korn Sheets was born in Fargo, Oklahoma in 1903. The Sheets' describe their family histories as well as their shared experiences through the dust storms and the Woodward tornado.
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item H1985.117. Interview with Mabel M. Shryock, 1985/06/13
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Mrs. Mabel M. Franklin Shryock was born September 23, 1898 in Kansas to Eliza Franklin, and Joseph Franklin, who was a farmer. Mrs. Shryock and her family came to Oklahoma by train, where Joseph Franklin bought a relinquishment 5 miles east of Sharon and primarliy grew broom corn. She and her three brothers attended the Rugby School . Mrs. Shryock recalls the 1920's, the Flappers, and how the women bobbed their hair, also the 1930's and the dust storms and how they affected the family farm. She remembers coming into Woodward, Oklahoma to help after the tornado in 1947 and witnessing the devastation it caused, killing over 100 people.
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item H1985.118. Interview with R.H. Chappel, 1985/06/14
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
R.H. Chappel was born in Jennings, Oklahoma in 1900. He moved with his family to Fort Supply in 1907 and then to Woodward in 1910. He got a job working on cattle drives and worked in the stockyards working with the cattle. Chappel also was involved in the rodeo circuit for a while. He shares his memories of working with cattle and of the rodeos.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Fort Supply (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.119. Interview with Elbert L. Little, 1985/06/08
Administrative Information
Elbert Little was born in Fort Smith Arkansas in 1907. He worked with the Oklahoma State Forestry Division and taught biology at Southwestern State College in Weatherford. He spent the summer of 1930 studying Southwestern Oklahoma and returned fifty years later to repeat the study. He discusses the benefits of state parks and some of the jobs that he performed for the U.S. Forestry Service.
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item H1985.120. Interview with Don Roberts, 1985/06/22
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Don Roberts was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1946. He joined the Navy in 1965 because his draft number was 19. He went to basic training in Jacksonville Florida and joined the 164th Attack Squadron. The USS Ariskine, the ship he was assigned to caught fire and had to return to the United States from the Phillipines. At the time of the interview he worked for Beaver Express.
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item H1985.121. Interview with Marion Opala, 1985/06/24
Administrative Information
Marion Opala was born in Lodz, Poland in 1921. He was captured by the Germans in 1944, he was taken to a camp where he worked on tank engines. He was liberated by the Americans and was sponsored by an American Military Police officer in Oklahoma City. After arriving in the United States, he earned a law degree and worked his way to become an Oklahoma Supreme Court Judge.
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item H1985.122. Interview with John W. Brown, 1985/06/24
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
John Brown was born in Counterspoint Pennsylvania in 1893. He moved to Tulsa in 1912 to shoot wells in the oil fields. He was then sent to Mexico by the government to spy on Pancho Villa. He rode around with Villa and sent information back to the United States. . When World War One broke out he was sent to France with the combat engineers. He describes his experiences with Villa at the Mexican border including the meeting between Villa and General Pershing. He also discusses his time in the oil feilds and trenches.
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item H1985.123. Interview with J. Truest Bailey, 1985/06/25
Administrative Information
J. Truest Bailey traveled with his family by wagon from Texas to Oklahoma. The family homesteaded at Cloud Chief. Bailey discusses homestead life, including living in a tent and a dugout. He also discusses health care, transportation and the scarcity of water.
In 1918, he was drafted into the First World War. Bailey describes his experience traveling from Oklahoma to New York, and from there to France. He discusses life in the field and the armistice. Bailey also discusses the 1920s, the Great Depression and World War II.
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item H1985.124. Interview with Ray Van Boskirk, 1985/06/27
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ray Van Boskirk moved with his family to Enid in 1912 to attend high school. He worked on the family farm and helped his father and brother on cattle drives. Boskirk tried to enlist in the army during World War One and was turned down. He went on to work as a jailer in Enid and met his wife there. He worked for the Works Progress Administration for two days during the Depression. He shares his memories of the early cattle drives, working in the jail and working as a cook for a harvest crew.
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item H1985.125. Interview with Willis Peyton, 1985/06/27
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Willis Peyton moved with his family to Oklahoma from Kansas in 1903. He worked on the family farm until his father died. Peyton joined the army during World War One and was sent to France. Upon his return to Oklahoma he got a job working for the railroads. He shares his memories of working for the railroads and serving in the army during the war. He describes the effects that the wars had on the railroads.
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item H1985.126. Interview with Lucille Lowery, 1985/06/28
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lucille McCormic Lowery was born January 28, 1904 in Kay County, Oklahoma. Her mother's family came to the United States from Denmark. Her father, Austin McCormick, established a 600-acre farm near the 101 Ranch and bulit a Shelter Belt on the farm in 1912. Mrs. Fester discusss her childhood; games she played, schools she attended, early Christmases, social gatherings and the annual Chataquah, which came to the area every summer. She talks of the naming of Newkirk, Oklahoma and its early businesses and prominent people. Mrs. Fester attended Winfield College. She speaks of her visit to Chillico Indian School.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Newkirk (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.127. Interview with E.J. Stovall, 1985/07/05
Administrative Information
E.J. Stovall was born In Kaufman County, Texas in 1897. He moved with his mother to Oklahoma in 1907. In 1914, he joined the army in Dallas and was sent to Mexico with General Pershing to confront Pancho Villa. He describes his experiences with the army in Mexico.
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item H1985.128. Interview with Edwin D. Russell, 1985/07/09
Administrative Information
Edwin Russell was born in Chicago Illinois in 1912. He moved to Tulsa with his wife in 1934 and worked for an oil company as an accountant. He served in the military with the 528th Heavy Maintenance Tank Company. After 1945 he served in the 486th Civil Affairs unit. He describes his experiences with the military.
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item H1985.129. Interview with Floyd D. Humphry, 1985/06/12
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Floyd Dewitt Humphrey was born November 16, 1892 in Missouri. His father was from Illinois. Mr. Humphrey's family left Missouri in 1899 and moved to Nebraska, then later moved to the Panhandle of Oklahoma from Nebraska.
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item H1985.130. Interview with Ruth Musick, 1985/05/14
Miller, Jean [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ruth Musick was born outside Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1917. She stayed at home and her husband worked at a helium factory in Amarillo, Texas. She describes her family history and customs of the Shawnee people. Musick also shares her memories of the dust storms and the impact that World War Two and the Depression had on her family.
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item H1985.131. Interview with Sue Kennedy, 1985/07/21
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Sue Kennedy was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1934. She studied at Oklahoma State University and went on to teach fourth grade and elementary school music. In 1972 she received a degree in counseling and worked with students in Woodward, Oklahoma. She describes her experiences as a counselor and the benefits of the Montessori school system.
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item H1985.132. Interview with Fay Gillis Wells, 1985/08/15
Administrative Information
Item List
The Ninety- Nines Newsletter, 1999/01/29
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item H1985.133. Interview with Lawrence Barr, 1985/08/16
Administrative Information
Mr. Lawrence Barr was born April 29, 1920 in Joplin, Missouri to Arthur Barr and Blanche Wood, both from Joplin. Mr. Barr discusses early life in Joplin; the chores he was responsible for; and the effect the Depression had on his family. He became a lead and zinc miner in 1938 and discusses the activities and the various jobs in a mine. As a Marine, he saw action on Okinawa and discusses his times spent in the Pacific during World War II. Theo Cisco became his wife in 1941 and after returning to the United States after World War I, the Barrs moved to Tulsa and Lawrence Barr went into the air condtioning business.
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item H1985.134. Interview with Edmund Heit, 1985/08/20
Administrative Information
Edmund Heit was born in Poland in 1910. He lived through the German invasion of Poland and was a soldier in the German army. He moved to the United States for religious freedom. He describes his memories of the invasion and his time in the German army as well as his first experiences in America.
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item H1985.135. Interview with C.L. Alley, 1985/08/28
Administrative Information
Mr. C.L. Alley was born December 3, 1894 to Mathew Alley from Iowa and Minerva Boyle from Kansas. The Alley family settled in the Woodward, Oklahoma area and Mr. Alley began Mountainview School in 1902. He discusses his early years; chores and life on the farm; the flu epidemic of 1918; dust storms in the 1930's; Woodward Tornado of 1947; and the changes in farming practices.
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item H1985.136. Interview with Edward P. Smoot, 1985/07/16
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Edward Smoot was born outside Laverne, Oklahoma in 1905. He studied electric motors at Kansas State University. He describes his family history, mostly on his father's side and shares his memories of making sorghum molasses.
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item H1985.137. Interview with Lois Harvey, 1985/08/28
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lois Harvey was born in Missouri In 1895. She moved with her family to Oklahoma for health reasons. They lived in Bliss, and Gate, Oklahoma. She worked on the family farm until she graduated high school, when she went on to teach. Harvey describes early Gate and her time living on the farm. She also shares her memories of the dust storms, the Depression and teaching.
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item H1985.138. Interview with Goldie Crooks and Carl Long, 1985/08/28
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Carl Long and Goldie Crooks were born in Kansas in 1898 and 1901. They moved with their family to Oklahoma where they had a farm as well as a merry-go-round. They share their memories of the dust storms and the precautions that had to be taken to keep the dust out of the house as well as their experiences in early school houses. Additionally, they describe their chores on the farm and the measures taken to prevent meat from spoiling.
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item H1985.139. Interview with Mr. W.A. Carlisle and T.D. Carlisle, 1985/08/28
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
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item H1985.140. Interview with Albert Ray Larason, 1985/08/29
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Albert R. Larason was born September 3, 1908 near Fargo, Oklahoma to Elmer Larason and Della Barrett, both from Missouri. Mr. Larason discusses his early years and his chores and life on the family farm. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1934 when Bill Murray was Governor and served twelve terms in the House of Representatives. Mr. Larason was co-author of the bill that set up the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 1937; introduced the bill that set up the soil conservation service; served on President Eisenhower's Safety Commission and was executive secretary for Governor Phillips.
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item H1985.141. Interview with Robert Selman, 1985/08/29
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Mr. Robert Selman was born May 4, 1912 in Harper County, Oklahoma to J.O. Selman from Georgia and Lena Earnest from Missouri. Mr. Selman discusses the different jobs, organization, and food that was provided to the "drovers" on cattle drives. He also talks about the CCC program, dust storms in Northwest Oklahoma, and the Woodward Tornado of 1947.
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item H1985.142. Interview with Edna Mildred Mock Meyers, 1985
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Woodward (City/Town)
Woodward (County)
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item H1985.143. Interview with James W. Young, 1985/08/29
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. James Young was born June 20, 1920 to James G. Young from Nebraska and Ethel Forney from Kansas. Grandfather Young was in the Civil War. Mr. Young discusses the Depression of the 1930's in Northwest Oklahoma; the Shelterbelt Program; WW II experiences; and POW camp at Ogden, Utah. He worked with war crime trials in Japan and was in Korea until 1952, where he returned to the United States.
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item H1985.144. Interview with John Gooch, 1985/08/30
Administrative Information
Mr. John Gooch was born September 25, 1889 in Missouri to John A. Gooch from Kentucky and Eliza Harding from Iowa. He arrived in Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1899. Mr. Gooch provides an account of the notable people of the time who included Mr. Abell, former mayor of Guthrie; Mr. Cargill, Mr. Coyle, and Frank Greer.
Item List
Synopsis of Interview, 1985 (3 pp.)
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item H1985.145. Interview with Bernal Daugherty, 1985/09/11
Administrative Information
Bernal Daugherty was born in Missouri in 1895. He moved with his family to Bison, Oklahoma in 1899. He worked on the family farm before enlisting in the army in 1914. He served on the Mexican border and in France during World War One. He shares his experiences on the farm as well as his time in the military.
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item H1985.146. Interview with Anna B. McClelland, 1985/09/11
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ana B. McClelland was born in Ohio in 1883. She moved with her family to Ponca City and worked in the Coffin Department store. She shares her memories of early Ohio and Oklahoma including Statehood Day and Armistice Day.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ponca City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.147. Interview with Cecil Cornish, 1985/09/12
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Cecil Cornish was born in Wukomis, Oklahoma in 1909. He worked on the family farm and ranch until he started working at the rodeo. He worked in various rodeos all over the country and met several famous people including Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Jimmy Wakely. He describes his experiences in the rodeos and on the family farm. He also discusses the differences between rodeos then and now.
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item H1985.148. Interview with Frank Campbell, 1985/09/12
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Frank Campbell was born in Eagle City, Oklahoma in 1921. He worked as a brakeman on the railroad during the Depression and worked as an armed guard on navel ships during World War Two. He returned to the railroad after the war. He shares his memories of working on the railroad and describes the history of the Campbell Circus in Nebraska.
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item H1985.149. Interview with Nick and Crystal Nichols, 1985/09/12
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Nick Nichols was born in Illinois in 1892. He moved to Bliss (Marland), Oklahoma with his family and worked on the farm picking cotton. He was drafted for World War One and was given the task of returning men that had deserted. He shares his memories of the farm and of the time he spent in the military. Additionally, he describes his experiences with the 101 ranch.
Crystal Nichols was born in Missouri in 1901. Her father owned a saloon before statehood and ran a service station after. She describes her memories of working on the farm, including doing laundry for eight children.
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item H1985.150. Interview with Catherine M. Carlin, 1985/09/18
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Catherine M. Carlin was born in Missouri in 1913. She moved with her family to Picher, Oklahoma in 1920 where her father worked as a teamster for the zinc and lead mines. She describes the mining culture in and around Picher as well as sharing her experiences in early Picher.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Picher (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.151. Interview with Jim W. Smith, 1985/10/16
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Jim W. Smith was born March 3, 1896 in Texas to J.C. Smith and Molly Andrews. The Smith family moved to Oklahoma in 1906. Mr. Smith became a square dance caller and had to carry a pistol to the dances because of the many gangs that would try to break up the dances. He became the high school principal and coach at Thackerville and his wife taught all eight grades in one room. Other topics discussed include the Flu Epidemic of 1918; home medicines and remedies; and the Depression of 1907.
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item H1985.152. Interview with Herman Carmichael, 1985/07/22
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Herman Carmichael was born in West Virginia in 1894. He left to work in the oil fields when he was 25. He worked in the Sperry Oil Field in Tulsa and moved around following the oil boom. During World War One he served in the Navy and returned to the oil fields after. He shares his experiences working on the oil rigs and with life in Tulsa.
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item H1985.153. Interview with Elzie Carlton, 1985/10/18
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Elzie Carlton was born in Lodie, Indian Territory in 1894. She moved with her family to farm where she did chores including laundry and making soap. She discusses chores on the farm as well as attending the local school with Choctaw Indians. Additionally, she shares her memories of the 1917 tornado.
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item H1985.154. Interview with Bessie Sorethumb, 1985/11/19
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Sand Springs (City/Town)
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item H1985.155. Interview with Clarence Sittel, 1985/11/22
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
McAlester (City/Town)
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item H1985.156. Interview with John Crowson, 1985/12/03
Administrative Information
John Crowson was born in Sheridan, Arkansas in 1893. He moved to Oklahoma in 1909 and was drafted into the army in June 1917. During World War Two he worked for International Harvester building tanks. He shares his experiences with the army and working in the oil fields after the war.
Item List
A Soldier's Memories-Some Good, Some Not So Good-- 65 Years Later.
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item H1985.157. Interview with Jess Stults, 1985/12/03
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Jess Stults was born East of Marlow, Oklahoma in 1898. He enlisted in the army in 1916 and was sent to France. He was behind the lines during the war. Upon his return he worked in the oil fields and then went to California to work in a cotton gin. He shares his memories of the war and with the dust storms and farming during World War Two.
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item H1985.158. Interview with Ode Short, 1985/12/04
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Ode Short was born in Marlow, Oklahoma in 1900. He worked on a farm where he operated the cotton gin. During the Depression he went to work in the oil fields, working on the top of the derricks. He shares his memories of early Marlow and describes the process of ginning cotton.
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item H1985.159. Interview with Alice Bruns, 1985/12/04
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Alice Bruns was born in Illinois in 1895. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1910 and worked on the family farm picking cotton. During the Depression she was in Kansas and worked for several department stores including Montgomery Ward and Sears. She shares her experiences working on the family farm as well as the farm she owned with her husband. Additionally, she describes early Marlow, Oklahoma and the rural school she attended.
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item H1985.160. Interview with James Nero, 1985/12/05
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James Nero was born Northwest of Ardmore, Oklahoma In 1890. He worked on the family farm picking cotton and was hired by the Works Progress Administration in 1933 to work in the fields and chop wood. He shares his experiences of early Ardmore, working in the fields, and the problems he encountered trying to enroll as a Freedmen with the Choctaws.
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item H1985.161. Interview with Roxie Crews, 1985/12/17
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Roxie Crews was born near the Goodland school in 1897. She lived on a farm with her family in the Choctaw Nation. She describes her life on the farm and her time in the one room schoolhouse.
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item H1985.162. Interview with Simon Parker, 1985/12/18
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Simon Parker was born near Burneyvulle in 1914. He attended Murray State College and from there went to Southeastern College. In 1942 he went to Anapolis, then attended pre-flight school at the University of Georgia. He became a member of the Combat Aircraft Service Unit. He shares his experiences in early Ardmore and shares stories about his family. Additionally, he describes his experiences at the various schools he attended.
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item H1985.163. Interview with William Darrough, 1985/12/19
Kirkpatrick, Jay [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. William Darrough was born October 27, 1893 in Oklahoma City to William H. Darrough from Indiana and Lina Darrough, from Illinois. His father made the Run of 1889 and staked a lot in Oklahoma City. Mr. Darrough discusses his father being appointed US Marshall by President Roosevelt in 1902 and appointed as the territorial delegate from Indian Territory to the House of Representatives. Mr. Darrough's mother named the town of Hugo, Oklahoma because she enjoyed the writings of Victor Hugo. Mr. Darrough was a training officer during World War I. He recalls the Depression of 1907, Small Pox epidemic in Hugo in 1913, and the Flu epidemic of 1918.
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item H1985.164. Interview with Marie Maude Long, 1985/08/28
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Marie Maude Long was born in Watonga, Oklahoma in 1902. She worked on the family farm growing wheat and kaffircorn. She shares her experiences working on the farm first with her family and then with her husband and son. She also describes early May, Oklahoma including the dust storms and the robbery of the bank.
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Oral History H1985.165. Interview with Walter Bindle, 1985/04/30
Heit, Siegfreid Dr. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Walter Bindle was a soldier in the German army and was captured by the Americans. He was sent to Camp Gruber and then transferred to Walla Walla. He describes his experiences in the camps as well as his treatment by the Americans.
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Oral History H1985.166. Interview with Heinz Koegler, 1985/04/30
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Heinz Koegler was a soldier in the German army and was captured by American soldiers. He was sent to Camp Gruber where he worked in the theatre. He moved to California in 1957. He shares his experiences in the camp.
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Oral History H1985.167. Interview with Fritz Kloppe, 1985/04/30
Administrative Information
Fritz Kloppe was a soldier in the German army and was captured by American troops and sent to Camp Gruber. From there he was sent to Tonkawa and then to the cotton fields in Texas. He was sent to Oregon, Washington, Salt Lake City, and New York before being returned to Europe. He descibes his experiences in the camps.
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item H1985.168. Interview with Kurt Schaefer, 1985/04/30
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Mr. Kurt Schaefer was a member of the German Army during World War II who was captured by the Americans. He was sent to Norflok, Virginia then to the POW installment at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Mr. Schaefer provides reflects on daily life as a POW in Camp Gruber.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Camp Gruber (City/Town)
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item H1985.169. Interview with Carrie Hoffman, 1985
Kirkpatrick, Jay [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Carrie Hoffman was born in Willis Texas in 1895. She attended the San Jacinto school and was elected to the Hugo town council in 1954. She shares her memories of early christmases and chores. Additionally she discusses the all woman council in Hugo.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hugo (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1985.170. Interview with Franz Wolf
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item H1985.171. Interview with Charles Wesley and Olive Cole, 1985/09/03
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Charles Wesley Cole was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in 1896. Olive Rose Lalicker Cole was born in Kansas in 1902. Charles worked for the Works Progress Administration hauling groceries and served in the army during World War One. Olive worked on the family farm. They share their experiences working on farms and early Oklahoma life. They also describe their two sons involvement in World War Two.
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item H1985.172. Interview with Porter M. Scarborough
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Porter Scarborough was born near Gage, Oklahoma in 1920. He worked in the CCC camps and was drafted into the army in 1942. He served as a photographer for the war crimes trials and attended amphibious training. He shares his experiences in the camps and at the various schools he attended. Additionally, he describes his time in the army.
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Archivist''s Notes: First twenty minutes are difficult to hear.
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item H1985.173. Interview with Dr. H.K. Hill
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item H1985.174. interview with Earl Roach, 1985/07/05
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Earl Roach was born in Waukomis, Oklahoma in 1903. He moved with his family to Beaver County before his first birthday. He shares his memories of early Beaver County including holidays, school and the flu epidemic of 1918.
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item H1985.175. Interview with Theophilus "Jack" Minton, 1985/09/03
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Theophilus "Jack" Minton was born in Missouri in 1895. He went to Wichita Business College, but never finished. He joined the army in 1917 and was sent to France where he worked as a tailor and in the hospital. He returned to Oklahoma and opened a tailor business. He describes his experiences in France and with his business after the war. He also shares his memories of "Black Sunday."
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subseries 5. 1986
item H1986.001. Interview with Letha Melott Tacker, 1986/01/28
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
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Letha Melott Tacker was born in Wanette, Oklahoma in 1903. She worked on the farm with her husband growing cotton and raising chickens. Both came down with the flue in 1918, but survived. She describes the remedies she used to treat her husbands Pneumonia and the methods they used to cope with the Depression of the 1930s.
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item H1986.002. Interview with Katherine Carter, 1986/01/28
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Katherine Carter was born in 1914. She worked on the farm with her family picking cotton and doing daily chores. She describes her chores on the farm and some of the cultural practices of the area.
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item H1989.003. Interview with David J. Perry, 1989/01/25
Tolman, Keith [Interviewer]
Jones, Ralph [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
David Perry was born in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1912. He moved with his family to Oklahoma where he met and married Henri Overholser, daughter of Henry Overholser. He describes his interactions with various pilots and his interest in aviation.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1986.003. Interview with Marion Patterson Wright, 1986/01/28
Miller, Jean [Interviewer]
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Marion Patterson Wright was born in Lindsay, Oklahoma in 1918. She worked on the family farm picking cotton until World War Two when she went to work for Douglas Aircraft in Oklahoma City. She shares her experiences working in the defense plant and life in early Oklahoma.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lindsay (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.004. Interview with Edward E. Elephant, 1986/01/29
Miller, Jean [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Edward E. Elephant was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1920. He worked on the family farm until World War Two when he was drafted into the army. He served with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Colorado and moved onto Italy, the Aleutian Islands, and Europe to serve as a scout. He shares his memories of his time in the army and of combat.
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item H1986.005. Interview with Marjorie L. Neddeau, 1986/01/29
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Marjorie L. Neddeau was born in Kansas in 1907. She attended a Catholic Church as a child and went on to Haskell Vocational School to study nursing. She also studied nursing in Wichita. After finishing her training she was sent to Arizona and New Mexico to work with various tribes. She shares her experiences in the nursing profession as well as her early life in Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.006. Interview with Joseph Murphy, 1986/01/30
Miller, Jean [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Reverend Joseph Murphy was born in Chattanooga, Oklahoma in 1910. He attended St. Mary's Academy in Lawton and then went on to St. Gregory's College in 1927. He shares some of his family history and experiences in the Catholic schools. Additionally, he gives a history of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Shawnee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.007. Interview with Garnette and Thurlene Frye, 1986/02/04
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Garnett Frye was born in 1915. He took over the management of the Trago Westwear Stores in 1947, he runs the store with his wife Thurlene Trago Frye whose parents opened the store as an addition to their Mens clothing store in Woodward, Oklahoma. Thurlene Trago Frye was born in 1918. She won the title of Rodeo Queen in 1934, her father had her outfit made and decided to start manufacturing western clothing.
Item List
Sunday Oklahoman-Article on Trago's Western Wear.
(2) Woodward News- Articles on Trago's Western Wear.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.008. Interview with Franklin Stecher, 1986/02/04
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Franklin Stecher was born in Supply, Oklahoma in 1914. He went to work at Callaway Funeral Home in 1935. He worked there until he was able to attend embalming school in 1936. After graduating he got a job working in Durant and Ada. In 1942 he joined the army and was sent to the Philippines. After the war he returned to Oklahoma and opened his own funeral parlor. He shares his experiences as the grave registrar in the army and cleaning up after the 1947 tornado in Woodward, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.009. Interview with David Jacobson, 1986/02/05
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
David Jacobson was born in Norma, New Jersey in 1910. He grew up in New York and went to Veterinary school in Kansas. After graduation he got a job in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, then opened his own practice in Woodward. He describes his childhood in New York, and his life in Woodward including the 1947 Tornado.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.010. Interview with Lawrence Murray, 1986/01/29
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lawrence Murray was born on the Iowa Indian Reservation in 1927. He attended Buzzard Roast School and Chilocco Indian School. After graduating he joined the army and entered the 82nd airborne and was sent to Europe and North Africa. He also worked as a missionary and a welder in Central and South America. He describes his experiences in the army and at the schools he attended.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.011. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Oakley, 1986/02/05
Jackson, Berniece [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Ray Oakley was born in Slapout in 1923. He worked on the family farm until he was drafted into the army and sent to the glider corps. He was assigned to the Pacific theater. He shares his experiences in the army and early days of Oklahoma including the dust storms and "Black Sunday."
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.012. Interview with Marion H. Owens, 1986/02/04
Administrative Information
Marion Owens was born in Harper County in 1907. She moved with her family to Woodward in 1911. She shares her memories of chores on the farm, schools and the floods. Additionally she discusses the tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.013. Interview with Pearl Hill, 1986/03/10
Administrative Information
Mrs. Pearl Hill was born July 15, 1895 in Nebraska to Matthew Phillips from Iowa and Bertha Partridge. Her Uncle Louis Phillips, who was in the Civil War, was the father of Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips 66 Oil Company. The family moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1900 and later started a tombstone company. Mrs. Hill discusses her early years growing up in Guthrie, including her memories of school.
Mrs. Hill married Elmer Gilbert in 1916, then later met and married Mr. Hill in Wichita, Kansas. They were both working in an airplane factory during World War II.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.014. Interview with Jack T. Dunn, 1986/04/02
Administrative Information
Jack T. Dunn was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1911. He worked on the family farm until the 1930s when he got a job working in the lead mines. He describes his experiences working in the mines and living in a house on the oil lease as a child.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.015. Interview with George Nippert, 1986/04/09
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
George Nippert was born in Northeast Iowa. He moved to Oklahoma with his mother where she started a farm. His mother was friends with Belle Starr and he shares his memories of Belle Starr as well as his work on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.016. Interview with Bill Erlich, 1986/04/09
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Bill Erlich was born on Carney, Oklahoma in 1898. He worked picking cotton on the family farm and growing wheat. He describes his family history including the journey from Russia and starting a farm in Oklahoma. He also shares his experiences during the flu epidemic of 1918.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.017. Interview with Francis Yates, 1986/04/10
Administrative Information
Francis Yates was born in Alabama in 1894. Her husband built a Masonic Temple and the building for Abernathy Furniture. She gives a description of Kansas City in the early years.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kansas City (City), in Missouri (USA)
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item H1986.018. Interview with Edna Huff, 1986/04/08
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Edna Huff was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1919. Her father, Andrew Vanderpool, served in the Union Army during the Civil War. She shares the stories her father told her about the war.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.019. Interview with Dean Yurian, 1986/05/08
Administrative Information
Dean Yurian was born in Anthony, Kansas in 1899. He worked on the family farm and shares his memories of statehood day in Oklahoma, the dust storms and the flu epidemic of 1918.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.020. Interview with John Fuchs, 1986/05/20
Administrative Information
John Fuchs was born in Takutia, Russia in 1885. He was raised on a farm In Russia, but made the journey to the United States in 1907. He settled in Gotebo, Oklahoma and worked on his Uncle's farm. He shares his memories of his childhood in Russia and compares the farming methods in Oklahoma to those in Russia.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.021. Interview with Eva Moore, 1986/05/28
Administrative Information
Eva Moore was born in Kansas in 1896. Her father was a Union soldier. She moved to Oklahoma with her family and worked on the farm making soap, rendering lard and butchering. She shares her memories of her childhood on the farm and discusses her fathers time in the Civil War.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.022. Interview with Mollie Krieger, 1986/07/01
Administrative Information
Mollie Krieger was born in Russia in 1894. She moved to Texas and then to Oklahoma. She worked on a farm once in Oklahoma. She shares her memories of working on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.023. Interview with Marie Dick, 1986/07/03
Administrative Information
Mrs. Marie Dick was born August 6,1902 in Nicholaipol, Russia to Cornelius Skolson. Mrs. Dick discusses her early years in Russia, including the chores she was responsible for and the schools she attended. The family came to the United States in 1910 and three of the children came down with measles on the trip over, one child died. They settled in Corn, Oklahoma, where three of her mother's sisters lived, in August of 1910.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Corn (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.024. Interview with William Schoenhals, 1986/07/07
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. William Schoenhals was born June 30, 1903 south of Shattuck, Oklahoma to John Schoenhals and Eva Hefly, who were both Volga Germans from Russia. John Schoenhals came to Kansas approximately 1890 from Russia and later settled in Oklahoma. Mr. Schoenhals discusses chores on the farm, wheat harvests, and his school years.
Marie Huber and John Schoenhals were married in 1928.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Shattuck (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.025. Interview with Marie Schoenhals, 1986/07/07
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Marie Schoenhals was born in Russia in 1908. She moved with her family from Russia so that her brothers would not have to serve in the Russian Army. They moved to Texas where her father bought a farm. From there they moved to Enid, Oklahoma. She shares her experiences of her childhood in Russia including the journey to the United States. Additionally, she describes the dust storms and the 1947 Tornado in Woodward.
Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.026. Interview with Helen Klein, 1986/07/08
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Helen Klein was born in Lehigh, Kansas in 1898. She worked with her family on their ranch, helping to build fences for the cows. She shares her memories of early Shattuck including the flu epidemic and "Black Sunday."
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.027. Interview with Mollie Bouse, 1986/07/01
Administrative Information
Mollie Bouse was born in Oberdorf, Russia in 1907. She moved with her family to Okeene, Oklahoma in order to get more land and room. Her name was originally Molusha, but was changed to Mollie in the United States. She shares her memories of her childhood in Russia including the journey to the U.S. in the hold of a ship. Additionally, she describes her experiences during the Depression and the flu epidemic.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Okeene (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.028. Interview with Ressie Rogers, 1986/06/09
Administrative Information
Ressie Rogers was born in Florida, but moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where she owned a shop called Miss Rogers Hats. She shares memories of her childhood as well as her experiences during the flu epidemic and the Tulsa Race Riot.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tulsa (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.029. Interview with Rhinehold Grauberger, 1986/07/16
Reeves-Marquardt, Donna [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Rhinehold Grauberger was born in Russia. He travelled to the United States with his family. They entered at Baltimore and travelled to Michigan then to Colorado. He worked in the sugar beet feilds with his siblings and learned to play the trombone. He spent four years in the army and then went on to work in the Bureau of Reclamation. He shares his experiences working in the feilds and his childhood. Additionally he discusses his time in the army and the preperations for a traditional wedding.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.031. Interview with Katherine Meier, 1986
Reeves-Marquart, Dona [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Katherine Meir was born near the Volga River in Russia in 1919. She moved with her family to Minsk and went with the German Army to Baveria. She had an uncle in the United States that sponsored her and her family. They moved to Denver, Colorado in 1952. She shares her experiences in Russia and Germany during World War Two and the aftermath of the war.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.032. Interview with Alexander Schmidt, 1986/07/16
Reeves-Marquardt, Dona [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Alexander Schmidt discusses the history of Germans from Russia and moving from Germany to Russia and then to Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.033. Interview with Clarence and Mattie Emerson, 1986/04/23
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Clarence Emerson was born July 31, 1883 in Burton, Kansas to H. Emerson and Mary Dierkson Emerson. He married Mattie Datten on August 16, 1921. Mr. Emerson discusses life on the farm, where wheat was the main crop. He describes the wheat harvest which occured annually around the middle part of June. He describes how Enid, Oklahoma experienced depressions after World War I in 1918 and in the 1930's.
Mrs. Mattie Datten Emerson was born October 9, 1899 in Salt Fork,
Oklahoma. She married Clarence Emerson on August 16, 1921. Mrs. Emerson
discusses her early life, life on the farm, Prohibition, dust storms,
and Black Sunday. They had 4 sons.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.034. Interview with Margaret Hackmuth, 1986/06/27
Administrative Information
Margaret Hackmuth was born in Pierson, Michigan in 1904. She taught school in Comstock Park, Michigan, then went to Coral Gables, Florida to teach at Ponce de Leon school. When her husband got a job with Phillips, they moved to Bartlesville. During World War II she went to work in the Phillips analytical lab. She shares her experiences attending college during the 1920s, the Depression, and the dust storms of the 1930s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Bartlesville (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.036. Interview with Lydia Herth, 1986/07/17
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Lydia Herth was born in Schwab, Russia in 1904. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1907. She worked on the family farm harvesting wheat and went to school in Tangier. Her sister went to the school for the deaf in Sulphur. She shares her memories of her childhood in Russia and in Oklahoma including the schools she attended. Additionally, she shares her experiences during the Depression and the tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tangier (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Sulphur (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.037. Interview with Willie Ehrlich, 1986/07/17
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Harrah (City/Town)
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item H1986.038. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuhlman, 1986/07/18
Administrative Information
Paul Kuhlman was born in Rosenberg, Russia in 1908. He moved with his family to Oklahoma for religious reasons as well as to escape the Russian Revolution. He worked on a farm with his family feeding animals and plowing fields. He shares his memories of his childhood in Russia as well as the journey to the United States and his life once he arrived.
Mrs. Kuhlman was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1911. Her family came over from Russia.
Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.011. Interview with Charles Otto Huber
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Meeker (City/Town)
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item H1986.040. Interview with Frank Clark, 1986/07/24
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Frank Clark was born in St. Joe, Missouri in 1895. He moved to Oklahoma City with his mother and sister in 1901. He worked on the family farm growing oats and cotton. He moved to Meeker and opened an grocery store. In 1918 he was drafted into the army and sent to Camp Cody for basic training. After the war he returned to his store. He shares his memories of early Shawnee, Oklahoma City and Meeker. Additionally he describes his experiences owning a grocery store during the Depression and wars.
Item List
Obituary for Frank Early "Jelly" Clark, 1996/08/13
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.041. Interview with Bertha Stanfill, 1986/07/29
Administrative Information
Bertha Stanfill was born in Arkansas in 1889. She moved to Chandler with her family at the age of five. She describes the trip to Chandler and her memories of the early days including the tornado of 1897.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.042. Interview with Jesse James, 1986/07/29
Administrative Information
Jesse James was born in Oklahoma City in 1904. He discusses his reasons for moving to Lincoln County, cotton farming, the Ku Klux Klan, and early Chandler. Additionally, he shares some of his mothers stories of the slave days.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.043. Interview with Hazel Vermillion, 1986/07/29
Administrative Information
Mrs. Hazel Vermillion was born September 23, 1894 in Michigan to Charles Crary, from Ohio and Emma Crow from Indiana. The family lived in Michigan for a short time, then in Kansas before settling in Sparks, Oklahoma. Mrs. Vermillion discusses her early years in Oklahoma, where the eight Crary family members lived in a hotel that Mr. Crary managed and six of them came down with typhoid fever from the water supply. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Vermillion were married in 1914.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.044. Interview with George Allen
Administrative Information
George Allen was born in Carney, Oklahoma in 1915. He joined the Navy in 1943 and became a Seabee in the Philippines. He shares his memories of working on the family farm and of his time in the Navy.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Carney (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.045. Interview with Henry James, 1986/07/30
Administrative Information
Henry James was born in 1897 and lived in Chandler, Oklahoma. He joined the army for World War One and went to Kansas for basic training. He taught school for many years. He shares his experiences in the army and his memories of the Ku Klux Clan and Jim Crow Law.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.046. Interview with Alex Woodard, 1986/07/30
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Alex Woodard was born in Davenport, Oklahoma in 1910. He worked on the family farm picking cotton. In 1945 he moved to Tulsa in order to find a job, he returned to Lincoln County after laying water lines. He shares his experiences of farming during the World War One and the 1930s. Additionally he discusses the effects the Jim Crow Law had on his life.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.047. Interview with Henry James
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Chandler (City/Town)
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item H1986.047. Interview with Ed Webster, 1986/07/30
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Ed Webster was born in Kansas in 1883. He moved to Oklahoma with his family and worked on the family cotton farm. in 1900 he joined the Oklahoma militia. He shares his memories of school, the tornado of 1897, and statehood day in Chandler. Additionally, he discusses the depression of 1907.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.048. Interview with Ola Hill, 1986
Administrative Information
Ola Hill was born near Lebanon, Oklahoma in 1899. She worked on the family farm picking cotton, ironing, and doing laundry. She worked in a grocery store during the Depression and lived in Shawnee during World War Two. She shares her memories of her childhood in early Oklahoma, Armistice Day and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.049. Interview with Emmett "Bill" Croll, 1986/08/12
Administrative Information
Emmett "Bill" Croll was born in Arkansas in 1898. He began a career in the refinery of the oil fields at the age of fourteen. He worked for Standard Oil until he retired in 1965. He describes his duties in the refinery.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.050. Interview with Hugo Fisher, 1986/08/23
Administrative Information
Hugo Fisher was born in South Dakota in 1903. His family moved to Oklahoma and farmed wheat. He describes the move to Oklahoma and working on the farm. Additionally he shares his memories of the dust storms, the Depression and his work for the Works Progress Administration.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.051. Interview with Lester and Lottie Imel, 1986
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Lester Imel was born in Texas in 1898. Lottie Imel was born in 1894. The discuss pioneer life in the panhandle and what chores they had to do on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.052. Interview with Helen H. Huddelston, 1986/08/23
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Helen Huddelston was born near Hastings, Minnesota in 1903. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1906. She started school at Red Point school and went on to teach in 1921. She shares her memories of her childhood in the panhandle including the war and Armistice day. She also discusses the dust storms and the flu epidmic of 1918.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.053. Interview with Ralph Shebester, 1986/08/28
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Wynnewood (City/Town)
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item H1986.054. Interview with Alfred Reichling, 1986/09/05
Bobo, Renata [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Alfred Richling was born in Zeiskam, Germany in 1924. He was drafted into the army at the age of 17 and went to basic training in France. He was captured in 1943 and taken to Norfolk, Virginia. From Virginia he was sent to Tonkawa to work in Camp Gruber as a mechanic. He returned to Germany after the war and worked at a railroad station. He describes his experiences in the army as well as in Camp Gruber.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Camp Gruber (City/Town)
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item H1986.055. Interview with Heinrich Routhauge, 1986/09/05
Administrative Information
Heinrich Rothauge was born in Windhoek, Southwest Africa in 1919. He was sent to Germany by his family to be educated. After the start of World War Two he was drafted into the army and sent to North Africa. He was captured by the American army in 1943 and sent to Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. After he was released he returned to Germany to get married and then moved back to South Africa. He describes his experiences in the German army and at Camp Gruber.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Camp Gruber (City/Town)
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item H1986.056. Interview with J.R. Willis, 1986/09/04
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
J.R. Willis was born in Tennessee in 1904. He was raised by his grandparents and worked on their farm as a child. He moved to Oklahoma in 1910. He bought the Pellow works and turned it into Willis Granite Works. He talks about his grandfathers participation in the Civil War, the move to Oklahoma, and Willis Granite Works.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.057. Interview with Jefferson G. Maner, 1986/09/08
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Jefferson Maner was born in Locust Grove, Oklahoma in 1918. He moved west with his family to Grants, New Mexico. November 1940, he joined the Navy and was sent to Pearl Harbor. He was present when the Japanese bombed the base. He shares his memories of the attack and of his families move to New Mexico.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.058. Interview with Helmut Pohle, 1986/09/17
Bobo, Renata [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Helmut Pohle was born in Dresden, Germany in 1917. He went to work with a baker in 1931 and was a member of the German Army. He shares his memories of the homefront in Germany during World War Two and the hardships that people faced in Germany. Additionally, he describes his experience of passing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.059. Interview with John Embry and Karl Togert, 1986/09/18
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Colonel John Embry was a member of the 45th Division and Mr. Togert was a member of the German army during World War II. Colonel Embry fought for the Americans at Anzio and Mr. Togert was with the Germans at Anzio. The two men discuss the Battle at Anzio from the German and the American perspectives.
Item List
Article from Smithsonian Magazine "Monte Cassino: A Story of Death and Resurrection, 0987/04
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.060. Interview with Carrol Clyde Crispin, 1986/12/02
Administrative Information
Carrol Clyde Crispin was born in February of 1912. He worked on the family farm. He discusses maintenance of wagons, the flu epidemic of 1918, and the dust storms in Western Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.061.1. Interview with John Woodard, 1986/10/06
Administrative Information
Mr. John Woodard is a survivor of the Bataan Death March and was a prisoner of war of the Japanese. Mr. Woodard discusses his military experiences; the duties he was responsible for on Bataan before it fell, and reflections on his time spent as a prisoner of war.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.061.2. Interview with Lee Slay, 1986/10/06
Administrative Information
Mr. Lee Slay is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He shares his experiences, both of the Bataan Death March as well as the many hardships he endured as a prisoner of war of the Japanese.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.061.3. Interview with W.A. Curtis, 1986/10/06
Administrative Information
W.A. Curtis was born in 1919. He joined the army in 1941 and was sent to the Philippines with the 192nd Tank Battalion. He was captured by the Japanese and taken to Camp O'Donnell. From there he was taken to Nagoya, Japan and taken to another internment camp. He describes the conditions in the camps and his experiences in the army.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Nagoya, Japan
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item H1986.061.4. Interview with Willard Anderson, 1986/10/06
Smith, Teresa [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Willard Anderson joined the army in 1939. Prior to that he had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana. He was captured by the Japanese and forced on the Bataan Death March. He was put in Camp O'Donnel until he was sent to Bilibid Prison. He stayed there until it was liberated by the American military. He shares his experiences in the camps and prisons as well as his time in the army.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.064.. Interview with Comer Johnson, 1986/11/06
Administrative Information
Comer Johnson was born in Tennessee in 1894. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1897, where they lived on his uncles cotton farm. He shares his memories of living and working on the farm including picking cotton and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.065. Interview with Jack Berry, 1986/11/06
Administrative Information
Mr. Samuel J. Berry, Jr. was born October 19, 1900 to Samuel J. Berry and Patsy J. Biggs Berry, both parents came from Kentucky. Mr. Berry discusses his childhood, his time spent training for World War I and the Flu Epidemic. He married Berta Taylor in 1920 and they had two children.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.066. Interview with Palmer Briggs, 1986/11/12
Administrative Information
Mr. Palmer Briggs was born April 5, 1893 on the Briggs Ranch to George W. Briggs from Tennessee and Bell Broady. Mr. Briggs discusses early day Granite and farming and ranching in Southwest Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.067. Interview with Ed Story, 1986/11/12
Administrative Information
Ed Story was born in Arkansas in 1889. His father ran the Story Hotel in Elk City, Oklahoma. As a child he attended Sacred Heart Indian School near Shawnee. He went on to attend Notre Dame. He discusses early Elk City and World War One Armistice day.
Item List
Article "State Historians Put Ed Story's Life on Tape", 1986/11/13
Article "Ed Story: A Vital Part of Elk City.", 1976/06/06
Photocopy of various articles and notes from Ed Story.
One page biographical sketch written by Ed Story.
Photocopy of a Story Hotel business card.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Elk City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.068. Interview with Harold A. Slusser, 1986/11/18
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. Harold Slusser was born June 25, 1909 in Minden, Nebraska to Clarence Slusser and Minnie Maucher. Mr. Slusser recalls his childhood memories from Colorado. He joined the Navy in 1927 and was assigned to the USS Tennessee. Mr. Slusser was sent to Pearl Harbor and remembers firing the first shot at the Japanese planes during the attack. He reflects on the attack at Pearl Harbor, the reaction to the attack, and shares other experiences serving in Navy during World War II.
Item List
The Gathering- Map of Pearl Harbor.
Map of boat placement in Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.069. Interview with Scena Etta Hendrick, 1986/11/25
Administrative Information
Scena Etta Hendrick was born in Conway County, Arkansas in 1892. She worked on the family farm picking cotton with her brother and roomed with the preacher when she went to school in the town. She met her husband in the debating society and moved to Oklahoma. She describes her chores on the farm and her memories of early Christmases. Additionally she shares her memories of early Stroud, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stroud (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.070. Interview with Percy Goff, 1986/11/25
Administrative Information
Percy Goff was born in 1896. He moved with his family to Oklahoma where he worked picking cotton on their farm. In 1917 he joined the army and was assigned to the 414th Motor Supply Train. After being discharged in 1919 he moved to Stroud, Oklahoma and went into the grocery business. He shares his experiences picking cotton on the farm as well as his duties during the war. Additionally, he shares his experiences of early Stroud.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stroud (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.071. Interview with Algen Mae Buster, 1986/11/25
Administrative Information
Algen Mae Buster was born in Missouri in 1901. She moved to Oklahoma with her family in 1903 and worked on the family farm. Her father worked as a dynamite man in the zinc and lead mines before buying farmland in Oklahoma. She shares her memories of chores on the farm and life in early Stroud, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stroud (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.072. Interview with Jack Todd and Mildred Todd, 1986/10/31
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. Jack Todd was born September 16, 1922 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Fred Albert Todd from Bentonville, Arkansas and Mable Evelyn Reed Todd from Fowler, Indiana. Mr. Todd discusses much about his childhood and his family.
Mrs. Mildred Todd was born October 3, 1924 to Fred Albert Todd from Bentonville, Arkansas and Mable Evelyn Todd from Fowler, Indiana. Mrs. Todd discusses much about her childhood and her family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.073. Interview with Fern Crispin
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item H1986.074. Interview with Bertha M. Day, 1986/12/02
Administrative Information
Bertha M. Day was born in the Trail Community in 1907. She shares her memories of doing chores on the farm and of the dust storms of the 1930s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.075. Interview with John Warren Graft, 1986/12/02
Administrative Information
John Warren Graft was born in Custer City in 1901. His father's family drove 700 head of cattle to Oklahoma from Texas. Father bought land and they started a ranch. He describes his chores on the ranch as well as his expereinces with the flu epidemic and going to school. Additionally, he shares a story of bringing a piano to the farm on a wagon.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.076. Interview with Mildred Blair Hunt, 1986/12/02
Administrative Information
Mildred Blair Hunt was born in Putnam in 1904. She did chores on the farm and shares her expereiences on the farm and with the dust storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.077. Interview with Mona Violet Perkins, 1986/12/03
Administrative Information
Mona Violet Perkins was born in Minnesota in 1893. She moved with her family to Oklahoma because her baby sibling needed a warmer climate to survive. They settled near Cleo, Oklahoma and her father brought groceries, feed, and supplies to people around town. She shares her memories of the trip to Oklahoma and early holidays.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.078. Interview with Russell Earnest Nixon, 1986/12/03
Administrative Information
Russel Earnest Nixon was born in Morefield, Nebraska in 1897. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1901 by covered wagon. As a child he worked in a lumber yard where his father worked. He was drafted into the army in 1918 and was assigned to the ambulance company then to the company canteen. After leaving the army he worked for J.C. Penny, worked on a farm and managed a lumber yard in Vici. He shares his expereinces in the lumberyards and in the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Vici (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.079. Interview with Harold Gaden, 1986/12/03
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. H. C. Gaden was born October 19, 1890 in Kansas to Thomas Gaden and to Elizabeth MacNinch, both from Pennsylvania. Great-Great Grandfather Will MacNinch was in the War of 1812. Family moved to Seiling, Oklahoma because more land was available for farming. Mr. Gaden recalls his early years and the chores he was responsible for; schools he attended; early day Seiling, and notable people around Seiling.
Mr. Gaden attended Kansas State University.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Seiling (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.080. Interview with William Forrest McIntire, 1986/10/16
Welge, William [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
William Forest McIntire was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912. He started attending military school at the age of 15 and went on to study biology and administration at Oklahoma A&M. Completed a masters degree in 1933. He served on the A&M board of regents for 22 years. He was sent to work at a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in 1935. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he was assigned to the China -India theatre where he stayed until September 1945. He shares his experiences in the military including basic training and his time in the CCC camp.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.081. Interview with Wes Bullock, 1986/06/10
Administrative Information
Wes Bullock was born in Missouri in 1893. His father owned a blacksmith shop and he worked in the shop as a child in addition to his chores. He went to work for the mines around Commerce, first driving the mules in the mines then as the book keeper. He shares his experiences working in the mines and his fathers blacksmith shop.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Commerce (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.082. Interview with Ruby Bullock, 1986/06/10
Administrative Information
Ruby Bullock was born in Missouri in 1893. After graduating from high school in 1913, she worked at a newspaper in Webb City and was a telephone operator. During World War One she wrapped bandages at the local church and worked for the Red Cross during World War Two. She shares her experiences during both world wars and also describes her style during the 1920s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.083. Interview with Frieda Miller, 1986/07/16
Reeves-Marquardt, Dona [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Freida Siebert Miller was born in Russia, but is of German descent. She share stories of her life in Russia.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.084. Interview with Amelia Krell Fischer, 1986/07/16
Reeves-Marqardt, Dona [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Amelia Krell Fischer was born in Russia in 1906. During her childhood in Russia she worked on a farm. She moved to the United States in 1922 by way of Poland and Germany. During the trip she had to work for food and many people died on their way to Chicago. She describes her experiences on the trip as well as her life once she reached the United States.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.085. Interview with George Wood, 1986/07/11
Administrative Information
George Wood was born in Sharon, Oklahoma in 1921. He was drafted into the army at the age of 23 and was sent to the Pacific to work with the amphibious team. After he lepf the army he moved back to Woodward, Oklahoma with his family where his father was killed by the tornado of 1947. He describes his time in the Pacific with the army as well as some of his family history.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1986.086. Interviews with Albert Larason, Nellie Alexander, Thurlene Trego Frye & Garnett Frye, Hart, Mr. & Mrs. John Latta, and Vivian Vloedman., 1986/08/22
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
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item H1986.087. Interview with Henry and Blanche Whiteshield, 1986/02/18
Lester, Andrew [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Henry Whiteshield was born on the Cheyenne lands in 1905. Blanche Whiteshield was born near Hammond in 1914. They discuss tribal traditions of the Cheyenne Indians as well as giving a history. Additionally, Blanche tells the story of how her grandmother survived the battle of Washita.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.088. Interview with Florence Correll, 1986/09/27
Administrative Information
Ralph Baird Sr. was born in Linn County, Kansas in 1895. He worked on the farm plowing fields and growing and shucking corn.He was drafted into the army during World War One. He was supposed to drove motor ambulances, but ended up as a carpenter. After the war, he went to work teaching at Chilocco Indian School. He worked there for thirty years. Baird shares his experiences farming in Oklahoma, serving in the military, and trying to keep dust out of the house during the Dust Bowl.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1986.089. Interview with Kurt Trummer, 1986
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subseries 6. 1987
item H1987.001. Interview with Frankie Leigh, 1987/06/21
Administrative Information
Mrs. Frankie Leigh was born March 18, 1898 near Black Gum Mountain, Oklahoma to Samuel Holmes and Sally Fleetwood. Mrs. Leigh discusses chores on the farm; schools attended and the Depression of the 1930's.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.002. Interview with Lewis Kamas, 1987/01/22
Administrative Information
Lewis Kamas was born near Knowles, Oklahoma in 1921. He attended Northwestern College after high schoool and went on to enlist in the Army Air corps in 1943. He was shot down in January of 1945 and taken to a prisoner of war camp. He describes his time in the military and of the attitudes of the British and Germans towards the Americans.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Knowles (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.003. Interview with Nathan Tselee, 1987/02/10
Administrative Information
Nathan Tselee was born near Fort Cobb in 1922. He worked in the Civil Service at Fort Sill and has memory loss from mixing lead based paint. He shares some stories of the Apache Indians and shares his experiences in Fort Sill and attending Riverside Indian School.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.004. Interview with Clarence Sankadota, 1987/02/10
Administrative Information
Clarence Sankadota was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1910. She shares stories of the Kiowa Indians.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.005. Interview with Wallace and Frank Tselee (Redbone), 1987/02/10
Administrative Information
Mr. Wallace and Frank Tselee are Kiowa- Apache brothers. Mr. Frank Tselee was a prisoner in World War II in Europe. Their father was Henry Red Bone and their mother is Eva Chingo. Their Indian name is Tselee, which means "Red Bone" in Apache.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.006. Interview with Leeds and Carol Soatikee, 1987/11/02
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. Leeds Soatikee, who is Pima Indian was born April 8, 1908 on the Pima Indian Reservation in Arizona. Mr. Soatikee discusses the history of the Pima and Papago Indians and chores on the farm of the Pima Reservation. His wife is Fort Sill Apache. He joined the National Guard in the 45th Division, 158th Field Artillery from Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. Soatikee now reside in Andarko, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.007. Interview with May Killsfirst, 1987/02/10
Administrative Information
Mrs. May Killsfirst was born October 23, 1907 near Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma. Her father, Kadyso, was from Mexico; and her mother was Hattie Komardly. Mrs. Killsfirst is Kiowa-Apache. She tells stories of the Apache Indians and speaks the language of the Apache.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Fort Cobb (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.008. Interview with Bill Jenkins, 1987/02/10
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Bill Jenkins was born March 10, 1889 in Bastrop, Texas. His grandparents were slaves and Mr. Jenkins provides stories of the slave days. He moved to Martha, Oklahoma in the 1920's then later moved to Chickasha. Mr. Jenkins ran a riding school during World War II. He has been a blacksmith for over seventy-five years.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Chickasha (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Martha (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.009. Interview with Tom Tinker, 1987/01/29
Administrative Information
Mr. Tom Tinker, who is Osage, was born September 13,1893 near Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
Mr. Tinker discusses the traditions of the Osage Indians and the schools he attended. His brother, Sylvester was the Chief of the Osage.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Pawhuska (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.010. Interview with Alva Carter, 1987/01/29
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. Alva Carter was born January 22, 1898 in Pawhuska to George Carter from Illinois and Minnie Kennedy from the Osage Nation. Mr. Carter discusses chores and life on the family ranch and stories of the Osage Indians. He moved to California in the late 1920's and worked in silent western movies.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Pawhuska (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
California
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item H1987.011. Interview with Charles Otto Huber, 1987/02/16
Administrative Information
Mr. Charles O. Huber was born in Western Park, Kansas January 27, 1890 to Charles B. Huber and Mary Clifton, both parents were from Ohio. Grandfather Huber was the bread and cake baker for the Kaiser in Germany. At approximately one year of age, Mr. Huber recalls the family moving to Chicago. He enlisted in the army in 1917 and helped patrol the border during World War I. Mr. Huber worked for the Rock Island Railroad as a claims adjuster in El Reno.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.012. Interview with Isham Hudson, 1987/01/24
Administrative Information
Born June 1, 1889 near Eagleton, Indian Territory.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Eagletown (City/Town)
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item H1987.013. Interview with Louis Copeland, 1987/02/24
Administrative Information
Mr. Louis Copeland was born September 23, 1919 in Nashville, Arkansas to Ruby Aksew and Lee Copeland. He joined the CCC then the Navy and was sent to Pearl Harbor and was assigned to the USS Oklahoma. Mr. Copeland describes the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1944. He was also involved in battles at Guadalcanal and Midway.
Item List
Various photocopied photos of the battleship and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Picture of the U.S.S. Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.014. Interview with Alfred Chalapah and Frank Red Bone, 1987/02/25
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. Alfred Chalapah and Mr. Frank Red Bone are members of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. Mr. Chalapah was born November 2, 1910. The exact date of Mr. Red Bone's birth is unknown.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
(spatial)
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item H1987.015. Interview with Edward A. Mitchell, 1987/04/07
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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Oral History H1987.016. Interview with Hadden Codynah, 1987/04/08
Administrative Information
Mr. Hadden Codynah was born August 16, 1916 in Walters, Oklahoma. HIs father was John Codynah and his mother was Nauni, both full-blooded Comanche. Mr. Codynah discusses the CCC- Indian Division (CCCID). He talks about his work and the security for the Comanche Code Talkers in World War II; their duties, the invasion at Normandy; Battle of the Bulge, and the Ardennes Offensive.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Walters (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.017. Interview with Fannie Judy, 1984/11/12
Administrative Information
Fannie Judy was born in Beaver Coutny, Oklahoma in 1905. She helped round up the cattle on the family ranch and helped cook for the men on the roundup. She majored in Latin at Kansas University and went on to teach. She shares her memories of living on the ranch and teaching in a one room schoolhouse. Additionally she describes her experiences during the dust storms and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.018. Interview with Cassius C. LaMunyon, 1986/06/06
Administrative Information
Cssius C. LaMunyon was born west of Laverne in 1925. He volunteered for the Seabees in World War Two and was sent to Guadalcanal to build airstrips. After he left Guadalcanal he was sent to Pearl Harbor on the battleship Texas and went on to Guam. After he was discharged, he returned to Laverne and then worked for Boing aircraft. He describes his childhood in Laverne and his expereinces in the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.019. Interview with Marcus Williamson Terry, 1985/11/05
Administrative Information
Marcus Williamson Terry was born Northwest of Fort Supply Oklahoma in 1902. He started his own farm with his wife, which he still lived on at the time of the interview. In 1953, he started a dairy business. He describes the differences between a dairy farm and a regular farm. Additionally, he discusses irrigation and the archaeology of the area.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Fort Supply (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.020. Interview with Ima Webb
Administrative Information
Ima Webb entered school in 1902 at the Baptist Church. She discusses the history of the school and the Baptist Church as well as the changes in farming methods. Additionally, she describes her experiences during the flu epidemic of 1918.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.021. Interview with Faith Mehitabel King, 1971
Administrative Information
Faith Mehitabel King moved to Nebraska at age eleven and then to Oklahoma at age fourteen. Her mother worked as postmaster and she worked as the assistant. After marrying in 1907 she moved to her husbands homestead near Dempsey. She shares her memories of working in the post office and moving around Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.022. Interview with Mrs. Albert S. Wyley, 1971/04/21
Administrative Information
Mrs. Wyley was born in the Sequoyah District of the Cherokee Nation. She taught at the Cherokee Female Seminary. Her husband Albert Wyley graduated from the Cherokee Male Seminary in 1892. She and her husband helped to open the Sequoyah Voacational School as an orphanage and took in several boys after the male seminary school burned down. She describes life in and around Tahlequah as well as the Cherokee culture of the town. Additionally, she shares her memories of teaching and activities at the female seminary.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Talequah (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.023. Interview with Ralph Gorman, 1971/07/12
Administrative Information
Ralph Gorman was the Assistant Superintendant of Cookson Hills Christian School. He worked to make the school a place where the students did not want to runaway. He discusses the curriculum at the school and the future plans for the school.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.024. Interview with Noel Cooney, 1971/09/29
Fisher, A.C. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Noel Cooney was the secretary of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association. The association served to preserve the memories of the rancher and marshals who worked in the strip. He describes the activities and the history of the association.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.025. Interview with Robert Henry Dabrowski and Benedict Anthony Drozdowski, 1987/04/20
Administrative Information
Reverend Robert H. Dabrowski was born in Poland in 1910. He was a Catholic priest and was taken prisoner by the Germans during the invasion of Warsaw. He was sent to Sachenhausen and then to Dauchau concentration camp. He describes the invasion of Poland and his time in the camp.
Reverend Benedict Anthony Drozdowski was in the concentration camp of Dauchau. He shares his experiences in the camp.
Item List
Photocopy of illustrations from "Behind Barbed Wire".
Photocopy of a notebook (written in Polish).
Mess Chit for Dachau, 1945/05/22
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.026. Interview with Charles Allen, 1974/02/15
Administrative Information
Charles Allen was born in Arcadia, Okalhoma in 1902. He attended both Guthrie and Chandler High schools and got a job working as a delivery boy for Hopkins grocery store. From there he got a job in a bakery, then began to sell ice to the people of Guthrie. He discusses his family history and what life was like during the Depression and dust storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Chandler (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Arcadia (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.027. Interview with Norvall Marion Cox, 1974/03/06
Administrative Information
Norval Cox was born in Dewey County in a dugout in 1902. He lived with his aunt and uncle until 1908 when they were killed in a storm. He went to work for D.A. Hunter grocery as a delivery boy and then got a job working in the Melba Theatre. He was still working in the theatre at the time of the interview. He describes his experiences working in the theatre and of the first car he had. Additionally, he discusses his family history.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.028. Interview with Ed Durham, 1974/03/07
Administrative Information
Ed Durham was born in Arkansas in 1903. He moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1928. He got a job working with the Works Progress Administration repaving roads and re-laying bricks around town. Durham was drafted into the army and sent to mechanics school. He was assigned to Alaska in order to get trucks into running condition. He describes his work with the WPA and his experiences with the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.029. Interview with Orren Mixer, 1974/03/07
Administrative Information
Orren Mixer was born in Oklahoma City in 1920. He attended Lynnwood Elementary, Putnam City and Oklahoma City High schools. He won a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute in 1939. He joined the navy and was stationed in Chicago. At the time of the interview he was painting western scenes professionally. He describes Oklahoma City at the time of his childhood and shares a few memories from different areas in Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.030. Interview with Willie Walton, 1974/03/14
Administrative Information
Willie Walton was born in Paris, Texas in 1892. His first job at age fifteen was to clear land. He was drafted into the army and was sent to France. Walton was in France during the flu epidemic of 1918, and remembers not realizing that the Germans were the enemy. He shares his experiences in the military and working on Interurban in Guthrie. Additionally he shares his memories of Bill Pickett and the 101 Ranch and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.031. Interview with Hazel Morris, 1974/02/24
Administrative Information
Hazel Morris was born near Goodnight, Oklahoma in 1903. She went to work as a teacher in the Camp Russell school in 1922 for one year. She met and married her husband and went to work for the Lentz department store. During World War Two, she worked as a tool crib operator at Tinker Air Force Base. After two years she returned to Guthrie. She shares her memories of going to school in early Oklahoma as well as being the only girl amongst six brothers.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Midwest City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.032. Interview with Bengi Ballenger, 1973/12/17
Administrative Information
Bengi Ballenger was born in Texas in 1901. She moved with her family to Mangum, Oklahoma where they had started a farm. After highschool she attended Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma and went on to teach. She shares her memories of life on the farm and early moving pictures.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Mangum (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.033. Interview with Helen L. Whittington, 1974/04/03
Administrative Information
Helen L. Whittington was born in 1905. She worked on the family farm picking cotton and went on to work in an aircraft plant during World War Two. She describes the changes she had to make in her lifestyle when changing from farm life to city life. Additionally, she shares her memories of early holidays including Halloween and Christmas.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.034. Interview with H.C. Fisher, 1971/09/27
Administrative Information
H.C. Fisher discusses the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.035. Interview with Ernest Sharon, 1974/04/20
Administrative Information
Ernest Sharon's first piano recital was in 1916, and he went on to teach piano for sixty years. He lived in Sharon, Oklahoma and describes the history of the town including the arrival of the first train in 1912.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Sharon (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.036. Interview with Julia Kapraun, 1974/04/30
Administrative Information
Julia Kapraun was born in Gunther, Texas in 1904. She moved with her family to Wellston in 1910 and worked on the family farm picking cotton and growing various food items. After highschool she moved to Oklahoma City and worked in the Federal Reserve Bank. She describes her life on the farm and discusses the activities that she and her friends used to do to stay entertained.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.037. Interview with Charles Townsend, 1974/05/11
Administrative Information
Charles Townsend was born in the Oklahoma Territory in 1903. After graduating high school he went on to recieve a B.A. from Weatherford and was awarded a Masters from Oklahoma A&M. He started working on a doctorate at the University of Oklahoma. He taught school for thirty-one years and then went on to be the superintendent of the Masonic Children's Home. He describes his childhood living on the farm and shares his memories of working his way through college.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.038. Interview with Bessie Irick, 1977/02/08
Administrative Information
Bessie Irick ws born in Roff, Indian Territory in 1903. She worked as a pharmacists helper in her grandfathers pharmacy. She recieved a certificate to teach music and art from Kidd-Key College, but did not enjoy teaching. She describes her childhood in Roff and shares her memories of her music teachers.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Roff (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.039. Interview with Orville Luckinbill, 1974/01/01
Administrative Information
Orville Luckinbill moved to Oklahoma with his family at the age of four months. After having typhoid at the age of ten he stopped growing. He moved to Colorado in 1910 to learn how to grow and handle fruit. Three years later he started a peach orchard. Between 1934 and 1958 he only missed three harvests due to late freezes. He discusses his experiences growing peaches and shares his memories of growing up on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.040. Interview with Hilda Wolf, 1974/11/12
Administrative Information
Hilda Wolf discusses in detail the process of butchering hogs on the farm and for what purposes each part was used.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.041. Interview with Dick Musgrave and Martha Musgrave Beck, 1974/06/11
Administrative Information
Dick Musgrave and Martha Musgrave Beck discuss the history of the Musgrave Grocery in El Reno, Oklahoma including the personalities of the delivery horses and the layout of the store.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.042. Interview with E.R. "Curley" Mulanax, 1974/07/30
Administrative Information
E.R. "Curley" Mulanax worked for the Rock Island Railroad. He acted as the local chairmen for the railroad fireman with the union and negotiated pay raises. He moved to Colorado and worked on the cog railroad up Pikes Peak and then returned to Oklahoma to work on the cog railroad. He discusses the policies of the railroad and some of its history. Additionally, he explains the history of the Baptist Church in El Reno.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.043. Interview with Lona Neff Graham, 1975/10/18
Administrative Information
Lona Neff Graham was born in Bever City, Oklahoma and was the daughter of Boss Neff who started the Neff Ranch near Pala Duro, Canyon, Texas. She discusses the brand book that lists all the brands in the Oklahoma Panhandle and Texas panhandle. Additionally, she shares some of her family history and talks abour a tornado in 1900.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.044. Interview with Nellie McWhirter and August Reiswig, 1975/11/13
Administrative Information
August Reiswig moved to Hydro, Oklahoma in 1902 and then Hooker, Oklahoma in 1912. Nellie McWhirter taught school in the Kenton area for 15 years. They ran the Kenton Hotel in the early 1900s. They describe quilting, different quilting patterns and the Kenton Hotel.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.045. Interview with "Tot" Smith, 1976/12/01
Administrative Information
Tot Smith lived in Guymon, Oklahoma and moved there in 1905 from Missouri. He worked in a feed and seed store in 1919, then went on to open his own store. He had to rebuid more than once due to dust storms and tornados. He shares his memories of early Guymon and discusses his experiences with his feed store.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guymon (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.046. Interview with Bruce Rey, 1976/11/18
Administrative Information
Bruce Rey was born in Belle Isle, Oklahoma City in 1908. He joined the Headquarters Company of the Oklahoma National Guard in 1932. He served as Quartermaster, Division Quartermaster and G-4. Rey spent 29 and a half years in the military. After retiring, he taught a horticulture class at St. Lukes Methodist Church and was a member of the Beautification Committee. He describes his experiences in school and in the military. Additionally he discusses his family history and his interest in horitculture.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.047. Interview with Harold Prentiss, 1976/11/18
Administrative Information
Harold Prentiss joined the National Guard at age 15 and was a member of the 189th FA band. He was sent to Canada and England during his time in the military. He shares his memories of the 189th.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.048. Interview with Eunice Duckett, 1976/06/10
Administrative Information
Eunice Duckett was born in Georgia in 1893. She moved with her brother to the panhandle in 1917. Her brother built a chisel plow during the dust storms to help with the farming. In 1938, she began carving alabaster with her brothers and has had visitors from all over come to see her carvings. she describes her experiences during the dust bowl and discusses carving alabaster.
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item H1987.049. Interview with Mrs. Floyd Kear, 1976/03/01
Administrative Information
Mrs. Floyd Kear discusses the history of Guymon including the first bank, hotel and courthouse. Additionally, she describes the dust storm of 1923 and the election for the county seat.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.050. Interview with James C. Kerr, 1978/11/09
Administrative Information
James C. Kerr was born in Logan County in 1899. During his childhood his family moved between Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He attended a Union school and worked in a silent movie house and his brother's garage in Marshall, Oklahoma. He joined the Signal Corps, but transferred to the Air Corps. He was sent to Europe where he worked as a airplane mechanic. After the war he returned to the United States. He talks about moving around as a child, his father's military service during the Civil War, and his time in the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Geary (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.051. Interview with Thomas Munson, 1978/05/01
Administrative Information
Thomas Munson discusses early days farm equipment and cattle branding. His brand was two dots and was registered at the courthous in Buffalo. He shares his memories of the dust storms of the 1930s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.052. Interview with Frances Haskell, 1978/01/01
Administrative Information
Frances Haskell was born in 1890 and was the daughter of Governor Charles Haskell. She served in the AEF in France and always asked if the wounded soldiers were from Oklahoma. She shares her memories of early Guthrie including the fight between Oklahoma City and Guthrie for the state capitol. Additionally, she discusses the wedding between the Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.053. Interview with Charles Davis, 1978
Administrative Information
Charles Davis was born in 1884. His granparents were Creek and his father was half Cherokee. He started preaching in 1927 and was still active at the time of this interview at the age of ninety-five. He shares stories about Bass Reeves, the U.S. Marshal and about all black towns in Oklahoma. He also discusses the land allotments given to the freedmen by the Indians.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.054. Interview with Sanford Babcock, 1979
Administrative Information
Sanford Babcok discusses early day judges and explaines the various law systems put in place before statehood. Additionally, he gives the names of the Federal and District judges and tells a few stories about them.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.055. Interview with Thodore A. Gilbert, 1979/02/13
Administrative Information
Theodore Gilbert was born in Salem, West Virginia in 1902. He moved to Oklahoma in 1918 with his family because his father had been transferred. In 1924 he went to work for Haliburton driving trucks and then as a cementer. He shares his experiences in the oil industry and describes the buisiness dealings of "Earl P" Haliburton.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.056. Interview with Glenn Lyon, 1979/06/01
Administrative Information
Glenn Lyon was born in Nebraska and moved to Oklahoma in 1935. He was associated with Pawnee Bill's Indian Trading Post from 1935 until the time of the interview. He took a brief break during World War Two when he served as the commander of Company B, 179th Division, 45th Division. He was wounded in Italy and spent six months in a hospital in North Africa. He shares his memories of Pawnee Bill and the 101 Ranch as well as discussing his time in the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.057. Interview with Jennie McCutcheon, 1979/05/28
Administrative Information
Jennie McCutcheon was born in Hollis, Oklahoma in 1911. She graduated high school in 1928, but had to wait two years to take the teaching examination. She taught for two years then decided to pursue a business degree. During World War Two, she worked in production and control of the B-4 bomber at Consolidated Aircraft in Texas. After the war she went to work for the MacMahan foundation. She discusses her experiences in the two room schoolhouse, teaching third grade and working for the foundation.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.058. Interview with Nolan J. Fuqua, 1979/02/13
Administrative Information
Nolan J. Fuqua was born in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1894. He worked on the family farm as a child and went on to study business administration and worked for various oil companies. He was also involved in several community organizations including Kiwanis, Boy Scouts and the Rotary Club. He helped start two soil conservation organizations. He shares his memories of Duncan during his childhood including the first trains, and the development of the town under his fathers leadership. Additionally, he describes the activities of the organizations he was involved in.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.059. Interview with Edgar Carter, 1979/02/13
Administrative Information
Edgar Carter was born in Arkansas in 1902. He moved with his family to Lawton 1906. He worked for Senator Elmer Thomas for three summers and moved to Duncan to work in a drugstore. He shares his memories of early Lawton and Duncan including stories about Al Jennings and Heck Thomas.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Duncan (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.060. Interview with Angie Moss, 1979/02/13
Administrative Information
Angie Moss was born in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1895. Her father was a member of the first city council and owned the first dry goods store in Duncan. She shares her memories of early Duncan.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Duncan (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.061. Interview with Marianne and Mac Mckeithan, 4/18/1979
Administrative Information
Mariann Whitman McKeithan moved to Bartlesville with her family in 1908. Dr. McKeithan moved to Bartlesville in 1924 to work for the Cities Service Oil Company. Mariann's family was involved with the zinc mining business in Bartlesville. She explaines her families work with the industry as well as describing the history of mining in the area. Additionally, she describes a little of the history of the town of Barltesville.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Bartlesville (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.062. Interview with Joe Crow, 1979/04/18
Administrative Information
Joe Crow was born in West Virginia, and moved to Barltesville in 1907. He worked on a ranch and was a member of the Anti-Horse Thief Association, as well as the Masonic Lodge in Bartlesville. He shares his experiences working on the ranch and of his childhood in Bartlesville.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Bartlesville (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.063. Interview with Margurite Hadley Iles, 1974/03/06
Administrative Information
She describes the history of the Theodore Hadley family including their move from Kansas to Oklahoma and the opening of the schoolhouse in Wichita Falls, Texas. She shares her memories of her husbands work as a Justice of the Peace and church volunteer.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.064. Interview with Charles Cummings
Administrative Information
Charles Cummings was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma in 1911. He attended East Central in Ada and went on to receive a Master's in historical research from the University of Oklahoma. Additionally, he attended Columbia University and earned his PhD. During World War Two he joined the Navy. He discusses his work with Phillips 66, the Cherokee Tribe, and the formation of Green Country in Northeast Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.065. Interview with Phil Phillips, 1979/04/18
Administrative Information
Phil Phillips was the son of L. E. Phillips, the co-founder of Phillips Petroleum Company. He graduated from Bartlesville High School in 1922 and went on to attend Kansas University from 1922-1926.. He began working for the family company in 1927 and continued on until he joined the Navy in 1942. He talks about the history of the company, Oil fields, and the mineral rights of the Osage.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Bartlesville (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.066. Interview with Mildred Moore, 1979/04/18
Administrative Information
Mildred E. Moore was born in Bartlesville in 1913. Parents were Alexander Easter and Carrie Whitt. Father was from Ohio and mother was from Kansas. Father moved to Kansas to teach school and his future wife was one of his students. Run of 1893 Parents were married in 1901. Greatt Lottery of 1901. Her father drew a claim north of Hobart. Family moving to Bartlesville. Mrs. Moore's sister married Paul Endicott of Phillips Petroleum Company. [Mrs Endicott is on the tape]. LP(liquefied Petroleum) Gas. The family moved to Bartlesville in 1902. Father was part owner of "The Little Giant" grocery store. Father was mayor of Bartlesville form 1915 to 1920. Her father helping the hospitals organize during the flu epidemic.
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item H1987.067. Interview with Henry Buchanan, 1979/05/14
Administrative Information
Lottery at Lawton; After the Lottery, returned to Northeast Okla and moved his family by wagon; All the trees on his claim had been cut by other homesteaders; All lumber had to be hauled from Sentinel; Was three months old when family moved to the claim; Neighbor built a lake on Otter Creek; First schools; Chores on the farm; 14" John Deere riding plow; Plowed about 3 acres per day; Father had one of the first walking planters in the area; Horse drawn farm equipment; Crops raised on the farm; Earl Coopertown; Making coffee while camping out with his father; Early schools; Various incidents in his childhood in Kiowa County; Began running the farm after his father's illness; Socialist Party around 1915 in Kiowa County, but were never successful; Listing of the Socialists' leaders.
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item H1987.068. Interview with Victoria Taylor, 1979/05/14
Administrative Information
Father's parents came to Okla in 1906 on the train in an immigrant car; Relinquishment; Husband was born in 1907; Married in 1929, and came to Okla in 1933 with two children; Settled on the Burford Lake Farm; Husband worked in a blacksmith shop in Hobart during the Depression; Butchering on the farm; Curing hams; Crops raised on the farm; Civic clubs in Hobart. Dust Storms in the 1930's in Hobart, OK.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
(City/Town)
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item H1987.069. Interview with Clyde Callahan, 1979/05/14
Administrative Information
Helped write the Kiowa County History, discussed the Great Lottery of Oklahoma, dust storms around Hobart and the Great Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.070. Interview with Emma Kosanke, 1979/05/14
Administrative Information
Emma Kosanke was born in the Northwest corner of Kiowa County in 1906. She worked on the family farm/ranch growing wheat and raising chickens and sheep. She received her teaching certificate from OCW and taught for two years in Lone Wolf. After she married she worked as a substitute teacher for twenty years. She shares her memories of growing up on the farm and of early Lone Wolf. Additionally, she discusses her many years of teaching.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lone Wolf (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.071. Interview with H. H. Hughey, 1979/04/18
Administrative Information
Mother came from Tenn, and met husband near Catoosa; Maternal grandfather lived on Panther Creek and parents came to Bartlesville 1905; Town founded around 1898; Mr. Hughey worked as a cabinet maker; Worked for Phillips as a carpenter for 9 years; Differences in grades in lumber today and in early Bartlesville; Building wooden oil derricks; Bartlesville had oil wells in the middle of the streets; Everyone called Frank Phillips uncle Frank.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.072. Interview with R. T. Dunn, 1979/05/14
Administrative Information
Recollections of stories about the Great Lottery in 1901, wheat thrashing and cotton gins in the "early days".
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item H1987.073. Interview with Robert Michael Maney, 1979/05/16
Tuohy, Neil [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Schools in Iowa; Father worked for the Union Pacific Railroad; Father built the Fort Smith and Western Railroad into Indian Territory. Father's parents came from Ireland, and maternal grandfather came from France: Father came to El Reno for the lottery of 1901; Family moved to Okla. City in Jan. of 1905; Early memories of Okla. City; Businesses in Okla. City; Different railroads his father worked for; Painting of Father Gerrer hangs in the Vatican and worked at Monet Cassino in Italy; Inter-Urban in Okla. City; Cherokee Trail of Tears; Paul Braniff; Baby Doe Tabor in Colorado; Prospector in Colorado; Irish Civil War; Maney Building.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.074. Interview with Exall English, 1979/05/28
Administrative Information
Exall English was born in Lawton in 1902. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and went to work in his father's bank. He describes banks and banking in early Oklahoma as well as sharing his memories of Lawton during different time periods including the Depression and the 1920s.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.075. Interview with Audrey Mae Routh, 1979/05/28
Administrative Information
Audrey Routh was born in Sterling, Oklahoma on a claim in 1905. She worked on the staff of the Daily Oklahoman and they went to work as a free lance writer. At the time of the interview she was writing a book about Lawton. She discusses the history of Lawton including the restoration of famous buildings. Additionally, she shares stories about Quanah Parker and Senator Elmer Thomas.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.076. Interview with Mildred Cleghorn, 1987/04/29
Administrative Information
Mildred Cleghorn was born as a P.O.W. at Fort Sill in 1910. She studied business and home economics. She worked in several fields including the Indian Civil Service, insurance, campfire girls and teaching. She retired from teaching in 1970. in 1976 she was elected tribal chairperson. She shares stories about Geronimo, and explaines the difference between the different tribes of Apaches. Additionally, she discusses her experiences teaching, and going to school
Item List
Southern Plains Indian Museum Association article- "Mildred Imach Cleghorn", July 1997
Dedication article- "Mildred I. Cleghorn", 1998/08/04
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item H1987.077. Interview with Mike Sokoll, 1987/05/01
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: \
Mike Sokoll was born in 1894 in Hungary. He started at the 101 ranch as a potato peeler and worked his way up. He shares his experiences working in the Wild West show.
Item List
Obituary for Mike J. Sokoll, 1991/08/25
Article- "Old Cowhand Hangs on Tightly to Memories of the Wild West.", 1985/12/22
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ponca City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.078. Interview with Arthur A. Hepner, 1987/05/05
Administrative Information
Mr. Arthur Hepner was born June 4, 1904 near Haskell Flats, Oklahoma to Grant Hepner and Lottie Solomon. His father, Grant Hepner was born in Iowa and his mother, Lottie was from Kansas. Mr. Hepner discusses his life on his father's ranch; chores, wheat harvest, and living in a 14' by 20' dugout; Armistice Day in Mooreland, dust storms in Buffalo and ranch life in northwest Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.079. Interview with Thomas Woodrow Spybuck, 1979/06/01
Administrative Information
Woodrow Thomas Spybuck was born in Sperry, Oklahoma in 1914. He attended the Concho Indian School. After graduation he moved to Tulsa and started playing baseball, and started a team with Willy Gibson in Little Axe. He dances with the Absentee Shawnee. He shares his memories of attending Concho and of playing baseball. Additionally, he discusses Indian culture.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.080. Interview with Orrin Palmer, 1979/06/01
Administrative Information
Orrin Palmer was born in Robinson, Illinois in 1900. At the age of seventeen, he had an accident with dynamite caps and was blinded. He moved to Pawnee in 1939 and was elected district judge. During World War Two he organized the "ration board" for Pawnee County. He shares his experiences as a judge and reflects on his life as a blind man.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.081. Interview with Myra Eppler and Emma McGuire, 1979/06/01
Administrative Information
Myra Eppler was born on the Pawnee Reservation. She attended a Pawnee boarding school, Chilocco and Carlisle Indian school. After leaving school she worked as a telephone operator in a hospital and for Alice Robertson during her campaign for Congress. She shares her memories of attending various schools and working for Robertson.
Emma McGuire attended the same schools as her sister Myra Eppler and shares her experiences in those schools as well as discussing her fathers mail route.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.082. Interview with T.L. Murphy, 1979/06/15
Administrative Information
T.L. Murphy was born in Texas in 1906. He worked on the family farm picking cotton until he got a job working with an oil company in Waurika. He went on to work for Phillips 66 as a "doodle bugger" with the seismograph crew. He discusses his experiences in working in the oil feilds and the changes in seismograph techniques. Additionally, he shares his memories of his father's medical practice and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Waurika (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.083. Interview with Samuel Trent Lewis, 1979/06/15
Administrative Information
Samuel T. Lewis was born near Waurika, Oklahoma in 1893. He attended a subscription school in Garvin County and got a job working in the Sheriff's office. He shares his experiences working with the sheriff's office as well as during the Depression. Additionally, he shares his memories of going to the subscription school.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Waurika (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.084. Interview with Lillie May Campbell, 1979/06/15
Administrative Information
Lilly May Campbell was bon in Texas in 1901. She moved with her family to Oklahoma at the age of two months. She shares her memories of early Sugden and discusses stories of her family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Sugden (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.085. Interview with William "Bill" Trenton Davis, 1979/11/30
Administrative Information
William Davis entered the automobile business in 1919. His uncle was the founder of Davis Automobile dealership in Oklahoma City. He discusses Oklahoma City before urban renewal and shares his memories of early Oklahoma including businesses, Skirvin hotel and underground Chinese village.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.086. Interview with William Willis, 1979/07/14
Administrative Information
Business profile in "Oklahoma Living"; Granite quarry on the northwestern rime of the Wichita Mountains.
Item List
Article "Business Sets Idas in Stone.'.
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item H1987.087. Interview with Jack Montague Hull
Administrative Information
Jack Hull was born in Nebraska in 1898. He worked in an oil field near Duncan and then went on to Oklahoma City. In 1932 He went to work for the Chaber of Commerce and worked there until 1967. He shares his experiences with the Chamber as well as with the railroads and oil fields.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Duncan (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.088. Interview with Clark Hibbard, 1980/02/26
Administrative Information
Clark Hibbard was born in 1914. He graduated from Asher Highschool and went on to the University of Oklahoma. After college he went to work in the oil fields and then Central Purchasing. He retired in 1979 and worked in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. He shares his memories of early Asher and recounts several stories about the area. Additionally, he discusses his father work as a postmaster and the difference between "play parties" and square dances.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Asher (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.089. Interview with Jim Hamilton, 1980/03/12
Administrative Information
Jim Hamilton was born in Texas in 1902. He moved with his family to Jumbo, Indian Territory. He went to work at the Choctaw Lumber Company. He shares his experiences in the Lumber mills and discusses different types of cutting, reforestation programs and mills.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.090. Interview with Duncan Shields, 1980/03/12
Administrative Information
Duncan Sheilds was bon in Langley, Arkansas. He started working in the lumber business at age 14. He worked at various lumber companies and finally retired from Dierks Lumber Company. He shares his experiences with the lumber companies as well as sharing his memories of his general store.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.091. Interview with Herschel Brock, 1980/03/12
Administrative Information
Herschel Brock was born in 1905. He started working in the lumber business at the age of 17. He went to work for Dierks Choctaw Lumber Company swamping and worked his way up to be a team foreman. After he left the lumber business he started ranching. He shares his experiences in the lumber business including the switch from mules to trucks and the procedure for moving the work houses.
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item H1987.092. Interview with Robert D. Offer, 1980/04/31
Administrative Information
Robert D. Offer was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1915. He graduated from Westpoint and spent the next thirty years in the Military. During his time in the military he was stationed in Iceland, Ireland, North Africa and Italy. He retired to Austin, Texas in 1968. He shares his experiences in the military including his bout with "goat fever" and living with his family in Italy.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.093. Interview with Gillette Griswold
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item H1987.094. Interview with Numa Avendano, 1980/04/03
Administrative Information
Numa Avendano was born in Spain in 1901. He moved with his parents to the United States in 1908. Avendano joined the army in 1920 and was stationed at West Point. He was attached to the 3rd Tank Destroyer during World War Two and then was placed on the planning board that planned the invasion of Normandy. He shares his experiences in the military including the invasion of Normandy and going to the Pacific Theatre after the fall of Germany.
Item List
Memories of My LIfe by Numa Avendano - Slightly faded.
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item H1987.095. Interview with Stacy Pahdapony, 1980/04/03
Administrative Information
Stacy Pahdapony was born near Cache, Oklahoma in 1923. He was raised by his grandparents and did not speak English when he started school. He helped form the first Housing Authority for the Comanches. Pahdapony joined the army in 1941. He shares his memories of riding on the streetcars, the Comanche song and dances and the 4th of July celebration.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.096. Interview with E.R. "Daisy" Davis and Dillard Crump
Administrative Information
E.R. "Daisy" Davis moved to Fort Reno in 1908 with several hundred horses and worked as a civilian trainer. In 1913 he went to work for the railroad. He shares stories of Ben Clark, an army scout, and G.A. Custer. Additionally, he discusses his experiences training horses at Fort Reno.
Dillard Crump worked at Fort Reno training horses and shares his experiences with training the horses and preparing a horse for the run.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.097. Interview with John Lattimore, 1980/04/03
Administrative Information
John Lattimore was born in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1924. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1941 and went on to study architecture at the University of Oklahoma. He worked in Chicago and Puerto Rico. He shares his expereinces during the 1951 (Jayuya) uprising in Puerto Rico and shares stories about his father.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Puerto Rico
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item H1987.098. Interview with Porter Almus "Pappy" Hood, 1980/04/03
Administrative Information
Porter Hood was born in Hulber, Oklahoma in 1915. He joined the army in 1934 and was assigned to Fort Sill. He retired from the army in 1960. Hood shares his memories of serving in Fort Sill as well as trapping as a child and making moonshine.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.099. Interview with Jimmy Mattern
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item H1987.100. Interview with Ann Powell, 1980/04/03
Administrative Information
Participated in first archaeological excavations at Fort Sill. Started Fort Sill Newspaper.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.101. Interview with John Larson, 1980/04/20
Administrative Information
John Larson was born in Canada. He moved to the United States and went to work for Transcontinetal Air Transport airlines. He was a radio operator for the Waynoka terminal. During World War One he was a navigator as was stationed in the Middle East. He retired from TWA in 1965 and returned to Oklahoma. He shares his memories of working in the airline industry and of serving in the military during World War Two.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Waynoka (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.102. Interview with Denver Davison, 1980/08
Administrative Information
Denver Davison was born in Missouri and moved to Oklahoma with his family in 1907. He attended the University of Missouri and then studied law at the University of Oklahoma. He became a law partner with Judge Trice and represented coal mining cases in ada. He was appointed the the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 1937 by Governor Marland. He shares his experiences on the Supreme Court and serving in World War One.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ada (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.103. Interview with Ruth Kellner, 1980/09/11
Administrative Information
Ruth Kellner moved with her family to Oklahoma at the age of four. Then they moved to Tonkawa. Her father ran a drugstore and she was married in 1920. She shares her memories of early Alva and Oklahoma City in the 1920's. Additionally, she discuses the House of Representatives in the 1950s and the KKK rally at Belle Isle in 1923.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Alva (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.104. Interview with Josie Adams, 1980/09/10
Administrative Information
Josie Adams was born west of Sharon, Oklahoma in 1907. Her parents ran the only store in the Sharon area. She discusses her parents store, the tornado that destroyed their house and the preservation of meat and milk.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Sharon (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.105. Interview with Millie Traver, 1981/09/28
Administrative Information
Millie Traver attended college at Alva and went on to teach for eight years in Northwest Oklahoma. She moved to California for six months after she married. She shares her experiences teaching in the one room schoolhouses, preserving food, and with early post offices.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Alva (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.106. Interview with Elmer Traver, 1981/10/07
Administrative Information
Elmer Traver was born in Nebraska and moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1909. He worked on the family farm until he moved onto a farm of his own. He discusses working on both farms including the types of machinary used and the types of crops grown. Additionally he shares his memories of the flu epidemic, World War One, and the railroad in Sharon.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Sharon (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.107. Interview with Russell Jennings Long, 1981/10/01
Administrative Information
Russel Jennings Long graduated from Altus high school and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in business. He found a job working in a Piggly Wiggly. He moved to Chicasha and began calling square dances, opened a grocery store and worked as a lay minister. He retired from the First Christian Church in Purcell in 1981. He shares his memories of early Altus and trying to find a job during the Depression. Additionally, he discusses his experiences as a lay minister and later as an ordained minister.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Altus (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.108. Interview with Opal Sacra, 1981/10/08
Administrative Information
Opal Sacra was born in Missouri in 1898. She moved with her family to Chickasha in 1915 where her father had a store. She went to Boone School and attended Oklahoma College for Women and recieved a degree in foreign language. She worked as a stenographer and an editor for the college newspaper. She shares her memories of going to school at Boone school and early Chickasha.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Chickasha (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.109. Interview with Altus Hardiman, 1981/10/08
Administrative Information
Altus Hardiman moved with his family to Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of one. He completed all his education in the Chickasha school system and went on to work for the Davison-Case Lumber Company. In 1926, he went into the contracting business and travelled to Texas and back. He worked for the government between 1938 and 1950. He salvaged pieces from old buildings to use in his home. He discusses his experiences in the construction buisiness and of seing an airplane in
1910.
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item H1987.110. Interview with Ruben Cochran, 1981/10/08
Administrative Information
Reuben Cochran worked in several shoe stores in and around Oklahoma and Texas. He opened his own store in Duncan and a second in Chickasha. He discuses the shoe business during World War Two, his childhood in Chickasha and statehood day.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Duncan (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Chickasha (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.111. Interview with Paulene McDonald, 1981/10/01
Administrative Information
Paulene McDonald moved to Chickasha to teach. She taught music at Wheelock Academy for a year. After her husband died, she managed the farm. She shares her experiences at Wheelock and managing the farm. Additionally she discusses the Moncrief family and her husbands parents.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Chickasha (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.112. Interview with Sibyl and Marion T. Gurley, 1981/10/08
Administrative Information
Sibyl Gurley was bon in a half-dugout and moved with her family to Minco in 1907. She graduated from Tuttle Highschool in 1925. She discusses her parents jobs as a hotel worker and a farmer and also explaines the early school system in Silver City.
Marion Gurley was born near Pocasset, Oklahoma. His first job was as a carpenter, he then went on to drive a milk truck for two years. In 1941 he went to work for the Cities Service laying pipeline into Oklahoma City. He shares his memories of early Grady County schools and of the Farmers Union Tour of 1977.
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item H1987.113. Interview with Mary Ann Smith
Administrative Information
Mary Ann Smith discusses religions and customs among the Cheyenne Indians including The Ghost Dance and teaching. Additionally, she explaines the effects that the land allotment act of 1887 had on the Cheyennes.
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item H1987.114. Interview with John Strain
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item H1987.115. Interview with Roma Montgomery, 1979/05/28
Administrative Information
Roma Montgomery discusses the clubs and organizations in Lawton.
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item H1987.116. Interview with James H. Martin
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item H1987.117. Interview with Howard E. Hall, 1980/04/03
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item H1987.118. Interview with Glenn Lumpmouth, 1970/12/07
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item H1987.119. Interview with Ira Finley, 1973/05/15
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item H1987.120. Interview with Pete Shepherd, 1973/09/30
Administrative Information
Speech on Plains Indians
Item List
"The Pipe" brief history of the Red Stone Ceremonial Pipe.
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item H1987.121. Interview with Anna Berry, 1982/02/23
Administrative Information
Born Jan. 20,1902. Married John Lawrence Barry in 1923. Lived in Bristow, Pauls Valley, and Sulpher. Father was Jack Fleming born Jan. 23,1867.
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item H1987.122. Interview with Alva Allen Philipe, 1981/09/22
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item H1987.123. Interview with Elisha Carter, 1980/08/13
item H1987.124. Interview with Albert Carder, 1980/08/13
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item H1987.125. Interview with Ada Stratton, 1984/02/19
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item H1987.126. Interview with C.W. "Dub" West, 1984/03/09
Administrative Information
C. W. "Dub" West was born in the New Mexico Territory. He has written ten books, mostly on Cherokee Indians. He discusses the history of the town of "Three Forks."
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item H1987.127. interview with Jim Bruce, 1984/08/15
Administrative Information
History of oral history project in the Ardmore High School in 1956. Mr. Jim Bruce is one of the interviewees of the Ardmore Collection now housed at the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Item List
Picture of Jim Bruce.
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item H1987.128. Interview with John Bergner, 1979/10/26
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item H1987.129. Interview with Jess Like, 1983
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item H1987.130. interview with Katheryn Gilmore, 1977/02/08
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item H1987.131. Interview with Leotta Bryant, 1979/06/01
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item H1987.132. Interview with Henrietta Cutler
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item H1987.133. Interview with Ruth M. Memminger and Esther Moore, 1981/10
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item H1987.134. Interview with Henry Van Deusen, 1957/11/15
Administrative Information
Speech given at the induction of Allen Wright into the Indian Hall of Fame; Background of Allen Wright; Wright's education and work in the Choctaw Nation.
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item H1987.135. Interview with Lovissa Elliott, 1967/11/14
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Cleo Springs (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1987.136. Interview with Charles Loomis, 1967/11/14
Administrative Information
Charles Loomis was born in 1891. He describes life in a sod house, the process of building a sod house and prairie fires.
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item H1987.137. Euchee (Yuchi) Language
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item H1987.138. Interview with Mrs. David McCurtain Hartshorne, 1969/06/16
Administrative Information
Mrs. David McCurtain Hartshorne was born in 1874 and is a member of the Choctaw tribe. She describes her childhood and discusses the Choctaws.
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item H1987.139. Interview with Herb McSpadden, 1971
Administrative Information
Herb McSpadden, a nephew of Will Rogers attended the Cherokee Male Seminary. He shares his memories of attending the seminary including chores, examinations and classes.
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item H1987.140. Interview with Lee Thaxten, 1973
Administrative Information
Lee Thaxten was born in Mason Texas in 1894. He moved with his family to the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1906. In 1912 he went to work for the XIT ranch and worked there for a year. He was elected Sheriff of Cimarron County in 1954 and lef office in 1958. He shares his experiences working in the Sheriff's office and of pioneer life in the panhandle.
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item H1987.141. Interview with Tess Lindsey, 1970/02/20
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item H1987.142. Interview with Jack Moody, 1971/06/28
Administrative Information
Jack Moody was the area director of Cookson Hills School. He moved from Michigan to Oklahoma to work in the school. He worked as a "house father" and also as a deputy sheriff. He describes his experiences working for the school and with the students.
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item H1987.143. Interview with Lawrence Hallum, 1971
Administrative Information
Lawrence Hallum was the supervisor of Cookson Hills Christian School. He discusses the history of school including the reason it was started, the reaction of the locals to the school, and their agricultural program.
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item H1987.144. Interview with Wilbur Fields, 1971
Administrative Information
Wilbur Fields was a member of the original board of directors for the Cookson Hills Christian School. He discusses the history of the school and shares stories about the founder and the school.
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item H1987.145. Interview with Dave Frost, 1971
Administrative Information
Dave Frost was a staff member of the Cookson Hills Christian School. He moved to Cookson Hills in 1968 from St.Louis and was in charge of maintenance of the grounds and buildings. He also served as the coach and physical education teacher. He shares his memories of the school and working with the children.
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item H1987.146. Interview with Lizzie Robinson, 1974/09/09
Administrative Information
Lizzie Robinson moved to Oklahoma in 1889 on a train chartered for African Americans. She worked at the Silver Front Restaurant for five dollars a week. She moved to Geary and started picking cotton. She married Mr. Robinson and lost all her property after he died. She was influential in the black community in Geary.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Geary (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.147. Interview with Charlotte Mays Sanders
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item H1987.148. Interview with Robert Elliott, 1989/05/11
Administrative Information
Robert Elliott was born in Seattle, Washington in 1913. He joined the navy in 1934 and was assigned to the deck division on the U.S.S. Oklahoma. He describes his experiences on the ship.
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item H1987.149. Interview with Mrs. Gruver
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item H1987.150. Interview with Lottie Mae Bailey
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item H1987.151. Interview with Bruce Goff
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item H1987.152. Interview with O. E. Banks
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item H1987.153. Interview with Olinka Hrdy
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item H1987.154. Interview with Betty North
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item H1987.155. Interview with Bryon Mitchuson, 1982/10/22
Administrative Information
Bryon Mitchuson played football in highschool in 1923 and went on to graduate from Panhandle State in 1930. He taught school in Optima, Oklahoma and then went to work in the oil fields. He shares his experiences in the early days of the panhandle and working in the oil fields.
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item H1987.156. Interview with Joe Waldron
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item H1987.157. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Griggs
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item H1987.158. Interview with Mrs. Claude Hawkins
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item H1987.159. Interview with Delores Marie Wilmot
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item H1987.160. Interview with Truman Tucker
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item H1987.161. Interview with Alice Spahn Newton
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item H1987.162. Interview with Robert Bailey
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item H1987.163. Interview with Harry Deupree
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item H1987.164. Interview with Juett Bennett
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item H1987.165. Interview with Lou Ellen Strong
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item H1987.166. Interview with J.D. Key
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item H1987.167. Interview with Raymond Phillips, 1987/10/03
Administrative Information
Raymond Phillips was born in May, Oklahoma in 1909. He worked on the family farm as a child and was drafted into the army for World War Two. He was involved in the invasion of Normandy as a member of the Signal Corps. After he was discharged, he returned home and farmed. He shares his experiences on the farm as a child and in the military. Additionally, he discusses early May, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
May (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.168. Interview with T.M. Rayburn
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item H1987.169. Interview with Harry Campbell
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item H1987.170. Interview with George Brauer, 1980
Administrative Information
George Brawer was a mechanic for Wiley Post. He was German.
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item H1987.172. Indian Dance Songs
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item H1987.173. Interview with Iva Potter, 1974/03/31
Administrative Information
Iva Potter was born in 1883. Her father and grandfather made the Land Run of 1889 in covered wagons They staked claims near Mulhall. Her father encountered a claim jumper, who he was able to pay to leave. Potter describes life in early Oklahoma territory, and how her family was able to establish themselves
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item H1987.174. Interview with Wilma Gaston Lowry, 1987/02/26
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item H1987.175. Interview with Elmer Frederick Lowry
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item H1987.176. Interview with Earl Gardner
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item H1987.177. Interview with Mary Ellen Leasie "Jackie" Laird and Mike Sokoll, 1987/05/08
Prough, Janet [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Jackie Laird was born in Tecumseh, Indian Territory in 1896. She worked as a trick rider in the 101 Wild West Show. She and Mike Sokoll discuss their experiences in the 101 show and Laird shares her memory of Buffalo Bill extinguishing her dress during a show.
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Article- "A Page from the Past", 1954/10
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item H1987.178. Interview with Frances Brandon Frost, 1987/05/05
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Frances Frost was born Northwest of Woodward in 1911. He worked on the family farm until he went to Alva for post high school studies. He taught for several years and then opened a department store called Newcomb and Frost. In 1944 he was drafted into the army and served in Saipan. He shares his experiences growing up in Woodward and owning a business during the Depression. Additionally, he shares his memories of being in the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Alva (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.179. Interview with William Collins Jr., Sr. and Mrs. William Collins Jr., 1987/05/11, and 1987/05/19
Prough, Janet [Interviewer]
1 hour 12 minutes
Administrative Information
William Collins Senior was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in 1897. He discusses the history of the Ponca Indians including the move to Oklahoma, and the culture.
William Collins Junior was born in 1924. He attended the Pawnee bording school and shares his memories of the school and discusses Ponca traditions and Cultures.
Mrs. William Collins Jr. was born in Oklahoma in 1908. She worked in the accounts payable department for Conoco. she discusses the the takeover of the Marland Oil Company by J.P. Morgan. Additionally, she talks about the CCCID and the 101 Ranch.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ponca City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.180. Interview with Turner Quisenberry, 1987/05/14
Administrative Information
Turner Quisenberry was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1912. He moved to Oklahoma with his family and was a Military Police Officer during World War Two. He went to basic training at Camp David formerly known as Camp Richey. He was assigned to interrogate Japanese prisoners. After the war he went to work for the IRS. He shares his memories of being in the military and the reaction of the Japanese to the Americans after the dropping of the atomic bomb.
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item H1987.181. Interview with George Sunderland, 1987/05/14
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
George Sunderland was born near Wichita Falls, Texas in 1921. He joined the army in 1940. He was assigned to the Field Artillary. After basic training he was sent to New Caledonia. After he was discharged he returned to Woodward and went to work for the Post Office. He shares his experiences in the military and in early May. Additionally, he discusses the dust storms and tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
May (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.182. Interview with Phoebe Sunderland, 1989/02/02
Administrative Information
Phoebe Sunderland was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1896. She moved to Oklahoma with her family and worked on the family farm growing broomcorn. She discusses her chores as a small girl and the effect of the Depression on her farm and family as well as the tornado of 1947.
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item H1987.183. Interview with Edna Olathe Nixon, 1987/05/14
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Edna O. Nixon was born in Woodward in 1893. She completed the tenth grade and went on to business school in Wichita. When she returned she got a job as a stenographer and then as a soda machine operator in a drug store. She shares her experiences during the flu epidemic, the tornado of 1947, and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.184. Interview with Jack Luthi, 1987/05/05
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Jack Luthi was born January 26, 1911 southeast of Gage, Oklahoma. His father, Adolph Luthi and his mother, Rosemary Yenney were both from Switzerland. Mr. Luthi served in Korea for 13 months in the Second Division and witnessed the Chinese invasion of the Yellow River. He married Shirley Palmer from Tennessee in 1946. Later he became the city manager of Woodward, Oklahoma where he helped establish the community theater.
Item List
Roster of 34th Pursuit Squadron, Returned to U.S. and Captured.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.185. Interview with Harold Gillenwater, 1987/05/14
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Harold Gillenwater was born in Harper County, Oklahoma in 1918. He enlisted in the army in 1941 and was snet to Fort Sill for basic training. Gillenwater was assigned to the 7th division. After being shipped overseas, he joined Patton's 3rd army and was involved in the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to Woodward after the war. He shares his experiences in the military and during the Woodward tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.186. Interview with Shannon Snow Smith, 1987/05/15
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Shannon Snow Smith was born in Great Bend, Kansas in 1894. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1903 and worked on the farm taking care of her younger siblings. She shares her memories of the move to Oklahoma and the chores she had on the farm. Additionally she discusses family life in the 1930s, the dust storms, and the effects of the Depression.
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item H1987.187. Interview with Buford William Albright, 1987/05/15
Todd Joe L. [Interviewer]
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item H1987.188. Interview with Clarence E. Coats, 1987/05/17
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. Clarence E. Coates was born July 7, 1919 in Waldren, Kansas to Enoch A. Coats and Minnie Coats (maiden name unknown). Both parents came from Missouri, and Enoch served as a minister and also farmed. After moving with his family to Wichita, Kansas in 1934, Mr. Coats went to California to find work and later enlisted in the Army. He was in 158th Field Artillery/145th Division and received training on the 105's artillery. Mr. Coats was later sent to Europe, North Africa, Sicily, Salerno and Anzio. He discusses the conditions at Dachau upon liberation.
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item H1987.189. Interview with Troy Leon Cole, 1987/05/15
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Troy Leon Cole was born in Nimsi, New Mexico in 1926. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1929. From there he moved back and forth between New Mexico and Oklahoma. At the age of twelve, he began cooking and baking and kept that skill his whole life. He hoined the army in 1943 and worked as a baker on the submarine U.S.S. Razorback. After the war he returned to Oklahoma and worked for the railroad. He shares his experiences working as a child and serving in the military.
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item H1987.190. Interview with Joe Leslie Duer, 1987/05/15
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Dr. Joe L. Duer was born March 20, 1905 in Dewey County, Oklahoma. His father, Willis Duer, came from Iowa and his mother, Sylvia Tarr came from Kansas to Oklahoma in 1900. Dr. Duer was drafted into the Marines upon graduating from medical school and sent in with the second wave on the attack of Iwo Jima. After his unit helped to occupy Japan, Dr. Duer returned to Oklahoma. He provides a detailed account of his experiences of the Woodward Tornado of 1947.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.191. Interview with Ralph Baker, 1986/05/28
Administrative Information
Ralph Baker was born West of Catesby, Kansas. He moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1902. He enlisted in the army and was sent to the Phillipines. He returned to Oklahoma after the war. He shares his memories of the move to Oklahoma, farming, and of being in the military.
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item H1987.192. Interview with Charles William Standford
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item H1987.193. Interview with John Fogle
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item H1987.194. Interview with Harry Buffalohead and George Harris
item H1987.195. Interview with Elmer Fraker
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item H1987.196. Interview with Clifford Clinton Meyer, 1987/02/23
Administrative Information
Clifford Meyer moved with his family to Norman, Oklahoma in 1899. He attended the University of Oklahoma in 1914 and was a member of the football team in 1915. He joined the army and was sent to France. He discusses Benny Owen, early funerals, and life in the trenches.
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item H1987.197. Interview with Bill Jergins, 1987/02/23
Administrative Information
Bill Jergins was born in 1883. He was a World War One Veteran.
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item H1987.198. Interview with Nola Belle Hopkins King, 1987/02/20
Administrative Information
Nola Belle Hopkins King was born in Longview, Texas in 1898. She worked on the family farm picking cotton and butchering hogs. She moved to Oklahoma City in 1974. She shares her memories of working on the farm including rendering lard, preserving mear and celebrating holidays. Additionally, she discusses the effect of the Depression on the farm and family.
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item H1987.199. Interview with Thomas Edward Gage, 1987/06/12
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Thomas Edward Gage was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1915. He joined the army in 1940 and was sent to the Phillippines. He was captured and sent to a POW camp in Manila and then was moved to Osaka. He shares his experiences in the camps as well as his military activities before being captured. Additionally, he shares his memories of the Tulsa race riots of 1921.
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item H1987.200. Interview with Lillie Myrtle Johnson, 1987/06/18
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Mrs. Lillie Johnson was born in Whitting, Kansas. Her father was Edwin A. Bender from Ohio, and her mother was Zelena Fletcher from Virginia. Mrs. Johnson attended Clover Hill School. Her family farmed; mainly apples, wheat and corn. She came to Edmond, Oklahoma on February 18, 1903 and provides a description of the area, effects of the Great Depression, Flu Epidemic of 1918, and the dust storms in the 1930's.
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Edmond (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.201. Interview with William Johnson, 1987/06/18
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Mr. William Johnson was born in 1926. His father was Carl Johnson, his mother, Lillie Bender. "Bill" went to boot camp in San Diego and he provides an account of his experiences during boot camp. After boot camp, he was transferred to San Francisco to work in the Fleet Post Office. He was assigned to the USS Ward, and his 1st landing was at Okinawa. Mr. Johnson provides a description of Manila and the destruction.
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item H1987.202. Interview with Kathryn Ritthaler, 1987/06/23
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Mrs. Ritthalar was born in 1897 in Moundridge, Kansas. Her Father was John Goering whose family originated in Switzerland and her mother was Maria Von Wedel from Austria. Mrs. Ritthalar's family were Mennonites, and came first to Pennsylvania from Russia. She provides a description of Statehood Day in Oklahoma, and the organization of the Amish Church in Oklahoma.
Item List
Booklet from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia.
The Hutchenson News- Section on "The Amish: A Plain People.".
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item H1987.203. Interview with Anna Marie Wooldridge, 1987/06/25
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Anna Marie Wooldgidge was born in Kentucky in 1897. she worked on the family farm growing tobacco, doing laundry and butchering hogs. She moved to Oklahoma in 1917. She shares her memories of chores on the farm, the flu epidemic, and the Depression.
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item H1987.204. Interview with Patricia Helen Kerley, 1987/06/23
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Technical Requirements:
Mrs. Patricia Kerley was born March 15, 1916 in Virginia to William Patton, a farmer, and Poca Pauley, both were from Virginia. Mrs. Kerley disusses her early life; chores on the family farm and her education. She joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1943 and talks about her duties in basic training and the army hospitals. Later she attended beauty college with Patsy Kline in West VIrginia. Mrs. Kerley discusses her son's battle with AIDS.
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item H1987.205. Interview with James Morson, 1987/07/01
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Mr. James Morson was born February 5, 1890 in Roberson County, Texas. He states that his real father was Jesse James, his adopted father was Louis Morson and his mother was Mary An. Both parents were born slaves in North Carolina. Mr. Morson tells of stories of the days as a slave and then subsequently being freed and moving to Texas in the 1880's before finally settling in Oklahoma in 1924. In 1918, Mr. Morson was a member of the 24th Infantry on the Mexican Border during World War I.
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item H1987.206. Interview with Carnie Saupitty, 1987/07/08
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Mr. Carnie Saupitty was born September 4, 1924 to William Saupitty, from the Buffalo Eaters and Elizabeth Chibitty, who was northern Yappai in Lawton, Oklahoma. He discusses the traditions of the Comanches.
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item H1987.207. Interview with James Davidson
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item H1987.208. Interview with Othella Justus, 1987/07/13
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Othella Justus was born in Illinois in 1886. She moved to Oklahoma in 1904 to teach school. She raised a garden every year and her husband was a farmer. She shares her memories of statehood day.
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item H1987.209. Interview with Jeanette Bourell, 1987/07/13
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Jeanette Bourell was born in London, Arkansas in 1884. As a small child she moved to Wister, Indian Territory because her father was a doctor. She shares her memories of attending school and the flu epidemic of 1918.
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item H1987.210. Interview with Gertie Estella Passmore, 1987/07/13
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Gertie Passmore was born in Texas in 1897. She moved with her family to New Mexico in 1903 and worked on the family farm growing pinto beans. She moved again with her husband to Oklahoma where he worked in the oil fields. She shares her experiences living and working on the family farm and moving to Oklahoma.
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item H1987.211. Katiri Tekakwitha Festival
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Shawnee (City/Town)
Pottawatomie (County)
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item H1987.212. Interview with James W. Rodgers, 1987/07/14
Administrative Information
Mr. Rodgers was born in 1917 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. His father was James W. Rodgers from Missouri and came to Oklahoma in 1909 and his mother was Taska Powell, whose family came to Oklahoma in 1903 from Kentucky. After moving to California in 1940, he joined the Army Air Corps after Pearl Harbor Day and was based in England. His aircraft was shot down over France and he grabbed the wrong parachute, the one with someone's else's name. The man who used his parachute was killed and Mr. Rodgers's family was told he was killed in action. His parents received a letter and a Purple Heart Medal from President Roosevelt but they were later informed he was a POW; he describes life in a prison camp. After being liberated, Mr. Rodgers returned to the United States and entered law school.
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item H1987.213. Interview with Virginia and Earnest Tate, 1987/06/17
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mrs. Virginia George Tate was born in 1918 in Fletcher, Oklahoma. Her father was Arthur George and her mother was Beatrice Heveni, both parents were Comanche. Reverand Tate discusses the schools she attended, traditions of the Comanche, clans and bands of the tribe. Her grandfather, Comanche George wrote several songs for the Comanche.
Ernest Tate was born in 1913, his father was Frank Tate. He is full Comanche and doesn't have much information on other family. He discusses the origin of the surname "Tate" and why it was used in place of the Comanche name. Mr. Tate has very vivid memories of Armistice Day.
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item H1987.214. Interview with James C. Green, 1987/07/17
Administrative Information
James C. Green was born in Missouri in 1917. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at the age of 16 and went on to enlist in the Missouri National Guard. He spent two years in the Aluetian Islands and then was sent to Germany. He was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. Green was liberated by the Americans and returned to the United States. He used a hankerchief to locate a man he credits with saving his life. He describes his childhood on the family farm as well as his military experiences. Additionally, he discusses life in the POW camp and life after liberation.
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Article- 'Ex-POW Renews Ties with Lifesaver.", 1987/06/26
A Memorial Day Tribute- booklet with various articles about James Green.
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item H1987.215. Interview with Lester Ray Pool, 1987/07/22
Administrative Information
Mr. Lester Ray Pool was born September 15, 1895 in Craig County, Indian Territory to James Pool from Ilinois and Cora Knox from Kansas. After his father's death, the family moved to Kansas. Mr. Pool discusses early years living in Kansas. He joined the Navy, was aboard the USS Argonne and discusses life on the ship. Mr. Pool moved to Oklahoma City in 1920 and discusses the effects of the Depression on his family.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.216. Interview with Charles Franklin Goodwin, 1987/07/22
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD access copy available
Charles Franklin Goodwin was born in Kansas in 1895. He moved with his family to Oklahoma, where they opened a soft drink factory. His family als owned a farm that grew cotton and he worked in both businesses. He joined the Marines in 1917 and was assigned as a paymaster and sent to France. After the war he returned to Oklahoma. He shares his experiences working in the factory mixing soft drinks and picking cotton in the fields. Additionally, he discusses his duties and memories of being paymaster for the Marines.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.217. Interview with Winnie Florence Goodwin, 1987/07/22
Administrative Information
Winnie Florence Goodwin was born in Illinois in 1896. She moved with her family to Oklahoma in 1901. Her father was a school teacher and then went to work for a cotton gin. The family moved from town to town because of her fathers job. She shares her memories of moving with her family and the schools she attended.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.218. Interview with Edgar Parmer, 1987/07/23
Administrative Information
Edgar Parmer was born in Ardmore, Indian Territory in 1894. He enlisted in the army in 1917 and travelled to Europe on the U.S.S. Leviathan. He shares his experiences in the military as well as his childhood in Ardmore.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ardmore (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.219. Interview with William Curtis, 1987/07/28
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Muskogee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.220. Interview with Willard Anderson, 1987/07/28
Smith, Teresa [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Willard Anderson joined the military in Montana in 1939. He was sent to the Manila and worked as an aircraft mechanic. He was captured by the Japanese sent to Camp O'Donnell and from there to Bilibad Prison. He was liberated by the American troops and returned to the United States. He shares his experiences in the internment camp and prison. Additionally, he discusses his time before being captured.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.221. Interview with Florin Zaloudek, 1987/07/30
Stegeman, Harry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Florin Zaloudek was born in Kremlin, Oklahoma Territory in 1903. He worked with his family on their ranch and went on to open a hardware store of his own. He started selling farm equipment and became the largest Case tractor dealer in the world. He shares his memories of living on the ranch and attending school. Additionally, he discusses the development of the Zaloudek Equipment Company.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kremlin (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.222. Interview with Francis Hopkins, 1988/05/12
Administrative Information
Francis Hopkins was born in Arkansas in 1889. She moved with her family to Chandler, and then to Wynnewood and Boley. She shares her memories of the moves and of the tornado in 1897 that hit Chandler.
Item List
Photographs of Francis Hopkins.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.223. Interview with Maurice Delhez, 1987/08/13
Delhez, Christian [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Maurice Delhez was born in Belgium and was present during the German invasion and occupation of Belgium. He worked in the coal mined during the occupation and was secretary of the underground in Chaudfontaine during the war. He discusses the rise of Hitler, the invasion, his work in the coal mines and his experiences in the underground.
Item List
Photographs of Maurice Delhez.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Belgium
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item H1987.224. Interview with Lucette Delhez, 1987/08/13
Delhez, Christian [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Lucette Delhez was born in Belgium. she was present during the German invasion and occupation of Belgium. She discusses the rise of Hitler, work she did during the occupation, and the liberation of Belgium by the American forces.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.225. Interview with Jules Martin and Pol Rocour, 1984
Delhez, Christian [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Jules Martin and Pol Rocour discuss their experiences as a part of the Belgian resistance during the German occupation and a radio program produced by AMAY.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Belgium
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item H1987.226. Interview with Jules Martin, 1987/08/12
Delhez, Christian [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Jules Martin was born in Belgium and was present for the German occupation of Belgium. He was prisoner in a concentration camp during the war and was liberated by the American troops. He shares his experiences in the camp and reflects on the liberation.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.227. Interview with G. Levaux and C. Giles, 1987/08/14
Administrative Information
C. Giles and G. Leaux were both involved with the Belgian underground resistance during World War Two. The share their experiences with the underground and discuss the invasion and occupation of Belgium by the Germans.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Belgium
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item H1987.229. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Mueller, 1987/08/27
Welge, William [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Mueller were living in Germany during World War Two. They discuss the effects World War One had on Germany. Mr. Muller shares his experiences in the German army and as a prisoner of war at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Camp Gruber (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.230. Interview with Emil Fehrentz, 1987/08/28
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Emil Fehrentz was born in Germany in 1908. He shares his memories of his childhood in Germany as well as the rise of Hitler and his time in the German army. Additionally, he discusses his experiences as a prisoner of war in Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.231. Interview with Hans Moells, 1987/08/28
Administrative Information
Hans Moells was born in Derin, Germany in 1921. He was a member of the Hitler youth and was drafted into the German army in 1939. He served in Poland, Hannover, Louxembourg/Belgium border, France, and Northern Africa. He was taken prisoner by the Americans and sent to Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. He shares his experiences growing up in Germany and serving in the German army. Additionally, he discusses his time as a prisoner of war in America, Belgium and England.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Camp Gruber (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.232. Interview with Joseph Bleul, 1987/08/28
Administrative Information
Joseph Bleul was born in Germany in 1923. He was a German solider during World War Two and was a prisoner of war at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.
Item List
Photocopy of the diary Joseph Bleul kept while in Camp Gruber.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Camp Gruber (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.233. Interview with Sophie Brauer, 1985/04/29
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.235. Interview with Daisy Lavenia Kelly, 1987/04/23
Administrative Information
Daisy Lavenia Kelly was born in Stroud, Oklahoma in 1903. Her father was a farmer in Lincoln County.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stroud (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.236. Interview with C.W. Cameron, 1987/04/24
Administrative Information
C. W. Cameron was born in Magnum, Oklahoma in 1903. He moved to Altus in 1916 or 1917 and then to Oklahoma City. He established the American Fidelity Insurance Company. He shares his expereinces growing up in Magnum on the cotton farm and discusses the effects the Depression had on insurance companies.
Item List
Annual Report for American Fidelity Corporation, 1985
History of American Fidelity Insurance.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Altus (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.237. Interview with Lea Otho Evans, 1987/06/08
Administrative Information
Lea O. Evans was born in Mutual, Oklahoma in 1913. He worked at several jobs including farming, ranching, the post office, the draft board and the school board. He shares his experiences during World War Two and working various jobs.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.238. Interview with Watson Mithlo, 1987/05/06 and 1987/06/29
23 minutes
Administrative Information
Watson Mithlo was born in Alabama when the Apaches were being taken to Fort Sill. He knew Geronimo and has Geronimo's dance group. He discusses the history of the dance group and the tipi used by the group. Additionally he talks about the sweat lodge and its use. He also recalls walking from Rush Springs to Fort Sill.
Item List
Excerpt from a conversation about Apache dances, 1987/06/29
Chiricahua Apache Sweat Lodge by Joe L. Todd, 1987/06/28
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.239. Interview with Ralph William Treeman, 1987/08/26
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Item List
Issue of The P.T. Boater, 1987
Booklet about PT-580.
DVD access copy is available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.240. Interview with Walter Riley O'Neal, 1987/09/04
Administrative Information
Walter O'Neal was born in Illinois in 1895. He joined the army in 1919 and was assigned to the 130th Infantry. He went to France and was there on Armistice day. He shares his memories of his childhood and of being in the military.
Item List
Front page of the Daily Oklahoman featuring Walter O'Neal, 1987/11/12
Photographs of Walter O'Neal.
Photocopy of "A Doughboy's Remembrance." by Walter Riley O'Neal.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.241. Interview with John English, 1987/09/11
Administrative Information
John English was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1909. He graduated from high school in 1927 and went on to study at Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State University) receiving a degree in education. He worked for the Works Progress Administration, the post office, and the railroad. He shares his experiences growing up in Guthrie and of attending university. Additionally, he discusses the railroads and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.242. Interview with Oliver Knabe, 1987/09/22
Administrative Information
Mr. Oliver Knabe was born February 11, 1915 in Lookout, Oklahoma to Chris Knabe from Iowa and Nora Woodard from Kansas. Mr. Knabe provides a description of the dust storms in Northwest Oklahoma in the 1930's; his work with the CCC, and going to Bakersfield, California to work for his uncle where he met the "Okies" who lived in work camps, called "cotton camps." He was in the Army, the 16th Field Artillery, the horse drawn artillery in Fort Sill. Mr. Knabe reflects on his many experiences in the army, including his participation in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was in the 9th Armored Division, where he was on the front lines helping to hold the Germans back. After WW II, he returned to Oklahoma and began ranching.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.243. Interview with Guy Schickedanz, 1987/09/22
Administrative Information
Mr. Guy Schickedanz was born October 20, 1913 in Gage, Oklahoma to August Schickedanz from Germany and Mildred Marlow from Kansas. Grandfather, Grafton Marlow was in the Civil War and August Schickedanz came to the United States from Germany in 1882. Mr. Schickedanz discusses his chores on the farm as a small boy and his father's work in the lumber camps in Texas. He remembers the affects of the Depression on the family and the farm, and the dust storms in northwest Oklahoma in the 1930's. He worked for the WPA around the Fargo area then went to California in 1934.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Fargo (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
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item H1987.244. Interview with Chester A. Fithian, 1987/09/22
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Chester Fithian was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas in 1895. He moved with his family to Woodward and joined the army in 1917. He shares his memories of statehood day, the flu epidemic of 1918 and the tornado of 1947.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.245. Interview with Mead Ferguson, 1987/09/22
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mead Ferguson was born in Wellington, Kansas in 1930. His grandfather helped with the early development of Woodward and brought cattle with him from Texas. He discusses his family history and early Woodward.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.246. Interview with John L. T. Sneed, 1960/05/11
Administrative Information
Interview wit Dr. John L.T. Sneed with Sneed's son-in-law Capt. Charles, U.S. Navy Medical Corps in Oklahoma City. Recording of Dr. John Sneed and Mr. Mark Everett.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.247. Interview with Angie Debo, 1987/11/10
Wiseman, Dardanella "Darby" [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Item List
Article about Angie Debo "The Oklahoma Women's Pose in the Westerners.".
Various articles about Angie Debo.
Chronology of Debo's Life.
Article from the Daily Oklahoman "State Slights its Own, Debo Says", 1987/11/10
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.248. Interview with Miller Este Maddox, 1987/10/21
Administrative Information
Miller Maddox was born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1901. He joined the navy in 1918 and was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma as the supply master. He left the navy after the war and re-enlisted for the second world war. He saw the Oklahoma after it had been destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. He shares his experiences on the battleship and in the military.
Item List
Several Photographs of Miller Maddox and the U.S.S. Oklahoma.
"The Famous Sandbar Fight" by Miller Maddox.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.249. Interview with Altha Hoover Ragsdale, 1987/10/21
Administrative Information
Altha Hoover Ragsdale was born east of Norman, Oklahoma in 1898. She worked on the family farm picking cotton, butchering hogs, and doing laundary. Her father worked for Wells Fargo on the route that ran from Denver to California. She shares her memories of working on the farm and discusses her family history including her fathers jobs.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.250. Interview with Thomas Cox Allen, 1987/10/22
Administrative Information
Thomas Cox Allen was born in Wood County, Texas in 1903. He moved with his family to Oklahoma City in 1919 because of the depression after World War One. He learned how to fly an airplane and took his first solo flight in 1924. He took a job at Kelly Airfield in San Antonio, Texas and was the first African American to fly across the United States. He shares his experiences in the aviation field including his many flights, problems with segregation and learning how to fly.
Item List
Photos of Thomas Allen with Airplane and in front of a collage of articles.
Article- "State Pilots Made Aviation History.', 1979
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.251. Interview with Reuben Stumblingbear, 1987/10/26
Administrative Information
Mr. Reuben Stumblingbear was born May 25, 1915 near Apache, Oklahoma. His father was Andrew Stumblingbear and his mother was Tse'able, a Kiowa Indian. Mr. Stumblingbear discusses the Sherman House Incident at Fort Sill, the Lottery of 1901, and stories of the Kiowa.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Apache (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.252. Interview with Ella Cohee, 1987/10/27
Administrative Information
Ella Cohee was born in Chicago in 1893. She moved with her family to Oklahoma and worked on the farm. She married in 1910 and had a son in World War Two whose boat was hit by a Kamikaze. She describes Oklahoma City during the Depression and World War Two. Additionally, she discusses the Mary Sudik oil well and her childhood on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.253. Interview with Mike Kerley, 1987/10/28
Administrative Information
Mike Kerley was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1951. He moved to Oklahoma and went to work for AMCARE as an Emergency Medical Technician. He was diagnosed with AIDS in March 1987. He shares his experiences of dealing with the fears of co-workers, symptoms, treatments, and research being done. Mike Kerley passed away in December 1987 from Pneumonia caused by AIDS.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.254. Interview with John Argo, 1987/10/29
Administrative Information
John Argo was born in Kentucky in 1889. He moved with his family to Indian Territory at the age of four. He went to work in the oil fields on a cable tool rig for Southern and Prairie Oil and Gas Company. He went on to work for Marland Oil and Phillips Oil. Argo also makes and plays the fiddle. He shares his memories of attending schoold and working in the oil fields.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.255. Interview with Mary Alberta Coyle, 1987/10/29
Administrative Information
Mary Alberta Coyle was born March 3 1900 in Holden, Missouri to Phillip Coyle, from Nebraska, and Louise Howell, from Missouri. Mrs. Coyle discusses her early years in Missouri and the death of her father in 1918 from the flu epidemic. The family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 1926. She talks about the fashion style of the 1920's, stating that she was the "biggest flapper in town." She discussed the big flood of the Caney in Bartlesville.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Bartlesville (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.256. Interview with Violet Opal N. Clark, 1987/10/29
Administrative Information
Violet Opal Clark was born in Dewey, Oklahoma in 1909. She started playing piano as a child. She could not read sheet music, so she started playing by ear. Clark played in several clubs all over the United States and shares her memories of the clubs that served alcohol during prohibition. Additionally, she describes the 49 Club and her experiences playing there.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.257. Interview with Frank Simone, 1987/10/30
Administrative Information
Mr. Simone was born in Paterno, Italy in 1888. His father was Louis Simone and his mother was Josephine Ptracmamale. He discusses the trip and the arrival to America in 1909. His grandparents' surname was Garibaldi.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Dewey (City/Town)
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item H1987.258. Interview with Robert Fechner, 1987/11/04
Jackson, Bernice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Robert Fechner was born in Bessarabia, Russia in 1897. In Russia his family had a vineyard and made red and white wine for the town. He moved with his family to the United States in 1907, partly because of the political situation. Travelled by way of Germany and bought a farm in Shattuck, Oklahoma. He describes his childhood in Russia including the house they lived in and the day to day activities of the local village. Additionally, he discusses his life in America including the big tornado of 1947 and the Depression.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.259. Interview with Clyde Graves, 1987/11/05
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Clyde Graves was born in Ottowa, Kansas in 1906. He moved with his family to Guymon and then to Guthrie by wagon. He and his brother ran a still during prohibition and sold it as junk metal when it was broken by federal agents. He discusses prohibition and the effects it had on American culture as well as early Guthrie. Additionally, he describes Oklahoma under the governorsip of Bill Murray and shares a story about Milo Beck, and outlaw turned law enforcement agent.
DVD access copy is available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.260. Veterans' Memorial Ceremonies, 1987/11/11
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item H1987.261. Interview with Helen Freudenber Holmes, 1987/11/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Helen F. Holmes was born in Logan County, Oklahoma in 1915. She graduated from Coyle high school and went on to attend Oklahoma A&M and the University of Wisconsin. She became interested in journalism while at Oklahoma A&M and went on to be editor of the Maud Daily Enterprise then a journalism teacher at the A&M. During World War Two she joined the Women's Auxillary Corps (WAC). She shares her experiences in the field of journalism and in the WAC.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.262. Interview with Wayne C. Liles, 1987/11/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Wayne Liles was born June 17, 1914 in Cold Springs, Oklahoma to Thomas Liles, from Arkansas and Mary Campbell, from Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma A & M, where he worked for FERA. He received a reserve commission from ROTC and was sent to Infantry School. He went to the Pacific to help train the Phillipine Commonwealth Army. Mr. Liles discusses his experiences in World War II extensively. He remembers being taken prisoner by the Japanese and provides recollections of the Bataan Death March; Cabanatuan, and the liberation by the Americans. He returned to the United States where he worked in television as a farm reporter. He is a volunteer at the 45th Infantry Museum.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.263. Interview with Mildred Roff Smith, 1987/11/18
Administrative Information
Mildred Roff Smith was born in Roff, Indian Territory in 1896. She attended St. Mary's Academy in Sherman, Texas and joined the nursing corps during World War One. In 1935, she worked for the Sulphur Sanitarium for Tuberculosis and nursed African American soldiers during the flu epidemic of 1918. She shares her experiences in the nursing profession and discusses Bill Murray and her grandfather.
Item List
Short biographical sketch written by Mildred Roff Smith, 1987
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.264. Interview with Honorato Fernandez Sevilla, 1987/11/18
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Honorato Sevilla was born in Rosaria, Santa Fe, Argentina in 1886. He moved with his family to Mexico at the age of three. In 1910 his two brothers and sister were killed by Mexican soldiers and he joined Zapata's army for the revolution. He moved to Pancho Villa's army and worked as a paymaster. In 1914 he travelled to France and studied art and went to New York. He became a U.S. citizen in 1932 and served with the military and painted backdrops for Elizabeth Arden. He shares his experiences with Panco Villa and Zapata as well as serving in the U.S. military and working during the Depression.
Item List
Chronology of Sevilla's life.
Phi Theta Kappa booklet on Honorato Fernandez Sevilla, 1988
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.265. Interview with Loretta King Tatroe, 1987/11/19
Administrative Information
Born September 20, 1894; Father was U.S. King and mother was Floretta Adams; Maternal grandparents were from Holland; Grandfather Jackson was in the Civil War. Father worked in a foundry in Pittsburg, KS. Left Iola, KS when she was 12 yrs. old and family moved to Oklahoma. 4th of July Celebration. Stayed in Muskogee then moved to Ardmore to work in a foundry, celebration of statehood in Ardmore.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.266. Interview with Douglas Colbert, 1987/11/20
Administrative Information
Douglas C. Colbert was born at Fort Washita, Indian Territory in 1905. He worked as a travelling salesman for Wilson Meats during the Depression and joined the National guard in 1924. He was drafted into the army in 1943 and worked as a medic in the 25th division in the Pacific. After the war he returned to the food retail industry. He shares his memories of growing up at Fort Washita and of serving in the military.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.267. Interview with Jack M. Annis, 1987/11/23
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Jack Annis was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1927. He attended basic training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas and was sent overseas on the Sea Perch, a Liberty Ship. Annis was a lawyer during the Nuremberg Trials in 1945-46. He shares his experiences in the military and at the trials as well as during the Woodward tornado of 1947.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.268. Interview with Virgil A. Richardson, 1987/11/23
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Virgil A. Richardson was born in Gage, Oklahoma in 1918. He worked on the family farm and was drafted into the army in 1942. He was sent to France on the ship Crystalball in 1944 and was assigned guard duty. He was sent to the front lines in Belgium and participated in the battle of the Bulge and was discharged in 1945. He describes his experiences in the military as well as his life after including dust storms, the tornado of 1947 and farming.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.269. Interview with Thomas Clift, 1987/11/24
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Tom Clift was born in Rochester, New York in 1943. He joined the Army for the Special Forces and went to jump school. He also studied Vietnamese and Cambodian languages. He was captured in Cambodia and taken to a concentration camp. He was tortured and was finally released in 1973. He works to try and help prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action find their way home or be released.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.270. Interview with Leland Walker, 1987/11/24
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Born 28 December 1911; Father was Simpson Walker and mother was Ethel Stout, both from Kansas; Father was a rancher; Chores on the ranch; Wheat ranching; Wheat harvest; Cattle round-ups; Evergreen school, near Freedom; Prejudice against Germans during WW II; Woodward Tornado of 1947, damage in Higgins, Texas.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.271. Interview with John D. Marston, 1987/11/24
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
John D. Marson was born in Woodward, Oklahoma in 1927. He joined the navy in 1942 and was assigned to the U.S.S. Aaron Ward. He saw combat at Okinawa and was injured. After being discharged, he returned to Woodward and helped his father in the Armstron Funeral Home during the big tornado of 1947. He describes his experiences in the military and share his memories of the aftermath of the tornado.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Woodward (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.272. Interview with Cheyenne Reburial Victims, 1987/11/27
Administrative Information
Reburial ceremony of two Indians killed at the Battle of the Washita by General George Custer. The bones were found in the Washita River bank and collected and placed on display in the newspaper office when sealed in the basement. The new owner returned the remains to the Cheyenne Tribe. Dr. Clyde Snow, forensic pathologist examines the bones and explains the bullet wounds. Filming of the reburial ceremony at the site of the Battle of the Washita.
Released on 2012-05-14.
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item H1987.273. Interview with Silas Wolf, 1987/12/01
Administrative Information
Mr. Silas Wolf was born June 2, 1919 in Norman, Oklahoma. He was aboard the USS Holbrook in October of 1941 in the Phillipines.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.274. Interview with Wanona Rennie, 1987/12/04
Administrative Information
Wanona Rennie was born in Wapaunucka, Oklahoma in 1912. She worked for the welfare office in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. She shares the research that she has done on her and her husbands families as well as discussing her early school and Bill Murray.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Pauls Valley (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.275. Interview with Alvin Christensen, 1987/12/04
Administrative Information
Alvin Christensen was born in Lake Benton, Minnesota in 1920. After highschool he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and then the Navy in 1939. He attended medic school and was assigned to the U.S.S. Tennessee. He was present for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Christensen also served on board the LST 278 and LCI. After he left the military he attended the University of Minnesota. He moved with his wife to Oklahoma City in 1952, where at the time of the interview he owned a real estate appraisal business.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.276. Interview with Joe Lawter, 1987/12/07
Administrative Information
Dr. Joe Lawter was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma in 1921. He joined the Marines after highschool and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma as a bugler. He was on board the Oklahoma when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. After the attack, he helped unload ammunition and collect the dead from the harbor. He was sent to officers candidate school and was there when the war ended. He shares his experiences growing up in Oklahoma City and of serving in the military.
Item List
2 Photos of Joe Lawter.
Memorial in Ranger Roundup for Northwestern- "Former Professor Dies Dec. 4", 1995
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.277. Interview with Clifton Keith Drum, 1987/12/09
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. C. Keith Drum was born January 16, 1916 in Beaver County. He shares his memories of his childhood in Beaver. His father was Clifton Drum and his mother was Ruth Weir. He graduated from Beaver High School in 1933.
Mr. Drum joined the horse artillery. He remembers his World War II experiences in the Pacific, mainly the Philippines. He was aboard the HMS Noordham to Australia.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.278. Interview with Harry Homer Brennon, 1987/12/09
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Born 12 miles north of Moreland, Oklahoma Territory on 14 November 1905; Father was Mike Brennon from Ireland and mother was Anna Lindsay from Germany; Father's trip to the US; Grandfather Lindsay was in the Civil War; Pleasant Hill School; Chores on the ranch; Blizzard of 1911-1912; Duties in the blacksmith shop; Depression of 1930's and dust storms.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.279. Interview with Jim Maynard, 1987/12/09
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Mr. Jim Maynard was born August 3 1925 in Tyrone, Oklahoma to James S. Maynard from Missouri and Frankie Mae Williams from Kansas. Mr. Maynard recalls growing up in the Oklahoma Panhandle; the move to Oklahoma in 1908; the schools he attended; Black Sunday; and the years of the Great Depression. He was in the Army in World War II and describes the trip to Europe on the USS Brazil, and the Battle of the Bulge.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.280. Interview with John R. Woodson, 1987/12/09
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Beaver (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.281. Interview with Etta Hilderbrand, 1987/12/09
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Mrs. Etta Hildebrand was born March 26, 1887 and came to Oklahoma by covered wagon where the family settled seven miles south of Beaver. Mrs. Hildebrand recalls her years spent growing up on the farm.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Beaver (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1987.282. Interview with Wendall K. Pittman, 1987/12/09
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Mr. Wendell K. Pittman was born September 24, 1909 in Gray, Oklahoma. His father was A.E. Pittman and his mother was Grace Coward, both from Enid, Oklahoma Territory. His grandfather, Henry Pittman made the Run of 1893.
Mr. Pittman joined the army for World War II and was a member of the 24th Infantry Division and describes Hilandia Landing and his experiences in Australia during the war.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.283. Interview with Ray Austin Holman, 1987/12/10
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Ray A. Holman was born in Tennessee and moved to Oklahoma in a covered wagon with his family. He describes early day Bartlesville. His father worked in the zinc smelters in Bartlesville and Blackwell. Holman describes prohibition and bootlegging, including Grat Rogers, "the kingpin of bootleggers in Bartlesville."
Holman was drafted in 1942 and sent to Europe. He participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. He was captured by the Germans prior to the Battle of the Bulge. He describes his experiences as a prisoner of war, as well as his experiences in postwar Germany.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.284. Interview with Stella Elmore, 1987/12/10
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Stella Elmore was born in Enid in 1899. Her father was a German immigrant who came through Ellis Island and settled at Hennessey. Elmore discusses farm life and chores. She also describes the home front during World War I, and the 1920s. Elmore describes the affect of the depression on her family. In 1947 she was at a meeting 12 miles south of Woodward when the tornado struck. She recalls the devastation and helping the tornado victims.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.285. Interview with A.H. Nichols, 1987/12/16
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A.H. Nichols was born in New Hampshire in 1916. He joined the navy in 1935 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor on the day of the Japanese attack. He served on a hospital ship. Nichols describes the attack, including the rescue of sailors from the capsized USS Oklahoma. He also describes serving on a hospital ship through the duration of the war in the Pacific.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.286. Interview with Aubrey A. Hanger, 1987/12/17
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Aubrey A. Hanger was born in Purcell in 1920. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps during the depression. Hanger discusses life in the CCC, as well as the organization of the CCC. After leaving the CCC he returned to Purcell and worked at a movie theater. In 1940, he joined the Marines, believing the US would not enter the war. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. He describes the attack and its aftermath.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.287. German Training Film, WWII, c. 1939 - 1945
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Films used by the German Army prior and during WWII to train infantry troops.
Released on 2012-05-14.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Germany (City/Town)
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item H1987.288. Interview with Alvin F. Barker, 1987/12/20
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Alvin F. Barker was born in Wetumka in 1922. He joined the Navy in 1940 and served on the USS Oklahoma. He describes the ship, including its quarters, guns, mess hall and armor. He also discusses maneuvers. Barker describes the Pearl Harbor attack, including why the Oklahoma capsized. He also describes the fate of other ships in the harbor. After Pearl Harbor he was stationed on the USS Louisville. Barker describes his experiences in the rest of the war in the Pacific.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.289. Interview with Forrest W. Jones, 1987/12/21
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Forrest W. Jones was born in Vermont in 1922. He joined the army in January 1941. He was sent to Hawaii, and was present during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He describes the Japanese attack on the Schofield Barracks. After Pearl Harbor he was sent to Guadalcanal and New Zealand. He describes witnessing Kamakaze attacks.
Jones also served in Korea in an intelligence unit. He describes the Chinese invasion and retreat by US forces. After leaving Korea he was stationed in Germany for a time, and retired from the army.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.290. Interview with Joe K. and Francis Harding, 1987/12/21
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Joe K. Harding was born in Checotah in 1912. He married Francis in 1929. They describe the affect of the depression on their families. Mr. Harding was the National Youth Administration supervisor for Seminole county. There were about 200 students working for NYA in Seminole county. Mr. Harding joined the Army Air Corps in 1938. Harding requested duty in Hawaii to avoid the war in Europe. Mrs. Harding moved to Hawaii with her husband. They recall the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, including when they first realized that the attacking planes were Japanese. Mr. Harding photographed the attack. He discusses his experiences with the rest of the war in the Pacific.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.291. Interview with Jesse Glasgow, 1988/12/22
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Jesse Glasgow was born August 22, 1893 in Leon, Oklahoma. His father, George Glasgow, was a farmer from Arkansas and Mr. Glasgow describes his early years on the family farm in Sulphur, Oklahoma. His mother was Liza Sprowls.
Mr. Glasgow joined the Army in 1918, and was with the 34th Division, then later the 4th Division. The soldiers were marching to the front in Europe when the Armistice was signed. He was stationed at Adenoy, Germany and served as a Member of The Army of Occupation, and helped clean up the towns after the War.
Mr. Glasgow returned to Roff, Oklahoma and has farmed there for over sixty years.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.292. Interview with Dixon D. Osborne, 1987/12/22
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Dixon D. Osborne was born in Durant, IT in 1896. His father was the town Marshal in Milburn. Mr. Osborne recalls statehood day and Bill Murray. He joined the army in 1917 and went to basic training in San Antonio. After that he was sent to Camp Bowie in Fort Worth, where he experienced the Influenza epidemic. Osborne was sent to France in 1918. He describes trench warfare, and the battle of Meuse-Argonne. Osborne was gassed with phosene gas. He describes the rest of the war and armistice day.
After the war, Osborne returned to Altus, where he ran a grocery store. He lost the store during the Great Depression, and was forced to move to California to work in the fruit fields. He describes the labor camps, and the stigma of being an "Okie." After he saved enough money, he returned to Altus, where he worked in a meat shop during WWII.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.293. Interview with Jason J. King, 1987/12/22
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Jason J. King was born in Tennessee in 1895. His family moved to Shawnee when he was about 2 years old. He describes the day in 1907 when all the saloons were closed. King worked in the oil fields, including the Seminole field. He describes the various jobs in the oil field, including building derricks from wood.
King served in WWI in France and Belgium. He describes trench warfare and the weapons used in the war. He describes armistice day. King was skeptical that the armistice was true. He eventually returned to Oklahoma and worked as a roustabout for Prairie Oil Company.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.294. Interview with Tom Franklin Krumtum, 1987/12/22
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Born in Nixon, Oklahoma Territory on 3 September 1896. Father was Charles Krumtum and mother was Ellen Delly. Joined the Coast Artillery during WWI. Armistice Day in France.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.295. Interview with Green Cannon, 1987/12/22
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Green Cannon was born in Texas in 1892. His father was a cotton farmer. The family came to Oklahoma by wagon, a trip that took 14 days. Cannon joined the army during WWI and had basic training in San Antonio. He was sent to France, and describes the trip across the Atlantic. He describes the Battle of the Muese-Argonne, as well as being gassed. Cannon recalls the German retreat and armistice day.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.296. Interview with WIlliam G. Hill, 1987/12/26
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William G. Hill was born in San Antonio in 1919. He joined the navy in 1936, and served on the USS Oklahoma. Hill describes his experiences on the Oklahoma. This includes a description of the ship and its organization, as well as life on the ship. Hill left the navy just prior to the outbreak of war. He recalls his reaction to hearing that the Oklahoma was destroyed at Pearl Harbor. Hill rejoined the army as an officer and served in a tank unit in Europe.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.297. Interview with George D. Idlett, 1987/12/28
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George Idlett was born in Marlow in 1919. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and was sent to China and the Philippines. He describes the Japanese invasion of the Philippines and the allied surrender. Idlett was captured and forced into the Bataan Death March. He describes the torture, executions and brutality of his time as a POW.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1987.298. Interview with William P. Bonelli, 1987/12/29
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on 17 March 1921; Father was Guy Bonelli and mother was Constance Colisemo; father was born in Italy, and was a coal miner in Pennsylvania; schools in Pennsylvania; Enlisted in the Army Air Corps 2 July 1940; Incidents leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item 1987.299. Chilocco Indian School Reunion, 1984/06/08
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
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subseries 7. 1988
item H1988.001. Interview with Ira DeVoyd Hall, 1988/01/04
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born 25 August 1905 in Colbert,Indian Territory, south of Durant. Father was Claude D. Hall and mother was Carrie Williams. Rev. George Hall, his grandfather was an administrator in the Chickasaw Nation. Spent his childhood with his grandfather, Tony Williams. Segregation that came with the land runs. Oklahoma entering the union as a segregated state. His family are Chickasaw Freedmen. Received a scholarship to Langston University. or Colored Agriculture Normal University. Recollections on being a history teacher in Oklahoma. Civil Rights movement in Oklahoma City in the 1960's. Black community in Oklahoma City.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.002. Interview with Billy Warwick, 1988/01/04
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Billy Warwick was born in Welch, Oklahoma in 1919. His father ran a grocery store in Welch. During the Great Depression, his family had to relocate to Dewey. Warwick joined the Navy in 1937 and served on the USS Oklahoma. He was discharged in 1940 but enlisted again after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He describes his time in the war on the USS Texas. Warwick was also a professional boxer and recalls his boxing career.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.003. Interview with Lyle Jasmin, 1988/01/13
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Lyle Jasmin was born in Michigan in 1909. His father worked in the lumber and railroad industries. Jasmin joined the Navy in 1930. This was the beginning of the Great Depression, and there was no work elsewhere. Jasmin served on board the USS Oklahoma. He describes the ship and his experiences on board.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.004. Interview with Daniel Goodwin, 1988/01/13
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born on Shoal Creek, near Neosho, MO 26 October 1909. Father was George Goodwin and mother was Clara Lewis. Joined the Navy in 1934. Went to business college after high school in Joplin. Went to San Diego for Boot Camp. Assigned to Oklahoma after Boot Camp. Duties on board the ship. Midshipman cruise of 1936 and helped pick up refugees from Spain during the civil War. Was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. Experiences in WWII.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.005. Interview with Nelson Glidwell, 1988/01/14
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Nelson Glidwell was born in Missouri in 1915. He describes life growing up on a farm, and helping in his father's blacksmith shop. Glidwell joined the Army in 1936. He describes his training in a cavalry unit. He left the Army in 1939 and joined the Navy in 1940. Glidwell recalls the run-up to the war, and what he thought at the time. He served on the USS Oklahoma. Glidwell describes the Pearl Harbor attack and the aftermath.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.006. Interview with Elizabeth Smith, 1988/01/15
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born 29 December 1920 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Father was Joseph Witlow from Missouri and mother was Mary Spencer from Texas. Maternal grandfather helped establish the town of Yukon. Early education. 1938 graduate of Central High School. Pilots training. Organization of the WASP (Women's Air Safety Program). Criteria for joining the WASP's. Training by the military. Joined the program 28 May 1942. Memories of the program. Duties of the WASP's. Ferried airplanes from the factories to the east and west coast where they were picked up by military pilots and flown overseas. Reflection on the program.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.007. Interview with Joyce Woodrow McCloskey, 1988/01/20
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Joyce McCloskey was born on December 25, 1917 in Rocky Ford, Oklahoma to Daniel McCloskey from Indiana and Hester Huffine from Alabama. He discusses the effect of the Depression on his family and the reason why he joined the Navy in 1940.
Mr. McCloskey was a deck hand on the USS Downs in 1941 in Hawaii and the ship was dry docked in front of the USS Pennsylvania. He could see Battleship Row from the Downs and could see them diving on the battleships. He was then assigned to the USS Brenham and sent to Guadalcanal where his ship was sunk. He was assigned to the USS Helena which was also sunk by Japanese torpedoes in “Torpedo Alley” which was located between Guadalcanal and Australia. Mr. McCloskey was then aboard the USS Houston which was hit by torpedoes and sunk.
Mr. McCloskey reflects on having four ships sunk under him, and his time spent in the water waiting to be picked up after the ships went down.
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Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.008. Interview with Gene Boyt, 1988/01/20
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Gene Boyt was born March 29, 1917 in Houston, Missouri to Ernest Boyt and Margaret Phemister, both from Missouri. His father worked in Drumright Oil Field. Mr. Boyt graduated from Drumright High School in 1935 and enlisted in the Army in 1941 and went to the Philippines aboard the President Cleveland. He was at Clark Field on December 8, 1941 when the Japanese attacked the air field.
Mr. Boyt shares his experiences on becoming a prisoner of the Japanese and being a part of the Bataan Death March.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.009. Interview with Glen Russell Hudson, 1988/01/31
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Mr. Glen Russell Hudson was born September 10, 1906 in Kansas and recalls his early years and the schools he attended. His father was Lester Hudson and his mother was Gertrude Williamson, both from Kansas.
Mr. Hudson was a civilian employee for the military on Wake Island when World War II began and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. He describes life as a prisoner of war, liberation, the reaction to the end of the war and his return to the United States.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.010. Interview with Billy P. Forehand, 1988/02/02
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Billy Forehand was born in 1932. His father ran a blacksmith shop for CCC camps near Wynnewood during the Great Depression, and worked for Douglas Aircraft in Oklahoma City during World War II. Forehand describes the home front near Wynnewood during the war. Forehand served in the Korean War and was taken prisoner. He describes his experiences in basic training, Korea, and as a POW. He also describes coming back to Fort Sill after his release.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.011. Interview with Austin Dewey Flatt, 1988/02/15
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Austin Dewey Flatt was born in Texas in 1901. He worked as a coal miner before joining the Navy in 1922. He served on the USS Oklahoma. Flatt describes the Oklahoma and his experiences on board the ship.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.012. Interview with Omar Keller, 1988/02/16
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Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Service on the USS Oklahoma. Resigned from the Naval Academy in January, 1939, and returned to enlisted service in April, 1941, retired in October 1956.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.013. Interview with Jack C. Parsons, 1988/02/17
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Jack Parsons was born in Virginia in 1915. He joined the CCC during the Great Depression, and worked in a mine. He did not like mine work and quit to join the Navy. He served on the USS Oklahoma. He describes his experiences on the ship, as well as his life after serving on the ship.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.014. Interview with Garlen Eslick, 1988/02/16
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Garlen Eslick was born in Missouri in 1922. His father farmed and worked in the oil fields. Eslick joined the Navy in July 1941. He was stationed on the USS Oklahoma. Eslick describes the ship and his experiences aboard. On December 7, 1941 he was aboard the Oklahoma when it capsized during the Japanese attack. Eslick was one of the few men rescued through the bottom of the ship's hull. He describes the experience, as well as his reaction to the devastation at Pearl Harbor after leaving the Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Texas (State)
Ingleside (City/Town)
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item H1988.015. Interview with Fleetwood Page, 1988/02/15
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Fleetwood Page was born in Texas in 1902. He joined the Navy in 1923, and went to boot camp in San Diego. He served on the USS Lexington until 1933, when he switched to the USS Oklahoma. He describes life on the Oklahoma, and his reaction to the sinking of the Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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Texas (State)
Richland Hills (City/Town)
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item H1988.016. Interview with Earl C. Dunn, 1988/02/17
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Earl C. Dunn was born in Texas in 1904. He joined the Navy in 1923. He served as a radio operator on the USS Oklahoma. Dunn describes the Oklahoma and compares it to older, coal burning ships. He also describes his reaction from the home front to the sinking of the Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.017. Interview with Wesley Weldon, 1988/02/22
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Wesley Weldon was Quartermaster First Class on the USS Hammerhead and describes his experiences aboard the ship. He explains the organization of a wolf pack, war patrols and combat in which he was a participant.
DVD access is available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.018. Interview with William Vandever, 1988/02/23
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Mr. William Vandever explains the ruins of Fort Towson and talks about the history of the post.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.019. Interview with Russell Thornburgh, 1988/2/23
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Russell Thornburgh was born November 5, 1908 in Fort Towson, Indian Territory to Ora Thornburgh and Mattie Teeters, both from Missouri. Mr. Thornburgh shares the history of Old Fort Towson and stories of Doaksville, Oklahoma.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.020. Interview with Odis Collins, 1988/02/23
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Odis Collins was born May 24, 1902 in Fort Towson, Indian Territory and recalls memories of his early years. His father was George Collins from Arkansas and his mother was Emma Huskey from Missouri.
Mr. Collins is a former County Commissioner of Choctaw County.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.021. Interview with John Willy Adams, 1988/02/23
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. John W. Adams was born January 8, 1897 in Beard, Texas to W.W. Adams and Loucharlie Rowe.
Mr. Adams was drafted in the Army in August of 1918 and is a World War I veteran.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.022. Interview with Howard Aldridge, 1988/02/28
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Howard Aldridge was born in Texas in 1910. He graduated from high school in 1932, and worked for a telegraph company for a time. In 1933, he joined the Navy. He served on the USS Tennessee until 1937, when he moved to the USS Oklahoma. He describes the differences between the flagship Tennessee and the Oklahoma. Alridge was aboard the Oklahoma when it capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was one of the few men to be rescued from the bottom of the ship's hull. He describes the experience and the aftermath of the attack.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.023. Interview with Marcella Patterson, 1988/03/01
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Miss Marcella Patterson was born September 13, 1917 in Arkansas. Her father, William A. Patterson was born 1890 in Kansas and her mother, Grace Blount was born 1893 in Arkansas. Great Grandfather Cox was in the Civil War. Miss Patterson shares her experiences during World War II as Staff Sergeant in the WAC's.
Miss Patterson lives in Woodward, Oklahoma and teaches ballet.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.024. Interview with Ethel Baumgartner, 1988/03/01
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Miss Ethel Baumgartner was born February 12, 1885 in Missouri. She revisits her early years in Missouri, and the family's move to Oklahoma.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.025. Interview with Jake McNiece, 1988/03/02
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Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Jack McNiece was a paratrooper in Normandy during World War II. He describes his experiences during the war.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.026. Interview with Anthony J. DeCillis, 1988/03/02
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born 2 July in New York City; Father was Anthony DeCillis and mother was Mary Marino; Family came from Italy; Basic training in the Army Air Corps at Maxwell Air Base; Gunners school in 1944; Member of the 93rd Bomb Group; Trip to Ireland on the SS Argentina; Bomb load; Shot down on 24 Feb 1945; Experiences in a German POW camp; Liberation: Reaction when he saw the first American enter the camp; Food in the prison camp; Return to the United States.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.027. Interview with Bill Willett, 1976/11/18
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Bill Willett joined the National Guard in 1939 and served in the 45th Infantry Division during World War II. He describes the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and Anzio in 1944. Willett also served in the Korean War.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.028. Interview with Jack Segel, 1988/03/08
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Jack Segal was born March 15, 1896 in Poland and immigrated to the United States in 1901. Like his grandfather and father before him, Mr. Segal became a baker. He has been a baker for over eighty years.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.029. Interview with Hugh Ross, 1988/03/22
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Hugh Ross was born July 1 on Rush Creek, near Lindsay, Oklahoma to John Ross and Mattie Mason. The year of his birth is unknown. Mr. Ross was a member of the 33rd Infantry and fought in World War I. He was wounded in France near the German border. He shares his experiences of the Great War.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.030. Interview with H.C. Piepke, 1988/03/22
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Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. H.C. Piepke was born October 14, 1921 in Wellston, Oklahoma. Discusses his time as a Marine.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.031. Interview with Carl H. Phillips, 1988/03/22
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Cushing, OK on 24 March 1922. Father was Earl Phillips and mother was Nora Hunt, both from Missouri. Affect of the Depression on him and his family. Joined the army in Muskogee on 22 August 1942. Taken prisoner by the Germans in 1943.
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Diary/Journal.
DVD access copy is available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.032. Interview with Claude L. Berry, 1988/03/29
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born 13 September 1917 in Little River, Kansas. Mr. Berry discusses the depression around Little River. Joins the navy in 1939 and discusses the attack on Pearl Harbor.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.033. Interview with Mabel Berry, 1988/03/29
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Technical Requirements: Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.034. Interview with Kenneth Gerboth, 1988/04/06
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Kenneth Gerboth was born in 1911 in Ralston, OK. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He describes basic training and the lead up to D-Day. Gerboth describes the landing at Normandy. He carried a BAR onto the beach. He also describes hedgerow fighting after the landing. Gerboth was taken prisoner by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He describes his experiences as a prisoner at the end of the war.
DVD access copy is available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.035. Interview with O.G. Henderson, 1988/04/25
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
O.G. Henderson was born in Grand, Oklahoma in 1908. Grand was in old Day County, and is no longer in existence. Henderson discusses life in early Oklahoma and on the farm. He grew up in a half-dugout. Henderson describes his experience helping out in the town of Higgins after the 1947 tornado.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.036. Interview with Victor Starkey, 1988/04/27
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.037. Interview with James Williamson, 1988/04/27
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.038. Interview with Robert E. Lee, 1988/04/27
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Robert Lee was born in Carmen, Oklahoma in 1917. He joined the Army in 1936. He volunteered to serve in the Philippines and was there when the Japanese invaded. Lee was taken prisoner and was forced on the Bataan Death March. He was later sent to Japan and was near Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped. He participated in a prison camp uprising at the news of the Japanese surrender.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Philippines
Japan
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item H1988.039. Interview with Robert Joseph Graham, 1988/04/28
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Both originals and duplicative copies.
Robert J. Graham was born in New Mexico in 1897. His father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Graham worked for the railroads before joining the Navy. He served on the USS Oklahoma during the First World War. The Oklahoma was a brand new ship at that time, and was one of the first oil burning ships in the Navy. He describes his experiences on the Oklahoma during the war.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.040. Interview with Herbert Rommel, 1988
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Herbert Rommel served as an officer on the USS Oklahoma. He describes the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.041. Interview with Earl F. Holyfield, 1988/05/02
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Born 2 June 1901 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Was in Waynoka when Halley's comet passed in 1910. Went through school in Waynoka and then attended Oklahoma A&M. Was working in the round house in Waynoka when the Armistice was signed. Started at A&M in the early 1920s. Member of the A&M band. Majored in architecture at A&M. Was an architect for SW utilities. Designed the house in which he lives.
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item H1988.042. Interview with Leona Stone, 1988/05/04
Vandever, William [Interviewer]
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Born 28 January 1899 near the mouth of the Kiamichi River. Father was Frank Cowan and mother was Rosie Meggs. Describes her life in Little Rock, Ft. Towson and Swink. Flu epidemic of 1918 and her recovery.
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item H1988.043. Interview with Hazel Cochran, 1988/05/04
Davis, Cotton [Interviewer]
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Born in Swink, OK on 1 Nov 1909. Father was Roy Kerr and mother was Clara Petty. Family left Sulphur Springs, TX and moved to Arkansas then to Indian Territory by covered wagon. Description of Swink. Description of chores on the farm as a small girl and farm life in southeast Oklahoma.
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item H1988.044. Interview with Rector H. Swearengin, 1988/05/05
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Born 14 June 1907 in Odin, Arkansas. Father was W.H. Swearengen from Arkansas and mother was Mary Alice Taylor from Alabama. Left Arkansas on 27 August 1924 and moved to Durant to attend high school. Attended Southeastern in 1927 and received his degree in 1930. Discusses the changes in Durant between 1924 and today (1988). Also discusses the depression and the effects on him.
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item H1988.045. Interview with Ernest Johnson, 1988/05/11
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Born 26 Sept 1916 in Alabama. Joined the Navy in 1934. Experiences on the USS Henderson and on the Oklahoma.
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item H1988.046. Interview with Murphy L. Taylor, 1988/05/11
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George Murphy was born in California in 1921. He joined the Navy in 1940 amid rumors of war and a draft. He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was in dry dock at the time. Murphy describes cleaning the underside of the ship's hull in dry dock. Murphy also recounts several collisions between the Oklahoma and other ships during his time on board.
Murphy recounts the lead up to the Pearl Harbor attack, and his experiences on the day of the attack. He was forced to swim through oil to safety, and was picked up by a boat in the harbor. Murphy describes the aftermath of the battle, as well as the Battle of the Soloman Islands, which he later participated in.
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item H1988.047. Interview with Wilbur Kiefer, 1988/05/11
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Wilbur Kiefer was born in Illinois in 1920. He joined the Navy in 1939, and was stationed on the USS Oklahoma. Kiefer recalls his memories from the Oklahoma. He was on the ship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the ship was listing, he jumped overboard and swam to safety.
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item H1988.049. Interview with Jim Stallings, 1988/05/11
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Jim Stallings was born in Richmond, Virginia. Relates his experiences in Navy bootcamp as well as the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mr. Stallings was on board the USS Oklahoma at the time of the attacks.
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item H1988.050. Interview with Russell Davenport, 1988/05/11
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Russel Davenport was born in 1923. He served on board the USS Oklahoma. Davenport describes his time on the Oklahoma. He also recounts the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Davenport describes the experience of the torpedoes hitting the Oklahoma, and seeing his shipmates killed in the attack. Davenport was forced to flee to the bottom deck of the capsized ship, and was rescued through the bottom hull. He was the last man out of the bottom of the ship.
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item H1988.051. Interview with James J. Saul, 1988/05/11
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James Saul was born in Salem, Virginia. He joined the Navy in 1939. He describes his experiences on the USS Oklahoma, and the 6th of December. Mr. Saul also describes the attack on Pearl Harbor and his escape through a small port hole in the washroom of the Oklahoma.
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item H1988.052. Interview with James Bounds and George DeLong, 1988/05/11
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item H1988.053. Interview with Finch Stowell, 1988/05/11
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Mr. Finch Stowell was born in Peoria, Illinois on December 3, 1919. He joined the Navy on May 3, 1939. He describes his experiences on the Oklahoma including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.054. Interview with Bob Burns, 1988/05/12
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Mr. Burns was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on April 14, 1922. He joined the Navy on June 30, 1940. He describes his experiences on the USS Oklahoma, the attack on Pearl Harbor and his escape from the ship on that day.
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item H1988.055. Interview with Jerry Jarrett, 1988/05/12
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Mr. Jarret was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 8, 1900. He describes his experiences joining the Navy, on the USS Oklahoma and the flu that killed 500 men on board.
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item H1988.056. Interview with Lewis Smith, 1988/05/12
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Born in Carlisle, Arkansas on July 29, 1904. Mr. Smith discusses his time on the USS Oklahoma, his reaction to the Oklahoma being sunk and his experiences in the remainder of World War II.
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item H1988.057. Interview with Charles M. Risher, 1988/05/12
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Born in Banks, Arkansas on September 29, 1924 Mr. Risher discusses his experiences as a marine, his time on the Oklahoma and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.058. Interview with Robert West, 1988/05/12
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item H1988.059. Interview with Tony Ciccone, 1988/05/13
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Mr. Tony Ciccone was born in Newton, Massachusetts on October 23, 1911. Mr Ciccone discusses his enlistment into the Navy and his experiences on the Oklahoma.
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item H1988.060. Interview with Mike Bennett and Max Pickard, 1988/05/14
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Mr. Pickard was born in Cabot, Arkansas, on May 15, 1905. Mr. Bennett was born in Tombstone, Arizona on February 17, 1905. Both discusses joining the Navy and their time on the USS Oklahoma.
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item H1988.061. Interview with Mike Bennett and Max Pickard, 1988/05/14
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Mr. Pickard was born in Cabot, Arkansas, on May 15, 1905. Mr. Bennett was born in Tombstone, Arizona on February 17, 1905. Both discusses joining the Navy and their time on the USS Oklahoma.
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item H1988.062. Interview with Roy Stewart, 1988/05/13
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Born in St. Paul, Indiana, September 22, 1910, Mr. Stewart discusses his time in the Navy, on the Oklahoma and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.063. Interview with William Martin Hendley and George Washington Matthews Jr., 1988/05/13
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Mr. Hendley was born in Durham, North Caroline on July 14, 1920. Mr Mathews was born in Lake Village, Arkansas on January 14, 1917. Both discuss joining the Navy, their experience on the Oklahoma and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.064. Interview with Charles Burns and Al Holtel, 1988/05/14
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Mr. Holtel was born in Oldenburg, Indiana on April, 4, 1919. Mr. Burns was born in Kansas City, Kansas on April 21, 1922. Both discusses joining the Navy, their time on the Oklahoma and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.065. Interview with Jacob Chassereau and Louie Copeland, 1988/05/14
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Crew member of the USS Oklahoma. Recollections of Boot Camp. Going aboard the Oklahoma. First impression of the ship. Maneuvers on the Oklahoma. December 6, 1941. Japanese attack on Battleship Row on December 7, 1941. Getting off the ship as it was turning over. Recollections of the Japanese attack on the Oklahoma. Reflections on Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.066. U.S.S. Oklahoma Convention Banquet, 1988/05/14
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Video tape of the annual banquet of the reunion of the USS Oklahoma Association Annual meeting held in Kansas City, Missouri.
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item H1988.067. Interview with Paul Goodyear, 1988/05/14
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Paul Goodyear served on the USS Oklahoma at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He recounts the attack and laments that the Navy was not better prepared for such an attack. Goodyear describes watching the USS Arizona blow up, and swimming to safety on the USS Maryland. He also describes the aftermath of the attack, and how the Oklahoma sailors had to eat at the USS California mess hall.
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item H1988.069. Archaeological Dig in Tulsa, OK, 1988/06/18
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Archeological dig at the future site of the Kimberly-Clark factory in Jenks, Oklahoma. The dig was carried out under the direction of Dr. George O'Dell from the University of Tulsa. The site was a possible French trading post and the site of LeHarps's Indian village which was reported in the 1690's.
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item H1988.070. Interview with Irvin H. Thesman, 1988/05/21
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Crew member of the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Was in the power shop ironing a uniform for Admiral's inspection on Monday, December, 8. General Quarters was sounded on Sunday morning. Went to his General Quarter station which was in the Steering Room. The Oklahoma took at least 3 torpedoes and maybe as many as 7. Going through the carpenter shop to steering aft. Knew something was wrong because the ship was listing. Eight men were trapped in steering aft as the ship capsized. Lockers were falling and then the lights went out. Experiences in steering aft and being cut out through the bottom of the Oklahoma on the afternoon of December 8, 1941. Reflections on the USS Oklahoma.
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item H1988.071. Interview with Irvin George Young, 1988/04/12
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Irvin George Young served on the USS Oklahoma. He was transferred to another ship prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. He was in the Atlantic at the time of the attack. Young describes his memories of the ship, and his reaction to hearing about the attack. He also recalls visiting Hawaii in 1942, when the ship was still capsized in the harbor. He describes the emotions he felt upon seeing the ship.
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item H1988.072. Interview with Velma Fishel, 1988/05/24
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Born November 26, 1911 in Coalgate, Oklahoma. Father was Felix Wheeler and mother was Bradley. Discusses the death of her brother and mother from the flu in 1918, her brothers service on the USS Oklahoma, keeping the house after her mother's death and finally the effects of the depression on the farm and her family.
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item H1988.073. Interview with U.S.S. Oklahoma Survivors, 1988/05/13
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Recording of with Albert Ellis, James Bounds, Jim Stalling, and Roger Fensler, survivors of the attack December 7, 1941. Recorded on a bus with background noise. Recollections of their time aboard the ship.
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item H1988.074. Interview with Mike Bennett and Roger Fensler
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Tape 1: Segments of interviews with Mike Bennett, Albert Ellis, Richard Goings, James Bounds, Roger Stallings and Roger Fensler. Recorded at the 1988 reunion of the USS Oklahoma in Kansas City. Tape 2: Mr. Roger Fensler discussing passing a cruiser and being on the bridge when the blimp Macon crashed. The Macon was on night maneuvers with the fleet and weather forced the dirigible down. Mike Bennett and Mr. Fensler discussing the food on the Oklahoma. Holy-stoning the deck. Holy-stoning is done only by sailors, the Marines did not scrub the deck. Mr. Bennett recalls the trip to Samoa in 1925.
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item H1988.075. Interview with William Karty, 1988/05/25
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item H1988.076. Interview with Charles W. Mallon, 1986/12/02
Martinez, Dan [Interviewer]
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Mr. Charles Mallon was a Private First Class in the Marine Corps and was a clerk aboard the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941. He recalls the events of that day and shares his thoughts on the Japanese attack.
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item H1988.077. Interview with Harold Johnson, 1986/12/02
Martinez, Dan [Interviewer]
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Mr. Harold Johnson was a Seaman Second Class in the Number 4 gun turret on the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941. He reflects on the Japanese attack on Hawaii.
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item H1988.078. Interview with Irwin Mitschek, 1986/12/04
Martinez, Dan [Interviewer]
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Mr. Erwin Mitschek was serving in the Marine Corps in December of 1941 when the Japanese attacked the ships on Battle Ship Row. He describes the events on December 7th and feels that the Japanese attack could have been avoided or the damage minimized if procedures would have been followed.
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item H1988.079. Interview with Walter F.Staff, 1986/12/04
Martinez, Dan [Interviewer]
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Mr. Walter Staff was a carpenter’s mate Second Class on the USS Oklahoma on the morning of December 7, 1941. He describes his experience and the events of that morning at Pearl Harbor. He reflects on being aboard the Oklahoma during the attack and being rescued.
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item H1988.080. Interview with Edmund R. Chappell, 1986/12/02
Sanders, Mark [Interviewer]
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Mr. Edmund R. Chappell was a Seaman Second Class on the USS Maryland on December 7, 1941 and describes his experience that Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor. He aided in rescuing the men through the bottom of the USS Oklahoma.
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item H1988.081. Interview with Leon Kolb, 1981/12/10
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Leon Kolb served in the US Navy on the USS Oklahoma. He recounts his experience on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Kolb describes his initial reaction to the attack, believing it was German warships, and his surprise at realizing it was Japanese airplanes. He recounts how he was able to escape the Oklahoma, and the aftermath of the attack. Many people were afraid that the Japanese would attack again or invade Hawaii.
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item H1988.082. Interview with Chester Kelly, 1985/02/20
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Chester Kelly served in the US Navy on the USS Oklahoma. He recounts his experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Kelly describes ship life and his duties on the ship. He recounts how the attack began and the course of events throughout the day. He was forced to abandon ship as the Oklahoma capsized. From the water, he saw the West Virginia and Arizona get struck by torpedoes. Kelly describes the aftermath of the attack.
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item H1988.083. Interview with Julia Lillian Dungan, 1987/07/18
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Julia Dungan gives a lengthy family history. Her family lived near Apache for four years. During this time, both of her parents came down with Typhoid fever. Dungan describes her family's experience in Oklahoma and elsewhere.
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item H1988.084. Interview with William Kosepeah Red Elk, 1988/06/03
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Born 11 April 1904; Comanche Indian. Stories of Quanah Parker and his surrender to the Military. Father was Nehi and mother was Koseapeah. Mr. Red Elk discusses Comanche tribal traditions such as travel, wedding ceremonies, traditional dress, dances as well as his time in Fort Sill Indian School and stories related to his family.
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item H1988.085. Interview with Audrey Paddaker Jones, Helen Red Elk and Doris Thames, 1988/06/03
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Recollections of attending government school. Tribal traditions of the Comanche.
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item H1988.086. Interview with Evert Stong, 1988/06/09
Tolman, Keith [Interviewer]
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Born 14 miles east of Fort Supply November 7, 1912 to Ralph Stong and Blanch Erwin. Father came to Oklahoma from Iowa in 1900. Mr. Stong was a designer for the Wiley Post Aircraft Company in Oklahoma City and he discusses completed modifications on aircraft he worked on.
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item H1988.087. Interview with Sadie Irene Bozeman, 1988/06/17
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Born on September 23, 1924 in Rangoo, Burma Mrs. Bozeman discusses her life in Shanghai, China Nagasaki, Japan and finally Oklahoma as the daughter of a British Army service man and her Japanese stepmother Iro Yamaguchi. She describes her experience living in Japan when the bombs were dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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item H1988.088. Interview with Sherman Goose, 1988/06/19
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Born August 30, 1926. Father is Flynn Goose and mother was Frances Red Bird. Maternal Grandfather was a Red Bird Wolf Chief (Cheyenne Chief).
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item H1988.089. Interview with Terry Lamont Wilson
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Born August 8, 1944 father was Frank Wilson and mother was Lucy Yellow Hawk.
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item H1988.090. Interview with Roderick Red Elk, 1988/06/21
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Born in Walters, Oklahoma on January 23, 1923. Father was Frank Red Elk and mother was Maud Homavich. Comanche Indian. Sent to the For Sill Indian School in 1933 Father was a Farmer. Allotment of the Comanche lands. Member of the Comanche Code Talkers during WWII. Development of the Comanche Code Sent to Fort Gordon and then to Fort Dix Experiences in training as a code talker. Member of the 4th Signal Company, 4th Infantry Division. Preparing for the invasion of D-Day. Experiences with the code talkers during the invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.
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item H1988.091. Interview with George Gerald Red Elk, 1988/06/21
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Born January 29, 1948 in Lawton, OK. Father is Roderick Red Elk and mother is Helen Jackson. Father worked on ranches with horses and farms. Went through school in Lawton and graduated in 1966. Went to Cameron College one year. Drove a truck on a wheat harvest crew. Enlisted in the army with a friend. Did not want artillery because of the artillery at Ft. Sill. Reaction when he received orders for Vietnam. Landed in Vietnam at BIen Hoa and mortar were dropping. Recollections of Vietnam. Going on his first patrol at night. Being wounded.
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item H1988.092. Interview with William G. Hartman, 1988/06/21
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William G. Hartman was born in 1902. He joined the army and was sent to Vladivostok, Russia as a part of the 31st Infantry G Company. He helped operate the Trans-Siberian Railroad and left Siberia in 1920. He discusses his time in Russia trying to figure out who were white Russians and who were red. Additionally, he describes his experiences carrying and guarding the supplies.
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item H1988.093. Interview with W. W. Walker, 1988/07/19
Pitts, Bill [Interviewer]
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Mr. W. W. Walker provides a description of the Turnbull Wagon which is on display in the State Museum. He describes each part of the wagon and what its specific purpose is in the operation of the wagon.
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item H1988.094. Interview with Paul L. Prather, 1988/06/23
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Born August 20, 1919 in Tonkawa, OK. Graduated Billings High School in 1937. Stories of Mr. E.W. Marland, why he came to Oklahoma. The first oil well on 101 Ranch called "Willy Cries For War". Description of Mr. Marland. The first Mrs. Marland died in 1926 and he married his adopted daughter, Lydie in 1928, who was his first wife's niece. Stories of the second Mrs. Marland.
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item H1988.095. Cheyenne Sundance Ceremony, 1988/06/24
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The Cheyenne Sun Dance is held every June near Seiling, Oklahoma. Mr. Red Hat is Cheyenne and provides information regarding the annual event, including the construction of the arbor where the leaders of the dance gather after the event. Video taping was not allowed by the tribe.
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item H1988.096. Interview with Beth T. Meeks, 1988/06/27
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Born in Guthrie on June 21, 1899. Father was Heck Thomas and mother was Madie Mowdry, father from Georgia. Heck Thomas first came to the territory after the Civil War. He was a courier for the Confederacy. Had an uncle who was a Confederate General and is buried at Kiowa. Stories of her father as a courier in the Civil War. At the age of 2, the family moved to Lawton. Early description of Lawton. Lived in a tent for a while in Lawton. Description of her father. Stories of her father as a US Marshal in Oklahoma Territory.
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item H1988.097. Interview with James Fossey, 1988/06/28
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James Fossey was born in Buffalo, OK in 1918. His family moved to Oklahoma to homestead. His father owned a meat market in Buffalo. Fossey describes the Dust Bowl in Buffalo. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was stationed at the Philippines when the Japanese invaded. Fossey describes the Japanese advance in the Philippines, and the allied surrender. After he was taken prisoner by the Japanese, he was forced on the Bataan Death March. After the march he was placed on an unmarked Japanese ship that was bombed by the US. He was eventually sent to Japan, where he was liberated after the Japanese surrender.
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Philippines
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item H1988.098. Interview with Samuel Curtis Loveless, 1988/06/28
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Born in Ellis County, Texas on 22 July 1895. Father was Sam Loveless and mother was Jenny Mitchell. Maternal grandfather came from Scotland and landed in Texas and fought in the Texas revolution. Relates several stories of his grandfather fighting in Texas. Joined the Texas rancher after Independence and was killed around Victoria, Texas. His grandfather had a gander for a "watchdog" on his farm around Italy, Texas. Experiences along the Mississippi River when he was a boy.
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Verden (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1988.099. Interview with Julia Edge, 1988/07/06
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Miss Julia Edge is Caddo Indian. Her father was Stanley Edge and mother was Pauline Washington, grandfather was named Caddo George Washington. Miss Edge tells stories of the Caddo tribe; schools attended and farming.
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item H1988.100. Interview with Robert Carpenter, 1988/07/11
Jackson, Berenice [Interviewer]
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Robert Carpenter was born in Antlers, Oklahoma in 1918. He moved with his family to Beaver at the age of one. He worked on the family farm growing broomcorn, maize, and kaffircorn. During the Depression, he lied about his age and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he worked in soil conservation. After leaving the CCC he held various jobs in Oregon, California, and Oklahoma. He was drafted into the army in 1943 and was assigned to the Military Police unit. He returned to Woodward after the war and began selling instruments. He shares his experiences in the CCC and of being a soldier in World War Two. Additionally, he discusses farming, the effects of the Depression and the Woodward Tornado of 1947.
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item H1988.101. Interview with Joe Lee Todd, 1988/07/11
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Born 28 September 1946. Father is Harold Todd and mother is Mildred Todd. Childhood memories of Tuxedo, near Bartlesville, Games played as a child. Schools attended. Attended Oklahoma State University 1964-1966. Joined the Army on 17 August 1966. Basic training at Fort Bliss, TX. Experiences in Vietnam.
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item H1988.102. Interview with Raymond C. Towns, 1988/07/16
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Born in Kansas 11 October 1913. Father was Albert Towns and mother Emma Thornhill. Description of Bartlesville after moving from Kansas. Affect of the Depression on his family
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item H1988.103. Interview with Sue Walden
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item H1988.104. Interview with Herman Padgett, 1988/07/19
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Mr. Herman Padgett was born November 5, 1902 in Batesville, Arkansas to N.O. Padgett and Anna Murphee, both from Arkansas. The family moved to Durant, Oklahoma in 1907.
Mr. Padgett joined the National Guard in 1921 and was a member of A Company, 180th Infantry. He recalls the Red River Incident in July of 1931 when Governor William Murray called out the National Guard. Subjects discussed include: Ku Klux Klan; Red River Incident of 1931; William Murray.
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item H1988.105. Interview with Margaret Lee Barnes, 1988/07/20
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Born in Kansas 15 July 1891. Father was Newton Hedges and mother was Katurah trimmer. Describes life on the farm.
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item H1988.106. Interview with Jo Ann McGrath, 1988/07/24
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Born in La Junta, Colorado on 27 August 1933. Father was Reno Madsen and mother was Jesse Waring. Mother from Kansas and father born at Fort Reno, OK. Father's real name was Christian but the soldiers at Fort Reno began calling him "Reno" and the name stuck. Grandfather was Chris Madsen. Reason why grandfather came to the US from Denmark. Chris served in the Danish army and the French Foreign Legion,, but couldn't stand the cold any longer and left Denmark in Late 1875. Chris was 25 years when he left Denmark for Norway then for the US. There was a high unemployment in New York when he first arrived and he joined the US Army. Assigned to the 7th Cavalry, but the paperwork was changed and assigned to the 5th Cavalry. Assigned to Fort Reno around 1885. Stories of her grandfather.
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item H1988.107. The Bank Robbery
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Original film is property of the National Archives.
1908 silent film, The Bank Robbery starring Chris Madsen, Al Jennings, Quanah Parker.
This item is in the Oral History Collection in conjunction with an Interview with Jo Ann McGrath, the Granddaughter of one of the Bank Robbers.
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item H1988.108. Interview with Charles Marion McPherson, 1988/07/26
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Born in Johnson County, Texas, 17 August 1889. Father was J.M. McPherson and mother was Francis Glenn. Father from Arkansas and mother from Texas. Mother's family moved to Texas in 1954. His paternal grandfather was a frontier doctor and settled in Hood County. Farming methods in Southwest Oklahoma. Description of early day Frederick. Statehood. Armistice Day.
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item H1988.109. Interview with Leon Barefield, 1988/07/29
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Russelville, Arkansas on August 5, 1914. Mother was Pearl Baker and father was Roy Barefield. Mr. Barefield relates his experiences on board the USS Oklahoma and his time in the Navy.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.110. Interview with Garth Brown, 1988/04/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Brown describes his experience on the USS Oklahoma and the attack at Pearl Harbor. He is a survivor of this attack.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.111. Interview with Carl B. Chapman
Administrative Information
Recollections of the last 70 days of WWII in the Rhine Valley.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.112. Rainey Mountain School Site Tour with Pressley Ware, 1988/08/05
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Mr. Pressley Ware, Kiowa Indian, conducts a tour of the Rainy Mountain Indian School, a school for the Kiowa Indians. Mr. Ware was a member of the CCC (Indian Division) and was stationed at Rainey Mountain. He describes the duties of the CCC in Southwestern Oklahoma and the buildings at the school and store near the school.
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item H1988.113. Interview with Eva Richardson
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Discussion of her brothers and sisters. Recollections of the area around Muse, OK which is in LeFlore County. Her mother died when she was 10 years old and her father remarried. Father was a preacher. Recollections of different family members and incidents in the area around Muse.
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item H1988.114. Interview with Leaford Bearskin, 1988/09/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Chief Leaford Bearskin was born September 11, 1921 southeast of Wyandotte, Oklahoma and is a Wyandotte Council Member.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.115. Interview with Artie Sarah Nesvold, 1988/09/03
Administrative Information
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Mrs. Artie Sarah Nesvold is Wyandotte Indian.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.116. Interview with Eliza Bland Reed, 1988/09/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mrs. Eliza Reed was born October 8, 1899 and was the eldest Wyandotte Indian tribe member at the time of the interview.
DVD Access copy available
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Wyandotte (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1988.117. Interview with Hugh Wright, 1988/09/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Mr. Hugh Wright was born April 21,1912 in Wyandotte, Oklahoma and was on the Wyandotte Tribe Council.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.118. Cheyenne Renaming Ceremony Honoring Justice Yvonne Kauger, 1988/09/04
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Cheyenne Re-Naming Ceremony honoring Justice Yvonne Kauger in Colony, Oklahoma on the Cheyenne/Arapaho Pow Wow grounds.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.119. Interview with Gilbert Turner, 1988/09/27
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Texas on 22 Sept 1923. Father was Warren Turner and mother was Annie Thorn. Joined the Army in March of 1943. Reflections on going into combat for the first time. Experiences as a prisoner of war. Description of the barracks. Reaction to being liberated. Return to the U.S. Work for Phillips Petroleum Company in Borger, Texas and Bartlesville, OK.
DVD access copy available
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item H1988.120. Interview with Jennie Texas Watkins Hauck, 1988/09/30
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Jennie Hauck was born in Texas in 1888. Her family moved all over the US before settling in Earlsboro, Oklahoma in 1909. Hauck describes life in early Oklahoma. She describes how to make soap using lye and ash.
DVD access copy available
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item H1988.121. Recording of Cheyenne Hymns, 1988
Administrative Information
Recording of Cheyenne Hymns with background information. Gift of Mr. John Sipes.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.122. Interview with Gene Campbell, James H. Davis, Mr. Heinz, Jesse McClain and Booker T. Morgan, 1988/10/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Black Military Veterans. Recollections of events in their military career, relation with whites and other blacks.
DVD access copy available
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item H1988.123. Interview with Velma Dolphin Ashley, 1988/10/18
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Beatrice, Alabama on 15 July 1910. Father was Louis Dolphin and mother was Elcy Sanders. Description of early day Boley. Businesses in Boley. Chores on the farm and around the house. Attended Langston University. Civil Rights movement in Oklahoma.
DVD access copy available
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item H1988.124. Interview with William H. Talley
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Born in Sayre, OK on 26 November 1932. Father was Bailey Talley and mother was Rose Irene Hansen. Experiences in the Air Force. Spent one year as a POW in North Vietnam. Experiences in prison camp. Release and return to the United States.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.125. Interview with Wessylyne Alford Simpson, 1989/7/06
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Experiences growing up during WWII. Rationing during the war.
DVD access copy available
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item H1988.126. Interview with Willa R. Combs, 1988/11/09
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Dr. Willa Combs was born in Oklahoma City in 1925. Her family moved from Texas to Indian Territory by wagon. Her family farmed cotton. She describes farm life and the affect of the depression on her family. Combs describes the home front during World War II, Desegregation in the 1960s, and discrimination against blacks in Oklahoma City.
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item H1988.127. Interview with Lillard Ashley, 1988/11/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Lillard Ashley was born in Boley in 1909. His parents moved to Oklahoma from Louisiana. He gives slave stories from his mother's side of the family. Ashley describes early Boley, and gives a history of the town. It was a thriving town during the 1920s. His father was a sharecropper who leased land from an Indian tribe. Ashley attended Langston University in the 1930s. He taught agriculture at a boys school and trained for the CCC Camp in Boley. Ashley also discusses Jim Crow law and Civil Rights.
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item H1988.129. Interview with Berlin Basil Chapman
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Chief Leaford Bearphin: Wyandot Tribe. Artie Nesvold: Wyandot Council member. Eliza Bland Reed: Eldest Wyandot Tribal Member
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.130. Interview with Hazel Oletha King, 1988/11/14
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Hazel King was born near Kingfisher in 1903. Her grandfather was a sharecropper from Kansas. He made the Land Run of 1889, wanting to get land of his own. He staked a claim 8 miles west of Kingfisher, and built a "shotgun" house on the claim. King describes life on the farm, including cooking, making soap and butchering. She attended an all black, one room school in Pleasant Valley. King attended Langston University.
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item H1988.131. Interview with Ernest H. Nichols, 1988/11/15
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Ernest Nichols was born in Stroud in 1905. Both of his grandfathers fought in the Civil War; one for the Union and one for the Confederacy. His grandfather made the Land Run of 1889, and his father made the Land Run of 1893. Nichols describes early day Stroud, including businesses, bank robberies, and prohibition. He discusses Henry Starr and Pretty Boy Floyd, and says they helped the poor. He moved to California during the Depression to seek work. He returned to Oklahoma in 1943 to work for Phillips Petroleum.
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item H1988.132. Interview with Charles Allen Bilbo, 1988/11/22
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Born 25 November 1914 in Caddo, Oklahoma. Assigned to the salvage team aboard the USS Utah at Pearl Harbor. Father was Charles Bilbo and mother was Adelaide Osburne. Joined the National Guard on 10 July 1931 and left in October 1933. Joined the Navy 8 January 1934. Was assigned to the USS Oklahoma. Duties on board the USS Oklahoma and assigned to the salvage crew of the USS Oklahoma after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.133. Interview with Lloyd E. Church, 1988/11/22
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in the Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma Territory yon August 28, 1896. Chairman of the First Upstream Flood Control Project in the United States. Chairman of Three Committees that created the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.134. Interview with Bertha Orange Wilson
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.135. Interview with Woodrow Wilson Goose
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.136. Interview with J.R. Stogsdill, 1989/01/05
Administrative Information
Rev. Stogsdill is a Baptist Missionary to the Cherokee Indians.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1988.137. Interview with George Murphy, 1988/12/8
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born August 22, 1921 in Stockton, California. Joined the Navy on May 23, 1940. Describes his experiences on the USS Oklahoma and the attack at Pearl Harbor.
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item H1988.138. Interview with Harry Guterman, 1988/12/09
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Lodz, Poland, 13 June 1925. Father was Chaim Guterman and mother was Helen Rawska. Father worked in the textile business in Poland and was part owner of a fabric company. Was 13 years old when Germany invaded Poland. Family moved to Lodz and lived in the Lodz Ghetto. Being taken by train to Auschwitz. Description of Auschwitz. Operation of the gas chambers and the crematoriums. Sent to Dachau from Auschwitz. Work in the concentration camps. Liberated by the 45th Infantry Division. Immigrated to the US under the Truman plan in 1947. Opened "Fabricut" and moved to Tulsa in 1954 because it was centrally located and could ship finished products across the US easier from Tulsa than New York.
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item H1988.139. Interview with Bobby Ray Big Horse, 1988/12/20
Welge, William D. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born 8 April 1939 in Clinton, OK; Father was Fred Big horse and mother was Laura White turtle. Describes his experiences growing up Cheyenne-Arapaho. Was a lobbyist for the Cheyenne at the state capitol.
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item H1988.140. Interview with Eugene Campbell, 1988/12/22
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Eugene Campbell was born in Holdenville in 1932. His family rented land from Indians and were sharecroppers. He attended an all black school in Holdenville, but finished high school in the Army. He joined the Army in 1952, but was sent to Korea rather than Germany. He discusses racism in the armed forces. He was eventually sent to Vietnam in 1965. He describes his experience there and the attitudes of the Vietnamese people toward American soldiers.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.141. Interview with Francis Wardell Cooke, 1988/12/22
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born March 25, 1922 in Wichita, Kansas. Father was Andrew Cooke and mother was Ninie Woodard. Mr. Cooke discusses growing up attending a segregated middle school, experiences during WWII and the Korean War.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.142. Interview with James Harold Davis, 1988/12/22
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Dr. James H. Davis was born in Tulsa in 1932. He discusses race relations in Tulsa, including stories from the 1921 Race Riot and the Greenwood district. Davis also discusses the home front during World War II. He served in the Korean war. He recounts the retreat down the Korean peninsula after the Chinese invasion. Davis went on to become a pastor, and resided in Langston at the time of the interview.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.143. Interview with Nada Pia Benita Maria Augustinine Earlywine, 1988/12/26
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born 8 July 1927 in Florence, Italy. Father was Alessandro Augustinine and mother was Louisa Justine. Father worked for the Post Office i Florence and mother was a housewife. Started to school in Rifredi, a town near Florence where the family moved. The family had to buy a membership card in the Fascist party for the children to start to school. Rise of Mussolini. Seeing Hitler and Mussolini in Florence. Experiences during WWII in Italy. Bombing of Rifredi and Florence during the war. German occupation of Italy. Liberation of Rifredi by the English. Married and American soldier on 11 November 1945. Met her husband when the young girls began washing the American's clothes for money. Came to the US on the Queen Mary. Settled in Carnegie, OK. Moved to Bartlesville where her daughter lives. Reflections on the war and how she has tried to put it out of her mind.
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item H1988.144. Interview with Anita Lenora Blake Ellis, 1988/12/28
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Anita L.B. Ellis was born in Logan County in 1903. She discusses her family's experiences in early Oklahoma. Ellis describes early Guthrie, and the state capitol removal dispute. She also describes the 1920s. Ellis was a "flapper" and met her husband at a dance, doing the "Charleston." Her husband was an aviator who was killed in a plane crash.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.145. Interview with Ralph Cleo Dawson, 1988/12/28
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Ralph Cleo Dawson was born in Iowa in 1899. His family moved to Edmond when he was 1 year old, and then to Arcadia. Dawson describes early Arcadia, which was originally called Nash. Dawson describes "breaking" wild horses on the ranch. Dawson also gives a description of early Edmond and Route 66. He worked for the ITIO in the Oklahoma City oil field, and eventually worked for Douglas Aircraft. Dawson also discusses prohibition.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1988.146. Interview with Rudolph Pluto, 1988/12/29
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Rudolph Pluto was born in Germany in 1942. His father served in the German army. He participated in the capture of Paris, and was stationed on the coast at Normandy during the allied invasion. He was wounded and transferred to the Russian front. His family lived in Romania, and was forced to flee as the Russians advanced. His father was captured by the Russians and was not allowed to leave the Eastern Bloc after the war. Pluto moved to Oklahoma in 1979 by way of Chicago. He discusses the German home front during the war, the Nazi party, and experiencing bombing raids.
DVD Access copy available
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subseries 8. 1989
item H1989.001. Interview with Al Ellis and Richard Goings, 1987/12/08
Administrative Information
Al Ellis was born in Portland, Oregon in 1923. He joined the Naval Reserve during the Depression and served on the battleship Oklahoma. Ellis describes his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Richard Goings was born in Whitehall, Illinois. Describes his life as a shipyard worker and his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Pearl Harbor (City/Town)
Hawaii (State)
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item H1989.002. Interview with Ida E. Dolliver, 1989/01/24
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Ida E. Dolliver was born in Nebraska in 1894. She moved with her family to Coyle, Oklahoma and worked with her sisters on the family farm. She describes her experiences in the early days of Oklahoma including the celebrations on Statehood day.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.003.01. Interview with Fiddlers, Unidentified Group
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
Oklahoma (State)
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item H1989.003.02. Interview with Vietnam Veterans on KOCO TV
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
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item H1989.004. Interview with Esther LeValley, 1989/01/27
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Esther LeValley was born in Boone, Iowa in 1898. She worked in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and became the head of the typing section. She describes her experience helping Wiley Post condition for his around the world flight and her experiences with Winchester Arms.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.005. Interview with Charles Wesley Sutton, 1989/02/02
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Charles Sutton was born in Oklahoma City in 1911. Sutton joined the National Guard in 1930 and went into the oil fields. He describes his experiences in the oil fields and his childhood memories of Oklahoma City.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.006. Interview with Helen Humphrey Crosswhite, 1989/02/15
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Helen Crosswhite was born in Okarche, Oklahoma Territory in 1894. She worked in her father's store in Okarche and during World War One, she wrapped bandages and knitted for the soldiers. She describes her childhood in Okarche and her adulthood in Oklahoma City including the Depression and the dust storms of the 1930's.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.007. Interview with Luther Douglas Worley, 1989/02/16
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Norman (City/Town)
Cleveland (County)
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item H1989.008. Interview with R.C. Wilmot, 1989/03/30
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item H1989.009. Interview with Lloyd Long, 1989/03/30
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Lloyd Long was born in Manchester, Oklahoma Territory in 1903. His grandfather made the land run of 1889, and Long, with his family camped out the night before the run of 1893. He describes his experiences on the family farm and running a farm implement company.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.010. Interview with Lee Herd, 1989/04/27
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Lee Herd was born in Paris, Texas in 1907. He worked with his father in the family Mercantile business. Long recounts his memories of his Buick and stories about Swink and Fort Towson.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.011. Interview with Charlotte Chrisler, 1989/04/27
Vandever, William [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Charlotte Chrisler was born in the Choctaw Nation in 1900. Her family bought the Choctaw Chief's House in the 1950's. She recants stories about the house and the purchase of the house by the Oklahoma Historical Society for a state museum.
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item H1989.012. Interview with Pete W. Shepard
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item H1989.013. Interview with Thomas Lemon, 1989/05/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Thomas Lemon was born in Pine Grove, West Virginia in 1916. He joined the Navy in November of 1936 and served as the mess cook on the U.S.S. Oklahoma. He describes his experiences in the Navy and on the battleship.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tokyo
Vancouver
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item H1989.014. Interview with Adolph D. Mortensen, 1989/05/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Adolph Mortensen was born in Oakland, California in 1916. He joined the Navy after going through the ROTC program and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma. He describes his experiences on the battleship working in the boiler room and the attack at Pearl Harbor.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
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item H1989.015. Interview with Fred E. Pratt, 1989/05/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Fred Pratt was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1915. He joined the Washington State National Guard and then the Marines in 1932. He served on the U.S.S. Oklahoma battleship. He describes his experiences on the battleship.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
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item H1989.016. Interview with Michael Savarese, 1989/05/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Michael Savarese was born in July 1922 . He joined the navy on his eighteenth birthday and was assigned to the battleship Oklahoma. He describes his experiences on board the ship and how he with his shipmates escaped during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.017. Interview with Al Ellis and George DeLong, 1989/05/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.018. Interview with Herman Hinrichs, 1989/05/11
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Herman Henrichs was born in St. Paul Minnesota in 1921. He joined the Navy in 1941 and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma, working in the boiler room. He describes his experiences in the Navy including the attack on Pearl Harbor and an accident with the U.S.S. Arizona.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
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item H1989.019. Interview with Bill Lance and Robert Elliot, 1989/05/11
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Bill Lance was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1913. He joined the Navy after a year of college and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma in the engineering division. He describes his experiences aboard the battleship.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.020. Interview with Lewis J. Egnatovich, 1989/05/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Lewis Egnatovich was born in Alex, Arkansas in 1921. At the age of 21 he joined the Navy and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma in 1940. He describes his duties on the ship as well as his memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.021. Interview with Chester Jankowski, 1989/05/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Chester Jankowski was born in St. Louis, Illinois in 1921. He joined the Navy and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma in the Axillary division. He describes his memories of working on the ship and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.022. Interview with Bertrand A. McDonald, 1989/05/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Bertrand McDonald was born in Greenland, Nebraska in 1912. He joined the navy and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oklahoma. McDonald worked with the guns and then was moved to the kitchen and became a cook. He describes his memories working on the ship as well as the attack on Pearl Harbor.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.023. Interview with Wesley Potts, Stephen Young, Russell Davenport, Michael Savarese, and Dick Whitman, 1989/05/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Stephen Young, Wesley Potts, and Dick Whitman worked in turret number four on board the U.S.S. Oklahoma. They served during the near accident with the U.S.S. Enterprise and the attack on Pearl Harbor. They describe their experiences serving on the ship and recount how they escaped during the bombing of the Naval base.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.024. Interview with Bertha Little Coyote, 1989/05/16
Herzer, Frankie [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Bertha Little Coyote was born near Cantonment, Oklahoma in 1912. She was educated at Cantonment Boarding School and recounts her experiences at the school.
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.025. Interview with May Van Deusen
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-14.
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item H1989.026. Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary, 1988/12/7
Administrative Information
News story of Mr. Michael Savarese, one of the 32 who were cut through the bottom of the hull of the USS Oklahoma, dropping roses each 7 December over the Statue of Liberty.
Released on 2012-05-14.
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item H1989.027. Interview with Arthur B. Ramsey, 1989/05/18
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Arthur Ramsey was born in Oklahoma City in 1914 to W.R. Ramsey of the Ramsey Oil Company.
In 1930 Arthur Ramsey, at the age of seventeen, established Ramsey
Pictures. Ramsey’s 35mm production company had literally everything
Hollywood offered. As an independent producer, his studio turned out
industrial films for clients such as Halliburton and the Turner Ranch.
Ramsey’s crew also filmed numerous newsreels for Fox Movietone, Pathé, Hearst, and Paramount. Ramsey Pictures utilized several cameras, including a 35mm Eyemo with attached larger film capacity canister. They also had a few DeVry cameras along with an arsenal of lights including
Bardwell lights. The 35mm Eyemo camera was widely used in the 1930s and 1940s for newsreel work.
Ramsey served in the military during World War II, as Captain in the Combat Film Office. After the war, Ramsey decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and enter into the oil business.
Arthur Ramsey died of a heart attack in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the year 2000.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1989.028. Interview with Clarence A. Gregg, 1989/05/31
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Clarence Gregg was born in Dawson, Indian Territory in 1907. He went to work in the oil fields and witnessed the rise of Seminole as a boom town. He describes the work he performed on the wells and some of the accidents he had.
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item H1989.029. Interview with Bud Reed, 1989/05/31
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Bud Reed was born in Mannford, Oklahoma in 1916. He witnessed the building of Old Mannford and actively helped to build the town. He served in the town government in the positions of mayor and on the town council. He describes the growth of Mannford and the decision not to move the town of Keystone.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Mannford (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1989.030. Interview with Albert Sanders, 1989/05/31
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-02-17.
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item H1989.031. Interview of Tommy Crane, 1989/05/31
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Tommy Crane was born in Bentonville, Arkansas in 1895. His family moved to Stillwater, then to Mannford. He recounts his memories of prohibition and celebrating holidays in the early days. He describes his mail route and the flu epidemic of 1918.
DVD Access copy available
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series 4. 1990-1999
1990
item H1990.002. Interview with Jack Conn, 1987/02/25
Administrative Information
Jack Conn on Robert S. Kerr
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.003. Interview with George A. Smith, 1988/12/01
Administrative Information
George A. Smith recounts his experiences on the U.S.S. Oklahoma
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.004.1. Interview with Mary E. Hallock, 1989/07/20
Administrative Information
Interview done at the annual convention of the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.004.2. Interview with E.J. Neidermaier
Administrative Information
Interviews done in August, 1988, at the annual convention of the Veterans of World War I of the USA at Oklahoma city, Oklahoma
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.004.3. Interview with Leo Burton, 1989/07/20
Administrative Information
Interview done at the annual convention of the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.004.4. Interview with John Pavlik, 1988
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item H1990.004.5. Interview with Joseph E. Walsh, 1988
Administrative Information
Interviews done at the annual convention of the Veterans of WWI.
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item H1990.004.6. Interview with Harlan F. Dale, 1988
Administrative Information
Interviews done at the annual convention of the Veterans of WWI
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.004.7. Interview with William Brosler, 1989/07/20
Administrative Information
Interview from the annual convention of the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
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item H1990.004.8. Interview with J.D. Boyd, 1988
Administrative Information
Interview done at the annual convention of the Veterans of WWI.
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.004.9. Interview with Bert Dale, 1988
Administrative Information
Interview done at the annual convention of the Veterans of WWI.
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.005. Interview with Ollie Riemenschneider Stecher, 1989/07/30
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item H1990.006. Interview with Luther "Red" Grey
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1990.007. Interview with John Sipes and Delores Subia Bigfoot, 1990/05/29
Administrative Information
Item List
Cheyenne Wedding Ceremony, 1989/09/09
Tape of four Cheyennes.
Sand Creek Massacre documentary, 1989/12/29
Cherry Creek Encampment Dedication, 1990/09/08
German-Sipes Family Reunion, 1990/09/07
Southern Cheyenne Church Hymns, 1990/05/16
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item H1990.008. 101 Ranch Reunion, 1989/08/19
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item H1990.009. Codetalkers
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item H1990.010.1. Interview with Raymond Shaw, 1989/11/06
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item H1990.010.2. Interview with Carl Hensley, 1989/11/06
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item H1990.010.3. Interview with Elger Horsechief, 1989/11/07
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item H1990.010.4. Interview with Myra Eppler, 1989/11/07
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item H1990.010.5. Interview with Floyd MacClain
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item H1990.011. Interview with Fred & Teresa Black
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item H1990.014.1. Interview with W.R. Ramsey
Administrative Information
The Ramsey Family: Sound film of the W.R. Ramsey family in addition an interview with Mr. W.R. Ramsey, Oklahoma City businessman and owner-builder of the Ramsey Tower in Oklahoma City.
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item H1990.015. Interview with Lowell Moore, 1989/06/25
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item H1990.016. Interview with Anthony Eugene Martin Barros, 1988/08/31
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item H1990.017. Interview with Martin Sevirer, 1989/01/09
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item H1990.018. Interview with O.A., Marvin and Elmer Nelson, 1989/12/28
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item H1990.020. Interview with Abram K. Pierce Jr., 1989/04/022
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item H1990.021. Interview with Walter Nathan Mathews, 1989/04/29
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item H1990.024. Interview with Etha Harwell Story, 1989/09/02
Administrative Information
Speech given by Etha Story about early schools in Cornish and Ringling, Oklahoma. She taught for forty-five years in Jefferson and Comanche Counties.
Item List
Newspaper Article from the Ringling Eagle "Large Crowd Attends Alumni Banquet", 1989/09/07
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item H1990.025. Interview with Mary F. Werneke, 1990/08/28
Administrative Information
Born in Skidmore, MO. Graduate of Northwest Missouri University, entered Indian Service in 1937 on Navajo Reservation.
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item H1990.026. Interview with William R. Howell Jr., 1990/09/11
Administrative Information
Born Jan. 3,193 in Claremore, OK. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Penney Co.
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item H1990.034. Interview with Carl Franklin Rutledge, 1990/08/30
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item H1990.035. Interview with Naoma Lorraine (Restine) Ferguson, 1990/08/14
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item H1990.036. Interview with Elmer Ball, 1990/07/26
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item H1990.037. Interview with Adam W. Ericks, 1990/11/13
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Cassette Tape H1990.038. Interview with Joe Benedict, 1990/11/13
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Cassette Tape H1990.039. Interview with C.M. Newberry, 1990/11/13
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item H1990.040. Interview with Fred Ridley Sr., 1990/09/17
Administrative Information
Fred Ridley started the Oklahoma Commission Company with his father in the Stockyards.
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item H1990.041. Interview with Roy Fletcher, 1990/10/22
Administrative Information
Born October 17, 1901 in Peck, Michigan. Parents were Webster F. Fletcher and Elizabeth Hooper Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher is retired cattle buyer.
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item H1990.042. Interview with Lyle Barnhart, 1990/10/09
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item H1990.043. Interview with Luther Eoff, 1990/10/02
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item H1990.044. Interview with R.J. Purcell, 1990/09/11
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item H1990.045. Interview with Karen Daniels Peterson, 1990/10/12
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item H1990.046. Interview with Gary Gordon, 1990/11/16
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item H1990.047. Interview with Lucille Driver, 1990/11/02
Administrative Information
Lucille Driver was born in Jacksonville, Illinois. Driver was a member of a musical group called the Serenaders. The group travelled around Oklahoma working for various companies including Merit Feed and WKY. She describes her experiences with the group and working for different television stations.
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item H1990.050. Interview with R.W. "Ed" Peterson, 1986/11/20
Pekrul, Fred [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1990.051. Interview with Helen Church Crews, 1988/10/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born February 8, 1903 in LaFayette, Illinois. Came to Enid in January, 1919. Married on June 5, 1923. His father made the run with his brother and sister.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1990.052. Interview with Vera Rossman, 1990/05/11
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1990.053. Interview with William L. Spears, 1990/11/08
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item H1990.054. Interview with Tom Gilmore, 1990/11/13
Administrative Information
Tom Gilmore was born in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1927. Gilmore was involved in radio broadcasting, starting at a radio station called KCHE. He describes his experiences in the broadcasting profession and with various radio stations.
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item H1990.055. Interview with Vince Orza, 1990/11/14
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item H1990.056. Interview with William J. Holloway, 1990/11/16
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born in Hugo, Oklahoma, June 23, 1923. Mr Holloway discusses his time as a judge of the court of appeals for the tenth circuit.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1990.057. Interview with Jeri Horinek, 1990/11/17
Administrative Information
Jeri Horinek was born in Arkansas City, Kansas and attended Chilloco Indian School until the age of eighteen. She married in 1974.
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item H1990.058. Interview with Robert L. Allen, 1990/11/28
Administrative Information
Robert L. Allen, at the time of the interview the director of Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. He graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1962. He moved with his wife and child to New York as an aspiring actor and went to work in a bank during the day. He moved back to El Reno, Oklahoma and taught at the University of Oklahoma Junior College. He wrote a letter to OETA about their public relations and was hired on by Gladys Knight the president.He worked first as public relations director and then as director. He talks about his experiences in New York as well as his time with OETA in both the public relations department and as the director.
Item List
Biographical Sketch of Robert L. Allen.
Newspaper Article "KOCB Switching to WB Network; OETA Selling KTLC to Paramount", 1998/01/14
Issue of Odyssey: OETA newsletter, 1992/08
Issue of the Oklahoma Gazette, 1998/12/16
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item H1990.061. Interview with Gene Allen and John Shannon, 1990/12/04
Administrative Information
Gene Allen and John Shannon both started working at the WKY television with no previous broadcasting experience. They describe their experiences with the station including the changes in technology and the creation of the severe storm forecast center in Kansas City.
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item H1990.062. Interview with Jordan Reeves, 1990/12/110
Administrative Information
Jordan Reeves was born in Chickasaw Nation in 1903. He attended the University of Oklahoma for one year and went on to work as a Maytag repairman and a machinist at Tinker Field. Later on he worked at Dulaney's and describes his experiences with that company as well as his memories of the early television sets.
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item H1990.063. Interview with Ida Blackburn, 1990/12/12
Administrative Information
Ida Blackburn started on the Romper Room in April of 1958. After the show moved to Enid, she got a job with Channel 5 and started a second show that combined the needs of children with the interests of the mothers. She recounts her experiences in the broadcasting profession including her time on her own shows.
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1991
item H1991.001. Interview with Jim Baker, 1990/03/24
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item H1991.002. Interview with Bobby Mercer
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item H1991.003. Interview with B.B. Chapman, 1990/04/18-19
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item H1991.004. Interview with Johnnie Nemecek, 1991/1/18
Administrative Information
Item List
Western State Hospital Photos, 1991/01/18
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item H1991.007. Interview with William C. "Bill" Thrash, 1991/01/04
Administrative Information
William "Bill" Thrash was born in Ada, Oklahoma and attended East Central University. He went to work at K-Ten television. Thrash joined the Army reserve, but maintained his goal to pursue a career in television. He shares his experiences in the broadcasting profession including his time with OETA.
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item H1991.008. Interview with Fred Lucas, 1991/01/09
Administrative Information
Fred Lucas was born in 1913, twelve miles out of Oklahoma City. He started working for local grocery stores at age 10 and continued on to work for the Coca-Cola company. Lucas pursued a career in television repair and recounts his memories about early televisions and the repair problems they posed.
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item H1991.009. Interview with Willard Hines, 1991/01/11
Administrative Information
Willard Hines was born in Arkansas, but came to Oklahoma City after he finished his Navy duty. He worked repairing radios for various radio stations. He describes his experiences working with early radios and later on televisions.
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item H1991.011. Interview with Danny Williams, 1991/01/23
Administrative Information
Danny Williams was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He joined the Navy in 1945, after serving, he attended the University of Texas at Arlington and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. Williams got a job with KTSA in San Antonio before transferring to WKY in Oklahoma City. He describes his experiences in the broadcasting profession as well as his later career in the Aviation business.
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item H1991.012. Interview with Gaylon Stacy, 1991/01/28
Administrative Information
Gaylon Stacy was born in Bridge Creek, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma and studied radio and television broadcasting. After graduation, Stacy got a job with Channel 9. While working for the station, he had his own show called The Gaylon Stacy Show. He describes his memories with Channel 9 and the changes that the broadcasting profession experienced.
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item H1991.013. Interview with William Crowe J. Jr., 1991/2/11
Administrative Information
William J. Crowe enlisted in the Navy and rose through the ranks until he reached attained the title of Admiral. He describes his experiences with the Navy.
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item H1991.016. Interview with Leroy Goodman, 1990/06/15
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item H1991.014. Interview with Toni Adeline Wilson Shirley, 1988/10/01
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item H1991.015. Interview with Thomas Utterback, 1991/02/13
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item H1991.017. Interview with Jack Ogle, 1991/02/18
Administrative Information
Jack Ogle was born in Oklahoma City. After graduating highschool, he went to work for KNOR in Norman. In 1959, he went to work for WKY as a disc jockey, then worked for Channel 4. He describes his experiences in the broadcasting profession.
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item H1991.018. Interview with Charles Unzner, 1991/02/26
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item H1991.019. Interview with Proctor A. "Buddy" Sugg, 1965/11/30
Administrative Information
Proctor Sugg went to work in the broadcasting profession in 1929. His first job was at KPO. Sugg worked as a telegraph operator, went to Navy radio school, and worked for WKY in Oklahoma City. He recalls his experiences with the various jobs he held over the years.
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item H1991.020. Interview with Pam Henry, 1991/02/27
Administrative Information
Pam Henry was born in Oklahoma City.She attended the University of Oklahoma and went on to work for WKY, Channel 4, and OETA. She shares her experiences with these stations.
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item H1991.023. Interview with Mrs. Aaron Britton, 1991/03/41
Administrative Information
Mrs. Britton was born in Brinkman, Oklahoma. Her husband was born in Elk City and went to Wallace Radio institute to receive training in electronics. Mrs. Britton recounts her husbands career in television.
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item H1991.024. Interview with Thomas Dickson Hibben, 1991/03/05
Administrative Information
Thomas Dickenson (T.D.) Hibben was born in Hugo, Oklahoma in 1915. He entered the radio repair business, when televisions were introduced, he expanded to repairing the new technology. He shares his experiences repairing old radios and televisions.
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item H1991.025. Interview with Jordan Reeves, 1991/03/07
Administrative Information
Jordan Reeves discusses his collection of historical artifacts including guns, art, and books. He describes some of the pieces from his collections and tells the stories behind them. Reeves also discusses various institutions including the Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Oklahoma Heritage Association.
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item H1991.028. Interview with Steve Powell, 1991/03/15
Administrative Information
Steve Powell was born in Sharon, Oklahoma. Before graduating high school, he decided to pursue a career in broadcasting. He worked for WKY radio, KOTV, and KBYE radio and shares his experiences with these stations. Powell also describes his time with the army during the Korean war.
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item H1991.029. Interview with W.P. "Bill" Willis, 1991/03/22
Administrative Information
W.P. Willis was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1910. He recieved a degree in History and English and taught at a school in Holdenville. Willis was elected to the House of Representatives in 1958. He shares his experiences teaching and in the government.
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item H1991.030. Interview with Albert Schabel, 1991/04/02
Administrative Information
Albert Schabel was born in Shelbina, Missouri in 1901. He worked in his families' grocery store and at the age of twenty, he took a job with the Ford Motor Company. After leaving Ford, he decided to open a bank. Schabel shares his experiences starting and running the bank.
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item H1991.031. Interview with Parker McKenzie, 1991/04/05
Administrative Information
Born November 15, 1897.
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item H1991.032. Interview with Ira Green, 1991/04/16
Administrative Information
Banking in Marlow, Oklahoma. Depression of 1930's. Cotton; Broomcorn. Installment Loans.
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item H1991.033. Interview with George W. Norris
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item H1991.034. Interview with Ross L. Robe, 1991/04/24
Administrative Information
Born August 3, 1900.
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1991.035. Interview with Al Jennings, 0/00/1957
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item H1991.036. Interview with Bill Hellams, 1991/04/30
Administrative Information
Bill Hellams was born in Dallas, Texas, but moved to Oklahoma City with his family in first grade. He studied communication arts with an emphasis in radio/television. After serving in the Navy he got a job with channel 9. He describes his experiences with the station.
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item H1991.039. Interview with Tony Hillerman, 1990/02/
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1991.041. Interview with Isaac "Ike" Arthur Jones, 1991/06/05
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1991.046. Interview with Leonard Thompson
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item H1991.047. Interview with JoAnna J. Nichol
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item H1991.052. Interview with Marguerite Holcomb, 1991/06/14
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item H1991.053. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. William Gardner
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item H1991.054. Interview with Jane Champlin, 1991/06/21
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item H1991.055. Interview with Hayden H. Donahue, 1991/05/30, 1991/06/17
Administrative Information
Hayden Donahue was born in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1912. He attended the University of Kansas where he studied medicine and engineering. He worked for the army as a psychiatrist and then went on to open a practice in Oklahoma City for the treatment of various mental illnesses. He describes his experiences in the psychiatry profession and talks about the treatment of mental illnesses.
Item List
Transcript of Interview with Dr. Hayden by KTOK Radio, 1972/06
Transcript of Interview with Hayden H. Donahue by Streeter Flynn, 1969/11/17
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item H1991.060. Interview with Blanche E. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Rogers, 1991/07/12
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item H1991.061. Interview with Russel Browe
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item H1991.062. Interview with Dennis Zotigh and Soshanna Wasserman, 1991/07/23
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Dennis Zotigh and Shoshana Wasserman, both Native American dancers, have performed across the country in both native and non-native companies. They work to correct some of the traditional stereotypes that surround Indians. They discuss the various types of dances they have been involved in as well as the effects that their performances have on their audience.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1991.065. Interview with Jack Parker, 1991/08/15
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1991.066. Interview with Bud Simpson, 1991/08/20
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item H1991.067. Interview with Charlie Unger, 1991/09/06
Administrative Information
Charlie Unger worked for KWTV. He explains the origins of television stations and examined the growth of KWTV through the addition of various shows, plus the effects of changing technology on the success of the channel.
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item H1991.070. Interview with Jim Williams, 1991/01/16
Administrative Information
Jim Williams was born in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. He studied geography and meteorology at Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State). Williams worked for the airforce teaching meteorology to pilots and then went to work for WKY as a weather reporter. He shares his experiences as a weatherman including the technology used and the problems with forecasting the weather.
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item H1991.071. Interview with Lola Hall, 1991/09/23
Administrative Information
Lola Hall started in the broadcasting profession in high school and continued on into adulthood. She worked for Channel four and Channel 9 in a variety of positions including traffic, weather, and arts and entertainment. She shares her memories of working for the station as well as discussing the effects that the changing technology had on the industry.
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item H1991.072. Interview with Fran Morris, 1991/10/01
Administrative Information
Fran Morris was born in Oklahoma City. She went to work for WTAR TV in Norfolk, Virginia and then moved to KWTV in Oklahoma City. She shares her experiences with the station including working on various children's shows including the issue of segregation.
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item H1991.073. Interview with Ernie Schultz, 1991/04/02
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item H1991.074. Interview with W.A. Sonniefield, 1991/10/09
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item H1991.075. Interview with Marvin Wilson
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item H1991.078. Interview with Yvonne Chouteau Terehkov, 1991/10/23
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Yvonne Chouteau worked with the Oklahoma City Civic Ballet and is well known around the world as a dancer. She reached the rank of ballerina at age 21. Interview conducted October 23, 1991.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1991.079. Interview with Richard L. Bohanon, 1991/10/29
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item H1991.080. Interview with Mike Larson
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1991.082. Interview with Eugene Lyons
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item H1991.085. Interview with Mike Larson, 1991/07/02
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1991.087. Interview with Frank Collins
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1991.090. Interview with Paul Ringler, 1991/12/11
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1992
item H1992.002. Interview with Walter Woodrow McHenry, 1190/11/17
Administrative Information
Walter Woodrow McHenry was born in Weer Community (now Broken Arrow) in 1913. He describes his life in early Oklahoma and discusses his Creek heritage and his work with the Broken Arrow Methodist Church.
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item H1992.004. Interview with Maynard Greenberg, 1992/01/17
Administrative Information
Maynard Greenberg took over his fathers retail stores "Streets" with his cousin Ronnie. He discusses the history of the chain and his experiences with the stores.
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item H1992.005. Interview with Rex Ball, Leonard Ball, Jim Slade, Wesley Britton, and Stanley Lewis, 1992/01/13
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
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item H1992.006. Interview with Lance Johnson, 1992/01/21
Administrative Information
Lance Johnson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1945. His grandfather started an oil trucking buisiness where his father worked in sales and administration. He moved around the with his family and worked on the oil pipelines during his teenage years. After college he went to work in pharmacutical sales but ended up going to work for Turner Brothers Trucking. He went into business for himself founding Aluma Valley Storage Inc. He sold his business to a competator and went to work for them as a part of the buyout. At the time of the interview he was two and a half years into the five years. He shares his experiences in the oil trucking business and discusses his grandfather and fathers roles in the industry.
Item List
AVSI International booklet.
Aluma Valley Storage Inc. Booklet with Pictures and business information, 1988
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item H1992.007. Interview with Lennis Blasde Haisell Croft
Administrative Information
Item List
Family History Chart.
Released on 2012-05-14.
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item H1992.008. Interview with Charles Elkins, 1992/01/22
Administrative Information
Charles Elkins was born in Lindsey, Oklahoma . He graduated from Lindsey highschool in 1951 and went on to Oklahoma A&M in 1955. He recieved a masters in guidance and counseling from the Unviersity of Oklahoma. He got a job as the Dean of Students at Cameron State Agricultural College in 1962. He moved into the Educational Outreach Program in 1984 and retired in 1986. He discusses Cameron College including a bit of the history and the changes made to the curriculum, campus and culture during his time there.
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item H1992.009. Interview with Frank Swindel, 1992/01/28
Administrative Information
Frank Swindel was born in Sherman, Texas and moved with his family to Oklahoma City in 1936. He dropped out of highschool and started working for Shannon Feed Company at the age of sixteen driving a delivery truck. In the trucking industry he also worked for Borden Milk, Leeway Motor Freight and Pioneer Freight Lines. He shares his experiences in the trucking industry.
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item H1992.010. Interview with John Lewis, 1992/01/29
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Item List
Photocopy of a Lewis Museum Business Card.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1992.011. Interview with O.L. Parsons, 1992/02/05
Administrative Information
O.L. Parsons was born in Enid, Oklahoma Territory in 1907. He recieved a bachelors degree from Oklahoma A&M in science and biological science and went on to enter medical school at the University of Oklahoma. He practiced from 1934-1944 until he joined the army for World War Two. After the war he opened a practice for gynecology and obstetrics. He shares his experiences in the medical profession including changes in treatment and technology, common problems during his years of practice, and the changes in the ways patients are treated by their doctors.
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item H1992.014. Interview with William Schwake, 1992/02/12
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William Schwake was born in Bristow, Oklahoma in 1915. He started Bill and Lloyds with Lloyd Riddling. After twenty five years in the business he went to work for the local deaf school. He worked with the kids to teach them about electronics. He shares his experiences growing up in Sulpher working in his parents bakery and working at the school for the deaf.
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item H1992.017. Interview with Ruby O'Loughlin, 1992/02/18
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item H1992.018. Interview with Eugene Nicholas, 1992/02/25
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1992.019. Interview with Cullen Ritter, 1992/02/26
Administrative Information
Cullen Ritter was born in Monroe, Oklahoma. He got a job with the Oklahoma Transportation Company as a bus driver in 1937. He brought the first air conditioned bus into Oklahoma City in 1939. He discusses his experiences in the transportation industry including rules and regulations, different routes and accidents.
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item H1992.020. Interview with W.P. Bill Atkinson, 1992/02/26
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
W.P. Bill Atkinson was born in Carthage, Texas in 1906. He attended Texas Christian University and was the editor of the school paper. After graduation, he helped establish the Oklahoma City Star and went on to teach at Oklahoma City University. He also started the Oklahoma City Journal and founded Midwest City. He shares his experiences in the journalism profession as well as his associations with prominent Oklahomans such as E.K. Gaylord and Stanley Draper.
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item H1992.022. Interview with W.P. Bill Atkinson, 1992/03/03
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
W.P. Bill Atkinson ran for governor twice, once against E.K. Gaylord and once against Henry Bellmon. He was unsuccessful both times, but went on to found the Oklahoma City Journal, which provided Gaylord's Daily Oklahoman with competition and developed Midwest City and Quail Springs.He discusses founding the Journal and developing both Midwest City and Quail Springs.
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item H1992.026. Interview with Beverly Saffa Stapleton, 1992/03/09
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Beverly Saffa Stapleton was born in St.Louis Missouri. She attended Our Lady of the Lake College as well as the University of Oklahoma and Cameron University. She started working in the broadcasting profession through her show "Profile" which worked to rectify issues in Lawton. She was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis while working for Governor Hall. She shares her experiences in the broadcasting profession including her work on profile and the problems she encountered as a woman in the field. Additionally, she discusses her work with Governor Hall and relevant political issues.
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item H1992.027. Interview with Ruth Deal, 1991/03/14
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item H1992.028. Interview with Martha and Bill Hudson, 1992/03/17
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item H1992.029. Interview with Roxie and Harry Crews, 1992/03/28
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item H1992.035. Interview with O. L. Parsons, 1992/04/08
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item H1992.039. Interview with Howard Metcalf, 1992/04/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Howard Metcalf discusses his mother, Augusta Metcalf's paintings on display at the Old Town Museum in Elk City and talks about the family homestead.
Item List
Article "Metcalfe Ranch Museum with a Senic View." Clinton Daily News, 1981/01/18
DVD Access copy available
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item H1992.040. Interview with Mrs. Vashti Allen, 1992/04/16
Administrative Information
Mrs. Vashti Allen was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma in 1911. She lived with her family on a ranch on Indian Creek and attended Oklahoma A&M. Allen discusses her mother, Della Conn Young, State Poet Laureate of Oklahoma and a survivor of the Battle of Washita.
Item List
Map and account of the Battle of Washita by Della Young.
Excerpts from B.A. Botkin's book Folk-Say, 1929-1931
Varous articles and poems by Della Young.
Various articles about Della Young.
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item H1992.052. Interview with Haskell Pruett, 1992/04/21
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item H1992.053. Interview with Fred Rayman, 1992/04/30
Administrative Information
Fred Rayman was born in Toledo, Iowa. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in fire protection engineering and went to work for a factory insurance association. After being drafted and released from the army he got a job with the Oklahoma Transportation Company as a commercial bus driver.At the time of the interview he still worked as a bus driver for Jefferson Lines. He shares his experiences of driving buses including changes in fares, operating costs, different routes, and passengers.
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item H1992.054. Interview with Cecil Cornish, 1992/04/07
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Item List
Book- "Mr. Rodeo Himself: Cecil Cornish, His Life and Treasures.", 1990
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1992.055. Interview with Allie Reynolds, 1992/05/05
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Allie Reynolds was born in Bethany, Oklahoma in 1917. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he played baseball and football. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians in 1939 and traded to the New York Yankees in 1946. He played with them until 1954. Reynolds played in several world series and sometimes worked in the oil fields in the off season. He shares his experiences playing baseball professionally and growing up in early Oklahoma.
Item List
Excerpts from book about world series 1947,1949-1952.
Article "Reynolds Quits as Association Chief.", 1971
Photocopies of Allie Reynolds statistics.
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item H1992.056. Interview with Julian Howard, 1992/05/07
Administrative Information
Julian Howard was born in Bailey, Oklahoma in 1913. The town no longer exists. His interest in the outdoors started early on and continued on into his college career. He attended Cameron College and recieved a degree in botany and zoology and went on to recieve a masters in the same subjects from the University of Oklahoma. He worked at various wildlife refuges and national parks including Wichita Wildlife Refuge which he retired from in 1972. He discusses his experiences working in national parks and the changes that have occured over the years.
Item List
Article from Field Forest and Stream.
Booklets and Informational sheets on the wildlife refuge.
Articles about the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
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item H1992.057. Interview with Noel N. Lovell, 1992/05/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Noel Lovell was born NorthEast of Waukomis, Oklahoma. He graduated from Waukomis High School and was drafted into the army for World War Two and was sent to the Phillippines. After returning from the army, he with his brother built an electronics shop for their brother Dean who suffered from paralysis . In the shop they repaired televisions, radios, two way radios, and built and repaired antennas. He discusses the work that they did in the shop as well as explaining the changes in technology and the workings of antennas. Additionally, he shares his memories of early Waukomis.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1992.058. Interview with Hugh Terry Cunningham and Roy Cunningham, 1992/05/13
Administrative Information
Hugh Cunningham was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma in 1910. He graduated from Central High School in Tulsa and went on to study at Yale and Oxford recieving a B.Lit or M.A. in Literature. He was drafted into the army in 1942 and assigned to the still forming intellegence division. He worked in intellegence until 1973 when he retired from the CIA. He shares his memories of working overseas for the army and studying at Yale and in England as a Rhodes Scholar.
Roy Cunningham was born and raised in Latin America. He went on to write a thesis on rural development in Latin America at Oklahoma State University. He discusses his thesis.
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item H1992.059. Interview with Clyde C. Moody, 1992/05/13
Administrative Information
Clyde C. Moody was born in Calera, Oklahoma in 1911. He owned a general store called Billups Hardware Dealer after graduating from highschool. He sold the store and went to work for the Corporation Comissioner's office in Oklahoma City. During that time he worked for the director of transportation and was promoted to the director's position. He shares his experiences working for the Corporation Comissioners office and discusses his duties as the director of transportation.
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item H1992.060. Interview with Allie Reynolds, 1992/05/18
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Allie Reynolds retired from the Yankees and went to work for and oil company called Abbits Smith Company. Eventually he bought the company and worked there until the early eighties when he got a job working in Indian Affairs. He was involved with the Center for the American Indian and Red Earth, trying to help get the finances in order. He shares his expereinces owning the oil company, working in Indian Affairs and discusses his views on the Creek gaming tradition.
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item H1992.061. Interview with Harold Keith, 1992/05/19
Administrative Information
Harold Keith started his literary career early on in life. He started writing for Lone Scouts of America and went on to work as the editor of the newspaper at the University of Oklahoma. He held the post of Sports information Director at O.U. and was a coach for highschool basketball. Additionally, he ran track during highschool and started writing books after retiring from O.U. He shares his experiences in the sports industry including his own athletic career and that of his sons.
Item List
Various articles about Harold Keith from The Levite of Apache News, 1998
Article- "A Melody of Oklahoma Authors.", 1992
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item H1992.062. Interview with Hubert C. Sullivan, 1992/05/22
Administrative Information
Hubert C. Sullivan was born in Poteau, Oklahoma. He became fascinated with buses as a child and continued his interest through adulthood. He worked for the motor pool in the army after he was drafted and got a job with The Oklahoma Transportation Company as a mechanic after he was discharged. Sullivan also worked for GM, and ran a successful company that bought and sold buses.He discusses the mechanics of different bus models and shares his experiences working as a mechanic in his various positions.
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item H1992.063. Interview with Ralph "Rocky" Jones, 1992/05/26
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item H1992.064. Interview with Henry Enders, 1992/05/27
Administrative Information
Henry Enders was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. He moved with his family to Oklahoma City at the age of six. His father worked as a contractor and held the interior contract for the previous Oklahoma Historical Society building and the Governors Mansion. Enders went to work for his fathers trucking company hauling dry ice from Ada. During World War One he flew freight planes for the Air Force, flying through South America and Africa. He returned to Oklahoma City and worked for an gasoline company until he retired in 1979. He shares his experiences working in the trucking and gasoline industries. Additionally, he discusses his time in the Air Force.
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Subjects
item H1992.066. Interview with Towana Spivey, 1992/05/28
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item H1992.067. Interview with Carole Arnold, 1992/06/03
Administrative Information
Carol Arnold was born in Salem, Missouri. She started in the broadcasting profession during her teenage years. She worked for KOCO as Miss Carol for the Romper Room, an early morning kindergarten show. She moved around the country with her husband, a minor league baseball player and eventually ended up in Beaumont Texas where she had her own talk show. Arnold returned to Oklahoma City and got a job with radio station KOTK and at the time of the interview was still working there. She shares her memories of working on the Romper Room and discusses the changes in broadcasting including the changing roles of women, saleries, and technology.
Item List
Copy of Health Journal, 1994
Article "The Woman Behind the Voice.", 1994/06/02
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item H1992.068. Interview with A. Bob Jordan, 1992/06/09
Administrative Information
A. Bob Jordan was born in Durant, Oklahoma in 1932. His father and grandfather started Jordan Bus Lines, which Bob Jordan eventually worked for and operated. He graduated from Hugo Highschool and graduated law school from the University of Oklahoma. During college he drove and operated the part of the company located in Kansas. He sold the business after his father died. He shares his memories of the Jordan Bus Company and discusses the changes in transportation.
Item List
Jordan Bus Company Summer Schedule, 1981
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item H1992.069. Interview with Alex Meier, 1992/06/11
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item H1992.070. Interview with Jack Padley, 1992/06/15
Administrative Information
Jack Padley was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1913. He went to work driving a truck for Global Grocery Store making deliveries. He also drove a truck for Goodman Furniture Company and then worked for a short time at a linolium and window shades shop. In 1934 he started driving buses for Red Ball Bus Lines until they sold out and he worked for the Oklahoma Transportation Company from which he retired. He shares his experiences working in the transportation industry and discusses the various bus types and changes in technology.
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Oral History H1992.071. Interview with Dale Smith, 1992/06/16
Administrative Information
Dale Smith ws born in Cordell, Oklahoma. He graduated from Cordell Highschool and went to work for A. Gurlock Produce Company as a delivery driver. After leaving Gurlock, he went to work for Swift and Company and then to Leeway Trucking Company. He shares his experiences in the trucking industry including different routes, types of trucks he drove, the union and the changes in technology.
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item H1992.072. Interview with Irene Page, 1992/06/19
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item H1992.073. Interview with Douglas A. Bowers, 1992/06/26
Administrative Information
Douglas A. Bowers was born in Woodward, Oklahoma and moved with his family to Oklahoma City at the age of five. He went to work for the Oklahoma Railway Company in 1947. When his brother sold the company to the state, Bowers got a job with the Oklahoma Transportation Company. He shares his experiences with both companies including the routes he drove, the legislation concerning bus and railway lines, and the types of buses.
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item H1992.074. Interview with Earle Metcalf, 1992/07/01
Administrative Information
Earle Metcalf started with the historical society in 1967, managing the Sod House and Sequoyah House historical sites. While with the society, he also served as the executive director. He shares his experiences working with the Historical Society and discusses the challenges posed by aquiring new sites and the methods used to preserve historic sites.
Transcript for this interview is available
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item H1992.075. Interview with Mason Williams, 1992/07/08
Administrative Information
Mason Williams travelled to Oklahoma in 1948 from Texas. He split his childhood between Oklahoma City and Oregon and graduated from Northwest Classen in 1956. He attended Los Angeles Community College and Oklahoma Christian University. At OCU he was studying to be an actuary and changed his major to music to accomadate his interest in folk music. He started playing the guitar and recorded and performed music all over Oklahoma. He shares his experiences studying music during college and the challenges he faced. He also discusses the various venues he played at.
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item H1992.076. Interview with Robert W. Allen, 1992/07/09
Administrative Information
Robert Allen's father began a bus business in Wichita, Kansas in 1918. He bought a franchise in Oklahoma that ran between Cushing and Tulsa. The company merged and moved to Tulsa in 1928. In 1957, he and his family started MK&O transit lines in Tulsa. At the age of 21, he got his drivers liscense and drove a bus until he went into the Navy in 1961. He sold the company to a family out of Minnisota in 1986. He discusses the history of the company and the changes in transportation over time.
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item H1992.077. Interview with Ginger LaCroix, 1992/07/10
Administrative Information
Ginger LaCroix was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Her parents, Lee and Mary Virginia ran a store called Marshall's Produce. They ran the business until 1979 when they sold it to another couple. She discusses the different merchendise that was sold in the store including seasonal items like christmas trees, mistletoe, colored eggs and chicks. Additionally, she talks about the way the store was run and the challenges her parents faced while running the store.
Item List
Article-"Farm Store Merchandising.", 1967/09
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item H1992.078. Interview with Paul Isbell, 1992/07/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Paul "Doc" Isbell was born near Waukomis, Oklahoma in 1910. His father came down on the land run. He worked on the farm with his family milking cows, plowing, butchering hogs and other chores. At the time of the interview Isbell owned ten acres of the original homestead, while his brothers and sisters own the other sections. He shares his experiences growing up on the farm.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1992.079. Interview with Fred R. Harris, 1992/07/16
Administrative Information
Senator Fred Harris graduated from the University of Oklahoma (OU) with an undergraduate degree in government with a minor in history and went on to attend the law school at OU. He got a job with a law firm in Lawton until he was elected to the Senate in 1957. He served on the state Senate and and then ran against Bud Wilkinson for the U.S. Senate. After serving in the U.S. Senate he worked as chariman for the Democratic Party and briefly ran for president. In 1972, he moved to New Mexico where, at the time of the interview he taught at the University of New Mexico and wrote books. He shares his experiences in office and the challenges he face while campaigning for office. Additionally, he discusses his life after leaving the public scene.
Item List
Political Cartoon from Fred Harris' bid for the Presidency, 1972
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item H1992.081. Interview with Harry Dupree, 1992/07/17
Administrative Information
Harry Dupree was born in Olney, Illinois in 1908. He moved to Oklahoma City with his family in 1913. He recieved his undergraduate degrees from Oklahoma City University and went to medical school at Oklahoma University. During medical school he did internships at Bone and Joint Hospital, Jersey City, and St. Anthony Hospital. He started his own practice and slowly focused more on obstetrics and gynocology. He closed his practice in 1982 and moved to New Mexico. Dupree also worked with the Oklahoma Historical Society as a state preservation officer and was on the board of directors. He donated a collection of Indian art to the Center for the American Indian. He shares his experiences in the medical feild including general practice, changing medicine and technology and the challenges of medicine. Additionally, he discusses his involvement with the historical society and the origins of his interest in Indian art.
Item List
Photocopies of photos of the Dupree Cradle Board Collection.
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item H1992.083. Interview with Haskell Scantlen, 1992/07/11
Administrative Information
Haskell "Doc" Scantlen was born on Tamaha Prairie in 1908. He attended a government school for Chactaw Indians in Hartshorne. He discusses his family history.
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item H1992.085. Interview with Leola Frost, 1992/08/08
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1992.086. Interview with Preston George, 1992/08/14
Administrative Information
Preston George was born on the Osage Indian Reservation in Indian Territory in 1906. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State) with a degree in civil engineering. He spent one year during college with the Corps of Engineers and then went to work for the department of transportation as an inspector. He also worked for the Bureau of Reclamation in Denver Colorado. George wrote a book on the history of railways in Oklahoma and made a name for himself taking photographs of various trains and railways. His work was featured in calendars. He shares his experiences in the engineering profession and discusses his lifelong love of trains.
Item List
Railroad calendar, 1987
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item H1992.087. Interview with Michael Wallis, 1992/08/18
Administrative Information
Michael Wallis published his first book on Phillips Petroleum Company in 1988. He went on to publish at least 16 other books, all relating to Oklahoma and the West. At the time of the interview he was working on a book about Wilma Mankiller and the Cherokee Nation. He shares his experiences researching and writing books including where he gets his inspiration, what help he has gotten on different projects, and interesting information he has learned along the way.
Item List
Book Review of "Pretty Boy".
Article in the Oklahoma Gazette "A Sense of Place.", 1993/03
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item H1992.088. Interview with E. Tolly Clymer, 1992/09/08
Administrative Information
E. Tolly Clymer was born in Bryan County, Oklahoma. He became interested in buses while working at a filling station in Durant. He went to work for Greyhound bus lines as a driver. He was drafted into the army where he drove for Red Ball Express moving supplies. After leaving the army he returned to driving. He shares his experiences in the transportation industry including driving the buses, his time in the military, and the different routes.
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item H1992.089. Interview with Arthur Krim, 1992/09/09
Administrative Information
Arthur Krim was a retired professor of geography with a background in cultural and historic landscape studies, specializing in the Southwest. He discusses the various studies done on Route 66 as well as his own research on the same route.
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item H1992.090. Interview with J.C. Kennedy, 1992/09/10
Administrative Information
J.C. Kennedy was the Chairman of Goodwill Industries and a trustee on the board of the Leslie Powell Foundation for the arts in Oklahoma. He also worked for the Highway Commission and Security Bank of Lawton. He discusses the ways that Goodwill Industries and banks have helped the community as well as the way the political system in Oklahoma and the country have changed. He also shares his memories of Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign in Oklahoma.
Item List
Article- "Kennedy a Prime Example of a True Democrat.", 1992/10/02
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item H1992.092. Interview with J.W. Parker, 1992/09/24
Administrative Information
J.W. Parker was born near Wapanucka, Oklahoma in 1922. He moved with his family to Chickasha, Tuttle and El Reno. He went to work for Clarence Odem driving milk to the Soil Conservation Corps camps in Youkon and Watonga. After leaving that job he got a job at Pritchard Oil Company driving a gasoline transport truck. In 1957, he started working for Leeway Motor freight. He stayed with Leeway until 1979. He discusses his experiences in the transportation industry including changes in technology, the tests Leeway gave to potential drivers and the challenges of being a full time truck driver.
Item List
Various articles about the Chisholm Trail and J.W. parker from the Yukon Sun, 1992
Article by J.W. Parker " U.S. Route 66 Through the Windsheild of an 18-Wheeler.", 1992/09/03
Newsletter from Yukon National Bank, 1996/05
Postcard from Route 66.
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item H1992.093. Interview with Dallas Womack, 1992/10/01
Administrative Information
Dallas Womack was born twenty miles West of Fairview, Oklahoma in 1901. He worked on the family farm picking cotton and broom corn until he was hired at the local Ford dealership as a mechanic. He worked mostly on Model T engines, but had some experience with Model A Fords. He shares his memories of working on the farm with his father and discusses the prices of broom corn as well as the changing technology of Ford cars.
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item H1992.094. Interview with Robert Fletcher Jackson Williams, 1992/10/08
Administrative Information
Robert Fletcher Jackson Williams was born in Oklahoma City in 1911. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma and went on to engineering school in Chicago. After graduating, he went into the laundry business with his father in Oklahoma City. After the laudry business he venured into other markets such as theme parks with Froniter City, and car stereos. He shares his experiences in various business ventures and discusses the development of Frontier City.
Item List
Fax from Frontier City listing the parks boundaries (legal description), 1993/08/06
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item H1992.096. Interview with Wanda Queenan, 1992/10/29
Administrative Information
Wanda Queenan was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma. She married Reese Queenan and opened a trading post that specialized in Indian arts and crafts. In addition to running the store, they would travel around the Southwest and buy, sell, and trade Indian art. She worked in the store from 1948 until 1980. She shares her experiences running the store and travelling around the Southwest. Additionally, she discusses where she got her merchandise and the stereotypes that surround Native Americans.
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item H1992.098. Interview with Jim Ross, 1992/11/04
Administrative Information
Jim Ross was born in Florida in 1949. He moved with his family to Oklahoma at the age of ten and developed a keen interest in Route 66. He wrote a book titled Oklahoma :Route 66: The Cruisers Companion which is a detailed analysis of the Oklahoma stretch of the famous road. He shares his memories of the highway and discusses his research methods and interesting facts he learned along the way.
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item H1992.101. Interview with Truman Dailey, 1992/11/18
Administrative Information
Truman Dailey was born West of Red Rock, Oklahoma in 1898. A member of the Otoe-Missouria tribe went to school at the Haskell Institute and went on to work with the University of Missouri to preserve the language and culture of his tribe. He discusses the history and traditions of the Otoe-Missouria tribe as well as the process of acculturation that happened after his tribe was removed from Missouri and Kansas. Additionally, he shares his experiences going to school and explains how education has changed over the years.
Item List
Article- "Doctorate to Truman Dailey at Colombia.", 1993
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item H1992.108. Interview with Rector Pound, 1992/10/19
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1992.114. Interview with Don Baxter, 1992/07/08
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1993
item H1993.001. Interview with Weckeah Bradley, 1993/01/25
Administrative Information
Weckeah Bradley was a Comanche Indian from Lawton who was the grand daughter of Quanah Parker. She attended public school in Lawton. She discusses her family history including duel English and Comanche names, speaking Comanche at home and the prejudice she faced in the public schools. Additionally, she shares her memories of her mother cooking traditional meals and her fathers work for the WPA.
Item List
Photocopy of Weckeah's information from American Indian Painters.
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item H1993.002. Interview with Raymond Gary, 1993/02/02
Administrative Information
Raymond Gary was born in Madill, Oklahoma in 1908. He was a senator for the state of Oklahoma from 1941 until 1955 where he was on the appropriations committee and worked to fix the mental health system. In 1955 he became governor of Oklahoma and overhauled the highway system, consolidated school distircts, implemented a prison farm and work environment, and championed the better treatment of mental health patients. He shares his experiences as governor and senator as well as sharing his opinion on issues relevant to the time of the interview. Additionally, he recounts stories of various presidents and prominent political figures.
Item List
Various articles and letters and political cartoon, 1989-1993
Excerpt from the Oklahoma Almanac 1993-1994, 1993
Excerpt from the book "Oklahoma Governor's: 1955-1979.", 1985
Photocopy of correspondence between Raymond Gary and John Stienbeck, 1957
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item H1993.003. Interview with Tom Paxton, 1993/02/04
Administrative Information
Tom Paxton was born in Chicago in 1937. He moved with his family to Bristow, Oklahoma at the age of ten. While attending the University of Oklahoma, he became interested in folk music. He joined a trio of musicians and started to play in the Three-Fifteen coffee house in Norman. He moved to New York and continued his folk music career and met several prominet folk singers including Bob Dylan. Paxton has also written several childrens books including four volumes based on Aesop's Fables. He shares his experiences in the music industry and discusses his inspiration for his music and childrens books.
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item H1993.005. Interview with Mark Royal Johnson, 1992/09/07
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item H1993.006. Interview with Ralph A. Watkins
Administrative Information
Ralph Watkins discusses his life including early jobs, his aviation career, his time as a representative, and a trip to South America.
Item List
Excerpt from the Directory of Oklahoma, 1977
"The Sky's the Limit" Index of cassette tapes, 1987
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item H1993.008. Interview with Chuck Robinson, 1993/03/18
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item H1993.009. Interview with Julia Margaret Roberts, 1993/03/24
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item H1993.010. Interview with Richard McGuinn, 1993/04/13
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item H1993.020. Interview with Doris Stearman, 1993/04/19
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item H1993.021. Interview with Olive Collins, 1993/02/24
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1993.022. Interview with Ruth Scott, 1993/04/27
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1993.024. Interview with Orval "Sandy" Saunders, 1993/05/05
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item H1993.027. Interview with Fr. Wade Darnell, 1993/06/02
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item H1993.028. Interview with Gladys Cutberth, 1985/12/07
Parker, John [Interviewer]
Meyer, Ellen [Interviewer]
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item H1993.029. Interview with Gladys Cutberth, 1990/10/20
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item H1993.030. Interview with Eula Pearl Scott, 1993/06/16
Leavett, Larry [Interviewer]
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item H1993.031. Interview with Alan Muchmore, 1993/06/30
Huffman, Mary [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1993.037. Interview with L.D. Melton, 1993/08/12
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1993.041. Interview with Phil Sampson, 1993/09/01
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item H1993.042. Interview with Jack Coker, 1993/09/07
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item H1993.043. Interview with Norma Jean Johnson, 1993/08/19, 1993/09/07, 1993/10/20
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item H1993.044. Interview with William W. Boyd Jr. "Bill", 1993/09/08
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item H1993.046. Interview with Dallas Poteet, 1993/09/15
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item H1993.047. Interview with Dr. Leslie Gene Brooks, 1993/09/21
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item H1993.048. Interview with Virginia Cantrell, 1993/09/29
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item H1993.049. Interview with Clefton Lynch, 1993/09/30
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
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item H1993.051. Interview with Oliver E. Rooker, 1993/10/19
Administrative Information
Oliver Rooker Barnes was born in November 1916. He took the name of Barnes after his mother remarried. His step-father was a medicine show-man and Barnes traveled with his family all over the country for the show. On trip to California, he traveled along Route 66. He shares his experiences with his family's show and his time on the historic route.
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item H1993.053. Interview with L.D. Melton, 1993/10/26
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item H1993.054. Interview with Bob Boatman and Marshall Gilmore, 1993/10/29
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item H1993.056. Interview with Colonel Forrest McIntire, 1993/11/05
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
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item H1993.057. Interview with Ralph Blaine, 1993/08/03
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item H1993.058. Interview with Ada Louis Sipuel, 1993/11/12
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item H1993.060. Interview with Gene Wade, 1993/11/18
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item H1993.061. Interview with Bill Finley, 1993/11/19
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item H1993.062. Interview with F.D. "Bud" Anderson, 1993/11/25
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item H1993.063. Interview with Ione Pavey, 1993/12/06
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item H1993.064. Interview with Jay T. Edwards, 1993/12/10
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item H1993.065. Interview with A. Ray Smith, 1993/12/15
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
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item H1993.066. Interview with George Hall, 1993/12/16
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1994
item H1994.001. Interview with Cleeta John Rogers, 1994/01/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.002. Interview with Tom Mendoza, 1994/01/05
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (County)
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item H1994.003. Interview with Tom Mahaffey, 1994/01/10
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Marlow (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.004. Interview with Louise Hoodnett, 1994/01/10
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Marlow (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.005. Interview with Paul Hammond, 1994/01/13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.006. Interview with Clarice Reynolds, 1994/01/14
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.007. Interview with Joe and Shirleen Webster, 1994/01/19
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.008. Interview with Russell and Lazella Dunn, 1994/01/24
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.009. Interview with Dan Stuart, 1994/01/26
Nichols, Max
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.010. Interview with Jake Samara, 1994/02/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.011. Interivew with Martha Standley Knott, 1994/02/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.012. Interview with Louise Pappas, 1994/02/04
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.013. Interview with Tom Steel, Jr., 1994/02/05
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.014. Interview with Donald W. Burgess, 1994/02/07
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.015. Interview with Glenn Key, 1994/02/11
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Chandler (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (State)
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item H1994.016. Interview with Fred M. Black, 1994/02/15
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.017. Interview with John Kilpatrick, 1994/02/17
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.019. Interview with Leonard Gilmore, 1994/02/14
Nichols, Max
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.020. Interview with Leona Brown, 1986/04/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.021. Interview with Homer Anderson, 1993/11/07
P, Shirley
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tahlequah (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.022. Interview with Orval L. Moore, 1993/03/28
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-04-27.
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item H1994.023. Interview with Fred Taylor, 1994/04/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.024. Interview with Tom Corbett
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item H1994.025. Interview with J.T. Bailey (Truist), 1969, 1984, 1987
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Cordell (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.026. Interview with Beulah Roberts, 1976/01/10, 1982
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item H1994.027. Interview with Dr. Lewis Stiles, 1993/12/10
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Broken Bow (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.031. Interview with Dee Cordry, 1994/04/15
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Checotah (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.038. Interview with Diane Schonwald, 1993/11/11
Administrative Information
Part of a series of interviews with Jewish people in Oklahoma City
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.039. Interview with Henry Fine, 1993/10/27
Administrative Information
Part of a series of interviews with Jewish people in Oklahoma City
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.040. Interview with Herman and Camille Merson, 1993/10/31
Administrative Information
Part of a series of interviews with Jewish people in Oklahoma City
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.041. Interview with Della Fagin, 1994/04/11
Administrative Information
Part of a series of interviews with Jewish people in Oklahoma City
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.042. Interview with Paul Pone, 1993/09/26
Administrative Information
Part of a series of interviews with Jewish people in Oklahoma City
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.043. Interview with Patience Latting, 1994/05/05
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.044. Interview with Johnetta Watson Barber, 1991/09/27
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Shawnee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.045. Interview with Mr. John Massey, 1994/05/17
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Durant (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.046. Interview with Buddy Campbell, 1994/05/24
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Duncan (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.047. Interview with Norman E. Reynolds, Jr., 1994/05/26
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.048. Interview with Melvena Thurman Heisch, 1993/10/25
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.050. Interview with Carl White, 1994/06/24
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item H1994.051. Interview with Don Davis, 1994/06/27
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.052. Interview with Walter Mason, 1994/06/28
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Clinton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.053. Interview with Opal Larson, 1994/07/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.056. Interview with Wilma Davis, 1994/07/12
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.061. Interview with Levi Jackson, 1993/10/22
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Mississippi (State)
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item H1994.062. Interview with Evert Cook, 1994/08/04
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Apache (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.063. Interview with James Holland Baker, 1994/08/09
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item H1994.066. Interview with Cecil Doty, 1985/03/10
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item H1994.067. Interview with Nina B. "Jiggs" Krober, 1994/08/31
Administrative Information
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Cheyenne (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.072. Interview with Howard "Shorty" Ballard
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hennessey (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.076. Interview with Lewie J. Sanderson, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.077. Interview with Robert C. Fite, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.078. Interview with Margaret Jones Wayman, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.079. Interview with Monnett V. Brown, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.080. Interview with Mary Louise Kuwitzky Nelson, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.081. Interview with Marlan Nelson, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.082. Interview with Robert Price, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.083. Interview with Dr. Harry Brobst, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.084. Interview with Harold Coonrad, 1994/10/21
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.085. Interview with Helmer Sorenson, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.086. Interview with Verne Denner, 1994/10/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Old Central OSU Project
Released on 2012-04-27.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.091. Interview with Mrs. Harry Robert Carson Jr.
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item H1994.092. Interview with Ethel Marie Fifer Hull, 1989/07/04
Administrative Information
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item H1994.093.1. Interview with Steven Koralewicz and Robert J. McMahon, 1990/05/13
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item H1994.093.2. Interview with Robert J. McMahon, 1990/05/13
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item H1994.094. Interview with Harold Todd, 1989/10/25
Administrative Information
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item H1994.095. Interview with Gilmore Cecil Daniel, 1990/03/01
Tolman, Keith [Interviewer]
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item H1994.097. Interview with Marvin Martin, 1994/12/01
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item H1994.098. Interview with Sylvia Goldberg, 1994/12/02
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item H1994.099. Interview with Arthur Ramsey, 1994/12/06
Administrative Information
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item H1994.100. Interview with Col. Forrest McIntire, 1974/05/01
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item H1994.106. Ralph Miller Doughty Memoir
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item H1994.107. Interview with Claudette Henry, 1994/12/09
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
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item H1994.108. Interview with Cleo Sipes, 1990/03/14
Todd, Joe L. [Interviewer]
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1995
item H1995.049. Interview with Luther Eoff, 1995/08/18
Index Terms
item H1995.081. Interview with D.O. Dave Hughes, 1995/10/25
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-08-02.
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item H1995.115. Interview with Bob and Betty Barton, 1999/08/24
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ohbbarton99 / Audio: 2hrs. /
Interviewees: Bob and Betty Barton /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Max Nichols /
Date: aug. 24, 1999 /
Location: Barton's home in OKC /
Biographical /
Betty Barton, born 1925 in OKC. /
Parents- Verna and Evert Humphries /
Bob Barton, born in Stroud in 1922. /
Parents-Lewis and Dolly Barton /
Bob attended Stroud Schools /
Bob attended college at Central State College and Oklahoma Military Acd. /
Joined Army /
MOS-communications, forward observer in 91st Inf. Div. /
In Italy, in mountains in 1944. /
Tells of associations with Italians. /
Stayed in occupation until Aud. 1945. /
Married after returned home. /
Met Mrs Barton at OCU. /
Used GI Bill. /
Taught school in Kansas. /
Parents started Redskin Theater in 1942 in OKC. /
Makes reffernce to Lincoln county History published by the Lincoln
County historical Society. /
Parents gave Bob part interest in Skytrain Theater. /
Managed Skytrain Theater. /
Parents started theaters in Stroud: Cozy Theater, bought Cozy in 1921. /
Recalls silent movies. /
Rex Theater and Barton Theater. /
Recalls early theaters with piano or organs. /
Burgler alarms. /
Selling alarms during the Depression. /
Lived in Pauls Valley, managed J. C. Jones Dry Goods. /
"Talkies" /
Tom Mix, Tim McCoy, other memories of earlier movies. /
Live entertainment at the theaters; Ray Whitley, magic acts, etc. /
Promotions by theaters; "Giving Away A Live Baby" /
"New" Theater in Pauls Valley. /
Ritz Theater in Stroud. /
Recalls movies that were big hits. /
"bicycle the movie" /
Saturday "cowboy movies". /
Double features. /
How often movies changed in theater. /
Ken Maynard /
Serials. /
"Cash Night" /
"Bring your sweetheart to the movies." /
Describes the "Cozy Nook" next to the Cozy Theater. /
Popcorn business. /
Sale of other refreshments. /
First drink sold was an orange drink. /
Relation of Capitol Hill to other parts of Oklahoma City. /
Discusses the theaters and drive-ins owned by Barton Theaters. /
Bob Barton did buying and booking for theater group. /
Tells of meeting and marriage. /
Monthly promotional calendars for theaters. /
Projectionist Union. /
Vandalisim and union pressure. /
Development of drive-in business. /
Problems of running drive-ins. /
Refreshments at drive-ins. /
Playgrounds at drive-ins. /
Size of drive-ins. /
Fees associated with drive-ins. /
promotions at drive-ins. /
"Ping-pong ball promotion." /
"outdoor auditorium" at drive-in. /
Misc. information on drive-ins. /
First-run theaters. /
"Bidding" on new movies. /
Segregation in theaters. /
Daily receipts. Comparing theaters to drive-ins. /
Competitors. /
Refreshments began to include food items. /
Twin drive-ins. /
Barton Theaters sell. /
Recalls downtown theaters. /
Home Theater in (Journal-Record Bldg.) /
Photos: none. /
Released on 2012-08-02.
1996
item H1996.001. Interview with Dr. Ralph Simon, 1996/04/01
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item H1996.003. Interview with Paul C. Hughes, 1996/01/11
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item H1996.004. Interview with Corydon Hatt, 1996/01/12
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item H1996.005. Interview Fred Old, 1996/01/19
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item H1996.007. Interview with Mabel Given Anquoe, 1993/10/17
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item H1996.008 . Interview with Marsha Spivey, 1996/01/13
Thomas, Jane [Interviewer]
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item H1996.009. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Kneeles, 1996/02/01
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item H1996.011. Interview with Mark Mulman, 1996/02/06
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item H1996.012. Interview with Reverend Wilfred R. Niedo, 1996/02/08
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item H1996.015. Interview with Byron Berline, 1996/02/16
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item H1996.016. Interview with Ray Blakeney, 1996/02/21
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item H1996.017. Fleming Family History, 1964
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item H1996.018. Interview with Reverend Robert Pinezaddleby, 1996/02/26
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item H1996.020. Interview with Thomas Lawton Cambron, 1992/05/21
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item H1996.021. Interview with Samuel Cambron, 1992/05/21
Index Terms
item H1996.023. Interview with Ewell Bennet, 5/29/1992
Marsha Weisiger [Interviewer]
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Arizona (State)
Arizona (City/Town)
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item H1996.027. Interview with Glen Becker, 1996/03/28
Index Terms
item H1996.184. Interview with Jack Hull, 1996/05/24
Cordry, Dee [Interviewer]
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item H1996.203. Interview with J.P. Owens
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1997
item H1997.001. Interview with I.G. Purser, 1997/01/02
Index Terms
item H1997.002. Interview with Juanita Long McQuistion, 1997/01/03
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
Index Terms
item H1997.003. Interview with William A "Red" Hall, 1997/01/06
Administrative Information
Item List
Article "Running for His Life", 1992/09/27
Program for the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, 1949/11/08
Maintaining Physical Fitness From Age 50 Through Age 93 by William "Red" A. Hull.
Memorial program for William A. Hull.
Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1997.004. Interview with Dr. Michael Hynes, 1997/01/23
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item H1997.005. Interview with Tommy Doris, 1997/01/23
item H1997.006. Interview with Mearl E. Benson, 1997/01/24
item H1997.008. Interview with Pat Frieburg, 1997/02/04
item H1997.009. Interview with Gene Hill, 1997/02/05
item H1997.013. Interview with Col. Martin Hagerstrand, 1997/03/03
item H1997.014. Interview with Charles Banks Wilson
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item H1997.020. Interview with Rondlett Edmonds, 1997/04/23
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item H1997.022. Interview with Garland Smith, 1997/05/06
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item H1997.024. Interview with June Brooks, 1997/05/08
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item H1997.025. Interview with Sandra Allen Mitchell, 1997/05/12
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item H1997.026. Interview with Cecil Williams
item H1997.027. Interview with Stewart Candy, 1997/05/21
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item H1997.028. Interview with Dan H. Collins, 1997/05/21
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
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item H1997.029. Interview with Ralph Kotay, 1997/05/27
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item H1997.030. Interview with Stuart Owings, 1997/05/29
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item H1997.033. Interview with Pauline Loughmiller Lane, 1997/06/03
Index Terms
item H1997.034. Interview with Robert S. Johnson, 1997/06/04
item H1997.036. Interview with Delbert C. Keys, 1997/06/17
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1997.037. Interview with Gus Palmer, 1997/06/18
Administrative Information
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item H1997.039. Interview with Dr. Richard Payne, 1997/07/28
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item H1997.040. Interview with Wayne Lewis, 1997/07/01
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item H1997.041. Interview with Leonard Cozad, 1997/07/11
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
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item H1997.042. Interview with Parker McKenzie, 1997/07/17
Administrative Information
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item H1997.043. Interview with Lt. Governor Mary Fallin, 1997/07/21
Administrative Information
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item H1997.044. Interview with Greg Pyle, 1997/07/07
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item H1997.045. Interview with Charles L. Ford, 1997/07/29
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
Index Terms
item H1997.046. Interview with Leonard Cozad, 1997/08/07
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Index Terms
item H1997.048. Interview with Jimmy Stewart (NAACP)
item H1997.052. Interview with Wayne Cooper, 1997/08/25
Administrative Information
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item H1997.053. Interview with Florence Whitehorse Taylor, 1997/08/26
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
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item H1997.055. Interview with Wayne Cooper
Administrative Information
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item H1997.056. Interview with Gene Sovo, 1997/09/18
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
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item H1997.058. Interview with Hal Zachary, 1997/09/23
item H1997.060. Interview with Wayne Cooper
Administrative Information
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item H1997.061. Interview with John L. Kemble, 1997/10/30
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
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item H1997.062. Interview Charles Berends
item H1997.063. Interview with Samuel Houston Mayes
item H1997.064. Interview with Owen S. Ard, 1997/11/13
item H1997.066. Interview with James H. Baker, 1997/11/21
item H1997.067. Interview with Wayne Cooper
item H1997.068. Interview with Betty Boyd, 1997/12/03
item H1997.069. Interview with John E. Kirkpatrick, 1997/12/05
Administrative Information
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item H1997.070. Interview with Captain Vicki Morgan, 1997/12/11
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item H1997.071. Interview with Billy Parker, 1997/12/23
item H1997.072. Interview with Ron Kirby, 1997/12/31
1998
item H1998.001. Interview with Larry Patton, 1998/01/14
Administrative Information
Larry Patton attended Lawton schools and went on to obtain a degree in computer science from Cameron College. His first job was working as a computer tech and cameraman at KSWO-TV. He worked his way up to become the General Manager at KSWO and Drury Broadcasting. He discusses his time working in television including the markets, equipment, and personnel.
Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.002. Interview with Dr. Bill J. Lillard, 1998/01/20
Administrative Information
Bill Lillard is from Southwestern Oklahoma. He graduated high school in Durant and attended South Eastern State College. He served in the during World War II in the South Pacific with the Navy. After returning he was employed by Oklahoma City Schools as the Administrator for the Oklahoma City Schools Broadcasting Department and then as the Assistant Superintendent. He went on to become president of Central State University. He discusses his career in the education field including his duties as superintendent which included dealing with federal court orders, and the application of orders to the OKC school district. Additionally, he talks about the name change from Central State University to the University of Central Oklahoma.
Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.003. Interview with Ray Vaughn, 1998/01/22
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Edmond (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.005. Interview with Lester Agee, 1998/02/02
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Empire City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.007. Interview with Jerry Spencer, 1998/02/11
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Wewoka (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.008. Interview with Hannah Atkins, 1998/02/14
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.009. Interview with W.K. Jackson, 1998/02/14
Administrative Information
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item H1998.012. Interview with C. Hewell Jones, 1998/02/21
Administrative Information
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.013. Interview with Ken R. Greenwood, 1998/02/21
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.014. Interview with Donald D. Bown, 1998/02/27
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.015. Interview with Edmond Andrew Harjo, 1998/03/06
Kroeker, M.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Maud (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.016. Interview with Tom Ware, 1998/03/09
Anquoe, Jim
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Anadarko (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.017. Interview with Tommy Wildcat, 1998/03/11
Administrative Information
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Key (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.021. Interview with Jewell Morris, 1998/03/08
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Caddo (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.025. Interview with Davie Watson, 1998/03/26
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Guthrie (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.026. Interview with Glen Burke, 1998/03/25
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Durant (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.028. Interview with William Bent Fletcher, 1998/04/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Geary (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.029. Interview with William Brubaker, 1998/04/09
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item H1998.030. Interview with Sonya Terpening, 1998/04/10
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item H1998.031. Interview with Florene Whitehorse Horse, 1998/04/16
Anquoe, Jim
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.035. Interview with Merline Lovelace, 1998/05/05
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item H1998.036. Interview with Dick Schmitz, 1998/05/13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tulsa (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.037. Interview with Pat Murphy, 1998/05/21
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Enid (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.038. Interview with Fleetwood Irving and Troy Knighton
Administrative Information
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Holdenville (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1998.039. Interview with Florene Whitehorse Horse
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item H1998.041. Interview with Juanita Howard Barrett, 1996/09/01
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item H1998.043. Interview with Joyce Johnson Lewis, 1998/06/27
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item H1998.044. Interview with Abe Brand & Edgar Sanditen, 1998/07/09
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tulsa (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.045. Interview with Charles Walkingstick, 1998/08/03
Index Terms
item H1998.050. Interview with Donald W. Keating, 1998/08/11
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.053. Interview with Wally Brown, 1998/08/19
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
Index Terms
item H1998.054. Interview with Edwin Nall, 1998/08/25
Index Terms
item H1998.055. Interview with Joe and Blake Wade, 1998/09/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
Index Terms
item H1998.057. Interview with Sylvia Driggins, 1998/09/22
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1998.059. Interview with Jerrie Cobb, 1998/09/23
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1998.063. Interview with John D. Henry, 1998/09/22
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tulsa (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.064. Interview with Dana H. James and Fay Pingree, 1998/10/12
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Tulsa (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.065. Interview with Spiz Hoffman, 1998/12/20
Klemme, Bob
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Enid (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.069. Interview with William Bland, 1998
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-08-02.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Newkirk (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1998.070. Interview with Jerry L. Goodman, 1998/11/04
Index Terms
item H1998.071. Interview with Elizabeth Eaton Wise, 1998/11/06
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Perkins (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.073. Interview with Charles Ellis, Edward Smith, and Ted Pope, 1998/11/19
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1998.075. Interview with Thera Hengst, 1998/11/23
Index Terms
item H1998.077. Interview with Jim Goodrich, 1998/12/02
Claim, B.
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Enid (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.078. Interview with Albert "Bert" Sims, 1998/12/02
Klemme, Bob
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Enid (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.079. Interview with Joseph R. Meyers
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Enid (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1998.081. Interview with Ernest "Ernie" Keahbone, 1998/12/10
Administrative Information
Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1998.085. Interview with Jeff Dodd, 1998
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
1999
item H1999.006. Interview with Bill Peavler, 1999/01/15
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.007. Interview with Dr. Robert "Bob" D. Morrison, 1999/01/26
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Index Terms
item H1999.009. Interview with Alpha C. Hall, 1999/02/02
Index Terms
item H1999.010. Interview with Willie Fletcher, 1999/02/02
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.011. Interview with Bob Read, 1999/02/09
Index Terms
item H1999.013. Interview with Lawrence Hart, 1999/01/14
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.014. Interview with Helen Brophy Geary, 1999/02/16
Index Terms
item H1999.015. Interview with Edmond James Brophy, 1999/02/16
Index Terms
item H1999.016. Interview with Cecil Gibson, 1999/02/16
Index Terms
item H1999.017. Interview with Homer Pratt, 1999/02/17
Index Terms
item H1999.018. Interview with Grandpa Klien, 1997/12/07
Index Terms
item H1999.020. Interview with Allan Page, 1999/02/20
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.021. Interview with Reverend Anson Justice, 1999/02/23
Index Terms
item H1999.022. Interview with Donald H. Akin, 1999/02/23
item H1999.024. Interview with Eula Pearl Carter Scott, 1999/03/04
Index Terms
item H1999.025. Interview with Carney Saupitty Sr., 1999/03/12
Administrative Information
Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.027. Interview with Anson Justice, 1999/03/17
item H1999.030. Interview with Claude Williams
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-14.
Index Terms
item H1999.031. Interview with Jay McShann, 1999/03/25
Index Terms
item H1999.032. Interview with Kathryn BullComing, 1999/03/26
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.033. Interview with Steven Jones, 1999/03/31
Index Terms
item H1999.034. Interview with Anson Justice, 1997/04/07
item H1999.038. Interview with Vernon Bull Coming, 1999/04/09
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne Washita Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.039. Interview with Leon Spears, 1999/04/14
item H1999.041. Interview with Eugene Blackbear, 1999/04/21
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne\Washita Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.042. Interview with Louis F. Burns, 1999/04/23
item H1999.049. Interview with Ina K. Labriere; Jennie Rose Benton; Opel Koler; Louise Dawson; Bob Dawson; Lloyd French, 1999/04/27
Shivers, Sky [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Group: Entertainment in Kenton, Hallett's Park /
Play parties, “Walk the Barrels”, ”Fox and Geese”, Red Line-Black line, “Rover Rover”. /
Memories of school in Kenton. /
Types of buildings in area. /
Adobe houses in “Mexican Town”. /
Early houses in Kenton. /
Bridge on west side of town. /
Politics of area. /
Old Cimmaron County Court House in Kenton and story of local cowboys attempting to prevent the move of records to Boise City. /
Bank closing. /
Sense of Statehood and isolation. /
Separate statehood ideas. /
Shopping destinations. /
Old barber shop in Kenton. /
Kenton's town baseball teams. /
All night baseball story. /
Methodist Church built by “Spanish”. /
“Cambellite Church”. /
Memories of buildings in area. /
Kenton Cemetery: free lots for locals, charge for outsiders. /
Heating with wood. /
History of phone service. /
Cattle Company's phones. /
Party line rings. /
Emergency rings. /
Ring of church bells for emergency. /
Received radio broadcasts in 20s, etc. /
Recalling songs heard on radio ,etc.. /
Party politics. /
Receiving TV signals. /
Breakfast, Dinner and Supper. /
Living in Mountain Time Zone. /
Directional orientation, vacations, etc. /
Sense of light related to place. /
State Government and Kenton. /
Improvement of road to Boise City. /
Fence on road to Boise City. /
State highway vs. County maintenance of road to Boise City. /
Mrs Labriere tells of arriving in Kenton area the first time. /
Halloween Parties in area. /
Cooking on a wood stove. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.050. Interview with Ina K. Labriere, Jennie Rose Benton, Opel Koler, Louise Dawson, Bob Dawson, and Lloyd French, 1999/04/27
Shivers, Sky [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hour prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-14.
Index Terms
item H1999.052. Interview with Jerrie Cobb
item H1999.054. Interview with Terry Wilson, 1999/05/11
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hour prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-14.
Index Terms
item H1999.055. Interview with Larry Roman Nose, 1999/05/12
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.056. Interview with Al Good, 1999/05/12
item H1999.057. Interview with Samuel C. Hart, 1999/05/19
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.061.2. Interview with Frederick Orus Beil
item H1999.066. Interview with Carol White Skunk Yellow Eyes, 1999/06/07
Administrative Information
Part of the Chyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.068. Interview with Alfrich Heap of Birds, 1999/06/09
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheynne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.072. Interview with Ruth Fugitt, 1999/06/18
item H1999.073. Interview with Michael Oelke, 1999/06/21
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hour prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-14.
Index Terms
item H1999.074. Interview with L.S. Greer, 1999/06/24
item H1999.075. Interview with Melvena Heisch, 1999/06/28
item H1999.078. Interview with Kathryn B. Stansbury, 1999/08/09
item H1999.080. Interview with Don Ross, 1999/07/07
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Tulsa March 11, 1940 /
Parents: Israel and Plearleen Ross /
Attended school: Ada, OK, Booker T. Washington /
Joined Air Force, occupation was cook. /
Began work at Frougs Warehouse /
First black baker at Wonderbread bakery. /
American Airlines-record clerk /
Tulsa Urban League /
Gary Indiana Asst editor /
Dr. John Hope Franklin /
Civil Right Leader (Tulsa) /
Street education /
Church /
Ben Hill /
Oklahoma Eagle /
Political interest /
Bills (Dr. King, Confederate Flag removed) /
Oklahoma Black History (Tulsa Race Riots) /
Langston University /
Sen. Maxine Horner /
The future /
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.081. Interview with Maxine Horner, 1999/07/07
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Tulsa January 17, 1933 /
Parents: Earl and Coleen Cissel /
Attended School: Dunbar elem, Carver Jr. High, Booker T. Washington /
Teachers she admired at Booker T. Washington /
Literary competition at Lincoln University /
Student behavior and dress style /
Began college at Wiley on scholarship, Associate Degree /
Langston University /
Got married /
Working with Jim Jones, minority employment /
Rep. Don Ross /
Service Organizations /
Civil rights, Urban league, integrating Borden Cafeteria /
Church and Rev. Tisdale /
Tulsa Race Riot Commission /
Jazz Hall of Fame and OLAP /
Dealing with Senate /
OSU at Tulsa, Langston University /
Issue in district /
Role models /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.082. Interview with Dr. Melvin Todd, 1999/07/08
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Oklahoma City April 24, 1933 /
Parents Elmira Richardson and Melvin Todd Sr. /
Attended School: Page elementary, Berwyn, Sand Springs, Douglass High School, Palmer Memorial Institute (North Carolina), and Langston University /
Korea War /
Segregation in Army /
Talk with friend on race /
Northeast High School integration /
Douglass High School (Lawton) /
Alex Haley (Langston) /
Role Models /
Religion /
Ph.D. /
Director of OKC public school curriculum /
Applied for OKC Superintendent /
Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs /
Working at Langston University /
Working as ACT Vice President /
Integration in Wildewood /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.083. Interview with Martha Koomsa Perez, 1999/07/14
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.084. Interview with Willa Johnson, 1999/07/14
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Ballard, Currie [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Long View, TX February 26, 1939 /
Parents: O.T. Thompson and Pearline Thompson /
Attended School: Old Choctaw School, school in Edwards Addition, Douglass High School /
People living in Edwards Addition and the founder of Edward Additions. /
Businesses of Edward Addition. /
Shopping downtown OKC as a young girl /
Douglass marching band and some of the rivalries /
St. John Baptist Church. /
Exchange program with white church in the 1950's /
Her marriages /
Singing with Paul Robeson and Marion Anderson in choir. /
Political interest began in 1989 /
Work with Mayors /
Problems facing Ward 7 /
School system /
Working at Tinker /
City Council and police /
Economic development in Ward 7 /
MAPS /
OKC Bombing /
Deep Deuce /
Jimmy Stewart Golf Course /
Future of OKC /
Must request 48 prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.085. Interview with Major Berry, 1999/07/14
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Ballard, Currie [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Eufaula, OK September 16, 1950 /
Parents: Major Berry Sr, Dorothy Hamen /
Attended School: Washington in Eufaula, Crescent Hills elementary, Moon Junior High, Kennedy, and Douglass, Langston University for 2 years. /
Dad work for a naval base in McAlester moved to OKC in 1960. /
Talks about community service officer duties. /
Tells about the racial composition /
Muslim community /
Religion in police force /
Role models /
Former chiefs /
OKC bombing (April 19, 1995) /
Changes in police force (community policing, open door policy) /
Officer in general (technology and safety, health, stats.) /
1989 sale tax /
Future of police /
Department hardest case to solve /
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. death /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.086. Interview with Mary Frances White Thunder, 1999/07/15
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.090. Interview with Ronald Johnson, 1999/07/21
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohrjohnson99; Video: 51mins /
Interviewee: Ronald Johnson /
Interviewer(s): Rodger Harris, Floyd Freeman /
Location: Rodger Harris Office (Oklahoma Historical Society), OKC. /
Date: July 21, 1999 /
Biographical /
Born:April 15, 1932 in Chouteau /
Parents: Maryetta Vann and Currence Johnson /
Attended School: Chouteau High School at Lincoln High School in Claremore /
Air Force (air refueling) /
Married /
Oklahoma School of accounting /
ELKS, Okla. Turnpike Jobs /
State Trooper ( Academy, job duties, first assignment) /
Mason /
Schedule /
OKC Police Strike /
Religion /
Racism /
Brotherhood /
U. S. Marshall /
Courts /
OKC Bombing /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.091. Interview with Thelma Holly, 1999/07/22
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born Perry, Ok October 12, 1916 /
Parents J.H. Crawell and Lewella Crawell /
Attended School: Perry, Orlando, and Elliot Academy /
Parent farmers /
chores /
Langston Universtity /
Religion /
101 ranch /
Father owned grocery store and recreational building /
Husband /
Holidays /
Dr. Hale and Dr. Holloway /
Activities in school /
Fundraising for high school and Langston /
Poem /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.092. Interview with Opio Toure, 1999/07/22
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Muskogee March 31, 1954 /
Parents: Deloris Carter Stephen, Raymond Stephen /
Attend School: Douglas Ele, Sadler Jr High, Manual Training High, Muskogee High School /
Games played as child /
Langston University /
Law School /
Church /
Political Interest Began /
Service Organization /
Role Models /
Bills /
Issues important to district /
Muskogee (segregation) /
Law practice /
Grandfather /
Holidays /
Family Reunions /
Computer /
Layer of government /
Future (Langston U. Himself, state) /
Great Grandfather /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.093. Interview with Alfrich Heap of Birds, 1999/07/23
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheynne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.094. Interview with Nancy Davis, 1999/07/26
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Sapulpa 1926 /
Parents: Ed Napoleon Randolph, Ernestine Randolph /
Attend School: Booker T. Washington High School and Cushing /
Great Depression /
Tulsa Race Riots /
Langston University /
Oklahoma State University (first Black) /
Dunjee High School /
Husband /
Role models /
Service organizations (high school, college) /
Religion /
Integration /
Star-Spencer /
Civil Rights (Skirvin Hotel, Dodo Park) /
OKC Public Schools /
Student Attitudes (Integration) /
Famous Students /
Segregation /
Zella Patterson /
Langston Town description /
Pledging a Sorority /
Dr. King Death /
Langston U. /
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.095. Interview with Ray Anderson, 1999/07/27
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born:Beggs 1920 /
Parents: J.T. Anderson and Nola Anderson /
Attended School: Pete Hill /
Chores /
Holidays /
Role models /
Jim Shoulders /
Flood /
Tullahassee /
Boxing /
Working (child) /
Great Depression /
WW II /
Joe Lewis /
Henryetta Sign /
Lynching /
Different Ranches /
101 Ranch (Bill Pickett) /
OKC /
Civil Rights /
Tulsa Race Riots /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.096. Interview with Ernest Holloway, 1999/07/28
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Boley, Sept 12, 1930 /
Parents: Terry Marcellus Holloway, Addie Green Holloway /
Attended School: Chilesville, Anderson Chapel, Iexeslar, Boley High School /
Household chores and games /
Holidays /
Favorite teacher /
Organizations in school /
Boley Town description /
Langston University (student, campus building, life, Homecoming) /
Jobs (Tinker, Boley Science Teacher) /
OSU and grad schools /
Langston University (teacher, Asst. registrar) /
Phd /
Langston University (Dr. Hale, Open door policy, student affairs, black pride movement) /
Fraternities and Sororities /
Politics /
Student changes /
Board of Regents /
State Capital Sit-in /
Future (Advise, Langston University, Himself) /
Langston University (Tulsa/OKC) /
Langston University (property and economic development) /
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.097. Interview with Dr. Elbert Jones, 1999/07/28
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Tatums Ok April 17, 1940 /
Parents: Tom Jones, Johnie N. Jones /
Attend School: Tatums High School, Dunjee High School /
Parents Deaths /
Green Pastures (Spencer) /
Fun as a child /
Tatums (teachers, businesses, high school functions) /
Holidays /
Chores /
New York City ( Job, Julliard Music, Cultural) /
Langston University (Student, Building, Faculty) /
Teaching (UCO, North Highland 3rd grade class) /
Principal (OU, Sequohah, Cleveland) /
Civil Rights /
Dunjee High School /
Role Models /
Dean of Student Affairs (Langston University) /
State Capital (sit-in by students) /
Future (Langston University, Himself) /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.098. Interview with Lucille, Young Bull, 1999/07/29
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.099. Interview with Mary Belle Curtis Lonebear, 1999/07/30
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.100. Interview with Jack Thrash, 1999/08/05
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: May 3, 1921 Deriks, Ark. /
Father's occupation: wagon vendor, logger, oil field worker, manager of company store. /
Alichsa, OK /
Logging: mules, skidways, saws, etc. /
Shotgun houses. Most had 3 rooms. /
Battiest, OK /
Bethel, OK /
Managing the "commisary" at Ilichsa. Store discription: bookeeping, clothing, tools, furniture, etc. /
Wright City, OK /
Clebit, OK /
Honobia, OK /
Credit at commisary. Credit outside of regular accounts was called "off count". /
Logger's accounts. /
Account of mother's death. /
Vigil Greathouse. /
Completed high school at Battist. /
Worked at Honubia commisary store. /
Dave Shofield, manager of Honobia store. /
Size of Ilichsha camp. /
Camp description. /
Closing of camp. 1932. /
Black workers at camp. /
Moving of camp(s). /
Reopening of log camp at Clebit. /
Worked for the Kansas City Southern Railroad. /
Earnings from RR. /
Served in WWII. /
96th Div. of US Army. /
Artillery. /
Impression of Atomic bomb during War. /
Pacific Theater: Laiti, Okinawa. /
Landing equipment. /
Friends made during WWII. Reunions. /
Marriage during War. /
Return to work force after War. /
Was in 45th Div. before War. /
Worked for Mutual of Omaha. Adjuster. /
Describes being an adjuster. /
Difficulty of making adjustments East to West in Okla. /
Growth of Edmond. /
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.101. Interview with Melvin Whitebird, 1999/08/11
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.102. Interview with W. B. Webb, 1999/08/11
Administrative Information
Biographical /
born: Ardmore, OK , June 14, 1920. /
Ran Webb and Alice Webb; parents. /
Completed high school in Ardmore. /
Joined Navy Oct. 1938. /
Navy training, schools. /
Assigned USS Colorado. /
Aviation Radioman. /
Wanted to be a pilot. /
Attended Flight School. /
First fight in airplane. /
Civilian pilot training. /
Temp. Duty on USS Oklahoma. Arrived Dec. 6th. /
Was on 3rd deck at time of bombing of Pearl Harbor. /
Recalls the ship rolling. /
Exited porthole. /
Was in water for 20 to 30 mins. /
Picked up by launch. /
Ford Island. /
Oil in harbor, fire, etc. /
Heard blast of first torpedo. /
Confusion on ship. /
Movement of ship with each blast. /
Recalls airplanes diving on ship, etc. /
Experiences after attack was over. /
Recalls anger over bombing. /
Describes Harbor day after bombing. /
Returned to USS Colorado Bremerton, Washington. /
Flight Training. /
Training in the "Hellcat", F-6F. /
Combat experiences in Pacific. /
"Marriannies Turkey Shoot" /
American Flier "in water". /
"Broke off" from flight to assist downed pilot. /
Spotted Japanise Aircraft "in formation" /
"Spider" Webb's famous radio transmission. /
Shot down 6 airplanes during the event. /
Return to Carrier. USS Hornet. /
Condition of Webb's aircraft after landing. /
Other experiences in Pacific. /
Navy Cross. /
Consideration for Congressional Medal of Honor. /
Reverted to non-commissioned officer /
Worked for LTV, Ft. Worth. (Ling-Temco-Vough). /
Worked in Saudi Arabia, with the Royal Saudi Air Force. /
Compares more recent equipment for pilots, etc. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.104. Interview with William Sage, 1999/08/12
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.105. Interview with Moses Starr Jr., 1999/08/13
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H1999.107. Interview with John Sadberry, 1999/08/13
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Jan 18, 1917 /
Parents: Charles and Hannah Sadberry /
Attended School: Rosewald School in Texas, Prarie View University /
Games and chores as child /
Prairie View /
Teaching job in Texas /
Great Depression /
El Reno's Booker T. Washington (Teacher, Principal) /
Wife /
Community of El Reno /
WW II /
Lawton Douglass (Competion, Activities, Community) /
Downtown Lawton /
Intergration Lawton (Deodo Park, Hotel Lawtonia) /
Fred Harris and J.C. Kennedy /
OKC Kennedy Jr. High School Principal (Moon Middle School) /
OKC Douglass High school Principal /
King death /
F.D. Moon /
Religion /
Role models /
Central Office (OKC Public Schools) /
Future of OKC public Schools /
Future of OKC /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.108. Interview with Ronald Johnson (2nd Interview), 1999/08/13
Administrative Information
ohrjohnson99 2nd; Video: 1hr 34m /
Interviewee: Ronald Johnson 2nd Interview /
Interviewer: Floyd Freeman /
Location: Rodger Harris Office (Oklahoma Historical Society), OKC. /
Date: Aug 13, 1999 /
Biographical /
Born: April 15, 1932 in Chouteau /
Parents: Maryetta Vann and Currence Johnson /
Attended School: Chouteau and Lincoln High School in Claremore /
Parents and Grandfather (Sharecropping, W.P.A.,Location, Education) /
Farm /
Claremore /
Lincoln High School (Basketball, Programs) /
Holidays (Christmas, 4th of July) /
Paperboy /
Segregation /
Langston University /
Texas Chevrolet Job /
Air Force ( basic training, intergration, Rosewell, Guam) /
Elks /
Wife /
Oklahoma Turpike Authority (Toll Booth) /
State Trooper (application, interview, job) /
Training (OU, accident investagator) /
Promotion /
Problem with being black (white trooper) /
Stolen Car /
Langston Homecoming /
High Speed Chase /
Dr. King Death /
Church /
Mason /
Officer Killed /
U.S. Marshall /
Unruly criminals /
OKC Bombing /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.109. Interview with Wilber B. Webb
item H1999.110. Interview with Dr. Dorothy Parker, 1999/08/18
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: April 10, 1932 Jones, Ok /
Parents: Cleveland and Francis Joseph Jones /
Attended School: Inman Page, Douglass in OKC, Washington in Luther /
Picking Cotton /
Teachers in Schools /
Holidays /
Early OKC /
Role models /
Whitfield College (Kansas) /
Segregation (movies in Kansas) /
Langston (campus, professors, fun) /
Husband /
University Hospital /
Jones elementary /
Central State /
Harmony (Martin Luther King) elementary school /
Douglass /
OSU-Tech. /
Rose State College /
Dr. King /
Integration /
Neighborhood Schools /
Community Leaders /
Future OKC /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.111. Interview with Gloria Matthews, 1999/08/19
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Oklahoma City Jan19, 1924 /
Parent: Marshall and Emma T. Harell /
Attend School: Dunbar Elem. Douglass High School /
Great Depression /
Integrated Neighborhood growning up (Southtown) /
Holidays /
Favorite Teachers /
Douglass High School /
Tulsa Booker T. Washington (6-10 grade) /
Marriage /
Older High School Student (Night School) /
OSU-OKC /
WW II /
Kaiser ShipYard /
Single Mom /
Cosmetology /
Child Care Business /
Change in Children /
Religion /
Civil Rights /
NAACP /
Future OKC /
Advice /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.112. Interview with Calvin Luper, 1999/08/19
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: Feb 10, 1946 /
Parents: Bert and Clara Luper /
Attended School: Dunjee, Dunbar, Truman, Webster, Douglass /
Fun and chores /
Holidays /
Role models /
School Stories (Elementary and Middle School) /
Sit-in /
Douglass High School /
Non-Violence /
OU /
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity /
Vietnam /
Langston University /
Regional Youth Director (NAACP) /
Photography /
Black Voice Magazine /
Freedom Center Bombing /
Future Civil Rights /
Future OKC /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.113. Interview with Colleen Cometsevah, 1999/08/20
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.114. Interview with James Roy Johnson, 1999/08/20
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: Idabel, OK Jan 19, 1923 /
Parents: Willie and Susie Johnson /
Attended School: Union Chapel, Pleasant Grove, Douglass (Wewoka) /
Teachers /
Football (teams played, trips) /
Holidays /
New Farmers of America /
Langston University /
Depression /
Sharecropping /
California /
Teaching Job (Haskell) /
Tinker Air Force Base /
Booker T. Washington (Haskell) /
Integration /
Muskogee Middle School /
Master degree /
Muskogee High School /
City Council /
Politics (Haskell, State Democratic Secretary, Jimmy Carter) /
Awards (Mr. Johnson home) /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.116. Interview with Joan Gay Croft, 1999/08/24
item H1999.117. Interview with Grover Turtle, 1999/08/25
Roman Nose, Larry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.118. Interview with Stella Roman Nose Blackbear, 1999/08/25
Roman Nose, Larry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.120. Interview with Joe Osage, 1999/09/01
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.122. Interview with Alvin F. Barker, 1999/08/11
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Alvin F. Barker served in the US Navy during WWII. He served on board the USS Oklahoma. He recalls many things about military life, including boot camp, mess duty and preparing for inspection by the admiralty. He describes the day before the Pearl Harbor attack. When the attack began on December 7, he was at the ship lockers when the first torpedo struck. After the ship rolled over, he swam to the USS Maryland. Barker describes the attack in detail. Barker also discusses his experience in the war after the attack, as well as life after the war.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-08-02.
Index Terms
item H1999.123. Interview with Lucian Twins, 1999/09/02
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.125. Interview with Colleen Cometsevah, 1999/09/10
Administrative Information
Part of the Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.126. Interview with Pendleton Woods, 1999/09/10
Roberson, Glenn Vaughn [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Topical: Korean War, 45th Division /
WWII veteran's experiences. /
B. A. R. gunner on Western Front /
POW in Germany for 5 months. /
Physical and mental conditions after War. /
Talks of malnutrition, hunger. /
Recalls WWII experience positively. /
Assigned to AG in Reserves at end of War. /
Completed college at Ark. Univ. G. I. Bill /
Took ROTC. Became 2nd Lt. /
Roy Stewart recruited Woods into 45th in PIO Section. /
45th Div. is called into Korean War. /
First Army Div. to have regular radio and TV programs. /
Response to 45th being "called up". /
Division Forward /
PIO Section had 12 men. /
Worked and slept in tents. /
War Correspondents: Ernie Holbright, /
Edward R. Murrow, "Christmas Across The Front" How the program was done. /
Instructions from command on reporters. /
Comments on how the War was being reported. /
Equipment compared with WWII equipment. /
Freezing feet, etc. /
Conditions related to cold injuries. Describes symptoms. /
Ohkido [Hokkaido?], Japan /
Describes ice, mud, dust in Korea. /
Describes "safety cables" used on icy hills. /
Russian Bear is shipped to US. "Hinner Ord" goes to OKC Zoo. /
Khogie Island [Koje-Do Island?], prison used by Allies for N. Korean prisoners. /
Uprising at prison. Response to bodies of murdered prisoners. /
Number killed at prison and Woods' thoughts on it. /
Woods describes events in the PIO Section. /
Attitude of Woods when "called up". /
Woods worked for OG and E when called up. /
Recalls impact of "Cold War". /
UN troops compared to South Korean troops. /
Philippine Unit attached to 45th. /
Contact with Korean villages / towns minimal. /
Explanation of "Division Rear" and "Division Forward". /
Compares WWII soldiers with Korean War soldiers. /
Many troops were veterans. /
Woods recalls defense of soldier who fired his weapon at a party. /
Betty Hutton entertains. /
Names war correspondents, etc. /
Mark Bodene writes a silly story out of boredom. Satire on War. /
War-time friendships. /
Sources for articles in Div. newspaper. /
Function of Div. newspaper. /
Radio program production. /
TV film production. /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.127. Interview with R. L. (Raymond) Greathouse, 1999/09/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Video images of logging camp photos: /
train crew, steam locomotive, names of crew. /
truck crew and truck shop, near Glover River, some names. /
loading logs onto train cars with steam boom and names of those pictured. /
Clebit Camp, names. /
Born: Alicksha Camp, 1919. (Alikchi ?)/
Parents: Fred and Hattie Greathouse /
Schools attended. /
1st camp was 9 miles north of Wright City. /
2nd camp was 18 miles north of Wright City. /
Bethel Camp was 27 miles north of Broken Bow. /
Dart Trucks /
Camp in the "Hole". /
Shotgun houses. /
Rent on company houses. /
Health care program sponsored by company. /
Size of Bethel Camp. /
Company store. /
Records keeping details. /
"Scaling" /
Accounting for each logger/cutter. /
"The Forty" /
Surveyors /
Loading logs, skidding logs. /
Using mules, trucks, Dozers /
Safety record. /
Sawmill at Wrights City. /
Accident at sawmill. /
Estimating boardfeet. /
Booming truckloads of logs. /
Tells of a truck accident on a bridge. /
Met Mrs Greathouse. /
Relationship with local folks. /
Pickens, OK. /
WWII experiences, Army, Taking of Berlin, Russians, Germans. /
Returning home after War. Special teatment from a local merchant. /
Logging truck wreck. /
Worked at Tinker Field, mechanic. /
Recreation at the Logging Camps, baseball, etc. /
Local stores in McCurtain County. /
Worked for Southwest Title and Trust, OKC. During the "oil boom". /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.129. Interview with Colleen Cometsevah, 1999/09/21
Administrative Information
Part of Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.130. Interview with Ronald Jones, 1999/09/21
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical: /
Born 1948, OKC /
Parents: Grace M. Jones, Johnny H. Jones /
Family information. /
Grandfather emigrated from Lebanon circa 1890. /
Grandfather settled in Shawnee and opened a confectionery. /
Grandfather bought Cozy Theater, became the Ritz. /
Theaters became family business. /
Silent to talkies. /
Early sound on discs. /
Ritz was first theater in Shawnee to have sound. /
Financing of theaters. /
History of business by theater. /
Became partners with Video Independent Theaters in 1954. /
Henry Griffing was head of Video Ind. Theaters. /
Carmike Cinemas (Martin Theaters) bought Video in 1982 and became partners with Jones Theaters. /
Bartlesville Video/TV was pay TV cable movie channel(s). /
Bob Clark was manager of Bartlesville operation. /
Cablecom General of Colorado bought Bartlesville operation, then sold to RKO. /
Jones tells of Video's progressive promotions. /
Louise Wesson was concessions manager. /
First-run movie contracts. /
1939 run of "Snow White" /
Admission prices. /
Promotions. /
Inventory /
Ben Hur opening. /
Automation of projection. /
"platter" horizontal projection system. /
Crest Theater in Stillwater. /
Forth generation business. /
PHOTO DISCRIPTIONS (narrative continues) /
confectionery /
2. Palace of Sweets confectionery. /
Busy Bee /
Busy Bee /
Ritz Theater. /
(photocopy of Ritz) /
Hornbeck Theater. (photocopy) /
Wide Screen (Hornbeck) /
Cinemascope screen (Hornbeck) /
(Hornbeck) Stereophonic sound used with Cinemascope. /
Hornbeck with "Drum Beat" playing. /
Hornbeck 1958 or 59. giving away car. /
Hornbeck "Pal Joey" /
Interior shot of Hornbeck. /
Ritz 1966 interior. /
Ritz concession attendants. /
Hornbeck "The Birds" /
Hornbeck on opening night 1947. /
1965 Dale Robertson autograph party for "Man From Button Willow" /
Circa late 30s Chaplin at the Ritz. /
Cinema Center Twin and Starlite Theater (shared common concessions, etc.) /
Balcony of Hornbeck Theater is converted into the Penthouse Theater. /
Display of "Ghost Goes west". Painted locally. /
Bison Theater. (1939) /
Ritz 1961 "2001" /
Cirterion Theater (circa 1927) /
Photocopy Odeon Theater. /
Photocopy of Bison. /
State Theater /
Employees at an opening. /
Banner boards 1967. /
"Robe" at Hornbeck. /
Avon Theater...became The Jake. /
Photocopy of Avon interior. /
Photocopy of Avon interior. /
Camera Theater in Stillwater (photocopy) /
Camera Theater interior (photocopy) became the Crest. /
Criterion Theater, J. P. Sousa performed in this theater. /
1936 Bison Theater (photocopy) /
Bison Theater. /
Jones discusses ads for movies including promotions, admission. /
Christmas Greeting trailer was seen by 40,000 viewers in 1998. /
Seasonal business. /
Community support for business. /
Family photos, etc. in Jones' office. /
End of interview. /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.131. Interview with Clem McSpadden and Trent McSpadden, 1999/09/22
McSpadden, Donna [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born 1925 near Bushyhead (near Chelsea) /
Parents: Herb McSpadden and Madiline McSpadden /
Mother's family from near Ft Gibson. /
Dawes Commission. /
Parents lived in Orange, California briefly. /
Family history. /
Sally and Tom McSpadden /
Brothers: Bob (retired banker) and Trent McSpadden (retired rural carrier). /
Tom McSpadden family information. /
Tells of his mother's personality. /
Tells of his father's personality. /
Parents moved from old Rodgers home to Chelsea because of the building of Oolagah Res. /
Navy in WWII. /
Higher education through the Navy. /
Trent McSpadden joins interview. /
Trent born 1935, Oolagah. /
Attended school. /
Drafted in Army 1955. /
Medical Corps. /
Worked on Will Rogers Turnpike. /
Tell of father's personality. /
Father quoted C. V. Rogers /
Father worked on the Chapman Barnard Ranch. /
Father was story teller. /
Father sang old songs, cowboy songs. /
What mother and father wore to church. /
Parents model for children's behavoir. /
Rodeo memories. /
Clem recalls first time as a rodeo announcer. /
Trent was a bulldogger. /
Learning to rope. /
Goat roping. /
Use of goats on ranch. /
Cattle drives /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.133. Interview with Edwin Nall, 1999/09/24
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Topical- Movie theaters: /
Began as a janitor in a theater in Waurika, OK /
First pay in the theater. /
Becoming a projectionist. /
Low intensity lamphouses to high intensity. /
RCA representative for area. /
Emporeres Theater /
Royal Theater /
Projector technology. /
Film numbering for editing and repair. /
High fidelity was music first heard in movie theaters. /
Serials. /
Waurika Theater /
Number of films "run" per week. /
Rotation of films between two theaters to handle overflow in Waurika. /
Attendence at theaters in Waurika in late 1930s. /
Sleeping in the Royal. /
Attending school in OKC. /
Chickasha Midwest Theater. /
Peacock Theater in OKC. /
Coronado theater. /
Cecil Davis. /
West 10 Theater, OKC. /
First movie at West 10. /
US Army Motion Picture Service. /
Equipment used at Fort Benning Theaters. /
Jess Baldwin, Theater Supply. /
Local Union for Projectionists. /
Carbon elements used in projectors. /
Jenifer Jones.. /
Closed Shop, Projectionist 380. /
Isis Theater /
"Scabs" working as projectionists. /
Majestic Theater /
Wall Street in OKC, location of. /
Cooper Theaters of Lincoln, Nebraska /
First sound theaters in OKC. /
Capitol Theater /
Western Electric equipment. /
Isis Theater /
Gayety Theater. /
"Midnight Ramber" stage show at Gayety. /
Ritz Theater, OKC. /
Ritz Theater, Britton. /
Yale Theater. /
Mayflower Theater. /
Redskin Theater. /
Nob Hill Theater. /
Agnew Theater. /
Bob Putch. /
Uptown Theater. /
Union assignments for projectionists. /
Wages earned by union projectionists. /
Usher's Union. /
Projectionists form union in El Reno. /
Villa Theater. /
Log Cabin Theater. /
Northwest Drive In Theater, openning. /
Drive in theater information. /
Roger Latour. /
Bob Dennis and Dennis Doughnut Company. /
Projection rooms, technology. /
Blue Moon Theater. /
Paul Rice. /
Jack Box. /
Dick Dier. /
RKO /
Roger Rice. /
Worked for Post Office. /
Audience reaction to problems with film projection in theaters. /
Fire in theaters. /
RKO employees in OKC. /
Locations of various theaters in OKC. /
Shrine Auditorium. /
Warner Theater. /
Spad Coolie. /
Live shows and appearances by movie stars. /
Names in movie theater business. /
Promotion of movies locally. /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.134. Interview with Ray Parson, 1999/10/05
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical: /
Born Cestos, OK June 1918. /
Marshall Parsons, Emma Lash Parsons /
Parents from Ohio. /
Parents came to Ok. Terr. by covered wagon, made 1893 Run. /
Father was masonry contractor, cement contractor. /
Attended school in Seiling, left school in 8th grade. /
Masonry work. /
Enlisted in Seabees, trained in Virginia, Rhode Island, California. /
USS Henderson. /
Assigned to South Pacific. /
Guadalcanal, Tologi Island /
Pontoon dry docks. /
Describes climate and conditions in South Pacific. /
Working with natives of the islands. /
Henderson Field. /
Letters home during service. /
Recreation activites while in South Pacific. /
Friends made during service. /
On-the-job training, government supported. /
Working at a hatchery in Seiling. /
Lewellen Construction Co. /
Work at Ft. Supply on construction. /
Cummings Construction Co. /
First car owned after return from service. /
Operated a filling station in Seiling. /
Hern Motor Frieght as a truck driver. /
Navajo Freight. /
"pedal run" /
Tells of meeting his second wife. /
Tells of his father's death. /
Tells of being lost in the woods while hunting in Idaho. /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.137. Interview with George Grellman, 1999/09/29
item H1999.141. Interview with Penn Rabb, 1999/10/27
Administrative Information
Biographical...... /
Born Marlow, Ok 1933 /
Parents names..P. V. Rabb and Myrtle Caruthers Rabb. /
Family history. /
First National Bank of Marlow's history. /
Father sold bank in 1970s. /
Father's work habits. /
Joined National Guard while in highschool. /
Describes National Guard Armory at Marlow. /
Jimmie Newman of Marlow. /
Unit training schedule. /
Guard meetings four times a months. /
Military Police Company of the Guard. /
Attended Summer Camp in 1949 Ft. Sill. /
Training with weapons, etc. /
Use of Armory by community. /
Uniforms. /
Command of local unit. /
Mobilization of guard. Local impact. /
Training schedule changes after mobilization. /
Under-age discharges after mobilization. /
Company G, 179 Inf. /
Transportation to Camp Polk, LA /
"Go With The Men You Know" recruitment slogan. /
Recalls marching down Main Street at Marlow on way to train station and crowds gathering. /
Training at South Post, Ft Polk. /
Attended Leadership Training Course at Ft. Riley, KS /
Returned to Ft. Polk...completed basic training. /
Parents requested discharge. /
Reported to 45th Div. Replacement Company. /
Processed "out" late May 1951. /
Completed highschool at M arlow. /
Attended Univ. of Oklahoma. /
Re-enlisted in Guard at Marlow. /
Direct Commission. /
Began working at Father's bank in Marlow. /
Became commander of Guard Unit at Marlow. /
Worked full-time at Ardmore Guard Unit. /
Taught Command Gen. Staff Officers Course. /
Assistant Commandant of Gen. Staff Officer's Course, Ft. Sill. /
President of Ft. Sill National Bank. /
Military reunions. /
179th Inf. Div. manuscript (Korean War). /
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.142. Interview with William "Bill" Little, 1999/10/28
Norton, Phil [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Date: Oct 28, '99 /
Location: Little's home in Ada, OK. /
Biographical.... /
Born May 22, 1921 /
Father was from North Carolina /
Mother from Texas /
Grandfather was doctor and practiced in Ada area. /
Father's experiences in newspapers and other publications. /
Ada Evening News published from 1921 to 1981 by Littles. /
Tells of loans from banks based on thirds and fourths for farmers. /
Education. /
WWII build-up in Ada area. /
Hot metal to tubular presses for newspapers. /
Job printing by commercial press also owned by family. /
Comparison of costs of small town papers and large city operations. /
Delivery of papers to near-by towns. /
Financing of paper. /
Father died in 1966. /
Term of publisher and legal concerns. /
Sen. R. S. Kerr /
Highway building in area. /
EPA regional laboratory. /
NASA facility planned for Ada. /
Comments on industrial development from Dean McGee. /
Comments on changes in business district 1950 to 1980. /
Plans for a nuclear powered rocket program to involve Ada. /
Chickasaw Nation development relationship to Ada. /
Chilocco Trained printers. /
Indian Health Service reforms. /
Water supply for Ada. /
OG and E Board of Directors. /
Streeter Flynn stories: OKC Post Office, OKC Canal Project, Froglegs as an industry, etc. /
Gov. W. H. Murray story. /
Oklahoma City, Ada, and Atoka Railroad. /
Photo: yes /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.145. Interview with Harold Mulhausen, 1999/11/02
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: OKC , 1930 /
Parents: Elmer Mulhausen and Ruth Mixer /
Capital Hill High School, Grad 1949 (1950). /
Grad. Class 250 (49) /
Height and weight at Grad. /
Football player. /
Joined Marine Corps Reserve Dec. '48 /
Reasons for joining the Marine Reserve. /
Attended Summer Camp: Camp Pendelton /
Did not attend "boot camp". /
Location of Reserve Unit. /
Combat Training /
Transportation to Japan, Yokohama /
Osaka, Japan /
"On-line" Nov. 1950. /
3.5 Rocket Section /
Experiences "in field". /
Chinese contact. /
Replacement draft. /
Personal weapon. /
Received ammunition through mail. /
Targets for 3.5. /
M1 rifle use. /
Cold weather problems. /
Equipment issued. /
Weight lost from 45-50 days "in field". /
Feeding the troops. /
C-rations. /
Chinese Troops sighted. /
Chosin Reservoir. /
Masan. /
Total time spent in Korea. /
Moral of troops. /
Returning home. /
Tinker Field /
Loss of memory related to War. /
Veterans were/are untalkative. /
Book on Korean War experiences: "Korea, Memories of a U. S. Marine" by Mulhausen and Alexander. /
Long term health problems: cold weather, feet, hands, skin cancer, PTSD malaria. /
Reflections on war experiences. /
Mail while in Korea. /
Communication with family about War. /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.146. Interview with Fred Snyder, Sr., 1999/11/03
Roberson, Glenn [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Kingfisher, 1916 /
Parents: W. S. Snyder, Francis Snyder /
Father knew W. H. Murray /
Father involved in building a hotel in Clinton (Calmez?) /
Father brought breeding stock cattle from England to Oklahoma. /
Mother died when Fred was 4 years old. /
Father operated hardware lumber business. /
Rt 66 construction near Arcadia. /
Use of prison labor on Rt 66. /
Use of brick on Rt 66. /
"Habin Cut' on Rt 66. /
Backing up hills in early cars. /
Attended Arcadia and Edmond Schools. /
Grad. highschool 1934. /
Worked for Baggerly Hardware and Funeral Home. /
Stories on M. O. Baggerly. /
Working as an electrician. /
Introduction of Romex in wireing. /
Joined National Guard at age 18. /
Edmond Guard had about 35 members in 1934. /
Paid $.80/drill. /
Joined for the pay. /
Uniforms issued. /
Headquarters Company. /
WWI veteran in the Guard Unit. Hugh Forsyeth. /
Worked as an orderly a summer camp at Ft Sill. /
Tells of the "horse drawn Army". /
Transportation to Ft. Sill by train and later by trucks. /
Edmond Guard Unit met at "Central Hall" in Edmond. /
Unit had "03" rifles. /
Firing weapons at range in Edmond and at Summer Camp. /
Preparing to be an officer. /
Macina Murray /
Tent city at Ft. Sill. /
Becoming an officer. /
Comparing the pay of a Second Lt. and a Master Sargent. /
Draftees arrived at Unit... /
Attended school at Ft Benning. /
Anticipation of War by Guard Unit members. /
Became S-1 of Headquarters Unit. /
Camp Barkley /
Locations of 45 Div. after leaving Ft. Sill. /
Pine Camp near Watertown, NY. /
Training at Pine Camp. /
Recreation at Pine Camp. /
Relationship between 45th Div. and Watertown. /
Shipped out to Europe from Virginia. /
Experiences in Sicily and other parts of Italy. /
Learning to adjust to combat. /
Troops paid in Lyra while in Italy. /
Gen Mark Clark. /
Wounded. /
Experiences in hospital near Paris. /
Malaria. /
Experiences in Paris hospital. /
Celebration at end of War in Paris. /
Transfer to Temple, TX to recover. /
Becoming City Manager of Edmond. /
Rejoined the 45th Div. at the outbreak of the Korean War. /
General Styrion /
Camp Polk. /
Travel to Japan and Korean. /
Experiences in Korea. /
Comments about the 38th Parallel. /
Experiences with administrative conflicts while in Korea. /
Experiences with ROK units. /
Return to Oklahoma. /
Continued experiences with the 45th Div. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
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item H1999.147. Interview with Charley Shields, 1999/11/07
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical.. /
Tells of sickness in family and why he went to work. /
Born: Hopper, Arkansas /
Father was a farmer. /
Frontier approach to farming. /
Parents names: Franklin Shields and Elizabeth Pinch Shields /
Mother's family from Georgia. /
Tells of his mother's family crossing the Miss. River by homemade boat. /
Moved to Smithville, OK. Continued to farm. /
Began logging at Ilicsha in 1925. /
Had no schooling. /
Father and brother were both sick. /
"Uncle" Albert Burnett. /
Mr Shields went to work at age 15. /
Written permission from parents to work. /
Examined by company doctor. /
Started to work on Round Mountain in McCurtain County. /
"Swamped" ..... assisted loggers. /
Mule teams used. /
"Four-Up" teams. /
Four axle eightwheel wagons used. /
Wheel team problems. /
Dealing with difficult mules. /
Using skids. /
Number of logs in a load on the big wagons. /
Mules stayed on the mountain in corrals. /
Mule crews. /
Trucks began to be used in 1929. /
International trucks (chassis). /
Makeshift seats on trucks, etc. /
Advantages of trucks over mule teams. /
Loading logs on trucks. /
Driving trucks in mountains. /
Fred Direks. /
T-Model (1919) "stipped-down". /
Fisk Tires. /
Doing mechanic work. /
Pickens, Honubia, Ontukalo. /
"Take away engine" on log train. /
Herman Direks....speech to workers. /
Noontime meal. /
Accidents related to trains. /
Train wreck on Pine Creek. /
Rail ties. /
"Steel Gang" made ties for rail beds, etc. /
Number of train engines used at Ilecsha. (Alikchi?)/
"Doubling" on the train. /
Attaching the logs to the traincars. /
Steamloader. /
Fuel for the train engine. /
Commissary for lumber camp. /
Hasbury Brown's store. /
Work clothes for loggers. /
T Model on the rails. /
Doctors and medical care at lumber camps. /
Cost of medical care. /
Housing cost in camps. /
School fees in camps. /
Water system for lumber camps. /
Sanitation concerns. /
Cooperative school funding. /
"Camp In The Hole" /
"Clebit Camp" /
Camps closed in 1931 as a result of the Depression....company went broke. /
Brother was "laid-off". /
Lets brother replace him. /
Trucks were "stored' and logging con't. with mules. /
Living through the Depression. /
Subsistence lifestyle. /
Raising hogs on acorns. /
Pay for cutting 10 ricks of wood for $7.00. Circa 1932. /
"Short-live timber." Timber leases. /
Raising cotton during the Depression. /
Heard trucks running while plowing, timber camps started again. /
John Nowee, a black man who worked for the Dawes Commission married an indian woman. (This is an assumption on the part of the interviewer). /
Pay when camps started again. /
Work hours. /
Log camp lawman. /
"Nine-mile Camp". /
Bethel, Oklahoma. /
"Narras" (Narrows) Camp. /
New trucks for the company in 1936. /
Trucks built in Kansas City. /
"Dart" trucks. /
Tractors used. /
Pushmataha County. Worked as a mechanic for State Highway Dept. /
Mechanic's stories: track vehicles, Model-Ts, etc. /
Retired from Highway Dept. /
Building cattle feeders. /
Knee joint replacement.
Family information.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.150. Interview with Barbara Turnbull and Betty Irene Comptin-Carson, 1999/11/09
item H1999.151. Interview with James E. Alexander, 1999/11/10
Roberson, Glenn [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born in Iowa, 1930. /
Father: James Alexander, mother: Lillian Campbell /
Completed 10th grade in Iowa, dropped out to join Navy 1947. /
Continued education in 1955. /
Boot camp: San Diego /
Treasure Island. /
Communications. /
USS John A. Bole /
Radar. /
WWII heritage of USS Bole. /
Korean War mission for USS Bole. /
USS Walke. /
Equipment on USS Bole. /
Battle Station, drills, etc. /
Diagnosing electronic problems on ship. /
Ice on ship. /
Information provided to the ship's personnel. /
Bole arrived in early November 1950. /
Diary kept by shipmate. /
Bole traveled from East to West Coast regularly. /
Marine fighter pilots in support of ground troops. /
Changes in personal opinion of War after researching and reflecting on War. /
Gen. D. McArthur /
Comments of the announcement of the recapture of Soule. /
Conclusions after research for books on War. /
Impressions of Japan while "on leave". /
"Script" used while on leave. /
War in two parts: Blitzkrieg and Stalemate. /
Attended University of the Pacific. /
Taught broadcasting. /
KXOB radio. /
Dean Of Business, Okla. City University. /
Boston University. /
Study of theology. /
Central Methodist Church of Stockton, CA /
Quaker experiences. /
Advanced education at Vanderbilt University. /
Channel 52 television OKC. /
"The Other School System" production for PBS 1972. /
Writing Career: /
Wrote "Western" in 1958. /
"USS John A. Bole" /
"Historical homes of Lincoln Terrace" /
"Justice For Sale" and related research. /
"Prisoner of the Rising Sun" /
"A Ridge Too Far" /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.152. Interview with Dr. Charles Richmond and Mrs. Irene Richmond, 1999/11/11
Roberson, Glenn [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical: /
Mrs Richmond born in Edmond area 1919, father's name, Alvin Poage, mother, Lennie B. Poage /
Dr Richmond born in OKC in 1918, father's name, S. O. Richmond, mother, Mary Frances. /
First jobs fence building, boilermaker. /
Pastor of First Baptist Church of Luther, Lavery, Hopewell (west of Edmond). /
Entered Army Chaplin School, youngest to enter Chaplin's School. /
Comments on Chaplin's School. 1942. /
Harvard University /
Bought Uniform at Rothchild's Dept. Store. /
Comments from Mrs Richmond on husband in military. /
Division Chaplin of 45th Divsion. /
Ft. Dix, /
Hattiesburg, Miss. /
Camp Hansa. /
Troop Ship around New Zealand, to Perth, Australia, to Bombay. /
Military Train to Asam, India. /
Stillwell Road /
Chaplain's duties on Stillwell Road. /
General Pick's advice on Chaplain's duties. /
Arranging Catholic services and Jewish services. /
Ecumenical approach to religious services. /
Christmas services. /
"Soft Shell Baptist" /
Mrs Richmond's recollections of letters from Dr Richmond. /
"Over the Hump" /
General Stillwell. /
Visit to Holy Land en route home. /
Impressions of The Holy Land. /
Value of trip to Holy Land. /
Returned from WWII on Memorial Day. /
Returned from Korea on Memorial Day. /
Counselor in Oklahoma City School Systems. /
Personal economics at time of "Call-Up" of 45th Div. /
Minister of non-denominational Veterans Village at Will Rogers Airfield. /
Comparison of veterans after WWII, Korea, Vietnam in the job market. /
Patriotism. /
"Serve With The Men You Know". 45th Div. /
45th Div. Reunions. /
Transportation from Camp Polk to Japan. /
Troop movements in newspapers. /
Comments on Russian movements. /
Hokkaido, Japan. /
Local reation in Japan to arrival of 45th Div. /
Moral on ship en route to Korea in comparison to WWII. /
Changes in concerns about going to war. /
"Outlived all our chances". /
Communication between Dr and Mrs Richmond about war worries. /
Difference in two daughters regarding the War. /
Oldest daughter 's concerns about the War and TV news, etc. /
Red Cross messages about death notices from home including a message about his mother's death while in Korea. /
Dear John letters. /
Tokyo Rose. /
Savatage during WWII. /
Helping a troubled soldier while at Camp Polk. /
Duties of a Chaplin. /
Experiences in Korea "in field". /
Incident at Ft. Hood. /
Religous efforts in Japan. Building a church at Hokido. /
"Conditional Last Rights" of a soldier. /
Style of funerals. /
Funerals for veterans. /
Continuing education at Univ. of Oklahoma. /
Became Dean of Students at Central State University. /
Taught psychology at Central State College. /
S. D. S. (Students for Democratic Society). /
Protests at Central State College related to the Draft. /
Negotiations with protesters. /
20 years in the 45th Div. /
More than 30 years in military. /
Chaplins and ministers treated differently socially. /
National Chaplin for American Legion. /
Chaplin for Boy's State. /
Duties of a Chaplin. /
Resting at aid station in Korea. /
Mrs Richmond comments on her responsibilities while husband is gone. /
Illness of daughter while father was in Korea. /
Surgery on daughter at Tinker field. /
Public response to troops returning home from WWII and Korea. /
Veterans in competition with others. /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.155. Interview with Kristina L. Southwell, 1999/11/20
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Topical: Tornadoes of May 1999 in Moore, OK /
Recalls storms "on the ground" as reported in the media. /
Regency Park Addition. /
Tornado sirens blew about 6:30 or 6:45. /
Took shelter in the hallway of her home. /
Sensations when the tornado "hit": /
Heard the tornado in the distance. /
Windows on the southwest side of house started to break. /
Wind in house. /
Could hear debris hitting the house. /
Sounds off the roof lifting. /
Family members there included: mother, brother, niece and pets. /
Houses on the north side of the street were left standing. /
No injuries. /
Storm passed by 7:30. /
Neighbor knocked on front door. /
Neighborhood was destroyed. /
Mother was hysterical. /
Debris was falling. /
Neighbor was buried under debris. /
Trying to account for other neighbors. /
Rescue crews were slow to arrive because of debris. /
Confusion. /
Smell of natural gas. /
Started to get dark. /
Gas fires started in neighborhood. /
Left neighborhood in fear of gas fires, etc. /
Left at about 8:00 or 8:30. /
Neighbors were all accounted for. /
Family had lived in neighborhood for 24 years. /
Advice to people after tornado warning. /
Problems facing family: /
Housing /
Transportation /
Stayed with father in his home after storm. /
Clothing. /
Prescription drugs. /
Finding other pets. /
Security for neighborhood. /
National Guard. /
Walked about a mile to neighborhood from nearest parking area. /
Caught a ride with neighbor. /
Impact of storm emotionally. /
Insurance company declared her home a total loss. /
Damage from previous damage. /
Decision to move from neighborhood. /
Parents had been told 20 years earlier that the neighborhood was prone to tornadoes. /
Salvage from home. /
Photos taken of damaged home. /
Insurance coverage. /
Insurance settlement. /
Precautions taken in new home for emergencies. /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.156. Interview with Eugene Blackbear, Sr., 1999/11/30
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Topical: Tribal Songs Project /
arrow making /
bow making /
Spotted Horse /
use of sinew for bowstrings, etc. /
Kiowa vest. /
Geary, Oklahoma /
Kiowa-Cheyenne relations, peace. /
sweat lodge /
sign language /
Watonga, Oklahoma /
Geary, Oklahoma /
Greenfield, Oklahoma /
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma /
early cars /
childhood visits to town in 1930s and 1940s. /
Concho Agency /
foods /
grandparents /
"bean flip" /
beef bonuses /
illness and medicine /
Wyoming /
Yellowstone /
bone treatment /
cancer treatment /
Becoming an Indian doctor /
Sun Dance /
Beach Ranch /
Canton, Oklahoma /
Seiling, Oklahoma /
Arrow worship /
spiritual training /
medicine people /
Native American Church /
Concho Indian Hospital /
Watonga, Oklahoma /
peyote /
Laredo, Texas/peyote /
Mexican Indians/peyote /
singing /
tornado song /
"encouraging" song /
Wolf song /
Sweet Medicine /
Bear Butte /
clan songs /
Cheyenne songs /
Bear Butte /
Soiux Indians /
Black hills /
Custer and his peace pledge /
Southern Cheyenne /
Sutai (Tsi tigh) /
Nothern Cheyenne /
Medicine Arrows /
"Talking sticks" /
Arrow Worship /
Sun Dance /
priestly ways of of medicine people /
Encouraging Song is sung /
Wolf song is sung /
handgame sticks /
Red Hill by Greenfeild, Oklahoma /
Boyce Timmons /
John Moore of Univ. of Oklahoma /
hand games /
Kiowas /
Crows /
Cheyenne/Washita Oral History Project
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.158. Interview with Mickey Sherman, 1999/12/13
Grimes, Owen [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical: /
Born: Baltimore, Maryland 1922. /
Teresa Blume and Eddie Sherman, parents. /
Father was a pastry chef baker. /
Began school in Cuba. /
Parents returned to US in 1929. /
Harlem, PS 72, Lexington Ave. /
Attend school in Winston Salem, NC /
Worked in a cake factory. /
Earned $12.00 a week in 1936. /
Vaudeville. /
Dancer, earned $150 per week. /
Savoy Ballroom. /
Lindy Hop. /
Dance contests.
Ballroom exhibition dancing. /
Trianon, Areanon ballrooms. /
Won Nation Jitterbug contest in Atlantic City 1940. /
Count Basie /
Joined Army Air Corps 1940. /
McDill Air Base. /
Experiences in Army. /
Bombing of Pearl Harbor. /
Gunnery school. /
Philippines /
Sidney, Australia /
Shipped via troopship New Amsterdam enroute to Australia. /
Gambling "on board". /
"Staked" to Blackjack Game. /
Made $9000 while enroute. /
Dancing in Sidney at the Trocadaro Ballroom. /
Relationship with Australians. /
Brisbane, Australian. /
Malaria. /
Strafing incident while hospitalized for malaria. /
Clark Field. /
Manila /
Philippine Independence. /
Yellow jaundice. /
Returned to US to Los Angeles. /
Atlanta, Georgia. /
Jewish community in Atlanta. /
Segregation in Atlanta. /
Poker Clubs of Gardena, California. /
TV sales. /
Flying Dutchman TV. /
TV brands. /
Early TVs. /
Projector TV. /
Wichita, Kansas appliance business. /
"Closed town" to new businesses. /
Air conditioning business in Wichita. /
May Company in Denver. /
Voice and Vision Stores in Denver. /
Tape recorders, brands, etc. /
Video recorders (early). /
Duplication business (tape). /
Auto stereo. /
Mickey's Music Mouse. /
Muntz 4 and 8 track tapes. /
Earl Muntz. /
Pioneering new products as a retailer. /
"Wizard's" computer stores. /
"Sound Values". /
Copyright law and recordings. /
Producer's Workshop recording studio. /
Anthony Armstrong Jones. /
Verna Lee. /
Conway Twitty. /
Tonya Harwell. /
Jan Joe, blues harmonica. /
B. B. King. /
Cabana Inn. OKC. /
Hilton Inn. OKC. /
Zigfields. Tulsa. /
Learning computer technology. /
Book on swing dancing; /
Revival of swing dancing. /
Fashions of swing dancers. /
Ballroom contests. /
Lindy Hop. /
Australian dating customs. /
Tai Chi. /
Discrimination experiences in military. /
Ethnic slurs. /
Religious and political comments. /
Ten Commandments. /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.159. Interview with Terry Wilson, 1999/12/15
item H1999.162. Interview with Eugene Rockholt, 1999/12/24
Roberson, Glen [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born Quanna, TX in 1927. /
Joseph P. Rockholt, father. Gladys Rockholt, mother. /
Entered service in Army Air Corps, was released because he was too young. /
Joined the Navy. /
Okinawa /
Navy training. /
In Navy 1945 to 1949. /
Left Navy to go to college. /
Left college to join Army. /
Sent to Japan. /
Shipped to Korea. /
Attended OCS. /
Trained in Artillery. /
Ft. Sill. /
M41 tank. /
Back to Korea to Artillery unit. /
Returned to Korea for second tour with Artillery. /
1st Corps. /
Duties of an F. O. /
Cold weather injuries. /
Purple Heart was recievied for more than one wound. (7 total). /
Black (African American) Battalion in Korea. /
Letters to and from home. /
Left Army to return to go college. Left Army as a Captain. /
Rejoined Army. Entered as a corporal. /
"Gyroscope" from Ft. Cambell to Germany. /
Airborne Artillery. /
Attended missile school. /
"Jump School" /
Vietnam assignments. /
Special Forces. /
Intel. assignments and training. /
MacNamara's Electronic Fence (Vietnam era) /
Laos /
Assignments on or near Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia border. /
"Go back over the fence." /
Mountainard, Humong, other groups in area. /
Operations Sargent Major. /
95 Div. US Army Reserve. HHC. /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.163. Interview with Walter Hammert, 1999/12/28
Administrative Information
Biographical- /
Born: Eudora, KS 1929. /
Father- Walter S. Hammert, mother- Elizabeth Gertrude Willamena Schlagle /
German heritage. /
Grandparents moved to Anadarko in 1901. /
Hammert's Grocery and Market (West Main Street) /
Worked in the store as a youngster. /
Describes store and apartments on second floor of building. /
Bookkeeping for the store....."single-entry" ledger, credit charges, billing. /
Credit during 1930s. /
Parker McKinzie /
66 students in Graduation Class at Anadarko. /
WWII impact on Anadarko. /
Attended University of Oklahoma. /
Air Force ROTC. /
BS in Bus. Admin. /
Trained in AT-6. /
Vance Air Force Base. T-6 training. /
Flew B-25s at James Connaly Air Force Base, Waco, TX. /
Flew C-47s in Korea based in Soule City, Korea. /
K-16 base. /
Describes military operations and experiences in Korea. /
Winter operations in Korea. /
Reunions of military units. /
Arthur Anderson and Company. /
Hammert and Mikasaw, CPAs. /
Automation of accounting firms. /
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.165. Interview with Clifford G. O'Neal, 1999/12/30
Roberson, Glen [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born Oklahoma City 1930. /
Father, Grover O'Neal. Mother, Verna O'Neal /
Father was brick mason. /
Attended Ponca Military Academy. /
Attended Oklahoma Military Academy, graduated 1949. /
Memories of OMA. /
Army training experiences. /
Camp Chaffee /
Put into the "Pipeline". /
Transportation to Japan and to Korea. /
Arriving in Korea. /
Assigned to Artillery unit. /
Memories of War devastation in Korea. /
Cold weather problems. /
WWII equipment was used. /
Assigned to far north East of "Line". /
Artillery unit was self-contained. /
Communications. /
Describes Artillery s.o.p. /
Knew of no other Oklahoman in his unit. /
Describes underground bunker. /
"Make do". /
Cold weather damage to hands. /
Compares weather and environment to combat dangers. /
Poor quality of food. /
Field kitchen, c-rations. /
"Army Care Packages" /
Mail delivery. /
Weapons used. /
O.P. observation post duty. /
"The Punchbowl" /
Chinese soldiers. /
Rest and relaxation in Japan. /
Challenges of cold weather. /
Clothing and gear. /
Comments on commanders. /
WWII vets. /
Length of tour of duty of Artillery unit. /
"Friendly fire". /
Memories of Christmas in Korea. /
Recalls friends hurt and killed in Korea. /
Memories of public knowledge of Korean War. /
Veterans Administration. /
"Stay Warm". /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.169. Interview with Alma F. Washington, 1999/08/19
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: Early 1940s /
Parents: Melvin Barnett and Alva Possey /
Attended School: Texas, Inman Page, Douglass High School /
Holidays /
Role Models /
Teachers /
May Day /
Douglass (Activities, Organizations) /
Central State (UCO) /
Sit-in /
Husband /
College Degrees /
Law School (OCU) /
Millwood (ele. middle school, teachers) /
Integration /
Prison /
Service Organizations /
Lawyer /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.171. Interview with Jesse Stewart, 1999/08/25
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: July 3, 1921 Wellston, OK /
Parent: /
Attended School: Dunbar elem. Douglass High School (OKC) /
Games and Chores /
OKC /
Holidays /
Role models /
Depression /
Douglass High School (location, teacher, sports) /
Early Black OKC (2nd and 4th Street) /
Langston University (dorm, teacher, city) /
Football (Coach Gayles, Travel) /
WWII (personnel, segregation, attitude of black) /
Jackie Robinson /
Back to Langston University /
Wife /
Football Champion (1942 Langston Team) /
Lincoln (Altus Black School) /
Dunbar (Lawton) /
Lawton (Leaders, African American, Black Heritage) /
Integration /
Douglass (Lawton) /
John Sadberry /
Civil Rights /
Dr. King, Pres. Kennedy /
Principal (Chaired Road) /
Religion /
Future Lawton /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.172. Interview with Rev. G.C. McCutchen, 1999/08/26
Floyd Freeman [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: Rockfield Kentucky March 1, 1927 /
Parents: Rosetta Barnett McCuthen and Will McCuthen /
Attended School: 1 room school house (Rockfield Kentucky) /
Bowling Green County Seat School /
Woodward High School (Cincinnati Ohio) /
W.P.A. (Father) /
Depression /
Sharecropping /
School /
Cincinnati Ohio (impression, High School) /
Louisville Kentucky (Simmon Univ., Seagram Beer Comp.) /
Holidays /
WWII (Drafted, Marines, Norfolk Point, Assignments, Fun) /
American Baptist Theological Seminary (Nashville, TN) /
Tennessee State University /
Interview for Assist. to Pastor (Mt. Zion) /
Tulsa (First Impression) /
Asst. Pastor experiences /
Civil Rights (NAACP Youth Council, Ministers, Places, Leaders) /
History of Church (Second Baptist 1907, Race Riot 1921, Rebuilt 1952) /
Church Programs /
Black Community (1950-60) /
Dr. King (Riots) /
Future (Church, Tulsa) /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.173. Interview with Joyce Henderson, 1999/08/30
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: Spencer,OK Jan 12, 1947 /
Parents: Eddie Lee and Fannie Mae Johnson /
Attended School: Dunjee School /
Games and Chores /
Grandmother /
Holidays /
Role models /
Dunjee School /
NAACP Youth Council /
March on Washington 1963 /
Harriet Tubman Play /
Sit-in (downtown, Atlanta, bad things) /
Langston University (Activities, Dr. Hale, Homecoming) /
Husband and Children /
Master UCO /
Dunjee High School /
Integegation (Star-Spencer) /
Dr. King /
Orchard Park /
Guthrie Job Corp /
Asst Principal (Harding Middle School) /
Principal Emerson, Classen High School, Northeast High School /
Star-Spencer High School /
Classen (Advance Studies) /
Director, School and Community Affairs /
Future /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Vhs Videotape H1999.174. Interview with Clara Luper, September 7, 1999
Freeman, Floyd [Interviewer]
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Mix of some originals and some copies.
Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (MARC Geographic Area)
Oklahoma
Index Terms
item H1999.175. Interview with Dr. Betty Mason, 1999/09/02
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: Tulsa, OK 1928 /
Parents: Carrie And Stacey Hopkins /
Attended School: Dunbar ele., Carver Jr., Booker T. Washington (Tulsa)
Games /
Parent Tulsa Race Riots /
Teacher in school /
Depression /
Greenwood District (Segregation) /
Booker T. Washington High School (assemblies, teacher, history book) /
Bishop College /
Mt. Zion Church (Tulsa) /
Kansas City, KS (Teacher, egg company, bank) /
Dallas, TX (Insurance Com., Secretary, Dallas Post) /
Husband /
California (Black Power, Hippies, Black Panthers, Schools, Drugs) /
Dr. King /
Schools Administrator (Berkley) /
OKC Public Schools /
Suptindent /
School violence /
Past Suptindents /
Bond issues /
Magnet Schools (OKC) /
Future (OKC) /
Future (Herself) /
DVD access copy available
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item H1999.176. Interview with Sen. Angela Monson, 1999/09/02
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: OKC, OK July 31, 1955 /
Parents: Epod Provo and Herman Monson /
Attend School: Truman, Kennedy Middle (Moon), Douglass High School /
Fun and Chores (Picnic) /
Holidays /
Teachers and Activities in School /
U.S. Grant /
O.U. (undergrad) /
Oklahoma City University /
O.U. (Graduate) /
Central Nation Bank /
Shawnee Oklahoma (Probation Officer) /
Community Probation Agency (Creole) /
60's early 70 black pride movements /
Africa /
City Manager Black Towns /
State Capital (physical number cruncher) /
1st race House of Rep. (Freddie Williams) /
2nd and 3rd race House of Rep. /
Health Issues /
House of Rep. (3 years) /
Senate (Election, Bills, Bank bill) /
Sister Death (Children) /
Future (herself, state) /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
item H1999.177. Interview with Reverend H.A. Walker, 1999/09/08
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-08-15.
item H1999.179. Interview with Dr. Joy Flasch, 1999/08/27
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Biographical /
Born: March 23,1932 Denison, TX /
Parents: Robert Henry and Ersul Loise Childers /
Attended School: Oak Grove School, Cobb Public School OK /
Games and Chores /
Depression /
Teacher (Francis Rambo) /
Durant (Teenagers, Bumming Rides, Principal) /
Southeastern State College (Campus, Classes, Choir) /
Langston v. Southeastern (Basketball game) /
Ardmore High School /
Masters Degree (Oklahoma State Univ.) /
OSU (sports) /
Tutoring Athletes (Houston Nutt) /
Husband /
Langston University (Interview, Teaching, Dr. Melvin Tolson, Phd, Communication) /
Civil Rights /
McCabe Honor Program /
Communication Problems /
President /
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson /
Future (Langston, Herself) /
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
1990s Events, 1990-1999
item H1990.001. Radio Program on Oklahoma Central Railway, 1986/08/20
Administrative Information
Radio program from VPRO Radio Netherlands on the Oklahoma Central Railroad
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1990.013. Discussion with Mike Haney, Dr. Stan Hoig, and John Sipes Jr., 1990/05/29
Administrative Information
A discussion of the return of bones from the Smithsonian Institute.
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1990.022. Session 1- OHS Annual Meeting- Rollie Schafer and Jack Wardlow, 1990/04/13
Administrative Information
Speakers at OHS 1990 Annual Meeting, Lawton, OK.
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1990.023. Wichita Wildlife Refuge Tour, 1990
Haley, Jack
Administrative Information
Tour of the Wichita Wildlife refuge
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Lawton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1990.048. Oklahoma City National Stockyard Co. Auction Ring Sales
Administrative Information
Auction sales tapes
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1990.049. Oral History Workshop at the Museum of the Cherokee Strip, 1990/11/3
Harris, Rodger
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item H1990.059. Traditions '89- The Video Album, 1989
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item H1990.060. Oral History Workshop, 1990/12/1
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item H1990.064. Julia Edge's 91st Birthday Party, 1990/12/15
Administrative Information
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Julia Edge birthday celebration. Family and friends sharing stories and events during her life.
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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Oral History H1991.005. Years of Excellence: A Salute to Henry Bellmon, 1990
Administrative Information
A commercially produced video tape on the political career of Governor/Senator Henry Bellmon.
Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1991.006. D.A.R. Visit to Nuyaka Mission
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Okmulgee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.010. Public Forum on Indian Arts & Crafts, 1991/1/15
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
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item H1991.022. Reception with Fiddle Music by Jim Horton Jr. & Sr.
Index Terms
item H1991.026. Tingley's Indian Store - Inventory
Index Terms
item H1991.027. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, 1991/04/13
Administrative Information
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Events at the Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, including former Governor George Nigh
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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Wagoner (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.044. Dickson Mound Protest by A.I.M., 1991/04/06
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item H1991.048. Tribal Flag Plaza Ceremony, 1991/06/09
Administrative Information
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item H1991.051. Operation: Welcome Home Ceremony, 1991/06/14
Administrative Information
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Ceremony welcoming soldiers home from the first Persian Gulf War
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.056. Destruction of Graffiti Bridge, Oklahoma City, 1991/06/01
Administrative Information
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Video of the demolition of the "Grafitti Bridge" on N Western in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.057. Bricktown, Oklahoma City Video, 1991/07/04
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.058. Speech by Bill Welge at CCC Meeting, 1991/07/06
Administrative Information
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.059. Dr. Hayden H. Donahue Appreciation Dinner, 1991/07/12
Administrative Information
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item H1991.063. Video of Constitutional Convention Desk
Administrative Information
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item H1991.068. Wyandotte Tribal Annual Meeting, 1991/09/07
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item H1991.069. Indian Arts & Crafts Forum, 1990
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The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990: An Outline of Major Provisions.
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item H1991.076. Creek Nation Candidate Forum, 1991
Administrative Information
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Speeches by Creek Nation political candidates
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.077. Cowboy Storyteller Association Event
Administrative Information
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Alva (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.081. Video showing progress of Tunnel Mural, State Capital Building, 1991
Administrative Information
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.083. Traditions '91 Event Activities, 1991
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.084. History of Television in Central Oklahoma, 1991/11/17
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item H1991.086. Traveling Folk - Radio Program
Administrative Information
Recording of a radio program from Scotland entitled "Traveling Folk"
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item H1991.088. Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary Ceremonies
Administrative Information
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item H1991.089. Senior Day (Tradition), 1991/05/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1991.091. Ebony Chronicles Part 1
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item H1991.092. Indian Symposium, 1991
Administrative Information
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Speeches at Indian Symposium
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item H1992.001. Kansas State History Day Entries, 1992
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item H1992.003. Fort Marion Kiowa P.O.W. Book, 1992/01/04
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.012. Indian Territory Posse of the Oklahoma Westerners Program, 1992/02/07
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item H1992.013. Breaking Ground with Roxanne Rhodes
Administrative Information
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item H1992.015. A Glimpse at Oklahoma, 1990
Index Terms
item H1992.016. Presentation by Cordry Dee on Oklahoma Lawmen and Outlaws, 2/18/1992
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item H1992.021. Leeway Trucking Museum
Administrative Information
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item H1992.023. Leeway Trucking Reunion, 1990
Administrative Information
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item H1992.024. Leeway Trucking Reunion, 1991
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
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item H1992.025. Leeway Trucking, Removing sign
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
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item H1992.031. Hugo's Heritage
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item H1992.032. Hugo Heritage Railroad
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item H1992.033. Arcadia Round Barn Dedication
Administrative Information
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Arcadia (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.036. Fort Reno Territorial Days Re-enactment, 1992/04/11
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El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.037. Fort Reno Re-enactment, 1992/02/07
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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El Reno (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.038. National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Western Heritage Awards, 1992
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1992.048. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, 1992
Administrative Information
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Sessions:
1. Douglas Hale, Lillian Kroeker
2. Judy Tracy, Mel Fiegel
3. Clyde Ellis, Bill Welge
4. Kenny Franks, Kathy Dickson
5. Fred Olds, Randy L. Beutler
6. Dr. W.T. Hagan, Don Berthrong
7. Lawrence Hart, Robert A. Hefner III
8. Marsha Weisiger, Melvina Heisch
9. Charles W. Smith, James L. Crowder
10. Virgil Swift, Vanessa Vance, Gary McAdams
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Elk City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.065. Homecoming '90 - Radio Spots
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item H1992.080. Fashion Group International, OK chapter
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.082. Radio Broadcast on Route 66
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item H1992.084. Shannon Miller Homecoming Parade, 1992/08/05
Administrative Information
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Edmond (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.091. Citizenship Day
Administrative Information
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item H1992.097. Interview with Mickey Edwards, 1992/11/03
KFOR-TV
Administrative Information
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item H1992.099. Capitol Domers' Dedication, 1992/11/16
Administrative Information
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.100. Oklahoma Historical Society 100th Anniversary, 1992/11/17
Administrative Information
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item H1992.103. Sand Creek Massacre Descendents' Officers Meeting, 1990/01/06
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Clinton (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.104. American West: Fact or Fiction
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item H1992.105. Celebration of Tradition
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item H1992.107. Proceedings of American Indian Policy Review, 1976/02/13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Washington, D.C.
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item H1992.109. Langston Presents: Diamond Jubilee
Administrative Information
Radio program of 50th anniversary of Class of 1931 at Langston University
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Langston (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.110. Langston Presents: Diamond Jubilee
Administrative Information
Radio program from Langston University with Dr. Kay Flasch
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Langston (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.111. Oklahoma Sunset
Administrative Information
Song written by Roger Epps and performed on Langston Presents radio program
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Langston (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1992.113. Brown Bag Series #2: Indian Response to the Land Runs, 1989/06/21
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.004. Cheyenne Story told by Chief Evert and Bertha Wilson, 1993/02/14
Index Terms
item H1993.011. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, 1993/04/15
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Sessions:
1. Professor Miller, Cameron University -Running the Gauntlet
2. David C. Snelgrove - Red Ink - Socialist Press in Oklahoma
3. Sally Soelle, Paul Fisher - Oklahomans in Desert Storm
4. Col. Edward Johndrow; Joe L. Todd - 45th Infantry Division in Sicily
5. Robert Henry - Business Luncheon
6. Awards Banquet
7. A. Hanson, C. Welsh, Mary A. Thacker - Impact of Cherokee Outlet Run on Stillwater
8. Mary Jane Warde, John S. Tomer - A Fertile Frontier
9. Kent Thompson, Beau Cantrell - Confederate Army in Indian Territory
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item H1993.013. Back to the Future: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1993/04/16
Administrative Information
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item H1993.023. 75th Anniversary of Cherokee Strip Run - Edwards Family Reunion, 1968/09/01
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Ponca City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.025. Oklahoma Historical Society Centennial, Kingfisher, 1993/05/27
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kingfisher (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.026. California Schoolhouse Church
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Arkansas (State)
Clifty (City/Town)
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item H1993.033. Honey Springs Presentation, 1993/07/17
Gwaltney, Bill
Mangum, Neil
Toney, Jim
Administrative Information
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Rentiesville
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item H1993.038. Dunbar Highschool 1993 Reunion, 1993/08/01
Administrative Information
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Shawnee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.039. Dunbar Highschool Memorial, 1992/08/08
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Shawnee (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.045. Presentation by Mark T. Cantrell for the Westerner's Program, 1993/09/10
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item H1993.050. Press Conference with Governor David Walters, 1993/10/15
Administrative Information
Press conference broadcast on KFOR
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.052. Press Conference with Governor David Walters, 1993/10/22
Administrative Information
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Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1993.055. Speech by Dr. Bob L. Blackburn, 1993/11/05
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
Index Terms
item H1994.018. Percussion Arts Society, 1994/02/18
Rodger Harris [Interviewer]
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Lawton (City/Town)
Comanche (County)
Index Terms
item H1994.029 - H1994.037, H1994.096. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, 1994
Administrative Information
List of Sessions:
1. Julie Phillips Baker; Dan Lawrence
2. Mary Jane Warde; Dr. William Corbett
4. Mr. Dee Cordry; Nancy Edwards
Luncheon Speaker: Michael Wallis
Awards Banquet: Ed Bearss, NPS; Bob Blackburn
7. George O. Carney; Paul Lehman
8. James E. McMillan; Martin Hauan
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Checotah (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.049. Centennial Dedication of "Old Central" at Oklahoma State, 1994/06/16
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Stillwater (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.058. Identifying Indian Ancestors
Index Terms
item H1994.064, H1994.103. Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribal Meeting, 1994/08/13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.065. Conversation Corner Radio Program, 1980/04/30
Ray, Dee Ann
Administrative Information
Radio program entitled "Corn People"
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Cheyenne (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.069. Higher Education Forum, 1994/09/07
Administrative Information
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Forum featuring Gubernatorial candidates
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.073. Oklahoma City Weekly with Gene Allen, 1994/10/01
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item H1994.074. Arthur Ramsey: OK Newsreel Cameraman, 1994/08/01
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item H1994.088. Oklahoma City-County Historical Society Meeting, 1994/10/27
Administrative Information
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Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1994.089. Interview with Dr. Harry Deupree, 1994/11/04
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item H1994.101. Interview with John Dunn, 1982/05/22
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item H1994.102. Interview with Anita Bryant, 1964
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item H1994.109. U.S.S. Oklahoma Ceremony, 1987/12/08
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Hawaii
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item H1996.002. Presentation by Sam Hoyle at the Westerner's Program, 1996/01/05
Administrative Information
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item H1996.006. First Ladies at the Kirkpatrick Center, 1996/01/27
Administrative Information
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item H1996.010. Murrah Task Force General Meeting, 1996/01/16
Administrative Information
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item H1996.014. Flag Plaza Dedication Ceremony, 1996/02/14
Administrative Information
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item H1996.024. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys 3rd Annual Birthday Weekend, 1996/03/03
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item H1996.025. Lumberman's Association Meeting, 1996/03/16
Administrative Information
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item H1996.026. Murrah Building Bombing Rescue and Building Implosion, 1995/04/20, 1995/05/23
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item H1997.015. Press Conference for Jean Kirkpatrick, 1997
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-08-14.
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item H1997.016. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting Business Meeting, 1997/04/17-19
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-08-14.
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item H1997.017. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting Session VIII- Warrior Traditions, 1997/04/19
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1997.018. 2nd Annual Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Services: A Time to Remember, 1997/04/19
Administrative Information
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Item List
Copy of the Oklahoma City Metro Downtowner, 1997/04/21
Program for the event, 1997/04/21
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Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1997.019. McVeigh Trial Television Coverage, 1997/03-1997/04/22
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item H1997.021. Kelly Club Information: Club History as Told by Luther Eoff, 1997/05/05
Index Terms
item H1997.023. Moving of Original Catholic Church Building: Marlow, Oklahoma
Administrative Information
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item H1997.031. Verdict in McVeigh Trial (Radio Broadcasts)
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item H1997.032. Verdict Reaction at Bombing Site, OKC
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1997.035. McVeigh Sentencing
item H1997.047. Dunbar School Reunion, 1997/08/09
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
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Released on 2012-07-31.
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item H1997.049. Oklahoma Women in the Service of America, 1997/08/15
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
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Released on 2012-07-31.
item H1997.054. Seminole Nation Days, 1997/09/4-7
item H1997.057. Chisholm Trail Festival, 1997/09/19
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-07-31.
item H1997.059. Governors Art Awards, 1997/10/08
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-07-31.
item H1997.065. Parker Paul McKenzie Birthday Celebration, 1997/11/15
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-07-31.
item H1998.004. Oklahoma History Center Press Conference, 1998/01/29
Administrative Information
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item H1998.006. State of the State Address by Governor Frank Keating, 1998/02/02
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item H1998.010. Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Annual Meeting, 1998/02/20
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.022. Presentation of Paintings at the Senate Chambers, 1998/03/16
Administrative Information
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item H1998.024. Mayoral Forum, 1998/03/25
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.032. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting: Session 2- Dr. Bob Blackburn and Frances N. Kennedy, 1998/04/24
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.033. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting: Session 5, 4/24/1998
Administrative Information
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item H1998.034. Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting Luncheon. "Teaching Through Place: What Americans Can Learn From Oklahoma's Great Places." by Roger Kennedy, 1998/04/24
Administrative Information
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item H1998.046. American Indian Expo, 1998/08/03
Administrative Information
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item H1998.047.1. Interview with Winchester Smith, 1998/08/05
Moore, Bill [Interviewer]
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item H1998.047.2. "Last Blast of the Kilgen" with Wally Brown, 1998/08/07
Index Terms
item H1998.051. 101 Ranch Old Timers Association Reunion, 1998/08/15
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.058. Pioneer Woman Museum Dedication-Donor's Ceremonies, 1998/09/23
Administrative Information
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item H1998.060. Overholser Fashion Show, 1998/10/03, 1998/10/04
Welge, Bill [Videographer]
Administrative Information
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item H1998.061. Tornado Coverage Over Lake Overholser, 1998/10/04
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item H1998.066. Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Ground Breaking, 1998/10/25
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.067. Hanson on Saturday Night Live and ABC Footage, 1997/11/28, 1997/12/13
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item H1998.068. Oklahoma State University Homecoming, 1998/10/31
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1998.072. Oklahoma Historical Society History Center Location Press Conference, 1998/11/12
Administrative Information
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item H1998.074. Commemoration Ceremonies for Wiley Post. Centennial Celebration, 1998/11/22
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item H1998.076. Tour of Packing Town and Stockyards by Luther Eoff, 1998/12/01
Administrative Information
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Released on 2012-05-03.
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item H1999.001. Video Tour of Gate, Oklahoma
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Gate (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1999.002. Inauguration of Governor Frank Keating, 1999/01/11
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item H1999.003. American Indian Cultural Society Meeting, 1999/01/12
Index Terms
item H1999.005. Oklahoma Cultural Coalition Gala Honoring Betty Price, 1998/10/22
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item H1999.012. El Reno Stockyards (OKC Stockyards, West), 1999/02/10
Eoff, Luther [Interviewer]
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item H1999.019. Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Convention, 1999/02/19-20
Index Terms
item H1998.027. Speech by Gus Palmer, 1998/04/02
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-08-14.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Edmond (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
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item H1999.030. Claude Williams on NPR's Jazz Profile, 1999/03/24
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item H1999.035. Speech by Russel Means, 1999/04/08
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item H1998.048. Ken Wright Remembered, 1978
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item H1998.086. Venture to Prevail, 1998/11/01
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item H1999.008. Speech by Stephen Jones, 1999/01/29
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item H1999.061.1. Cherokee Strip Opening as Told by Susuie H. Anderson
item H1990.014.2. Oklahoma City Downtown Mid 1930s
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item H1990.014.4. Buried Heat
Administrative Information
A 1934 promotional film about the Coal Mining Industry in Pennsylvania.
Released on 2012-12-20.
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item H1990.014.3. Serenade to the Stars
Administrative Information
Film of a radio broadcast during the ceremonies opening the Ramsey Tower, OKC, in 1931.
Released on 2012-12-20.
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item H1991.038. We Stem from Jim Grimes
Index Terms
item H1991.043. Discussion with Jim Thorpe, 1969/04/29
Index Terms
item H1992.095. Cheyenne Indian Panel with John Sipes, Chief Everet and Bertha Wilson, and Cleo Sipes, 1992/08/21
Index Terms
item H1993.059. Oklahoma Heritage Day, 1993/11/16
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
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Released on 2012-12-20.
Index Terms
item H1994.059. Folkways Years, 1994
Index Terms
item H1994.059. Woody Guthrie - Long Way, 1994
Administrative Information
Smithsonian Recording of Woody Guthrie
Released on 2012-12-20.
Index Terms
item H1994.057. Speech by Dr. Edward Everett Dale
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Norman (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (State)
Index Terms
item H1997.007. State of the State Message from Governor Keating, 1997/02/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-12-20.
item H1997.010. Federal Response Plan and Its Application to the OKC Bombing., 1997/02
Index Terms
item H1997.011. Shangahi Radio Broadcast of Oklahoma City Bombing, 1997/02/25
item H2002.544. Video of Chilloco Indian School Reunion, 2002/06/07
Administrative Information
Ohchilloco02 / MDV 40mins. /
Documentation of the Chilloco Indian School Reunion /
Date: June 7, 02 /
Video: Rodger Harris /
Misc. scenes from the reunion. /
Video of exhibit at the reunion. /
Video of PowWow/Gourd Dance /
Released on 2012-12-20.
item H2002.597. REAP(1-4): Topical interviews on the Rural Economic Action Plan, 2002/10/08-2002/10/10
Benson, Lloyd [Interviewer]
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
Index Terms
item H2007.500. The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy, 1930
item H1994.105. Posadas at the Starkey Family Home, 1994/12/21
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-12-20.
Index Terms
1990s Folklife, 1990-1999
item H1990.027. Sand Creek Massacre Ceremony Dance, 1990/11/29
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Thomas (City/Town)
Custer (County)
Johnston (County)
Index Terms
item H1990.028. Sand Creek Massacre Site Ceremony, 1989/11/29
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Colorado (State)
Brandon (City/Town)
Colorado (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1990.029. Cheyenne Peace Ceremony
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kansas (State)
Colby (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1990.030. Cherry Creek Encampment Ceremony, 1990/09/08
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kansas (State)
St. Francis (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1990.031. Cherry Creek Encampment Ceremony
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kansas (State)
St. Francis (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1990.032. Cheyenne Sand Creek Massacre descendants Pow Wow, 1989/4/23
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Cheyenne Sand Creek Massacre Descendants Pow Wow
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1990.033. Black Kettle Bust Dedication, 1990/09/19
Michener, Judith [Videographer]
Administrative Information
Proceedings and ceremonies of the Black Kettle Bust Dedication
Item List
Commemoration Program.
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1990.065. Ceremonial Pow Wow on Anniversary of Sand Creek Massacre, 1989/11/25
Index Terms
item H1991.021. WNAD Radio Program on Kiowa & Caddo Culture
Thompson, Ruth
Meahea, Mattie
Goomda, Wind
Administrative Information
Radio program featuring the Kiowa & Caddo Gourd Dance, and Kiowa Tonkon Gha
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1991.042. Otoe Indian Songs
Administrative Information
Item List
Photocopies of Tape boxes with a list of what is on each tape.
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1991.050. Outlaw Ride by Mickey Hoy, 1991/05/31
Index Terms
item H1991.064. 2nd Battle of Wounded Knee Ceremony
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
South Dakota (State)
Wounded Knee (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1992.030. Dickson Mound & Omaha Sacred Pole, 1991
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Illinois (State)
Index Terms
item H1992. 034. Special Pow Wow with Terry Wilson
Index Terms
item H1992.102. Great Spirit
Panoramic Sound
Index Terms
item H1992.106. Music of Mason Williams Jr.
Index Terms
item H1992.112. Cheyenne Peace Ceremony, 1990/09/07
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Kansas (State)
Colby (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1993.007. Southern Cheyenne Songs
Index Terms
item H1993.032. Smithsonian - Repatriation and reburial of Cheyenne bodies, 1993/07/10
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Concho (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1993.040. Arapaho Memorial Dance, 1993/08/28
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Colony (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.028. Ottawa Tribal Presentation, 1994/04/13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Miami (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.037. Cheyenne Bowstring Society Honor Dance, 1994/04/23
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Geary (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.054. Cheyenne Sundance Songs, 1976/06/21
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Watonga (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
Madill (City), in Oklahoma (USA) (City/Town)
Index Terms
item H1994.055. Red Elk Pow Wow, 1994/07/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Elk City (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.060. Interview with Joseph Howell
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1994.064. Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal Meeting, 1994/08/13
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Weatherford (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.068. Cherokee National Holiday, 1994/09/03
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Talequah (City), in Oklahoma (USA)
Index Terms
item H1994.070. 20th Century Music
Index Terms
item 1994.087.A-E. Southern Cheyenne History, 1989/12/29
Index Terms
item H1994.090. Cheyenne Tsistsistas Sacred Arrow Songs
Administrative Information
Access restricted by Donor.
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1996.013. Nez Perce Music Archive, 1995
Index Terms
item H1996.028. A Glimpse at Oklahoma, 1990
Index Terms
item H1997.038. Cheyenne and Arapaho Victory Dance
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-07-31.
item F1998.018. Cherokee Voices: Songs and Flute, 1998/03/11
Index Terms
item H1998.020. Cherokee Stomp Dance, 1998/03/11
Index Terms
item H1998.023. "Guitar Showdown-Dusk Til Dawn" at the Blues Heritage Blues Festival
Index Terms
item H1998.040.1. Billy Hunting Horse SingsSkylite-Sing Records , 1991
Index Terms
item H1998.040.2. Ponca War DancesCanyon Records , 1975
Index Terms
item H1998.042. Wordpath #49: Preservation of Native American Languages
Index Terms
item H1998.056.1. Kiowa Songs: Peyote Songs and Native American Church Songs, 1967/04/03
Newton, E. [Artist]
Palmer, Gus Sr. [Artist]
Index Terms
item H1998.056.2. Lecture by Harry Tanedooah, 1963
Index Terms
item H1998.056.3. Kiowa War Dance and Round Dance Songs, 1970/01/07
Tsotaddle, Ed [Artist]
Tsotaddle, Georgia [Artist]
Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Index Terms
item H1998.056.4. Kiowa Peyote Meeting Songs, 1968/05/25
Tsotoy, Francis [Artist]
Second, Kay [Artist]
Tainpeah, Guy [Artist]
Index Terms
item H1998.062. Yvhiketv Vhecicvlke: The Song Keepers, Part 2 and 3, 1998
Index Terms
item H1998.080. Red Earth, 1993/06/11-13
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma (State)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
Oklahoma (County)
Index Terms
item H1998.083. Iowa Tribal Parade, 1998/06/20
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1998.084. Caddo Tribal Dances, Songs, Celebrations, Cultural Information, ect.
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
DVD access copy available
Released on 2012-05-03.
Index Terms
item H1999.004. Kiowa Linguist Parker Paul McKenzie, 1998/12/27
Index Terms
Oral History H1999.023. Oklahoma State Fiddlers Convention, 1999/02/26
Index Terms
series 5. 2000-2009
2000
item H2000.004. Interview with William H. Hayward, 2000/01/07
Roberson, Glenn [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical.................. /
Born: Idaho Falls, ID, 1931. /
Family history, military history of family. /
Morman family. /
Steamship on The Great Salt Lake. /
US Air Force. /
Enlisted in 1948. /
Electronics school. /
Early warning radar site construction. /
Shipped to Korea via Okinawa. /
Assigned to K-2 Airbase. /
Tactical air support for ground troops. /
Marking of ground target with smoke bombs. /
Friendly fire problems. /
Conditions at K-2. /
Communications problems ground to air. /
Evacuated to K-1. /
Tony K. Burris, Fredrick K. Henry; Medal of Honor Recipients from Oklahoma. /
Inchon. /
Cold weather memories. /
Poor supply situation(s). /
Comical experiences. /
Abandoning K-2 to the Chinese. /
Injured in accident on duty. /
Hospitalized in Japan. /
K-47. /
Left Korea May 1951. /
Served as Japanese occupation troops. /
Discharge Air Force in 1958. /
Decorations received while in Air force. /
Cold War assignments: Alaska /
Dewline. /
Utopia. /
Correspondence home during Korea War. /
Tinker Field assignment. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2000.005. Interview with Clayton Anderson, 1997/01/07
item H2000.006. Interview with Joe C. Cox, 2000/01/13
Administrative Information
Biographical......................... /
Born 1932, Oklahoma City /
John Cox, Mary Ann Cox, parents. /
Father was WWI Army vet. /
Attended St. Joseph's High School, a Catholic School on the site of the Murrah Federal Bldg. /
School days memories. /
Joined Marine Reserves at age 16. /
Joined Army 1949. /
Camp Chaffee, Arkansas /
Ft. Bliss, Texas /
Artillery training. /
Inchon Landing /
LSD landing. /
Rope bridge from ship to ship. /
"Bedcheck Charlie" /
Iwon Landing. /
Combat experiences. /
Weather concerns. /
Chinese troops. /
Chinese to UN troops ratio. /
Chinese Army equipment. /
Chinese POW. /
Served with no other Oklahomans in his Artillery Unit. /
C-rations and other chow. /
Seeing his first corpse. /
Cold weather concerns. /
Huan River Bridge /
Cold weather injuries. /
Fatigue. /
Return to US, reception. /
Returning home. /
Letters from home. /
Brother was wounded in Korea. /
Worked at Unit Parts. /
Precision Parts /
Veterans benefits. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2000.009. Interview with Calvin Saumty Sr., 1999/01/19
item H2000.010. Interview with Stan Newman, 2000/01/21
item H2000.011. Interview with Mary Nelson, 2000/02/03
Administrative Information
Topical: Art /
Samples submitted by Nelson to WPA for mural project at Berryhill School, Tulsa circa 1937. /
Black man who posed for Nelson's Unkle Remus. /
Describes murals, size, materials, etc. /
Adah Robinson, teacher, designed art for Boston Ave, Methodist Church, Tulsa. /
Rockwell Kent's woodcuts, etc. /
Describes her art. /
Describes her husband's furniture making, etc. /
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were window dressers. /
Mrs. Nelson's self portrait. /
Painting of Donna /
Mrs. Nelson's describes more water colors. /
Adah Robinson in charcoal. /
Another of Mrs. Nelson's teachers. /
Sea shell collections. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
Index Terms
item H2000.012. Interview with John Tiffany, 2000/02/05
Administrative Information
John Tiffany was born in Sequoyah County in 1918. He went to school in rural Sequoyah County and attended high school in Sallisaw. He farmed, growing cotton and corn as well as raising chicken and sheep. He moved to California in 1937 and worked as a grape cutter. He went back and forth between Oklahoma and California until he joined the army in 1941. He returned to Oklahoma after the war. He shares his experiences on the farm including his time as a sharecropper and during the Depression. Additionally, he shares his memories of being a soldier in World War Two.
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
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item H2000.015. Interview with Anderson Tipton, 2000/02/09
item H2000.016. Interview with LeRoy H. Fischer, 2000/02/10
item H2000.018. Interview with Charles J. Chibitty, 2000/02/17
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
item H2000.021. Interview with Leslie Veach, 2000/03/01
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Wynnewood, OK, 1923. /
Parents: David and Bonnie Veach. /
45th Div. activation, Ft. Sill, and other posts. /
3rd Infantry, Naples, Rome, Angio. /
Returned home in 1944. /
Discharged in Aug. 1945. /
Tonkawa POW camp. recalls 1000 prisoners, farm workers, all German prisoners. /
Papago Park POW camp. /
Met his wife Sept. 1940. /
Married Oct 15, 1942. /
Railway Express in Mangum. /
Temple Theater in Mangum is described. /
Griffin Theater chain. /
Joe Deorio was theater manager at the Temple. /
Transferred to Enid, OK, Pampa and Cuero, TX,. /
Earned $7.50 per week at the theater. Also was on GI funding. /
Wellington, TX, Cushing, OK. Cushing had a drive-in also. /
Returned to Mangum. /
Vuemore cable system, Mangum, a part of Griffin's businesses. /
Began with 5 channels of TV. /
Was an antenna system to begin with. Used a 400-foot tower. /
500 subscribers to system in it's early days. /
TV reception was very poor in area. Could only receive KSWO, Lawton. /
Monthly rates for Vuemore was $7.50 per month. /
Currently $33.00 per month. /
Vuemore sold to General Tire Co. RKO, Pathe News. Washington Post. /
Describes Griffin management, etc. /
Leach describes service work for the cable system as the theater decline in Mangum. /
Describes office for Vuemore. /
Ernestine Thompson was office worker and become Vuemore manager. /
Cable system used city utility poles. /
City charged $3.00 per pole per year to the cable company. /
Raised the charges to $5.00 per pole. /
Working on the cable, service calls, etc. /
Civil defense/storm warning system through the cable system. /
Cable system public notices, advertising, using a rotating camera on a table. /
Cable system equipment used. /
City electrical supply and other power requirements. /
Locksmith. Training, on-call, night calls, $10 per call, charges by the job. /
Children: Leslie Wayne, of OKC. /
Betty Faye, of Amarillo. /
Janie, of Victory, OK. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2000.023. Interview with Edwin Chappabitty Jr., 2000/03/08
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
Index Terms
item H2000.024. Interview with Eva Chappabitty, 2000/03/08
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-20.
Index Terms
item H2000.026. Interview with Johnie Beth (J. B.) Matthews, 2000/03/15
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Houston, TX, 1937. /
Parents: Donnie and Johnie H Caraway /
L.T. Jones Food Company (family business) distributed BlueBonnet, etc. /
Education: Elementary School, Houston /
Elementary School, OK City /
Lafayette Elem. /
Southeast High School, grad 1955. 120 in class. /
High School memories, fashions, smoking, girls in jeans, dress code, /
behavior at school, pierced ears, cars at school. /
Attended Okla. Bapt. Univ. on a voice scholarship, Prof. Roberts, folk music, /
art songs, opera interest, radio influence. /
Attended Central State College; education major. /
Attended Okla. City Univ. /
Community theater. /
Ed Henthorn /
Worked in an insurance company. /
Worked for Manpower. /
Pure Oil, merger with Union Oil of Calif. /
Hootenanny TV show. /
Coffee House(s): /
OKC coffee houses. /
Mason Williams /
Byron Berline /
Johnnie Harris /
Gourd /
Farrago; Shawnee Britton, Linda Friendly /
Sword n' Stone; decorations (burlap and black), performers, food and drinks /
served, performers fees, admission, political protest, promotion of, location of, /
sound system, "open mic", etc. /
Bluegrass. /
Mance Lipscomb, Towns Van Zant, Ed Petit, Wayfarers, Pat and Victoria /
Garvey, Mountain Smoke (with Vince Gill), Johnnie Vanderver, Four Faces /
West, Ray Wiley Hubbard, etc. /
Raising Horses, Pond Creek, Enid, Drummond. /
Moved to Dallas. /
Dallas Children's Theater. /
Beatniks; Cliff Warren /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2000.028. Interview with Haskell Moseley, 2000/03/20
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Birth information: Eagletown, OK, 1925, parents were James Daniel and Claudette Moseley /
Choctaw Lumber Company. /
"Camp In the Hole" /
Bethel Camp /
Moving the camp houses. /
Conditions of the camps. /
Brother worked in the camp(s) Carl Moseley. /
WWII. Naval Air Submarine Patrol. /
Korean War, Supply Transport. /
Navy Reserve, OKC /
Worked at Tinker field. /
Stationed at Tokyo flying to Korea. /
C-47s, etc. /
Chosen Res. /
Crew Chief. /
Lighter-than-air patrols. /
Dierks Lumber /
Dept. of Wildlife. /
Game Warden /
Policing powers. /
Experiences as a warden. /
"Undercover sting" investigations. /
Poaching. /
Equipment used. /
Retired in 1990. /
Ellis County. /
Using an airplane to observe Ellis County violators. /
Investigating a murder of a warden. /
Training of Game Wardens /
Working alone. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2000.033. Interview with Clayton Vaughn, 2000/04/03
Moore, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical.. /
Born: Pittsburg, KS 1935. /
Parents: Clay Vaughn and Laura Rush Vaughn. /
Father's occupation(s): sales. /
Parents ran appliance store in Cushing. Electronics, TV, antennas, record
store. /
Schooling began in Cushing, OK. /
Recollections of school days at Cushing. /
Attended Univ. of Oklahoma. /
Broadcasting experiences: /
Began at Cushing on radio station, Jan.1, 1953. KWHP /
"Daytimer" radio. 1,000 watt. Programming. /
Owner, William Howard Payne, attorney. /
Worked "on and off" until 1958 for KWHP. /
Dick Schmitz hired Vaughn for radio station KAKC. /
"Top 40" Rock n' roll. /
News for KAKC, $350/month. /
"Mobile unit". /
Radio communications in Station's car. /
"On the job training" radio. Television news, "learn as you go". /
"On call". /
"Remotes" at KAKC. Ballgames, promotions, etc. /
Sources for news, Associated Press, phone calls, etc. City Hall, Court
House, Police Station, Frosty Troy, etc. /
"Payola". /
D. Schmitz as a DJ. and station manager. /
Locations of KAKC. /
KOTV: staff, experiences, Bob Brown, broadcast radius, news, delay in
doing stories from State Capitol, decorum at Capitol. News staff
and responsibilities, compares 1960s and 1970s, development of
leads, police/fire scanners, reflections on TV news development
and approaches. /
KOTV location, equipment, and changes through the years. /
Teleprompters. Early system and current system. /
Communications with producer while "on the air". /
Sets for news programs. /
Comments on race and gender as "on-the-air" personalities. /
On-the-job training in TV. /
TV News as a revenue producer as viewed by management. /
Percent of station budget on news programming vs. revenue. /
Management involvement in news programming. /
Experiments in news production. /
Social aspects of news department. /
Rate of turnover in staff. /
Hiring approaches by Vaughn as related to "sense of place". /
Consultants: late 1970s, definition of a consultant, suggestions made by
consultants, etc. /
TV technology changes and impact. Introduction of video tape. /
Editorial process and technology. /
First amendment concerns. /
On being a celebrity. /
Worked in Los Angeles television: Manson Trial coverage. /
Vaughn family. /
Retired from TV 1998. /
Reflections on TV news, 15 min. to 30 min. transitions. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2000.035. Interview with Alice Jones, 2000/04/17
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
item H2000.041. Interview with Paul E. Lefebvre, 2000/03/30
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Born at Salem, West Virginia in 1919 /
Marcel Lefebvre (father) /
Pauline Lambiotte (mother) /
Belgian ancestry and immigration /
Glass industry /
Charleroi, Belgium /
Grandparents /
Window Glass blowing vocation /
South Vineland, New Jersey /
Poultry farming /
Zelie Lefebrve (paternal grandmother) /
Lambiotte grandparents /
Grandfather a glass blowing “gathering boy” /
Grandmother a baker of French pastries /
Pigeon raising /
Belgian Waloon dialect /
Language study in high school /
Miss Duran (teacher) /
Ms. Clippinger (principal) /
Vineland /
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania /
Vineland High School graduation in 1937 /
Great Depression /
Father a window glasscutter /
Shreveport, Louisiana /
Apprenticeship as a window glasscutter /
Libby-Owens window glass company /
Centenary College (Louisiana) /
Study of art /
Education /
Don Brown (artist) /
Baton Rouge, Louisiana /
Louisiana State University /
Philadelphia 1938-1939 /
Study at Philadelphia Museum School of the Industrial Arts (University of the Arts in Philadelphia) /
YMCA /
Raymond Ballenger (artist) /
Art training /
Edwin Goodell /
Military draft in 1940 /
Vincennes, Indiana /
Induction into the U.S. Army in June 1941 /
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana /
Camp Lee, Virginia /
Quartermaster Corps /
Lieutenant Cary /
Service as an artist/photographer /
Yank /
[Bill] Mauldin /
Stars and Stripes /
Future wife on General MacArthur's staff in the New Guinea and Philippine Islands / /
Irene Sturm (Mrs. Lefebvre) /
Medford, Oklahoma /
Washington, D.C. /
Quartermaster General's Office /
“Back the Attack” tours /
WACs /
Associated Press /
Documentation of military events /
Edwin Goodell (photography instructor) /
Camp photographer /
“Back the Attack” tours /
“Weapons of War” exhibits /
Irene Sturm's service as a WAC /
Central Park, New York /
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia /
Russ Matthews /
War Department /
Bakelite Corporation /
Irene Sturm /
Marriage in January 1946 in Medford, Oklahoma /
Okmulgee, Oklahoma /
Henryetta, Oklahoma /
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company /
Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia /
Post-war career /
First impression of Oklahoma /
` Tulsa, Oklahoma /
Train to Okmulgee /
Move to Oklahoma City /
Sieber Hotel /
Colcord Building /
Hoot Reed /
Advertising work in Oklahoma City /
George Knox /
Aberdeen Apartments /
Housing shortages /
Irene's work as a legal secretary /
Skirvin Hotel /
Dan James /
Oklahoma Publishing Company /
WKY Radio /
WKY Television /
KLZ in Denver, Colorado /
Mistletoe Express Company /
Golden Guernsey Dairies /
Promotional work /
Cuff Stuff (in-house paper) /
E. K. Gaylord /
Camp Lee Traveller /
Mel Woodbery /
Terminal Building /
Self-employment in an art studio /
Francis Vaverin /
Globe-Life Accident Insurance Company /
John Singleterry /
Color printing is established in Oklahoma because of a need to print Oklahoma Today in Oklahoma. /
J. Howard Edmonson and political relationship to Oklahoma Today. /
Memories of J. Howard Edmondson. /
Boosters of Oklahoma Today, Bill Skeeth and George Nigh. /
Dave Loye. /
Moved to an abandoned school house for the office of Oklahoma Today. /
Earnings from the magazine. /
Bill Burkhart /
Burkhart's interests in Spanish, personal problems. /
Tourism is put in charge of the magazine. /
Abe Hesser. /
Industrial Development /
Wildlife Department /
Rise of Indian artists. /
Files developed during time with the magazine. /
Irene's influence on Paul's art. /
Irene did the reading and education. /
Ferde Dearing /
Indian pamphlet developed by Paul and Irene /
Cowboy pamphlet developed by Paul and Irene. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2000.042. Interview with Lee Reeder, 2000/05/10
item H2000.043. Interview with Bonnie Pannell, 1999/12/22
item H2000.044. Interview with Max Aucutt, 1999/11/17
item H2000.045. Interview with Major John Calvin Alexander, 1998/05/21
item H2000.046. Interview with Elizabeth Harris, 2000/05/18
item H2000.047. Interview with Parker Emhoolah, 2000/05/31
Anquoe, Jim [Interviewer]
Index Terms
item H2000.050. Interview with Hurshall Burns, 2000/06/17
item H2000.051. Interview with Edward M. Robinson, 2000/05/25
item H2000.052. Interview with Garland Moore, 2000/06/08
item H2000.062. Interview with James G. Cotton, 2000/06/16
Administrative Information
Part of the Korean War Oral History Project
Released on 2012-08-20.
item H2000.063. Interview with John Tofpi, 2000/06/23
Index Terms
item H2000.065. Interview with J.R. and Juanita Hill, 2000/06/28
item H2000.067. Interview with Edna Cleveland, 2000/06/30
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
item H2000.069. Interview with Deborah Kolch, 2000/04/06
Fischer, Bruce [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in Stillwater, OK, April 12, 1950. /
Parents: Fred Kolch, Anne Misner Kolch /
Father was a speech professor at Oklahoma State University. /
Graduated from Cushing High School. /
Oklahoma State University /
Gave birth to a baby in 1969 and gave the baby to Lutheran Social Services for adoption. /
Central State University /
Civil rights on campus at OSU. /
African Amercian Studies Program at OSU. /
Black Panthers /
Vietnam War protests at OSU. /
Abortion rights in Oklahoma at the time. /
Dr Jobe in Okla. City. /
Women's Rights issues. /
"Stillwater Hilton"and "Stillwater Sheridan" /
"Andromida" off-campus newspaper. /
Stephen Jones and Eric Groves /
Abortion information was dissemination. /
Phones tapped. /
Securing abortion rights in Oklahoma. /
Stephen Jones and a lawsuit for abortion rights. /
Moved to New York City to observe abortion clinics, etc. /
Referring Oklahoma women to the New York clinics. /
Playboy Foundation support. /
FBI investigations at Stillwater. /
Paranoia regarding police, etc. /
Identification of friend's body. /
Experience with local police officer. /
Sorting out of dead friend's effects (Vietnam Vet. War collection) /
Vietnam Vets experiences after returning home. /
War Moratorium at OSU. /
Condition of the Protest Community. /
Law Center for Constitutional Rights in New York. /
Gloria Stieniem and William Kuntsler /
Issues of abortion. /
Moved in with law student from Kansas City. /
American Indian Movement, 1973. /
Wounded Knee /
Problems with drugs and alcohol. /
Became associated with "dope dealers" from Austin, TX. /
Cocaine, LSD, and other drugs. /
Sources of drugs believed to be from California and Texas. /
Mickey Rafael /
Delores Querta /
Ceasar Chavez /
"The Armadillo" /
Attended Univ. Of Oklahoma, Native American Studies Program. /
John Trudell /
Understanding Indian ways. /
Northern ways. (Indian) /
Personal views on AIM. /
Pan-cultural experiences. /
"Smoke Shop compact" /
Comments on myths related to Indians. /
A. A. meetings. /
Southern ways (Indian) /
"Good Medicine Society" /
Learning from "elders". /
Parker Mackenzie /
Red Earth /
Gourd Dancing /
Calvin Saumpty /
Healing from the Vietnam era through association with Indians, etc. /
"Women are the backbone of the culture," (Indian culture). /
Columbus Rally at State Capitol /
Earl Mitchell /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2000.070. Interview with Dr. Gravelly E. Finley & Dr. J. W. Sanford, 2000/07/26
Fisher, Bruce [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Both originals and duplicative copies.
Born: March 20, 1909 Batesville Arkansas /
Biographical overview by Dr. J. W. Sanford /
Father occupation & education /
Origin of his name /
Early education in Batesville and Little Rock, Arkansas /
Attended Wilberforce College in Ohio attaining Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce /
Masters degree in Chemistry from Ohio State /
Reason he wanted to be a Doctor /
Early educational influence on occupational choice /
Meharry Medical school experience /
Internship in St. Louis /
Opened office in Oklahoma City on 1937 /
Dr. Slaughter referred patients /
Other Doctors he admired /
Deceases treated /
First African American on staff of St. Anthony Hospital /
How doctors were compensated /
First African American Hospital /
The Slaughter Family /
Where he lived /
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Interviewee: Sanford /
Attended Douglas High School /
Parents: J.W. Sanford, Sr. & Camilia /
Wife=s family /
Father was President of Langston University /
Dr. Sanford attended Howard University Mediacl School /
Drafted into U.S. Air Force /
Doctor Finley as a role model /
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Interviewee: Dr. Finley /
Pre- integration WWII experience /
Polio treatment /
Syphilis & TB treatment /
President Sanford of Langston University and integration of hospitals /
Missions to Africa /
President Sanford and Sen. Kerr on integration of hospitals /
Dr. Slaughter /
Roscoe Dunjee and the Black Dispatch /
Dr. Bennett of OSU /
First African Amerce Nurse to practice in hospital /
DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2000.072. Interview with Gloria Farley, 2000/08/10
item H2000.074. Interview with Jack Killebrew, 2000/08/26
item H2000.075. Interview with Violet Bates, 2000/08/26
item H2000.076. Interview with Ellen Eberhandt, 1999/09/13
item H2000.078. Interview with James Ben Wright, 2000/09/16
item H2000.079. Interview with Paul Fox, 2000/09/16
item H2000.080. Interview with Mascio, 2000/09/16
item H2000.081. Interview with Lorene Ella Faye Horse, 2000/09/29
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
item H2000.083. Interview with Jackie Bishop
item H2000.086. Interview with Darren and Darrell Wheeler, 2000/10/25
Nichols, Max [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Topical; /
Wheeler family's operation of meat markets and grocery stores for the past 90 years. /
Family business locations and descriptions. /
Meat cutting. /
Changes in meat quality and cutting. /
Shipping of meat. /
Refrigeration vs. ice. /
Changes in marketing of the meat business. /
Sources of meat through the years. /
Retailing approaches. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2000.088. Interview with Mike Mnich, 2000/11/10
item H2000.091. Interview with Penman Stevenson, 2000/12/02
Administrative Information
Part of the Sweet Home Project
Released on 2012-08-20.
item H2000.092. Interview with Maxine Peek, 2000/05/22
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ohmpeek00; Video: 37 min. /
Interviewee: Maxine Peek /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris; Bill Moore /
Date: May 22, 2000 /
Location: Oklahoma Theater Supply, Oklahoma City, OK. /
Biographical /
Born: Muskogee, OK 1912 /
Parents: Carrie and Elam Gray (KO&G Railroad engineer) /
School: Irving Grade School in Muskogee. /
Central High School in Muskogee. /
Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, 1929. /
Married Eldon Peek in Stillwater, 1930. /
Eldon was born in Wellston, OK. /
Eldon was servicing and installing sound systems in movie theaters at that time. /
Equipment brands Eldon installed as an independent included Leroy Sound heads made in Rochester, NY /and OpRadio amps in St. Charles, IL. This made it affordable for small town theaters to put in sound. The standard at the time was Erpi sound equipment which was expensive and cost $20 - 30,000. /
First business location in Oklahoma City was at 708 W. Sheridan in a building owned by Kerpke of Ft. Gibson. /
First Sound movie she saw was in the Ritz Theater in Muskogee in late 20s. /
Broadway, Ritz, Palace, Strand and Yale Theaters were in Muskogee. Owned by Proctor and Marsh. /
Eldon taught radar for the Navy in Stillwater during WWII as a civilian instructor. /
They built their current building in 1946. /
United Artists film distributor built next door. /
During WWII, lots of equipment breakdowns. No new equipment was available. /
Supplies for the theater, repair parts and seating were things offered by them. /
The Municipal Auditorium's first order of 7,000 chairs was filled by them. /
They sold to theaters and schools. /
Seating is custom made in different widths of 19, 20 and 22 inches. /
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas panhandle was serviced by the Oklahoma City Store. /
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa was serviced by their Kansas City store that they owned and a St. Louis store. /
Griffith theater chain served here in Oklahoma City. /
Drive-ins were popular. They opened 59 one Summer in late 1950s. /
Sold speakers, wiring and screen that was a painted on surface. /
In most cases, the local exhibitor built the drive-in to protect their town from outsiders coming in. /
Glen Thompson of Healdton had Healdton, Tishomingo, Walters, Atoka and other little town theaters. /
Corn (popcorn) was sold after WWII from Parker Co. in Kentucky. Now it's Ellis Popcorn. Order of a full load every 60 days. /
Luanna Oil from Appaloosa, LA in 50 lb. Pails and cubes. /
Coconut oil is best oil for making bigger corn. /
Carrie Salt Co. provided the salt. /
Strong Lamps from Toledo and Brinkert in Detroit were suppliers of bulbs. /
Theater owners came to the film exchanges on Mondays to get their new films. They would stop by and get their supplies and visit. /
Business was done on a handshake. /
They used a ledger system. /
Distributors nearby were Republic, Universal, MGM, Paramount, Columbia, RKO, and Allied. /
Theaters in Oklahoma City were the Ritz, Capitol, Victoria, Criterion, Empress, Folly, Majestic, Gem, Reno and Isis. /
Television didn't hurt at first, then it did in little towns where they closed up. /
Drive-in came in before TV. /
Always left the shop for lunch. Worked 8 to 5 Monday through Friday and Saturday morning. /
Modern Projection systems are all automated. /
Children: Carolyn Wilson of Oklahoma City. /
Dolly Foster of Oklahoma City. /
Granddaughter, Sharon, has worked there 20 years. /
End of interview. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
Oral History H2000.100.1. Interview with Phuang Anh Cong Tang, 2000/05/09
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All originals.
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Oral History H2000.100.2. Interview with Archbishop Beltran, 2000/05/03
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All originals.
Released on 2012-05-09.
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Oral History H2000.100.3. Interview with Song Quang Ly, 2000/06/20
Administrative Information
All originals.
Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
Released on 2012-05-09.
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Oral History H2000.100.4. Interview with Father Anthony Bao Nguyen, 2000/06/20
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Father Anthony Ngoc Bao Nguyen was born May 20, 1919. He entered a monastery at the age of eleven. After taking the test to enter the seminary, he played with the other young seminarians and started studying for the priesthood. He was ordained at the age of twenty-eight. After leaving Vietnam in 1975 he went to a refugee camp in Guam and then transferred to Florida. From Florida he was sponsored by a Catholic priest in Oklahoma. He moved to Edmond and was followed by family. Father Anthony was also stationed in Enid. He discusses growing up in the Catholic priesthood, leaving Vietnam and the differences between Vietnam and Oklahoma. Additionally, he shares his experiences working in the Vietnamese religious community.
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Oral History H2000.100.5. Interview with Cuong Nguyen, 2000/12/23
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All originals.
Cuong Nguyen was a Deputy Province Chief in the Republic of Vietnam government in 1975. He has an undergraduate degree in law and graduated from the National Institute of Public Administration in 1965 and was drafted into the military for nine months after which he returned to the Department of the Interior. He and his family decided to escape South Vietnam, they were caught on their first attempt and put in prison. Cuong escaped from prison and lived underground . He planned for eight months for the second escape attempt which was successful. He discusses his failed attempts to escape as well as his successful one. Additionally, he talks about the Vietnamese government system in 1975 and the requirements to become a government official.
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Oral History H2000.100.6. Interview with Long Li, 2000/03/17
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All originals.
Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.7. Interview with Reverend Hoa, 2000/03/17
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All originals.
Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History F2000.100.8. Interview with Truang Do, 2000/04/03
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.9. Interview with Yen Tran, 2000/06/20
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.10. Interview with Charles Watts, 2000/03/08
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.11. Interview with Hue Green, 2000/03/08
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.12. Interview with Ellis Edwards, 2000/03/05
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.13. Interview with Quang Pram, 2000/03/21
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.14. Interview with Vi Wickam, 2000/06/07
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.15. Interview with Dong Thuy Bui, 2000/05/11
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.16. Interview with Dr. Luong Pram
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.17. Interview with An Nguyen, 2000/06/19
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.18. Interview with Nick Senthavy, 2000/06/19
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.19. Interview with Mai Ly Do, 2000/03/08
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.20. Interview with Thanh Loan Le, 2000/05/11
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.21. Interview with Trong Nguyen
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.22. Interview with Giac Quang Buddhist Youth Group
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.24. Interview with Bang Nguyen, 2000/03/06
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.25. Interview with Dann Bui, 2000/06/19
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.26. Interview with Gwendolyn Haynes, 2000/05/15
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.27. Interview with Man Doan, 2000/05/10
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.28. Interview with Hoang V. Minh
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.29. Interview with Hoang T. Nguyen
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
Released on 2012-05-10.
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Oral History H2000.100.30. Interview with Father Hoang Le
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.31. Interview with Father Tam Nguyen
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.32. Interview with Jerry Hurst
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.33. Interview with Giac Quang Youth Group, 2000/04/09
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.34. Interview with Duc Pham
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.35. Interview with Dong Bui, 2000/05/11
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.36. Interview with Nguyen Huu Hoat, 2000/05/08
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.37. Interview with Phuong Cao, 2000/06/20
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.38. Interview with Thay Thich Nguyen Tam
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.39. Interview with Andy Nguyen, 2000/06/07
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.40. Interview with Bac Le Dinh Binh, 2000/05/01
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Oral History H2000.100.41. Dai Hoi Tsc Generation X
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Oral History H2000.100.42. Cong Dong Vietnam Oklahoma; Don Zuan Mau Dan, 1998
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Part of the Vietnam Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.43. OKC Beautiful Glad Bag-a-Thon
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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Oral History H2000.100.44. Tet Trung Thu, 1998
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Part of the Vietnamese Voices Collection
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2001
item H2001.001. Interview with Jerry Wilson, 2001/02/14
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item H2001.003.01. Interview with Lorene Kercher, 2001/02/19
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item H2001.003.02. Interview with Beverly Hicks, 2001/02/19
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item H2001.003.03. Interview with Peggy Duran, 2001/02/19
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item H2001.003.04. Interview with Herald S. Pwewardy, 2001/02/19
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item H2001.003.05. Interview with Wakeah Hoahwah, 2001/02/21
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item H2001.003.06. Interview with Esther Onco, 2001/02/21
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item H2001.003.07. Interview with Iola M. Hayden, 2001/02/21
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item H2001.003.08. Interview with Iva Riddles, 2001/03/02
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item H2001.003.09. Interview with Delores Twohatchet, 2001/03/02
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item H2001.004. Interview with LeRoy Parks, 2001/03/28
item H2001.006. Interview with Eli Jaffee
item H2001.007.01. Interview with Sharon Sharp, Claudia Scribner, and Cathy Buchanan, 2001/05/20
item H2001.007.02. Interview with Blythe Thomas, Drew Mason, Warren K. "Doc" Jordan, and Don Sullivan, 2001/05/20
item H2001.007.03. Interview with Glenn Sullivan, 2001/05/20
item H2001.007.04. Interview with Neal McCaleb, 2001/05/20
item H2001.007.05. Interview with Hannah D. Atkins, 2001/05/20
item H2001.008.01. Interview with Joseph Rabbi Levenson
Robinson, Frances [Interviewer]
Yancy, Charles [Videographer]
item H2001.008.02. Interview with Arnold Flieg, 1989/07/16
Robinson, Frances [Interviewer]
item H2001.008.03. Interview with Frances Robinson, 1991/10/27
item H2001.008.04. Interview with Rose Karchmer, Sugarman
Griener, John [Interviewer]
item H2001.008.05. Interview with Mrs. Joseph Blatt
item H2001.008.06. Interview with Amy Kohn, 1978/04/29
item H2001.008.07. Interview with Milton Lewinsohn, 1984
Robinson, Frances [Interviewer]
item H2001.010. Interview with Evangeline Chappabitty and Towana Spivey, 2001/05/16
Brandt, Steven [Interviewer]
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
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Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-29.
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item H2001.011. Interview with Mollie Wearer Hopper, 2001/05/23
item H2001.012. Interview with Larry E. Adair, 2001/07/31
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
item H2001.013. Interview with Eugene DePriest Jones Jr., 2001/08/02
item H2001.014. Interview with Rose and Charlie Smith
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Transcript Only Interview
Released on 2012-08-29.
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item H2001.015. Interview with Mary Mabel Love Hull
item H2001.016. Interview with Janie Watson, 2001/08/31
item H2001.017. Interview with Joe Big Medicine, 2000/08/19
item H2001.018. Interview with Archie D. Hoffman, 2000/09/15
item H2001.019. Interview with Eugene Blackbear Sr., 2000/09/20
item H2001.020. Interview with Rollin Haag, 2000/12/18
item H2001.021. Interview with John Fletcher, 2001/03/02
item H2001.023. Interview with Moses Starr Jr., 2001/03/26
item H2001.025. Interview with Laird Comestevah, 2001.025
item H2001.026. Interview with Edwin Pewo, 2001/04/04
item H2001.027. Interview with Moses Starr
item H2001.028. Interview with Bertha Wilson, 2001/04/13
Starr, Moses [Interviewer]
item H2001.029. Interview with Blanche White Shield, 2001/04/16
Starr, Moses [Interviewer]
Winesberry, Rita [Interviewer]
item H2001.030. Interview with Mattie Timmons
2002
item H2002.001. Interview with Susie Harris, 2002/01/15
item H2002.002. Interview with Mike Flynn, 2002/01/23
item H2002.003. Interview with Ed Stone and George DeLong
DeLong, George [Creator]
item H2002.004. Interview with Vida Brooks, 2002/02/24
item H2002.005. Interview with Mr. Spencer
item H2002.006. Interview with Glena Bell Crane, 2002/02/19
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
item H2002.007. Interview with Lorena Savage Males, 2002/02/20
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
item H2002.008. Interview with William Welge, 2002/02/27
item H2002.009. Interview with Mrs. Merle Williams and Family
Lokey, Margaret [Interviewer]
item H2002.010. Interview with Marvin O'Neil and Dan O'Neil, 2002/05/14
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Biographical/inter-generational. /
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Marvin O'Neil born near Alva, OK /
Son of Irish immigrants. /
Education at Northwestern State College /
WWII Navy officer, on USS Saratoga /
Experiences in Pacific. Optical training, battle stations, other experiences. /
Employed by OG&E. /
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Dan O'Neil /
Born in Alva. /
Educated at Northwester State College /
Army Officer in Artillery, Ft. Sill, grenade accident, National Security Agency officer, /
random access memory (RAM, non-computer designs), Vietnam. /
Worked at Tinker Field /
Influences of inter-generational experiences of WWII and Vietnam wars. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2002.011. Interview with Jimmy Leonard Brown, 2002/06/07
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Released on 2012-09-05.
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item H2002.012. Interview with Charles E. LeClair, 2002/06/07
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item H2002.013. Interview with Clifford J. Ott, 2002/06/07
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item H2002.014. Interview with Cedric Starr, 2002/06/07
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item H2002.015. Interview with Trent Tilly, 2002/06/10
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item H2002.016. Interview with Melvina Heisch, 2002/07/05
Harris, Rodger [Interviewer]
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item H2002.017. Interview with Billy Chalfont, 2002/07/11
item H2002.018. Interview with Tracy, Dale, Collier, and Judy, 2002/07/09
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Released on 2012-09-05.
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item H2002.019. Interview with Judy Tracy, 2002/07/11
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item H2002.020. Interview with Taft House, 1998/12/10
item H2002.021. Interview with Mary Kippenberger, 2002/08/08
Administrative Information
Bio. sketch /
Born in Arkansas /
Family information, Irish/coal miner, etc. /
Move to Oklahoma in late teens of 20th Cen. /
Lived most of life near Thomas, OK /
Independence School/community (west of Thomas) /
Basketball player /
Married into German family /
Courting and social activities in area. /
Dances attended by young people /
Play parties /
Catholic Church in area. /
Nuns in area/mission to local Indians (Cheyenne) /
Memories of Cheyennes in Thomas /
Perspective on Cheyennes /
Memories of the 1930s /
Views of residents leaving Oklahoma /
Food /
Banking /
Transisition from no utilities, appliances, etc. to the 1940s. /
Radio /
Television /
Daily life on the farm /
Banking /
Charge Accounts /
Credit /
Shopping /
Visits to Oklahoma City /
Rt 66 /
Markets for cattle /
Approaches to farming/ranching /
Changes in the 50s, 60s and 70s. /
Oil production in the late 70s/early80s /
Penn Square Bank's impact /
Husband's illness, care, etc. Alzheimers /
Living alone for many years /
Transitions to retirement center in Oklahoma City /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
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item H2002.022. Interviewee: Mazzola McKerson, 2002/08/15
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Bio. /
Bluff, Oklahoma /
Crops raised in Bluff /
Living conditions in Bluff /
Pecans /
Ardmore, Oklahoma /
Domestic service. /
Learning about /
Experiences at Dunbar school, Ardmore /
Black business district, Ardmore /
Segregation in Ardmore /
Desegregation /
Changes in schools /
Changes in Black businesses /
Catering business /
Starting business /
Financing business /
Mazzola's Restaurant, Ardmore /
Approaches to service of an all white clientele /
Changing from all Black staff /
Political perspectives /
Conservative /
PTA /
City Council of Ardmore /
1st woman mayor of Ardmore /
1st Black mayor of Ardmore (believed to be one of the first Black mayors of
a town the size of Ardmore in United States) /
Retirement /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
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item H2002.023. Interview with Vera Taylor, 2002/08/21
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Biographical sketch: /
Parents' education and occupations /
Crops raised by parents /
Schooling /
Corn Club (considered forerunner of 4-H Club) /
Why the club was started. /
4-H Clubs /
Activities /
Demonstrations /
Soils judgings /
Uniforms /
Travel /
Contests /
Parliamentary procedures /
Livestock judging /
Home Extension Services /
Commodities /
Cooking /
Sewing /
Other activities /
Memories of Bill Murray and family /
Quilting /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.024. Interview with Lt. Colonel Harold D. Dyer, 2002/09/05
item H2002.025. Interview with William E. Nichols, 2002/09/05
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Biographical sketch /
1st hitch in Army, 1946, for 2 years /
Joined 45th Division, Oklahoma National Guard, 1950. /
Reasons for enlistment. /
Training stations: Ft. Benning, Camp Polk, Hokkaido, Japan. /
Occupation: motor pool / mechanic /
Arrival in Korea /
Locations in Korea /
Cold weather difficulties /
"Reclaiming of vehicles"; jeeps and others. /
Morale of 45th /
Equipment used for repair of trucks, etc. /
Seoul, Korea /
Food and housing. /
Relationship with Koreans /
45th Div. Support of School. /
Return to Korea to represent the 45th Div. In 1975. /
Reflections on service experiences. /
Civilian life, family, etc. /
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.026. Interview with J. C. Burris, 2002/09/17
Nephew, Evelyn [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical information /
Born near Tom, OK /
Parents were sharecroppers /
Sharecropping on 3s and 4s. (3/4) /
Schooling in southern McCurtain County /
Community bus. /
Saturdays in Idabel /
Church in the Tom/Harris areas. /
Army /
Korea (before the Korean War) /
Tinker Field worker. /
Farming near Coyle /
Working at the Job Corps Center (west of Guthrie) /
Security Guard at Job Corps Center /
Sheriff's Dept. Logan County /
Deputy Sheriff /
Running for Sheriff /
Polices and procedures for Sheriffs Dept. /
Experiences on the job as Sheriff /
Public relations and the Sheriff's Dept. /
Jail conditions at Logan County Courthouse. /
Jail break. /
Retirement /
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.027. Interview with Eleanor McDaniel, 2002/09/18
item H2002.028. Interview with Betty Price, 2002/10/01
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Family information. /
Booneville, Ark. /
Muskogee /
Babb family /
Schooling ay Muskogee /
Personal interest /
Music /
Art /
North Eastern State College /
Activities at College /
Music /
Art /
Met soon to be husband at NESC /
Norman /
Teaching the arts in Grade School at Norman /
Korean War and 45th Div. /
Moved to Del City /
Teaching 2nd Grade /
Working in politics. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.029. Interview with Sharon Schlicher, 2002/10/02
Rodger Harris [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Parent in military. /
Midwifery: /
Doulas, number of births assisted, problems in births, payment for services,
barter, philosophy of midwife, reasons for using midwives, examples of births,
sociology of births, many experiences. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
Archivist''s Notes: Must be 18 years to use
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item H2002.030. Interview with Herman Johnson, 2002/10/03
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born and raised near Sparks, OK. /
Farming cotton /
Father was blacksmith, wheelwright /
Farm life /
food, chores, lighting, etc. /
Schooling /
Father and grandfather were fiddlers /
Playing fiddle for dances in the Sparks area. /
Performing in Prague, Seminole. /
Swingbands /
Performing before WWII /
Worked at Douglas Aircraft plant OKC , tool and die /
Army, performed with fiddle in Europe /
Tinker Field /
Fiddling contests /
Won the National Championship at Wiser, Idaho several times. /
Memories of old fiddlers. /
Comments on fiddle styles. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.034. Interview with Lester R. Davis and Clara R. King Davis, 2002/10/16
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-09-06.
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item H2002.031. Interview with Ray Niedo, 2002/10/04
item H2002.035. Interview with Manuel Hensley, 2002/10/16
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-12-20.
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item H2002.032. Interview with Delbert Amen, 2002/10/15
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Delbert Amen (born 1932) grew up in Washita County, Oklahoma. His ancestors are Germans from Russia who immigrated to Oklahoma homesteads in the 1890s. This interview provides information on his ancestry, rural life in Washita County in the 1930s and 1940s, and relations with neighboring Cheyenne Indians. / Career at Republic Supply Company, Oklahoma City /
Attempt of great-grandfather Heinrich Amen to file on land in Mexico in 1912 /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2002.036. Interview with George Nigh, 2002/10/17
Administrative Information
Topical /
Campaign for legislature in 1950. /
Experiences in House of Representatives /
Being made an "honorary page" /
Leadership of House in early 50s. /
Running for Lt. Governor /
Number of counties carried in the election. /
Running with J. Howard Edmondson /
Thoughts on ability as a public speaker. /
Semi-Centennial /
Lou Allard /
John Steinbeck and "Okie" image. /
Raymond Gary /
Running for Governor in 1962. /
Governor Bartlett /
A study on Oklahoma's image during his gubernatorial years. /
Bring movie productions to Oklahoma. /
The State song Oklahoma! /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.037. Interview with Cleo Sipes
item H2002.038. Interview with Helment Pohle
item H2002.039. Interview with Armon Bost, 202/10/21
Gill, Jerry [Interviewer]
Benningfield, Mary [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical information. /
Bost family /
Thatcher family /
Mother's school teaching near Alva, and at Cleveland, OK /
Parents Store in Alva /
Father's machine shop Stillwater /
Memories of mother: Jessie Thatcher Bost /
Mother's interest in Oklahoma A&M College /
OAMC memories, freshman hazing, tuition/room and board, etc. /
Worked for Public Service Company, Stillwater /
Worked for Gulf Oil Company /
WWII experience, Army General Staff /
Board of Regents for OSU. /
Oil field tool business, bonded warehouse in late 1940s. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.041. Interview with Stuart Owings and Gary McAdams, 2002/11/08
item H2002.042. Interview with Abe Lemons
item H2002.043. Interview with Marie Sanchey
item H2002.044. Interview with Nelle Bear Tusk
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.045. Interview with Brady, Ray Sr.
item H2002.046. Interview with Beety Williams
item H2002.047. Interview with Dr. Richard Little Bear
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.048. Interview with Mary Bad Horses Dolan
Roberts, Alex [Interviewer]
item H2002.049. Interview with Annie Brady
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.050. Interview with Florence and Phillip White Man
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.051. Interview with Genevive Bear Quiner
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.052. Interview with Irene Bear Quiver
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.053. Interview with Alfred Strange Owl
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.054. Interview with Mr. and Mrs. William Gardner
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.055. Interview with Ann Shadlow
Michener, Judith [Interviewer]
item H2002.056. Interview with Jesse Howling
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.057. Interview with Arleigh Rhodes
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.058. Interview with Mary Belle Lone Bear Curtis
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.059. Interview with Gus Wilson
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.060. Interview with Robert Tohty
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.061. Interview with Emma Redhat and William Redhart Jr.
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.062. Interview with Roger White Turtle
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.063. Interview with Blanche, Whiteshield
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.064. Interview with Laird Cometsevah
Sandlin, Carolyn [Interviewer]
item H2002.065. Interview with Colleen Cometsevah
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
item H2002.066. Interview with Laird Cometsevah
Sandlin, Carolyn [Interviewer]
Halass, David [Interviewer]
Cometsevah, Colleen [Interviewer]
item H2002.067. Interview with Lymon Weasle Bear
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
Haless, David [Interviewer]
item H2002.068. Interview with Colleen Cometsevah
item H2002.069. Interview with Joe Osage
Roberts, Alexa [Interviewer]
Big Medicine, Joe [Interviewer]
item H2002.070. Interview with Charles Caley, 2002/10/02
item H2002.071. Interview with Wayne Woodson, 2002/11/21
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in the Douglas, Oklahoma area /
Grandparents on both sides were homesteaders in Douglas area /
Civilian Conservation Corps, Garber area. /
Went to California in late 1930s /
Problems with entry into California at state line. /
Return to Oklahoma to farm /
Paving company, Enid. /
Cement buisness /
Farmers Union Insurance agent /
Farming in the Douglas area /
Farm equipment: tractors, hay balers, combines /
Propane as tractor fuel /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2002.074. Interview with James Ray Johnson, 2002/12/11
Winden, Gwenyeth [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Raised in the Boley area. /
Father was sharecropper...(2s and 3s, cotton 3s) /
13 children in family /
Freedman descendent /
Worked farm with team (2) of horses and team of mules. /
Crops: cotton and corn /
Life on farm. /
Attended Langston College /
Degree in Agriculture /
Member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity /
Taught vocation agriculture at Haskell, Oklahoma /
Taught in all-black school and in integrated school. /
Future Farmers of America /
4-H programs /
Value of land as a farmer. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.075. Interview with Dan Hogan, 2002/12/17
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: OKC /
Attended public schools OKC /
Grad. Univ. of Okla. /
Air Force ROTC /
Strategic Air Command pilot /
Managed furniture company OKC /
Managed Seqoyah Mills Furniture plants /
Bought Leader Press publication and other businesses /
Developed Journal Record /
Presses at JR /
Typesetting at JR /
Move to location on North Santa Fe, OKC /
Computer technologies at JR /
Development of credit reporting information nation wide. /
Use of 90s technologies. /
Contributions of Blake Hogan /
Bombing of Murrah Building/Journal Record Building /
Keeping the Journal Record in print following the Bombing /
Keeping other businesses going after Bombing /
Sale of Journal Record /
Recalls relatives and family information /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2002.076. Interview with Don Woods, 2002/11/18
Administrative Information
ohdwoods02; video = 40 mins. /
Interviewee: Don Woods /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Nov 18, 2002 /
Location: Woods' home in Tulsa /
Biographical /
Family information /
WWII US Navy - meteorology /
Broadcasting /
First on air in Wichita, Kansas /
KTUL-TV Channel 8, Tulsa on air as weathercaster /
Equipment used in early weathercasting /
Changes in equipment used in weathercasting and broadcasting /
Chroma-color /
Plexiglass used for video outline of map of Oklahoma, polarity switching used /
Pay for weathercaster in early 50s to late 80s. /
Creation of "Gusty" a cartoon like drawing used on every weathercast Woods did. /
Interest in "Gusty" /
Consultants in local television /
Doing the weather during a storm. /
Using "gusty" for religious efforts /
Woods as a watercolorist /
Misc. comments on Tulsa area broadcasting /
Images: digital 2 /
Other collections: drawings, publications, photographs /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
2003
item H2003.009. Interview with Carl Bartholomew, 2003/01/29
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born and raised in Tulsa. /
Attended University of Oklahoma /
Journalism and Broadcasting /
Worked for Ethel Corporation /
Worked for machine suppy company in Tulsa. /
Employed at KTUL Channel 8, Tulsa /
Uncle Zeb was created. /
Children's shows. /
8's The Place promotion /
Employed at TCI, Tulsa cable. /
Uncle Zeb is reborn on cable. /
Thoughts on television. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.014. Interview with Beth Rengel, 2003/03/07
Administrative Information
Born: Texas /
Biographical Information /
Miss Astro /
TCU /
Miss Texas /
Runner-up for Miss America /
Experiences as a performer with New Christys Minstels /
Broadcasting experience: /
Baton Rouge /
Atlanta /
Tulsa /
Experiences at Tulsa /
Problems with male dominated media /
Fireing from KOTV for cursing on the air. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2003.016. Interview with Leon Nelson, 2003/04/15
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Family Information /
Education /
Army Air Corps, Biloxi, Miss. Experiences on an African America in the Army /
Zella Breaux, music teacher /
Jazz /
African American experience in Oklahoma /
Oklahoma City musicians /
Relations with white musicians /
Charlie Christian /
Al Goode /
Scatman Cruthers /
T-Bone Walker /
Fuzzy's Supper Club /
Taxes, IRS /
Trumpet player /
Music charts /
Oklahoma City venue for music /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.017. Interview with Bob Hower, 2003/04/17
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in Tulsa /
Grandfather was Red Cross official Maurice Willows sent to Tulsa during /
Tulsa Race Riot /
Paul Harvey /
KOTV /
Tulsa broadcasting /
Helen Alverez /
WWII pilot Army Air Corps. /
Korean War pilot Air Force /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.019. Interview with Tom Muchmore, 2003/04/30
Administrative Information
Biographical and family information /
WBBZ /
Early history /
Traveling stations /
Chicago connection /
Purchased by Muchmore family /
Broadcasts from Poncan Theater /
Recollections of 1950s radio at WBBZ /
Disc jockey /
Recording systems used /
Advertising sales /
Changes in technologies /
Hours of operation /
Community relationships /
Using copy vs. adlib /
Relationship with newspaper /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.020. Interview with Bill Coleman, 2003/04/30
Administrative Information
Topical: /
KPNC /
KLOR-FM /
KOKP/KOSB /
Lewis Coleman's broadcasting experience /
Indian Nations News Network /
Conversion to CDs from records at KLOR /
Conversion to broadcasting services via satellite and internet. /
Sales for stations, above. /
Community relations for stations. /
News services /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.026. Interview with William N. Christian, 2003/06/23
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.027. Interview with Presley Byington, 2003/07/09
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born: Idabel /
Choctaw /
Family information /
Mother went to Wheelock Academy /
Attended school in Idabel /
Member Methodist Church /
Attended Eastern Oklahoma College /
Attended Kiamichi Vo-Tech /
Presbyterian cultural program sent him to Mississippi to learn dancing from Choctaws there. /
Learn to make flutes about 1990. /
Makes cane flute with 6-hole fingering. /
The flutes western style. /
He also has made a whistle in what he believes was the way Choctaws made them. /
Forestry /
BIA firefighter /
Employed by Oklahoma Forestry Dept. /
Lost a fellow firefighter in a fire in Thermopolis, Montana /
Raised funds for a monument to Jim Burnett /
Monument is a bronze sculpture dedicated to all forest firefighters. /
Byington tells of his experience when Burnett was killed. /
General forestry /
Fire fighting /
Choctaw heritage as expressed in the history of the Nation. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.028. Interview with Quintas Herron, 2003/07/10
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in Idabel /
Family information /
Raised in Idabel and Stillwater, OK /
Father's investment in timber properties. /
Attended Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater /
BS in Forestry /
Hilltop Lumber Company /
Technological developments in the logging industry /
Using new technologies to economic advantage /
Timber as a crop /
Development of the Red River Museum, Idabel /
Development of the Forest Heritage Center /
Tree Bear /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.029. Interview with Janey Carns Crane, 2003/07/25
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born in Missouri /
Family moved to San Francisco area during WWII /
Father worked in shipyard /
Father was ill (believed to be from asbestos), died. /
Family returned to Missouri /
Graduated from high school at Human, Missouri /
Worked for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City /
Recollections of Kansas City in the 1950s. /
Recollections of a coffee house in Kansas City. It was near The Plaza. /
Married and moved to Oklahoma City, Husband was Bob Crain /
Worked part - time for an ad agency as artist. /
Attended Oklahoma City University /
Pottery /
Opened coffee house, The Black Brick, also called "The Brick" /
Location and appearance of The Brick. /
Notables who patronized the coffee house including Mason Williams. /
Other coffee houses in OKC. /
Clientele of coffee house. /
Janey "threw pots" during the interview. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
item H2003.033. Interview with Wayne C. Chandler, Sr., 2003/09/10
Fisher, Bruce [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Wewoka area /
Family from State of Miss. /
Father was farmer/business person /
Mother was school teacher /
African-American Schools in and around Wewoka /
In-Staters vs Staters vs Freedman descendents /
Langston University experience during Depression /
Teaching schools in the Wewoka area /
WWII Army experiences: Ft. Sill, Texas, Alabama, Europe /
Race problems in Army /
Supt. of Boys Training School /
Living in Boley /
Gov. J. Murray /
Gov. R. Gary /
Gov. J. H. Edmondson /
Gov. Nigh /
Board of Public Affairs /
Inspector for Oklahoma Beverage Control Board /
Joe Cannon /
Community Action Program /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.036. Interview with Jim Williams (James Williams), 2003/09/11
Administrative Information
Attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City and took radio broadcasting studies /
Worked for various radio station KWPR /
Was Doctor Daddy-O played rhythm and blues (early rock n roll) /
DJ at Semi-Centennial /
Introduced Johnnie Ray /
Was in sales or announcer in Sapulpa, Lawton, Ft. Smith and other markets. /
Sales approaches for radio sales /
Sales training seminars /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.037. Interview with Victoria Vasquez and Anna Sixkiller Mitchell, 2003/09/30
Administrative Information
Topical: Pottery, Cherokee /
Anna and Victoria are mother and daughter. /
Anna's experiences in learning to do pottery /
Cherokee research /
Clay(s) used in their pottery /
Samples of Anna's pottery /
Victoria recalls learning from her mother, Anna. /
Victoria makes a pot. /
Coil pottery. /
Problems in making coil pots. /
Tools used in making pots. /
Family history and other information. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2003.039. Interview with Del Shoemaker and Margaret Rose, 2003/10/07
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born in OKC. /
Del sang on radio in the 30s in OKC on KFXR. /
Both worked in parent's medicine show. /
The show did not have a name. /
Medicine show operated in 1934 and 1935. /
Ferree Magic Ointment or FMO was the principal product sold. /
Tay Joe was also sold, as were other products. /
Taffy candy was sold. /
Del performed as a "kid singer". /
One family member performed in "blackface". /
Locations of performances. All in Oklahoma. /
Associated with Jack Corbin, a barber in the Colcord Building /
Associated with Krimp Tull, Norman oilman. /
Del sang with Jimmie Wakley /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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2004
item H2004.002. Interview with N. A. Fortune, 2004/01/21
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Raised in Osage County /
Born at Foreacre, Oklahoma /
School at Foreacre /
Worked for Continental Equipment /
Joined Army WWII /
Trained as a medical technician /
Surgery at Temple Texas /
Other Experiences US Army /
Experiences from Osage County /
Wealthy Osages /
Head Rights /
Inheriting head rights. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.003. Interview with Kathryn Shurden and Leroy Orsburn, 2004/01/24
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Kathryn is the daughter of Leroy /
Leroy grew up in the Wewoka area. /
Contracted Polio in 1937 /
Treated at Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City /
Experiences related to polio. /
Radio Career /
Began working at KWSH /
Creating a "delay" with two reel-to-reel recorders. /
Worked in radio in: Bartlesville, Oklahoma City, Wichita Falls, TX, Ada, and Sherman, TX. /
Engineering and "on-air" experiences. /
Worked in television at Channel 43 in Oklahoma City. /
Worked in Bartlesville on a "pay per view movies on TV" operation. /
Kathryn began working in broadcasting at KWSH. /
Worked at KOSU, WKY, and other stations in Tulsa, and Okmulgee. /
Studied Broadcasting Journalism at OSU. /
Work in sales at WKY. /
Family broadcasting experiences: /
Leroy's mother sang on KWSH in the early 1950 for the house band "The Rusty Dozen". /
Kathryn's daughter has worked as a DJ on several Oklahoma and Missouri radio stations. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.006. Interview with Mildred Allison, 2004/04/16
Administrative Information
Biographical: Born in Hartshorne /
Parents ran Gorniks Grocery Store /
Attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in McAlester. /
Attended dances at St. Joseph's Community Hall in McAlester /
Grandfather was coal miner. /
Recollections of Hartshorne in the 1930s and 40s. /
Recalls the news of the Crash of the Stock Market in 1929. /
Grandfather's name changed by mining company to: Daily since he was a "daily" worker. /
Husband father was Gornik born in Poland in 1892. /
Husband, Joe Gornik, was born in Latimer, PA. /
Family information /
Mother's name: Mary Mazurkewich (born in Poland) /
Fathers name: John Zytkevich (born in Poland) /
Family notes indicate that letters to Poland were addressed to the following towns: /
Powiat-Ripping, Gmina-Squihng, Wiech /
Czgrnia, Duza, Gubernia /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.013. Interview with Dale Arbuckle, 2004/06/01
Dean, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in Missouri in 1903 /
Moved to Enid, Oklahoma when he was three. /
Parents were farmers. /
Played football at Enid High School /
Graduate of the University of Oklahoma /
Played football at O.U. /
Recalls practice and uniforms of the 1920s. /
Recalls the O.U. vs. S. M. U. game during his career. /
Recalls the coaching at the University of Oklahoma: /
a. While he was a player /
b. While he was coaching /
First coaching job at Duncan High School /
Earnings while at Duncan /
Playing field at Duncan /
Winning while at Duncan /
Earnings while at Duncan /
Knew Earl Halliburton /
Flew in Halliburton's Tri-motor Ford airplane /
Knew Nolen Fuqua of Duncan /
Coaching at the University of Oklahoma /
Dunlap Sporting Goods /
Reasons for longevity /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.014. Interview with Charles Smith, 2004/06/08
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born: Clarksville, TX /
Civilian Conservation Corps /
Pay, savings, etc. /
Changes in physical health /
National Youth Administration /
Marine Corps /
Joined at 17 /
Training in California /
Guadalcanal /
Misc Island operations /
Okinawa /
China /
Tensing /
Peking /
Reenlistment in Marine Corps /
Korea /
Wounded in Korea /
Japan /
Return to frontlines in Korea /
Stationed in Washington State /
Aero Commander /
Flight line mechanic /
Worked for Yukon Public Schools /
Wife's health problems (kidney failure) /
Treatment at Veterans Admin. Hospital in OKC /
Bypass surgery /
Other comments /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.015. Interview with Jack (Raoul Jacques) DeLier, 2004/06/23
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born: Mindot, North Dakota /
Family history (French Canadian and Irish) /
Attended University of Oklahoma on football scholarship /
WWII /
Army Air Corps /
B-26 pilot /
Ferry run across southern route (USA to Brazil, to Africa, to England) /
56 Missions flown into Northern Europe /
Slightly injured in military /
Worked for Motion Picture companies in OKC (movie theaters) /
KWTV Channel 9 Oklahoma City /
General Manager /
KOMA radio /
Technological changes in television /
Personalities at KWTV and other stations in the market /
Gary England /
Edgar Bell /
Bruce Palmer /
Average day for the General Manager /
Retired from KWTV in 82 /
Volunteer for several local non-profit and civic groups. /
Air-Space Museum, Oklahoma City //
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.017. Interview with Kathleen Owen, 2004/07/29
Administrative Information
Bio: Born in Russell County Kansas, Family name is Atha. /
Attended Russell High School /
(Knew Bob Dole...makes a few comments about Dole) /
College years (studied dietetics) /
Worked for Oklahoma Natural Gas in the Tulsa area. /
Was the host of "Lookin" at Cookin" for ONG on KOTV as Kay Atha. /
KOTV /
Studio, kitchen, cameramen, boom-man, etc. /
Other personalities at KOTV /
Steve Powell, /
Dean Turner /
Helen Alverez /
Others /
"Lookin' at Cookin" /
Preparation for each day's show /
"On-air" experiences /
Race and broadcasting /
Response from sponsors /
Ballard's Biscuits /
HYPower Tamales /
Windex /
Drano /
Others /
WKY-TV /
Was a substitute for Sybil Johnson who did a cooking program for ONG on WKY /
Dietitian /
Training /
St. Johns Hospital, Tulsa /
Cushing Hospital /
Ada Hospital /
University Hospital /
Oral Roberts University /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.019. Interview with Linda Cavanaugh, 2004/11/17
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Norman, Oklahoma /
Oklahoma City /
Oklahoma City Public Schools /
University of Oklahoma /
Broadcasting: Oklahoma City /
KOCO-TV /
KTVY Channel Four /
KFOR Channel Four /
Weekend News Anchor /
Jack Ogle /
Ernie Schultz /
Bob Barry /
Jim Williams /
Remember The Dragon /
Vietnam, Hanoi Hilton /
Strangers In Their Own Land /
American Indian documentary /
A Time To Die /
Broadcast news and journalism /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.021. Interview with Lawrence Goughler, 2004/09/09
Logsdon, Guy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Family information /
Barnsdall /
Violin studies /
Oklahoma A and M College /
Dr. Henry Bennett speech to male students following Pearl Harbor /
WWII /
Army Air Corps /
Training /
England /
B-24 /
Bombing and loss of airplanes /
GI Bill /
Phillips Petroleum /
Sheet music collections /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.022. Interview with Sam Vasquez, 2004/08/23
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Family is from the Shawnee area but also lived in Chandler, Maud, and Wewoka. /
Father trained horses, made saddles, worked on railroad track gangs. /
Schooling in Shawnee Schools. /
Did not speak English when he began school /
Military: Army (1950s), Army Reserves, Air National Guard /
Drill Sergeant, Military Police, Security /
Worked at Tinker Field /
Security, Supervisor for training programs /
Latino community in Shawnee /
Dances in Shawnee and Seminole /
Names Hispanic family names in Shawnee area /
Father spoke some Kickapoo, Pottawatomie languages. /
Latinos working at quarry at Porter Hill /
Oklahoma Human Rights Commission (Vasquez was appointed by Gov. Henry) /
Latino issues in Oklahoma /
Human rights issues /
Language rights issues /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-09.
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item H2004.023. Interview with Judith Houston Emerson, 2004/01/15
Administrative Information
ohjemerson04; miniDV/54 minutes /
V2004.001 /
Interviewee: Judith Houston Emerson /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Location: Tulsa /
Biographical: /
Biographical information: /
Cherokee heritage /
Grandfather was Mac Houston /
Parents were school teachers /
Education: /
Skiatook Public Schools /
University of Oklahoma /
North Eastern State College /
Art Education: /
Art Institute of New York /
Taught public school in California /
Discusses her art. /
Images of the art is on the video. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2004.066. Interview with Marion Brown Haggerstrand, 2007/10/18
Harris, Marie [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohmhagerstrand07; mini DVC, 2 hours, 50 mins. /
Interviewee: Marion Brown Haggerstrand /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Marie Harris /
Date: Oct 18, 2007 /
Location: Haggerstrand home in Tahlaquah /
Biographical /
Choctaw and Cherokee /
Parents were teachers at Nuyaka Mission School, Sequoyah School (Park Hill, OK) /
Attended North Eastern State College /
Joined the Womens Army Corps in 1942 /
Trained in Wyoming, Iowa, Georgia /
Mess Officer /
Troop train mess /
Shipped to South Pacific on converted luxury liner /
Staging area for invasion of Philippines in New Guinea /
Various experiences on islands in the South Pacific /
Meeting the man that would become her husband /
Martin Haggerstrand /
End of War /
Return to US /
Greeting at the harbor when returning home. /
Return to Tahlequah area. /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
2005
item H2005.001. Interview with Don Kelly, 2005/01/25
Administrative Information
Topical: /
Some biographical information /
Began in radio in Miami, OK /
KAKC radio Tulsa /
Kelly and Chauncey /
KUSN radio Cushing /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.002. Interview with Dr. Harold Fletcher, 2005/01/19
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born: Hamlin, Texas /
Attended public schools in Hamlin /
Attended Abilene Christian College and Hardin-Simmons /
Grew up in the Church of Christ /
Military /
Navy during WWII /
Marriage and family information /
Teaching Career /
Music instructor /
Central Christian College, Bartlesville, Oklahoma /
Oklahoma City Christian College/University /
Taught in music departments /
Discussions on music curricula /
Growth of college/university /
Challenges of working in a denominationally controlled college /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.003. Interview with Raymond George Linde, 2005/02/03
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in Oklahoma /
Lived in: Guymon, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Norman, Ft. Supply. /
Also lived in Colorado and Kansas. /
Education: Masters in English /
Taught school at several Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado towns. /
Parents owned three "dance halls" in 1940s on Rt 66 in Clinton and Burns Flat /
Parents owned Linde's Supper Club in Guymon. /
Father had been a bootlegger in the later 1930s. /
Resident at Central Oklahoma Christian Home, Oklahoma City /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.004. Interview with Rev. Marvin Nelson, 2005/02/14
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born in Kansas /
Father became a Methodist minister in Marvin's childhood. /
Lived in Vici, Slapout, Gate, Oklahoma /
Education: /
Oklahoma City University /
Phillips Seminary /
Served as minister: /
Lawton, St. Paul's Methodist (started church) /
Director of Wesley Foundation, Cameron College /
Mayfair Methodist in Oklahoma City /
Pawnee Methodist /
District Supt. for Woodward District (far NW Oklahoma and Panhandle) /
Started two Hispanic churches /
Changes in church attendance and demographics /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.005. Interview with Jack Skaggs, 2005/02/16
Administrative Information
Topical: WWII /
Oklahoma National Guard /
Marine Corps /
Wake Island /
POW /
Singapore, Japan /
Treatment in camps /
Health in camps /
Differences in Japanese Navy and Army personnel /
Liberation /
Oklahoma City Police Department /
Member of Legislature /
Reapportionment /
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.006. Interview with Alan Lambert, 2005/02/18
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Educated in Tulsa Public Schools /
Tulsa University /
KVOO-TV /
News Department /
Weather Forecaster /
Technilogical changes in weather forecasts, equipment, on-air tools /
KVOO Radio /
News Department /
Technicalogic changes in news gathering and production /
KVOO's country music heritage /
News Department personel /
2-way radios, and other equipment for remote reports /
Tornados and other severe storms /
KRSC (campus station at Rogers State University) /
Format(s) /
Student experiences /
"Streaming" on-line /
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.007. Interview with Jewell Grigsby, 2005/03/08
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born to a family in Vaudeville /
Began Performing at age 2. /
Began dancing on stage at age 4. /
Father did several "acts" a "toby", a "Dutch" act, a "Jewish" character, and more. /
Father was a "tangle-foot dancer" /
Mother was a dancer and performed as a straight-man. /
Jewell learn to dance by watching the chorus lines /
Travelled in a tent show. /
Based in Kansas City /
Worked mainly in the South /
Worked in stage shows /
Worked in clubs /
Shanghi Club in San Fransico /
Performed in various clubs owned by Jake Samara in Oklahoma City /
Worked for Kotchie in Oklahoma /
Performed for Cury Cardinal's Band in Oklahoma City /
Worked in "little Doc Roberts" Medicine Show in Oklahoma City /
Operated a dance studio in her home in The Village, Oklahoma /
Operated a dance studio in Britton, Oklahoma from mid 1950s to 2004. /
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.009. Interview with Rick Spring, 2005/03/30
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born and raised in Okmulgee /
Father was photographer /
Education: /
Okmulgee Schools /
Oklahoma State University /
Sam Houston State, Texas /
Military: /
Navy cryptographer /
Vietnamese language studies /
Stationed in Vietnam at Phu Bi /
Employment: /
Department of Human Services /
Okmulgee /
Battered spouse /
Aid to Family of Dependent Children /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.010. Interview with Don Wallace, 2005/04/13
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Family: Born and raised in Kansas. /
Completed high school in Pittsburgh, KS /
Family members were railroad employees /
Broadcasting: /
First job in Pittsburgh /
Worked in Bartlesville, Muskogee, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City /
Began working for WKY Radio in mid 50s /
Rock N' Roll on WKY /
Disc Jockey for WKY /
Began self-produced sportsman's show: "Wallace Wildlife" /
Wallace shot and edited most film on 16mm. /
Syndication of Wallace Wildlife /
Wallace Wildlife was on the air about 40 years. /
Political considerations of hunting and fishing show /
Celebrities as guests on the show. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.016. Interview with June Cash, 2005/07/19
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Raised in Hobart, OK /
Family farm /
Attended Hobart High School /
Experiences in Hobart /
Attended Oklahoma Baptist University /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.017. Interview with Margaret Fitch, 2005/07/18
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Raised in Canadian County /
Educated at Oklahoma A and M College (OSU) /
Joined the Home Extension Services /
Worked in Cimarron County and Canadian County /
Travel experiences /
Programming experiences /
Activities international with extension services organizations /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2005.018. Interview with Mary F. McCormick, 2005/07/26
Administrative Information
Mary Frances Coker McCormick is Sac and Fox-Seminole but was reared as a Seminole southeast of Seminole, Oklahoma. In adulthood she attended Seminole Junior College and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. This interview deals with family history, her great-grandmother Rina Coker, Mrs. McCormick's education, her career as a teacher, her Indian activism, the founding of the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women, and her entry into Sac and Fox tribal government. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.030. Interview with Dr. Becky Johnson, 2005/05/11
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
alumna of Oklahoma State University /
former head of the Botany Department /
degrees in physiology and has interests in paleontology /
This interview: her student life at Oklahoma State University in the 1960s, /
professional training, /
change at Oklahoma State University under Title XI, /
her particular interest in ethnobotany. /
types of gourds and their uses by native peoples. /
Index: /
Childhood in Colorado /
Father's work during the founding of the U.S. Air Force Academy /
Graduate work in physiology at the University of Illinois /
Doctorates from Illinois and Cornell University /
Employment at OSU as a technician /
Discriminatory practices against women at OSU before Title XI /
Employment as one of the first women hired by OSU under Title XI /
Dr. Robert Kamm /
Student life at Oklahoma State University in the 1960s /
Gourd culture and crafts: /
Types /
Uses /
Cultivation /
Work with the Pawnee Indians /
Uses of devil's shoestring, or Tephrosia virginiana /
Fishkilling /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.039. Interview with Henry Clark, 2000/03/21
Administrative Information
Technical Requirements: DVD Access copy available
Released on 2012-08-02.
Coverage. (Dublin Core Qualified)
Oklahoma City (City/Town)
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item H2005.047. Interview with Stella Long, 2005/06/24
Administrative Information
ohslong05; miniDV/ 1.5 hours /
Interviewee: Stella Long /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jun 24, 2005 /
Location: Choctaw Community Center, Crowder, OK /
Biographical: /
Attended Goodland School /
Experiences at Goodland /
Tuberculosis /
Talihina Indian Hospital /
Treatments /
Other experiences at the hospital /
Storytelling /
Examples of style /
Photo: none /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2005.048. Interview with Marion Diel, 2005/07/20
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born in Hitchcock, OK /
Teaching and school administration /
Corn, Cyril, Watonga. /
Board of Regents for Higher Education /
Highway Commission /
Member State House of Representatives /
John Deere Dealer in Thomas, OK /
Worked in California /
Douglas Aircraft /
Bookkeeper for Douglas /
Had own accounting office in Long Beach, CA /
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.055. Interview with Josephine Joskulowski, 2005/06/16
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born in the Harrah, Oklahoma area /
Parents were Ukrainian immigrants /
Father was farmer /
Spoke Ukrainian at home /
Schooling in the Harrah area /
Experiences in the Great Depression /
Married a near-by farmer /
Farm experiences /
Church experiences /
Orthodox vs Catholic /
Foodways /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.056. Interview with Troy H. Nelson
Administrative Information
Accession No. 2005. Acquired 2005-10-18
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2005.058. Interview with Dr. Mack Smith, 2005/09/29
Petrie, Oliver [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Bio: /
Military: WWII Navy, used GI Bill /
Attended public schools in OKC /
Attended Southern College of Optometry /
Optometry practice in Pawnee, Oklahoma /
Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians /
Conflicts with M.D.s /
Professionalism and the Oklahoma Optometric Association /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.059. Interview with Judith Emerson, 2005/12/06
Administrative Information
ohjemerson05; miniD/V, 40 mins. /
Interviewee: Judith Emerson /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Dec 6, 2005 /
Location: Tulsa /
Most of this interview is conterned with Emerson's Cherokee family history. /
The principal family name is Houston. /
Houston was an adopted name that has a similar sound to the original Cherokee. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2005.060. Interview with Dr. Vida Chenoweth, 2005/12/16
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born in Enid /
Father's family came in the Run of 1893 /
Father operated Chenoweth and Green Music Company /
Locations in Enid, Stillwater, Ponca City, etc. /
Products carried in store. /
Teachers in store. /
Mr. Chenoweth was a board member of National Association of Music Merchandisers /
Attended Northwestern University and the University of Auckland, New Zealand /
Field work: New Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Indian, Guatemala, and others. /
Worked as an interpreter and musicologist /
Wrote book on the Guatemalan Marimba /
Gave file studies collections to the Library of Congress /
Studies are named the Chenoweth Collection /
Released on 2012-05-10.
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item H2005.066. Interview with Buck Wade, 2005/06/24
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born and raised in the Jack Fork Mountains in Pittsburg County /
Father story about travelling at night in the Jack Fork /
Choctaw heritage /
Hairdresser /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-07-31.
item H2005.067. Interview with Richard Adams, 2005/06/24
Administrative Information
Biographical /
Born in Leflore, Oklahoma /
Choctaw family (spoke Choctaw as a child) /
Air Force /
Load Master on C130s /
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos /
Works for Choctaw Nation /
Choctaw Nation language program /
Studied as a foreign language /
"Speakers" /
Linguistics /
Grammar vs. common usage of Choctaw /
Courses taught /
In high schools /
In elementary schools /
On-line (via internet) /
Other information on language program /
Chief Pyle /
Other personal information /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-07-31.
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2006
item H2006.002. Interview with Elois Barber, 2006/01/26
Administrative Information
ohebarber06; video/miniDV/2 hr., 10 mins. /
Interviewee: Elois Barber /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jan 26, 2006 /
Location: Tahlequah /
Biographical: /
Raised in Tahlequah /
Grandfather was Matt Houston /
Father was barber in Tahlequah /
Speaking Cherokee in barber shop /
Charges for haircuts /
Father was fiddler /
Played "Cherokee fiddle" style /
Played for Platform dances /
Recolections of dances, locations, etc. /
Educated at Northeastern /
Teaching Certificate /
Teaching /
Several locations in eastern Oklahoma /
McIntosh County, Osage Councty, Cherokee County /
Recollections of Tahlequah /
Theater, groceries, other retailers /
Family stories /
Images: digital (2) /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.009. Interview with Harry Furr, 2006/05/10
Administrative Information
ohhfurr06; miniD/V 1 hour 20 mins. /
Interviewee: Harry Furr /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: May 10, 2006 /
Biographical: /
Born in Oklahoma /
Completed public school at Central High School, Oklahoma City /
Joined the U.S. Army WWII /
Glider pilot /
Training at Wiley Post Filed (North May Ave.) /
and at Vinita, OK /
D-Day glider pilot /
Other glider missions /
Images: none Photocopies: gliders, etc. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.010. Interview with Evelyn Roller, 2006/05/16
Administrative Information
oheroller06; miniD/V 45 mins. /
Interviewee: Evelyn Roller /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: May 16, 2006 /
Location: Norman, OK /
Topical: Folk Poet /
Mrs. Roller recited her poems. /
Images: none Gifts: "A Smile And A Tear" self published book of poetry. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.011. Interview with Marie Sherrill Rainwater, 2006/05/25
Heitzke, Brett [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohmrainwater06; miniD/V, 1hour /
Interviewee: Marie Sherrill Rainwater /
Interviewer(s): Rodger Harris and Brett Heitzke /
Date: May 25, 2006 /
Location: Cushing, OK /
Biographical: /
Born near Ripley, Oklahoma /
Raised in Ripley and Cushing areas /
Attended one-room school in Ripley area /
Father was Frank Sherrill /
Talks of father as a lawman, fiddler, and rancher. /
Father played in the Ripley Cowboy Band /
The Rippley Cowboy Band was the first to play on KFRU Radio in Bristow, OK. /
Later Otto Grey's Oklahoma Cowboys also played at the station. /
Rural Carriers Association of Oklahoma and National Rural Carriers Association /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.012. Interview with Major General LaRita Aragon, 2006/06/02
Carlisle, Glenda [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohritaaragon06; miniD/V 1hr, 40mins. /
Interviewee: Major General LaRita Aragon /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Glenda Carlisle /
Date: Jun 2, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical: /
Raised in Dale, Oklahoma /
Father and mother employed at Tinker Air Field /
Played high school basketball /
College: Central State College, University of Central Oklahoma /
Taught elementary school /
Principal in Oklahoma City Public Schools /
Joined Air Force National Guard /
Patrick Sherrill /
Assigned Dover Air Force Base mortuary training /
Assigned Mortuary Officer during OKC Bombing /
Desert Storm /
State Commander of Air National Guard /
Assistant to Air Training Commander U.S. National Guard /
Image: 2 dig. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.013. Interview with Adam Pigg, 2006/06/28
Warde, Mary Jane Dr. [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohapigg06 / mini DV/ 1 hour /
Interviewee: Adam Pigg /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Dr. Mary Jane Warde /
Date: 6/28/2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical: /
Attended Moore High School /
Joined U S Army Sept., 2000 /
Basic training at Fort Benning /
Infrantry training /
Army Reserve Unit - Shawnee /
Active Duty after September 11, 2003 /
Volunteers for active duty /
Ft. Stewart /
Assigned to Iraq /
Ft. Polk /
Training in Korea /
Third Infrantry Division /
Invasion of Iraq /
Bradley Fighting vehicles /
M249 "Saw" machine gun /
Travel to Iraq via commerical charter /
Kuwait, Camp Pennsylvania /
Bagdad Airport /
Local conditions in Bagdad /
"Down time" /
MREs /
Enemy fire/fire fights /
Battle of the Euphrates /
Iraqi forces /
Medina Division and Republican Guard /
Heat in Iraq /
Mail /
Insurgency /
2nd Armored Cavalry /
Abu Ghrade /
Iraqi War College /
G. I Bill /
Sargent First Class Paul Smith and congressional Metal of Honor /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.016. Interview with Gene Newman, 2006/08/18
Administrative Information
ohgnewman06; miniD/V 35 mins. /
Interviewee: Gene Newman /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Aug 18, 2006 /
Location: Mr. Newman's home in Oklahoma City /
Topical /
information on the 1926 Harley Davidson motorcycle given to the Oklahoma History Center. /
Newman's father was original owner. /
Motorcycle was raced at State Fairgrounds in the late 1920s. /
Details on the technology of the motorcycle. /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.017. Interview with Carl Barnes, 2006/08/28
Administrative Information
ohcbarnes06 / miniD/V 1.5 hours /
Interviewee: Carl Barnes /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: 8/28/2006 /
Location: on Barnes farm near Turpin, OK /
Biographical /
Born in Tyrone,, Oklahoma June 18, 1928 /
Lives in the northwest corner of Beaver County, Oklahoma /
Completed public school at Turpin, Oklahoma /
Attended Carver Chiropratic College, Oklahoma City University, graduated at Panhandle A&M College at /Goodwell, Oklahoma with a degree in agronomy. He also attended Oklahoma State University.
County Extension agent in Texas and Kansas. /
Corn: heritage corns or Indian corns collection. /
Corn planting and other old seed. /
Corn associated with Indian tribes of North American. /
Barnes traces his heritage to the Cherokee on both sides of his family. /
Images: 6 digital /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.024. Interview with J. K. Wilson-Synar, 2006/09/21
Administrative Information
ohjkwilsonsynar06; Mini D/V 2 hours 30 mins. /
Interviewee: J. K. Wilson-Synar /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Sep 21, 2006 /
Location: Wilson-Synar home near Warner, OK /
Biographical: /
Raised in Muskogee, OK /
Attended school in Muskogee /
Family history as related to Pine Hollow, an all African-American community /
Integration of Muskogee Schools /
Memories of Mike Synar /
Information on "Rafaga" a Mosquito Indian leader in Nicaragua /
Memories of Pine Hollow /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2006.027. Interview with Judy Kay Wilson-Synar, 2006/10/19
Administrative Information
ohjkwilson-synar06; miniD/V, 1 hr, 40 mins. /
Interviewee: Judy Kay Wilson-Synar /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Oct 19, 2006 /
Location: home at Pine Hollow, near Warner, OK /
Bio: second interview with Wilson-Synar /
Experiences as a psychiatric nurse: /
Wagoner Hospital /
Post traumatic stress in sexual abuse patients /
V. A. Hospital in Muskogee /
Post traumatic stress with veterans /
Group sessions /
Information on Pine Hollow from family stories. /
Death of Kay Wilson (grandfather) /
Screech owl in home the morning of the death /
Conflicts between Kay Wilson and Pine Hollow Jones /
Racial tensions /
Pine Hollow Baptist Church /
Origins of Pine Hollow /
Pine trees, sawmill, etc. /
Other people in the area. /
Recollections of grandmother teaching her recitations. /
Sample recitation about goblins. /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.028. Interview with Robert Taylor, 2006/10/23
Warde, Mary Jane [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohrtaylor06; miniD/V, 1 hr., 20 mins. /
Interviewee: Robert Taylor /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Mary Jane Warde /
Date: Oct 23, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical /
Born 1951, is an artist of Indian descent (Blackfoot/Crow/Osage/Cherokee) but not enrolled with a tribe. /
As a Vietnam War-era serviceman in the U.S. Navy, he became a cartoonist and began a career as a self-taught artist. /
His large works in acrylics incorporate tribal themes and cultures. Much of this interview deals with his philosophy of art, techniques, and most recent work, a triptych selected for permanent display in the new State Attorney General's building. /
Parents: Norman Ray Taylor and Mary Jane Hughes /
Childhood in Tulsa /
Education at [Southwest] Missouri State University /
Naval training and service during the Vietnam War /
Service aboard the U.S.S. Shields /
Success with political cartoons /
Influence of his Hughes grandparents /
Grandfather Virgil Wallace Hughes, of Osage descent /
Current artists are the last generation who had contact with the old Indian painters /
Merlin Little Thunder /
Fritz Scholder /
Meanings lost with changing cultures /
Becoming a self-taught artist /
Tulsa Junior College /
Pat Gordon, water colorist /
Danny Cheshawalla, Osage friend and partner /
Otis Wilson /
Doris Littrell, Oklahoma Indian Art Gallery /
Painting mediums /
Wallace Hughes, uncle and advisor /
Help and advice from other artists /
Process of painting /
Jeff Dodd, artist /
Paul Pletka, artist /
Painting allegorically /
Career since 1988 /
Early day job at Occidental Petroleum /
Need for marketing and pricing information /
Distortions in art /
George Catlin, artist /
Virginia Stroud, artist /
Virgil Wallace Hughes, grandfather /
Shirley Smith, sculptor /
Selection of his work for the Attorney General's building /
Triptych, subject selection /
“Honor,” Quanah Parker; “Service,” Bass Reeves; “ Bud Ledbetter /
Painting techniques /
Images:2 digital /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.030. Interview with Quimby Enterline, 2006/11/04
Administrative Information
ohqenterline06; miniD/V 1 hour /
Interviewee: Quimby Enterline /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Location of interview: Edmond Historical Society /
Date: Nov 4, 2006 /
Biographical /
Oklahoma home towns: Piedmont and Bethany /
Parents owned a general merchandise store in Pediment and a grocery store in Bethany /
Working in the grocery store. /
Military: U S Army, trained at Fort Sill, Fort McClelland /
Rifleman, later a mortar man /
Invasion of Anzio /
Invasion of southern France. /
Difficulties of the battles, etc. /
Yellow jaundice /
Battle fatigue /
Hospitalized in England /
Treated with insulin therapy /
Employed at Tinker Field /
Edmond Historical Society volunteer /
Images: none /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.031. Interview with Nancy Evans and Stanley L. Evans, 2006/11/07
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
Austin, LaNita [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohs N S Evans06; miniD/V 2 hrs, 20mins. /
Interviewees: Nancy Evans and Stanley L. Evans /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris, Bill Welge, LaNita Austin /
Date: Nov 7, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical: /
Nancy Evans is the mother of Stanley /
Stanley Evans (senior) was a member of the Oklahoma City fire Department /
Evans was one of 25 African-American firefighters hired in OKC. /
More information on Evans firefighting career /
Evans was in the U S Army in WWII in the European Theater /
Stanley L. Evans (son) /
Born in Athens, TX, raised in Oklahoma City /
Douglas High School graduate in 1964 /
Tells of high school memories /
Played clarinet in the Douglas High School Band /
Attended Oklahoma State University /
Member of Phi Alpha Phi /
Attended Central State University (UCO) /
Attended University of Texas, Tyler (MBA) /
Attended University of Oklahoma College of Law (J. D.) /
U S Army /
Tour of duty in Vietnam /
Distinguished Service Metal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star /
Army Command and General Staff College /
Commander of Fort Leavenworth /
Assistant Dean of the College of Law, University of Oklahoma /
Dean of College of Law, Andy Coats /
Appointed to Oklahoma Human Rights Commission /
Family information includes wife Saundra, daughter Lee Evans, and son, Stan. /
Images: 1 /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.035. Interview with Jeep Hunnicutt, 2006/11/14
Administrative Information
ohjhunnicutt06; miniD/V 1 hr, 40 mins. /
Interviewee: Jeep Hunnicutt /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Nov 14, 2006 /
Location: Hunnicutt home near Warner, OK /
Biographical: /
Born in Keefton /
Raised in Warner area /
Father was a rancher/farmer and minister. /
Attended Conners Jr. College /
Graduated from Oklahoma A&M College /
Degree in animal husbandry /
Worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs /
Worked in offices in Mississippi, North Dakota, /
Tahlequah, Muskogee. /
Pine Hollow information /
Using draft annimals in the field /
Horses, mules, oxen /
Images: 2 /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.037. Interview with Ed Cook, 2006/11/15
Moore, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohecook06; mini D/V 1 hr, 20 mins. /
Interviewee: Ed Cook /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Bill Moore /
Date: Nov 15, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical and family information. /
Education: Cassidy School, Yale University /
Hahn Cook Funeral Home /
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce /
G M plant /
Xerox plant /
1980s atmosphere in downtown OKC /
Sec. of Tourism in Gov. Frank Keating's administration /
Capitol Dome fund raising /
Capitol Plaza project /
no images /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.039. Interview with Joann Neihart and Lee Reeder, 2006/12/15
Rodger Harris [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohjneihart06; Mini/DV 1 hr. 20 mins /
Interviews: Joann Neihart and Lee Reeder /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Dec 15, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Topical /
Southwest Exposition of 1956 /
Warm-up for the Semi-Centennial /
Atomic Energy exhibit /
Daily simulation of atomic bomb detonation /
Peaceful uses of atomic power /
Petroleum exhibits /
Semi-Centennial Exposition /
James Burge, Director /
Staff experiences /
Publicity /
Recollections of exhibits and events /
Autorama /
Foodarama /
International House /
Soviet Exhibit /
Boomtown /
Failing equipment /
Newspaper /
National Folk Festival /
Sara G. Knott, Director /
Indian dancing /
Teen Town /
Auto Racing /
State Show /
Zigfield Follies /
Personalities /
Midway /
Photorama /
Soonerama (promotion of Oklahoma for tourism) /
Today Show /
Attendance /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2006.041. Interview with Barbara Reynolds, 2006/01/04
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Born and raised in Muskogee /
Hired by St. Francis Hospital in mid-1960s. /
Experiences as nurse. /
Hours, wages, equipment, policies, etc. /
Recalls hospital staff /
Promoted to administration /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-07-31.
Index Terms
item H2006.042. Interview with Betty Price, 2006/10/10
Administrative Information
ohbprice06 / minD/V, 1.8 hrs /
Interviewee: Betty Price /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris, Bill Moore /
Date: Oct 10, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Topical: /
The interview begins with Betty Price's experiences with the Arts Council of Oklahoma /
Begins in the late 1960s and extends to the present. /
Relationship with legislature /
Relationship with Governors /
Artist in Residence program /
Touring Arts Program /
Art in Capitol /
Art in Public Places bill /
Diamond Jubilee /
State Art Collection /
American Indian Cultural Center /
Governors Arts Awards /
State Capitol Preservation Commission /
Red Earth /
Funding for the Council /
Personal art...painting /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2006.043. Interview with Bill Grant, 2006/11/09
Administrative Information
ohbgrant06 / miniD/V 1 hour, 40 mins. /
Interviewee: Bill Grant /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Nov. 9, 2006 /
Location: Grant's home near Hugo, OK /
Biographical /
Born and raised in the Hugo area. /
Family operated a ranch northeast of Hugo /
Finished High School in Hugo /
Area information /
Floods on the Red River /
Livestock sales in Hugo /
Working at the stockyards /
Bluegrass music information /
Bill Monroe /
Grants Old Time Bluegrass Festival /
1st west of the Miss. River /
Performers named at the festival /
Bill Monroe, Chubby Wise, Flatt and Scruggs, /
Ralph Stanley, many others. /
Recordings by Grant /
70 albums /
Tourism in southeast Oklahoma /
Images: 2 /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2006.044. Interview with Carl Smith, 2006/06/14
Administrative Information
ohcsmith06; mini D/V 1 hour, 20 minutes /
Interviewee: Carl Smith /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris, Michael Dean, Bill Moore /
Date: Jun 14, 2006 /
Location: Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters /
Biographical: /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2006.045. Interview with Cecil Newman, 2006/09/07
Administrative Information
ohcnewman06; miniD/V 1 hr, 30 mins /
Interviewee: Cecil Newman /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Michael Bell /
Date: Sept.7, 2006 /
Location: Newman's home in OKC. /
Biographical: /
Born and raised in OKC. /
Attended Putnam City Schools /
Navy, Newfoundland /
Employed at OGE, Belle Isle Plant, steam generation, lake cooling, etc. /
Interurban /
Father's bicycle shop at 10th and Classen, sold Schwinn bikes, lawnmowers, other things. /
Drag Racing: OKC and Amarillo, NHRA, AA gas dragster, altered, etc. /
Donated Harley Davidson motorcycle to museum. /
"Pea Shooter", 21 cubic inch single cylinder, dirt bike. /
Direct drive via chain to jackshaft to rear wheel, /
No brakes, no suspension, no left foot peg, /
dual port intake and exhaust, notched tank, #7. /
Father raced on dirt tracks, board tracks, and hill climbs. /
Some racing at klahoma Fairgrounds in 1930s, racing also at Purcell, /
Raced in Great Lakes area and in many places in the West. /
Description of racing clothing/equipment. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2006.047. Interview with Marilyn Koon, Gabrielle Thorp, Richard Trail, and Douglas Simmons, 2006/09/8-9
Administrative Information
ohKC-135 06; miniD/V(3)20 mins. each tape /
KC-135 Anniversary at Tinker Air Force Base /
Interviewees: Marilyn Koon & Gabrielle Thorp: /
Interviewee: Richard Trail /
Interviewee: Douglas Simmons /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Location: Reed Center, Midwest City, Oklahoma /
Date: Sep 8 & 9, 2006 /
#1: Interviewees: Marilyn Koon & Gabrielle Thorp: /
Pilot and Co-pilot on 1st all female crew on KC-135. /
Arizona Air Guard /
Training /
Issues of female pilots /
Discussions of duty stations /
Occupations currently held: /
Real Estate sales and /
Air crew of commercial airline. /
Landing at Tinker Air Force Base /
#2: Interviewee: Richard Trail /
Pilot of KC-135 /
Duty in southeast Asia /
Refueling of Navy Tanker while Navy Tanker refueled Navy fighter. /
Other experiences in Air Force /
Oklahoma duty stations. /
Pilot training in Oklahoma /
#3: Interviewee: Douglas Simmons /
Boom operator on KC-135 /
Mention of several duty stations. /
Rescue of "downed" pilot in Croatia /
Oklahoma duty stations /
Discusses boom operator's perspective and relationship with tanker crew and with aircraft being refueled. /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
2007
item H2007.006. Interview with Effie Heil and Mary Lou Jones, 2007/01/04
Administrative Information
oheheil07; mini D/V 1hour /
Interviewees: Effie Heil and Mary Lou Jones /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jan 4, 2007 /
Biographical: /
Effie Heil /
Born in Texas /
Worked as a housekeeper and cared for children /
Worked for a Navy Chaplin /
Was in the area near Pearl Harbor during the bombing in 1945 /
Memories of the bombing. /
Travel to and from the US mainland via converted cruse ship /
Recollections of Norman, O.U. football. /
Mary Lou Jones /
Born in Oklahoma City /
Related to Antoine Classen /
Her great aunt christened the USS Oklahoma /
Memories of McFarland Methodist Church in Norman /
images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.007. Interview with Doris Littrell, 2007/01/08
Administrative Information
ohdlittrell07; miniD/V 1 hour, 10 mins. /
Interviewee: Doris Littrell /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jan 8, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma Indian Art Gallery, OKC /
Biography /
Born 1920. /
Grew up in rural area near Apache, OK. /
Adopted by family in area. /
Raised hearing Comanche and Apache being spoken /
Camp George Thomas /
Mildred Cleghorn /
Memories of Apache, OK /
The Slick Hills /
Indian housing /
Farming /
Wholesale art in the Southwest /
Oklahoma Indian Gallery /
Memories of artists represented by the Gallery /
Patrons for Indian Art /
Mentions several of Indian artists /
Changing directions in Indian art. /
Styles discussed: flat tempera, abstract, realism, surealism /
Images: none /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.008. Interview with Dr. Jordan Tang, 2007/01/16
Administrative Information
ohjtang07; mini D/V (audio only) 1 hour, 10 mins. /
Interviewee: Dr. Jordan Tang /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jan 16, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation /
Biographical /
Born in Fukien, China /
Father was Methodist Minister /
Lived in Taiwan /
Graduated from Taiwan Provencial College /
Moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma /
Graduated from Oklahoma State University, 1957 /
Oklahoma City /
Graduated from University of Oklahoma, 1961 /
Experiences at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation /
Studies in digestive enzimes /
HIV studies /
Altzheimer's disease /
No: Image /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-14.
item H2007.009. Interview with Ellis Freeny, 2007/01/10
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohefreeny0; mini D/V, 1 hr., 30 mins. /
Interviewee: Ellis Freeny /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Bill Welge /
Date: Jan 10, 2007 /
Location: Freeny home in Oklahoma City /
Bio. /
Born in Pittsburg County /
Raised on family ranch /
Choctaw /
Learning Choctaw language /
Relationship to Choctaw speaker /
Memories of brother and family /
Cattle business /
Typical during his youth /
Feeder cows /
Cattle disease /
Cattleman's Association /
Issues common for Cattlemans Association /
Stockyards /
Changes in methods of sale of livestock /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.011. Interview with Lu Kang (Vicky) Phillips, 207/01/30
Administrative Information
ohvphillips07; 1 hour, min D/V /
Interviewee: Lu Kang (Vicky) Phillips /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Also present at interview: Tinney Chang, Susan De Quevedo, and Mike Bell /
Location: OHC /
Date: Jan 30, 2007 /
Biographical: /
Born in mainland China /
Taiwan /
Taipei /
Schooling in Taipei /
Married to military pilot /
Married to American pilot /
3 children /
Travel to America /
Difficulties in adjusting to America /
Aero Commander /
Employed for 30 years /
Forming the Oklahoma Chinese Club /
images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.013. Interview with Dave Statton, 2007/01/31
Administrative Information
ohdstatton07; 1 hour, 15 mins; mini D/V /
Interviewee: Dave Statton /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jan 31, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services /
Bio. /
Western State Hospital -
Chief Operating Officer /
Western State Psychiatric Center -
Chief Operating Officer /
Griffin State Hospital /
Vinita State Hospital /
Mental Health Stigma /
Agency Funding /
Relations with Legislature /
Statistics /
Dual diagnosis /
Chief Operating Officer of Oklahoma Mental Health agency /
Web page for agency /
Images: none /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.015. Interview with Alwind Ning, 2007/02/12
Bell, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohaning07 / mini D/V, 55 minutes /
Interviewee: Alwind Ning /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris, Michael Bell /
Date: Feb. 12, 2007 /
Location: OHC /
This recording contains no introduction. /
Biographical /
Taiwan /
New York City /
Columbia University /
Biochemistry /
Oklahoma Health Department /
Environmental Quality /
Air Quality /
Lions Club /
International Leadership /
Chinese community in Oklahoma City /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.016. Interview with Master Jian Tai Shifu (Liyae Chao), 2007/02/22
Bell, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohjtshifu07; mini D/V, 1 hr, 10 mins. /
Interviewee: Master Jian Tai Shifu (Liyae Chao), Dharma Master /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Michael Bell /
Date: Feb 22, 2007 /
Location: Buddha Mind Monastery, east of Midwest City, OK. /
Bio. /
Darma Master Jian Tai Shifu is a nun and lives in the Buddha Mind Monastery, Chung Tai Cha'n. (Cha'n is also know as Zen in the western world.) /
Birthplace: Taiwan /
Graduated from Chung Shan Medical University /
Education as a dentist and practiced dentistry in Taiwan /
Father is dentist, brother is surgeon /
Became a nun after practicing dentistry /
The monastery is at 5916 Anderson Road. /
The monastery was established in March of 2004. /
Dharma Master Jian Tai Shifu lived in a monastery in Texas before moving to Oklahoma. /
Before coming to the United States Master Jian Tai was the Abbess of Pu-ming and Pu-yuan Meditation Center in Taipei. /
Interaction of monastery with Oklahoma City and surrounding communities. /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.017. Interview with Cathy and Thai T. Tien, 2007/02/28
Bell, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohctien07; mini D/V, 1 hour /
Interviewees: Cathy and Thai T. Tien /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Michael Bell /
Date: Feb 28, 2007 /
Location: Grand House Restaurant, Oklahoma City /
Bio. /
Ethnicity: Chinese /
Born in Saigon, Vietnam /
One family ran a traditional Chinese medicine wholesale business /
Schooling in Saigon in French school. /
Left Vietnam in 1976 and moved to France /
Married in Boston to Thai Tien /
Moved to Oklahoma City in 1980s to open restaurant /
Opened Grand House Restaurant on NW 23 rd Street /
Grand House move to Classen Blvd. /
Video taped tour of Grand House Restaurant /
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.018. Interview with Gene Stipe, 2007/03/01
O'Dell, Larry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohgstipe07; mini D/V, 1 hour, 45 mins. /
Interviewee: Gene Stipe /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Larry O'Dell /
Date: Mar 1, 2007 /
Location: Stipe Oil and Gas office in McAlester /
Biographical /
Family /
Born and raised in Pittsburg County /
Father was a farmer/rancher and a coal miner /
Father was involved in union activities. /
Experiences at home as a boy /
Educational experiences /
Government /
Elected to Oklahoma House of Representatives /
At age 18 in 1948. /
Elected to State Senate /
In 1954 /
Noted legislation: /
Mental Health Reform /
Road Building /
Health Department Reform /
Judicial Reform /
School district consolidation /
Education reforms /
Teacher's salaries /
Civil rights /
Attended 1960s era civil rights efforts /
Law Practice /
Defended Randall Herrod, a Vietnam Veteran accused of an atrocity /
Prominent Oklahomans, memories /
E. T. Dunlap /
Lloyd Rader /
George Nigh /
Raymond Gary /
James Nance /
J. D. McCarty /
Bill Willis /
others /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.019. Interview with Alyne Martin Cherry, 2007/03/01
O'Dell, Larry [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohamartin07 / miniD/V, 50 mins. /
Interviewee: Alyne Martin Cherry /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Larry O'Dell /
Date: 3/1/2007 /
Location: McAlester Country Club /
Biographical /
Pepper Martin's daughter /
Stories on dad's experiences /
Semi-Centennial /
Was employed as PR representative/model /
Memories of the event /
Other personalities /
Southwest American Exposition /
Was employed as PR representative/model /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.020. Interview with Gwen Jenkins, 2007/03/20
Administrative Information
ohgjenkins07; mini D/V, one hour /
Interviewee: Gwen Jenkins /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Mar 20, 2007 /
Location: Jenkins home in Pine Hollow (near Warner, OK) /
Biographical /
Born in Pine Hollow /
Grandfather was Pine Hollow Jones /
Jones was a local minister /
Memories of parents /
Living in Pine Hollow /
Attended school in one room school in Pine Hollow /
Attended all-black school in Rentisville /
Activities at church /
Race Relations /
Experiences in segregated society /
Experiences as changes in race relations were noted /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.021. Interview with Dan Hobbs, 2007/03/21
Welge, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohdhobbs07; mini DVC / 2 hours /
Interviewee: Dan Hobbs /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Bill Welge /
Date: Mar 21, 2007 /
Biographical /
Grew up in Rocky and Cordell, Oklahoma /
Family owned a grocery store /
Cordell and Rocky residents recalled: John Meeks, the Parman /
family, Bailey family, Josh Lee, others. /
Higher Education /
Board of Regents /
Recalls various regents and others involved from 1960s to present /
Issues before the board: /
Desegregation /
Tuition /
Student loans /
Building programs /
Changes in names of colleges and universities /
The University of Oklahoma system /
The Oklahoma State University system /
E. T. Dunlap /
Hans Brisch /
State level political issues /
Images: 2 digital /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.022. Interview with Gunter Anderson, 2007/03/22
Brennan, Peggy [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohgunteranderson07; 55 mins. / mini DV /
Interviewee: Gunter Anderson /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Peggy Brennan /
Location: Ms. Anderson's home near Cushing, OK /
Date: Mar 22, 2007
Biographical: /
Cherokee /
Basketry /
Basketmaking /
Materials used for baskets /
Buckbrush /
Techniques for preparing materials /
Deer horns /
Dyes /
Wallace Inn restaurant and inn near Pryor, OK /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.024. Interview with Alfred Li, 2007/04/05
Bell, Mike [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohalfredli07; video DVC / 40 mins.
Interviewee: Alfred Li /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Mike Bell /
Date: 4/05/2007 /
Location: Chinatown Supermarket, Oklahoma City /
Chinese in Oklahoma survey /
Born in Southern California /
Family had lived for two generations in Vietnam. /
China BBQ Restaurant, OKC /
Chinatown Supermarket /
Competition with other Asian food stores /
Wholesale chinese foods /
Supply sources for Chinese/Vietnamese/other ethnic foods /
Truck fleet /
Service area /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.025. Interview with Don Eng and Peggy Char, 2007/04/25
Bell, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohdeng07 and ohpchar07; mini DVC / 40 mins. /
Interviewees: Don Eng and Peggy Char /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Michael Bell /
Date: April 25, 2007 /
Location: Tulsa International Baptist Church /
Biographical: /
Parents came from China /
Located at Okmulgee in early 1930s /
Operated a Chinese restaurant out of a house on the north side of town /
Moved to Tulsa in late 1930s /
Operated the Mandarin Cafe in downtown Tulsa /
Recollections of cafe and customers /
Menu items /
Hours /
Room service to Tulsa Hotel and to Mayo Hotel /
Schooling in Tulsa /
Kidnap threat /
School experiences /
Other recollections of Tulsa and relations with non-Chinese /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.026. Interview with John Tai, 2007/04/25
Bell, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohjtia07; mini DVC / 45 mins. /
Interviewee: John Tai /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Michael Bell /
Date: Apr 25, 2007 /
Location: Tulsa International Baptist Church /
Biographical /
Born in Malaysia in 1951 /
Education in Malaysia /
Parents originally from southern China /
Came to Tulsa 1980 /
Oral Roberts University /
Studied theology /
Seminary /
Established Baptist Church in Broken Arrow /
Chinese language school in church /
Chinese Christian Churches in Tulsa /
Tulsa University /
Campus ministry /
Wesley Foundation /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.027. Interview with Raymond Liu, 2007/04/25
Bell, Michael [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohrliu07; mini DVC / 1 hour /
Interviewee: Raymond Liu /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Michael Bell /
Date: Apr 25, 2007 /
Location: Tulsa International Baptist Church /
Biographical: /
Chung King, China 1943 /
Father was a General in the Nationalist Army /
General Nu Yo Hann /
Assistant to General Chiang Kai-Shek /
Assigned to General Joseph Stillwell /
Burma operations /
Lived in Shanghai /
Mother was Lutheran /
Lived in Taiwan /
Military service in Taiwan /
Violinist /
Moved to United States /
Minnesota /
Texas A & M /
Architecture /
Was construction architect on One Williams Center /
Other projects. /
Living in Tulsa /
Church activities /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.033. Interview with John Long, 2007/05/10
Welge, Bill
Administrative Information
Biographical: /
Completed High School at Classen High School /
Last class to complete high school before the "Finger Plan" was completely implemented. /
Attended Oklahoma State University /
Oklahoma City Fire Department /
Training /
Fire house assignments /
Fire House experiences /
First aid as compared to fire related "runs" /
Loss of firefighters on duty. /
Concern over fire safety /
Fire Prevention Education Program in public schools /
Reduction in fires related to school age or younger fire starters /
Oklahoma City Bombing /
Served as an information officer under Jon Hansen /
The command post /
Generosity of public /
The Oklahoma Standard /
De-briefing (physiological) of rescue and recovery efforts by firefighters /
Work schedules of firefighters /
FEMA crews /
Other recollections /
On-going education programs /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
Index Terms
item H2007.034. Interview with Howard McKinnis, 2007/05/17
Administrative Information
ohhmckinnis07; mini DVC / 2 hours /
Interviewee: Howard McKinnis /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: May 17, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical /
Born and raised in Oklahoma City /
Hardin High School /
Oklahoma Military Academy /
Life at OMA /
Military instruction /
Attended first semester of college at OMA /
Marine Corps /
Joined / four year enlistment in 1966 /
Boot training at Camp Pendleton, California /
Additional training in Hawaii /
Vietnam /
Unit assignments /
Khe Sanh /
Tet Offensive /
Phu By /
Assigned to an island off the coast of Vietnam /
Operation Rock Crusher /
Equipment /
M-16, M-14, M-1, others /
Conventional warfare /
Counter-insurgency /
Wounded in action /
Other thoughts about the Marine Corps /
Work history /
Bolton's Hardware /
Self-employed /
Oklahoma Historical Society /
Volunteer work /
Oklahoma City Arts council /
Metropolitan Library System /
Reinactor /
Civil War era /
Albert Pike /
Marine Corps during Mexican War /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.037. Interview with Dr. Paul Heath, 2007/06/12
Administrative Information
ohpheath07; mini DV / 2 hours 20 mins. /
Interviewee: Dr. Paul Heath /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Jun 12, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical /
Family information /
Education /
Psychologist /
Veterans Administration Hospital in OKC /
Veterans Admin office in the Murrah Federal Building in OKC /
Worked with post-traumatic stress disorder common among veterans /
Murrah Building Bombing /
Medical officer for the building /
Recalling a meeting with Timothy McVeigh prior to the bombing /
The blast /
Status of the building as he could see it. /
Assisting others out of the building /
Returning to the building to assist others /
Emergency measures with local officials /
Setting up veterans services at Vet. Hospital in OKC /
Going home in the evening and returning to the building /
Going to sleep in the early morning hours /
Recalls retired Marines who worked in the same office /
Rescue and recovery efforts /
Establishing a survivors group /
Organizing of group that eventually became the OKC Memorial /
Talks of his post-traumatic problems and a deeper understanding of the issues /
Recalls trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols /
In Denver /
Proceedings in Oklahoma City /
In McAlester /
Families of victims and survivors /
The "Survivor Tree" /
Meetings with President Clinton and with President Bush /
Myriad Center meetings /
Ongoing efforts with survivors /
Reflections on the bombing /
McVeigh and Nichols /
Waco /
Turner Diaries /
Images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.047. Interview with D B Green, 2007/08/01
Administrative Information
ohdbgreen07; A and B; Mini digital DVC /
Length of interview: 4 hours /
Interviewee: D B Green /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Aug 1, 2007 and Sep 23, 2007 /
Location: offices of Banc First, Marlow, Oklahoma /
Biographical /
Family /
Father and mother's families /
Father's banking career /
Childhood in Marlow /
Methodist Church /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.053. Interview with Tinny Chang, 2007/08/09
Administrative Information
ohTChang07; DVC / 60mins. /
Interviewee: Ms. Tinny Chang /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Aug 9, 2007 /
Location: Chang home in Oklahoma City /
Biographical: /
Born in Hong Kong /
Parents were from Hong Kong /
Grew up in Hong Kong /
Raised by grandparents /
Parents lived in Taiwan /
Living conditions in Hong Kong /
Education /
College /
English spoken in Hong Kong /
Cantonese most common spoken, and types of Cantonese /
Mandarin is less common /
Water usage in Hong Kong /
Politics and economics in Hong Kong /
Taiwan /
BCC, Broadcasting Corporation of China /
News reader for the BCC /
Programming to Vietnam /
Began broadcasting at age 18 /
Worked 8 years at radio station /
Immigrant experience in America /
Stillwater, Oklahoma State University, husband came to get a Ph. D /
Chinese import business /
Oklahoma Chinese Times /
Founders: Tinny Change, Hue Long, Rosa Lumt /
Free newspaper /
Promotion of Chinese and other Asian communities /
Software used for newspaper /
Chinese language only originally /
English language later used /
Advertising /
Restaurants, Lawyers, Doctor, etc. /
Standards for ads /
Distribution and circulation /
Politics and the newspaper /
Mailing of newspaper /
Ming Gu /
Subscription /
Appointments to governmental boards /
Economic development /
Family information /
Chinese art examples, furniture, and clothing are described on the first few minutes of the recording by Ms. Chang. /
Images: digital /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.057. Interview with Sharon (Xuehong) Gou, 2007/08/16
Chang, Tinny [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
ohSGou07; DVC / 55 mins. /
Interviewee: Sharon (Xuehong) Gou /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Tinny Chang /
Date: Aug 16, 2007 /
Biographical /
Born in Northwest China /
Family /
Father is an engineer /
Family encouraged children to get high education /
Books available in home /
Education /
Civil Engineering degree in China /
Studied English as a child in school /
Other languages common in Chinese school /
Learned English from television /
Studies in North Carolina /
Master in Bus. Admin. /
Work in Beijing /
Government studies about preservation of buildings in China /
Environmental impact studies /
Conditions of old buildings in Beijing /
Wooden buildings /
Arrive in America in 1991 /
Experiences in America /
Expectations of experiences in America /
Worked for Nortel /
Oklahoma experiences /
Friendly people /
University of Oklahoma College of Continuing Education /
Economic development educational program /
Economic Developer's test /
National Economic Development Council /
Chinese companies brought to Oklahoma /
Relationship with Chinese government /
President Boren and economic development and Chinese programs /
Confucius Institute at University of Oklahoma /
Promoting educational exchange between China and America /
Chinese language studies /
Oklahoma locations and teachers in language studies /
Motivation for Chinese language studies /
Number of students in Chinese studies /
Jessica Stall, Director of Studies /
Goals of Institute /
Political issues /
Cultural studies /
Norman Schools cooperative efforts /
Calligraphy /
Painting /
Tai Chi /
Dance /
Images: two /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.058. Interview with Ming Gu, 2007/08/16
Administrative Information
ohmgu07; Mini digital/ 1 hour. /
Interviewee: Mr. Ming Gu /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Aug 16, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical: /
Tian /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.061. Interview with Rand Baker, 2007/08/28
Administrative Information
ohrbaker07; Mini digital DVC /
Length of interview (approximation) 2 hours /
Interviewee: Rand Baker /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Date: Aug 28, 2007 /
Location: Department of Mental Health /
Biographical /
Family /
Raised in Elk City /
Father was a doctor /
Life in Elk City /
Education in public administration /
Worked in finance administration in Washington, DC /
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse /
Locations of the offices of the agency /
Funding and the legislature /
Statistics /
Personal experiences of members of the legislature /
Education of legislature in regards to mental health /
Accountability /
Substance abuse /
Making services available to the public /
Publicity /
Legislature /
Web Page and internet activity /
Referrals /
Non-profit organizations and referrals /
Images: none
Released on 2012-05-10.
item H2007.074. Interview with John M. Meek, 2007/02/01
Moore, Bill [Interviewer]
Administrative Information
Bio /
Raised in Rocky, Oklahoma /
US Navy /
Corpsman, optics /
Marine Corps /
Navy Corpsman /
Korean War /
University of Oklahoma /
G. I. Bill /
Journalism /
Senator Robert S. Kerr /
Press Secretary /
Senator J. Howard Edmondson /
Press Secretary /
Democratic National Convention, Chicago 1968, manager of convention /
Unions /
Delegate issues /
Mayor Daley /
Local police /
Threats /
Secret Service /
Chicago Seven /
Hubert Humphrey /
President Johnson /
Fred Harris /
Eugene McCarthy /
Oklahomans at the convention /
Public Relations Consultant /
Jim Hartz /
Seat belts vs. air bags /
U S relationship with Turkey /
Synthesis group: space exploration /
During President G. H. Bush Administration /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-07-31.
Index Terms
item H2007.075. Interview with Truman Anquoe, 2007/09/29
Administrative Information
ohtanqoue07; mini/DVC 2 hours /
Interviewee: Truman Anqoue /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris and Jim Anqoue /
Date: Sep 29, 2007 /
Location: Jim Anqoue's home in El Reno, OK /
Biographical: /
Talks of growing up in Mt. View, OK /
Father ...James Anqoue /
Christian: became a Christian in his teen years /
Joined the CCCID at age 16. /
Drafted into Army from CCC /
Entered Army before he was 18. /
Objected to killing /
Medical Corps training /
Trained in Wales /
Trained by British commandos /
"D Day landing" /
Medic's job /
Battle fatigue /
Post War problems /
Became a graphic artist /
Difficulty keeping a job /
Prone to violence /
Recovering from battle fatigue /
Family stories /
Kiowa old ways /
Images: no /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2007.076. Interview with Winnie Mah, 2007/02/08
Administrative Information
ohwmah07; min D/V, 1 hour /
Interviewee: Winnie Mah /
Interviewer: Rodger Harris /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Date: Feb 8, 2007 /
Biographical /
Born in Xi'an, China /
Parents were part of "Long March" /
Taiwan /
Travel to America /
New York/New Jersey /
Oklahoma /
Worked for Aero Commander /
Chinese community in central Oklahoma /
Art work /
images: none /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
item H2007.077. Interview with Vince Orza, 2007/04/05
Administrative Information
ohvorza07; mini DVC, 2 hours /
Interviewee: Dr. Vince Orza /
Interviewers: Rodger Harris and Bill Moore /
Date: Apr 5, 2007 /
Location: Oklahoma History Center /
Biographical: /
Born in New York City /
Connecticut /
White Plains /
Italian family /
Family stories /
Dinner at the Orza's house vs eating out. /
Death of father /
Family businesses /
Oklahoma City University /
Scholarship /
Gardener on University's Grounds crew /
Counter-culture at OCU during 1960s and 70s /
University of Oklahoma /
Doctorate in Education /
Restaurant Business /
Garfield's /
Eateries Incorporated /
Pepperoni Grill /
Research in the restaurant business /
Expanding to shopping malls /
Partners /
Income from Restaurants /
Expansion of chain /
Lawsuit with Garfield the Cat /
Politics /
Governor's races /
As a Republican /
As a Democrat /
Campaign stories /
Political views on education, taxation /
Collected Orza Papers, Photos, business records, political materials, more. /
Images: 2, digital /
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
2008
item H2008.030. Interview with Ernest Gomez, 2008/11/05
Administrative Information
Must request 48 hours prior to visit
Released on 2012-08-02.
Index Terms
2009
2000s Events
item H2001.005. Location of Turkey Springs, Woods County, 2001/04/13
Wilson, Terry
item H2001.500. NAACP Meeting, 2001/01/14
item H2001.501. MLK Day
item H2001.502. World War Two Remenescences, 2001/01/21
Index Terms
item H2001.503. Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Exhibits Dedication
item H2001.504. Oklahoma Center for the Book Awards, 2001/03/10
item H2001.505. Wiley and Gene on the Air
item H2001.512. Kiowa Tribal Council
item H2001.515. B.I.A. Meeting
item H2001.516. Storm-Pryor Oklahoma Tornado 1942
item H2001.517. Henry Bellmon Library Dedication
item H2001.518. An Evening with Paul Harvey
item H2001.520. Barbershop Bedlam, 2001/09/22
item H2001.521. Native American Marine Corps Dinner
item H2001.522. From the Heart- Joe Kirby, 1998/08
2000s Folklife
item H2001.008.06. Religious Music
item H2001.507. Sharing Kiowa Songs
item H2001.508. Hymns and "Trial of Jesus"
item H2001.510. Silver Springs Indian Baptist Church
item H2001.511. Native American Recognition Ceremony
item H2001.513. Cherokee Language, 1971-1973
Pulte, William
series 6. 2010-2019
2012
item H2012.114.001. Interview with K Frank Berry, 2012/06/04
Index Terms
2013
2016
Digital File H2016.193. Interview with Bobby Walton
Processing Information
Released on 2016-08-15.
Index Terms
Manuscripts