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Ua3/4/8/3 Dero Downing Interview, Dero Downing Jun 1996

Ua3/4/8/3 Dero Downing Interview, Dero Downing

WKU Archives Records

Dero Downing interviewed regarding Wilson Wyatt.

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Ethel Weeks Interview For The 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Ethel Weeks, Jeff Moyer, Mark R. Lyons Jun 1996

Ethel Weeks Interview For The 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Ethel Weeks, Jeff Moyer, Mark R. Lyons

1913 Flood Survivors Oral Histories (MS-296)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Ethel Weeks on June 6, 1996 for the 1913 Dayton, Ohio Flood Survivors Oral History project. In the interview Mrs. Weeks discusses her experiences as a child during the flood.

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Eleanor Mccann Interview For The 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Eleanor Mccann, Jeff Moyer, Mark R. Lyons Jun 1996

Eleanor Mccann Interview For The 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Eleanor Mccann, Jeff Moyer, Mark R. Lyons

1913 Flood Survivors Oral Histories (MS-296)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Eleanor McCann on June 6, 1996 for the 1913 Dayton, Ohio Flood Survivors Oral History project. In the interview Mrs. McCann discusses her experiences as a child during the flood.

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Dalman, Laverne C Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick Jun 1996

Dalman, Laverne C Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

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Orozco, Victor Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy L. Bednarick Jun 1996

Orozco, Victor Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy L. Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

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Visscher, Cora Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick May 1996

Visscher, Cora Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

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Giddy, Monika Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy L. Bednarick May 1996

Giddy, Monika Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy L. Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

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Bednarick, Tracy Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick May 1996

Bednarick, Tracy Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

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Interview No. 912, Kathryn Byrd May 1996

Interview No. 912, Kathryn Byrd

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; childhood recounts experiences moving with her husband to Mexico; details of housing, social activities in Mexican mining camp; decisions of move to South Africa; racial tensions there; relocation to other mining camps throughout the world.

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Interview No. 907, Margaret M. Humphreys Apr 1996

Interview No. 907, Margaret M. Humphreys

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; describes childhood in mining camps in New York and Honduras; life in mining camp as wife of mining engineer; social interaction of company management and mine workers; describes domestic activities, food procurement, birthing experiences, medical care, living conditions; tells about life in San Francisco del Oro in Chihuahua, including raising children there.

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Interview No. 923, Constance N. White Mar 1996

Interview No. 923, Constance N. White

Combined Interviews

Biographical data; father's employment at ASARCO; the family's move to El Paso in 1927; attended Radford School for Girls and Scripps College; describes family residence in Smelter Terrace and housing for workers in smelter area; courtship, wedding, and honeymoon; activities of horsemanship clubs in El Paso; her involvement in the sport of tennis.

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Interview No. 909, Luis A. Jáuregui Mar 1996

Interview No. 909, Luis A. Jáuregui

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recounts experiences as engineer at Fresnillo 1946-1949; describes work as land surveyor; development of barite mining and processing for domestic markets.

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Interview No. 910, Evaristo Valdés López Mar 1996

Interview No. 910, Evaristo Valdés López

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; describes early job experiences in San Pedro, San Luis Potosí, and Santa Eulalia; recalls starting his manufacturing company and supplying Mexican mining industry followed Mexicanization.

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Interview No. 908, Salvador Treviño Mar 1996

Interview No. 908, Salvador Treviño

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recounts schooling and early jobs as miner; details his involvement with Mexican government as director of Comisión de Fomento Minero; tells of his years as owner-manager of various Mexican mines; discusses mining laws of Mexico from 1931-1990; tells his experiences as Director General of Peñoles; describes exploration efforts of various mining companies.

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Maine Folklife, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, Maine Folklife Center Feb 1996

Maine Folklife, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, Maine Folklife Center

Maine Folklife Center Newsletter

Sandy, Pauleena and Jeff (Smoky) McKeen have embarked upon a new project which will tap a significant portion of our field recordings of music for a series of documentary sound recordings on CD and cassette tape. Our collections include various musical genres representing historical, social and cultural issues and events such as immigrant experiences, occupations, traditions and lifestyles. We have decided to first focus upon the songs of the Maine lumberwoods, Franco-American music, Penobscot Bay maritime occupations, and the Native Americans of the Northeast.

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Interview No. 898, José J. García Jan 1996

Interview No. 898, José J. García

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project ; details job activities and responsibilities; changes in working conditions, personnel makeup, and social life in mining camp after Mexicanization; mining communities of San Antonio and San Luis at San Francisico del Oro Mine.

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Oral History Interview: Calvin Jean Zirkle, Calvin Jean Zirkle Jan 1996

Oral History Interview: Calvin Jean Zirkle, Calvin Jean Zirkle

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. This file contains an appendix of writings, photographs, and supporting information. Calvin J. Zirkle discusses: his family; his personal background; his service in the Korean War; difficulties he faced finding a job after the war; joining the military again (in the Air Force); his service in Vietnam (including being superintendent of vehicle maintenance); West Virginians in military service; his Bronze Star medal; his retirement; and other topics. This folder also contains works of poetry and prose.

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Interview No. 905, Kelly Spilsbury Jan 1996

Interview No. 905, Kelly Spilsbury

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; discusses working and living conditions in Mexican mining operations; details changes in ASARCO after Mexicanization; impressions of Jorge Larea, former CEO of ASARCO Mexicana.

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Interview No. 893, Robert C. Byrd Jan 1996

Interview No. 893, Robert C. Byrd

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recounts first jobs as junior engineer at Charcas and shift boss at Huayapa Mine; Taxco; describes and compare working and living conditions at O'OKiep Mine, South Africa to those in Mexican mines; describes mining units at La Prieta and Santa Bárbara; experiences at Bonanza Mine, Nicaragua, during Sandinista rebellion; later experiences in Bolivian tin mines.

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Mid-Twentieth Century Pioneering Of The Royal Slope Of Central Washington, Ellis Wayne Allred Jan 1996

Mid-Twentieth Century Pioneering Of The Royal Slope Of Central Washington, Ellis Wayne Allred

Graduate Student Projects

Pioneering of the Royal Slope in central Washington State is explored. Interviews with original settlers, especially those who arrived in 1955 and 1956, the first two years in which water from The Columbia Basin Project was available for farming on the Royal Slope, are the primary sources used. An overview of earlier attempts to settle the area without the benefit of water and power is also included.

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World War Ii: On The Home Front - M. Francis Coulson Interview, Jenny Sonnenberg Jan 1996

World War Ii: On The Home Front - M. Francis Coulson Interview, Jenny Sonnenberg

Adams County History

Americans love anniversaries. The fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War has afforded citizens an opportunity to remember with pride the great men and events of a war that saved the world from totalitarian tyranny. Happily, memories of World War II have not been restricted to recalling battlefield heroics or diplomatic intrigues. Across the United States, public libraries and local historical societies have commemorated the Home Front during the war years with exhibits that recapture the texture of life on farms, factories, in classrooms, and at home during what Studs Terkel has labeled "the Good War." These …

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Adams County History 1996 Jan 1996

Adams County History 1996

Adams County History

No abstract provided.

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0620: Ms. W.A. Millard And Allene Wilson Manuscript, 1924, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1996

0620: Ms. W.A. Millard And Allene Wilson Manuscript, 1924, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains a manuscript by W.A. Millard and Allene Wilson titled “Farm Bureau Community History of Pea Ridge.” The manuscript includes information beyond history such as natural resources and community stories. This community was later incorporated in Huntington, West Virginia. Ms. W.A. Millard and Allene Wilson Manuscript, 1924

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Winter 1996, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1996

Winter 1996, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Newspaper format

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Summer 1996, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1996

Summer 1996, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Newspaper format

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Fall 1996, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1996

Fall 1996, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.

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Interview With Jane H. Adams - Oh 241, Jane H. Adams Jan 1996

Interview With Jane H. Adams - Oh 241, Jane H. Adams

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her 1996 interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Jane Adams described her time as a 1960s radical. She covered various topics, including bohemians, socialism, beatniks, civil rights, women’s liberation and consciousness, the Vietnam War, counterculture, and World War II. Adams also discussed the Student Peace Union, SNCC and its factions, Progressive Labor, prairie populism, feminism, the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, and other ‘60s activists. Adams also briefly discussed her current work with the indigenous people of Latin America and her work as a professor. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

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