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R. Lee Slider's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of R. Lee Slider's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 20, 1984. The interview includes his early life, archaeological experience, and work with the Macon County Conservation District.

Tags: "para-archaeologist", 1984, archaeological surveys, archaeology, Betty Turnell, Bob Hall, Bruce McMillan, Buses, C.G. Holland, Civil War Roundtable, community transportation, construction business, County Board of Supervisors, cultural interpreter, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, environmentalism, Florence White, Fort Daniel Regional Park, Friends Creek Regional Park, G.I. Bill, Great Depression, Griswold Conservation area, Illinois State Museum, impersonation, interpretive naturalist, interview, January 1984, Korean War, letter for gasoline, Longbons Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, Macon County Conservation District, Macon County Historical Society, Melody Arnold, Millikin University, Navy, Norman Greenberg, Oakley Reservoir, OH50, oral history, pre-historic Indian sites, R. Lee Slider, recording, Rock Springs, Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery, Rommel's African Corps, ROTC, Sand Creek Reservation, Smithsonian Institute, sound recording, The Illinois Conservation Act, transcription, Trobaugh log house, vice-president, war trophies, World War II, WWII

William Franklin's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of William Franklin's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 18, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, work in insurance, and family life.

Loren Boatman's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Loren Boatman's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 11, 1986. The interview includes his career as a teacher and meteorologist.

Tags: "live line" truck, 1986, August 1986, Betty Turnell, Bill Cecil, boating, cable television, cameras, Carl Hickerson, Carlinville IL, changes to broadcasting, changes to meteorology, Channel 17, childhood, Decatur Celebration, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Don Foreman, government weather observer, Indiana State Teacher's College, interview, J. Giles, Korean War, Lake Decatur, Lakeview High School, lights, live broadcasts., live commercials, Loren Boatman, MacArthur High School, master's degree, meteorologist, Meteorology, microphones, microwave dishes, Navy, Northwestern Midshipmen School, Northwestern University, OH77, oral history, Pacific Ocean, photography, piano, recording, sound recording, sound recordings, Southern Illinois University, Teacher, Television, transcription, traveling, University of Illinois, WAND

Photos of the Awards Ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey.

Photographs of people attending the awards ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey after WWII.

Tags: Army, Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1620, BS1621, BS1622, BS1623, BS1624, BS1625, BS1626, BS1627, Business, c. 1945, Decatur IL., Honor Guard, Houdaille-Hershey, Manufacturing, Military, Navy, WWII

Photos of Houdaille-Hershey donated by Scott MacLennan.

Photographs of people at an awards ceremony for Houdaille-Hershey after WWII.

Tags: 2/26/1944, Army, Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1601, BS1602, BS1603, BS1604, BS1605, BS1606, BS1607, BS1608, Business, c. 1945, Decatur IL., Houdaille-Hershey, John K. MacLennan, Macon Arms Inc., Manufacturing, Navy, Oakes Div., WWII

Photo of the Awards Ceremony at the Hershey-Houdaille Garfield Plant on 10/12/1945.

Photographs taken at the Awards Ceremony Hershey-Houdaille Garfield Plant, 10/12/1945.

Tags: 10/12/1945, Army, Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1592, BS1593, BS1594, BS1595, BS1596, BS1597, BS1598, BS1599, BS1600, Business, Decatur IL., Garfield Plant, Hershey-Houdaille, Houdaille-Hershey, Manhattan Project, Manufacturing, Navy, WWII

Photos of Oakes Products Manufacturing Artillery Shells.

Photographs of factory workers making artillery shells at Oakes Products, Div. of Houdaille-Hershey Corp. during WWII.

Albert G. Webber III's Oral History - Recording

This is the oral history of Albert G. Webber III. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in 1982. This interview covers his family history and law career.

Tags: 1982, A.G. Webber, A.G. Webber II, A.G. Webber III, A.G. Webber IV, air conditioned courtrooms, Albert G. Webber III, appeals, Appellate Bench, apprentice, bar exam, Betty Turnell, changes to judicial courts, chopping wood, Circuit Bench, Circuit Clerk's vault, class action suits, close friends, confidential advisor, County Board, County Court, Cumberland Charter, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Decatur IL, Des Moines IA, Dorothy Brown, fourth courthouse construction, Fourth District Appellate Court, general counsel, hangings, Hieronymus Mueller, immigrant, interview, James Millikin, judge, Judge John McCoy, Judge Morthland, judicial amendment, Keokuk IA, law school, lawyer, legal notices, legal work, Macon County Sheriff, Master in Chancery, Millikin Family, Millikin Homestead, Millikin University, Mueller family, Navy, office boy, oral history, public defendants, railroading, recording, Rev. Hawkins, Richard Welsh, Rock Island Railroad, sequestered jury, suppression of confession, third courthouse, trial bench, University of Illinois Law School, World War I, World War II

Loren Boatman's Oral History - Recording

These are the recordings of Loren Boatman's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 11, 1986. The interview includes his career as a teacher and meteorologist.

Tags: "live line" truck, 1986, August 1986, Betty Turnell, Bill Cecil, boating, cable television, cameras, Carl Hickerson, Carlinville IL, changes to broadcasting, changes to meteorology, Channel 17, childhood, Decatur Celebration, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Don Foreman, government weather observer, Indiana State Teacher's College, interview, J. Giles, Korean War, Lake Decatur, Lakeview High School, lights, live broadcasts, live commercials, Loren Boatman, MacArthur High School, master's degree, meteorologist, Meteorology, microphones, microwave dishes, Navy, Northwestern Midshipman School, Northwestern University, OH77, oral history, Pacific Ocean, photography, piano, recording, sound recording, sound recordings, Southern Illinois University, Teacher, Television, transcription, travelling, University of Illinois, WAND

William Franklin's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of William Franklin's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 18, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, work in insurance, and family life.

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