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Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1

This is the first oral history of Richard Rodgers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

J.C. Hostetler's Oral History

This is the oral history of J.C. Hostetler. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 20, 1985. The interview includes his family history, childhood, and career in insurance and banking.

Tags: 1985, 250 W. Prairie Ave., 4F, Albany Medical College, Bank Moritorium, Baseball, Bedford IN, Betty Turnell, bond salesman, Brigadier General Albert Decatur Kniskern, business courses, changes in banking, Chicago IL, Chief Surgeon, childhood, Cincinnati OH, city planning commission, Decatur IL, draft, estate work, Everett Mueller, family history, February 1985, Football, Great Depression, Halsey-Stuart and Company, Henry W. Waggoner, interview, J.C. Hostetler, John Hancock Life, Joseph C. Hostetler, law school, Liberal Arts College, Mayor, Middle States School of Banking, Millikin National Bank, Millikin University, Minnie I. Waggoner, Miss S.E. Kenney, modern banking, Monaham foreclosures, Mueller Company, National Life of Vermont, neighborhood, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Northwestern University, oral history, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Quartermaser General's Packing House Division, recording, Robert B. Hostetler, suppurating ear, Susan May Newland, Union College, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Wabash Railroad, William B. Hostetler, World War I, WWI, Zone 7 Supply Depot Quartermaster Corps

James E. Henson's Oral History

This is the oral history of James E. Henson. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 26, 1984. The interview includes his career as a lawyer, and Decatur when he was young.

Tags: 1984, automobile, Bar Association, bar exam, Betty Turnell, Bloomington IL, childhood, circuit judge, Clara May Morthland Henson, County bridge, County building, county judge, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Departmental School, divorce law, Donald W. Morthland, early Decatur, Emanual Rosenberg, Eva Josephine Young, Fairview Shopping Center, family law, family life, Faries Park, Henson Morthland and Bolin, Henson Morthland and Henson, Illinois Wesleyan University, Interurban, interview, Jackson Street School, James Atlas Henson, James E. Henson, James Millikin University, January 1984, Lake Decatur, law practice, Lost Bridge, Macon County Court, Macon County Jail, Macon County Sheriff, Maffitt Street Bridge, Martin E. Morthland, Masonic Temple, oral history, Ray's Bridge, recording, Richard F. Morthland, Riverside School, Sangamon River, Staley Office Building

Edward J. Seymour's Oral History

This is the oral history of Edward J. Seymour. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on October 23, 1986. The interview includes his time as a home builder and investment counselor.

Dr. W.D. Hatfield's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dr. W.D. Hatfield. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1979. The interview includes his time at the sanitary district in Decatur.

Tags: 1979, Allentown PA, Archer Daniels Midland Company, bachelors in chemistry, Betty Turnell, Boy Scouts, Bozeman MT, Caterpillar Company, city planning commission, classical music, conservatory of music, Decatur IL, Dr. W.D. Hatfield, federation of sewage works associations, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Ft. Sill OK, Greeley and Hansen, Highland Park MI, Illinois College, industrial development, industrial growth, intercepting sewers, interview, Jacksonville IL, June 1979, Lake Decatur, lieutenant, Montana State College, Mueller Company, municipal affairs, national societies, officers' training, oral history, organic chemistry, Ph.D, physical chemistry, piano, Post Field OK, public affairs, recording, retirement, sanitary corps, Sanitary District, sewage treatment plant, Staley Company, state societies, superintendent, Travel, water filtration plant, World War I, WWI

Dr. Jere Mickel's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dr. Jere Mickel. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in May 1980. The interview includes his career as a theater and speech professor.

Tags: "Blues for Mr. Charlie", "The Rivals", 1980, acting, actor, actors, Albert Taylor Hall, Betty Turnell, Bill Miller, Chairman of department, Chicago IL, Classics, criticism, Dr. Jere Mickel, Episcopal Church, Ford Foundation, Four Year College, G.I. influx, Gianni Schecchi, golden anniversary, Goodman Theatre, Great Depression, Greek, Humanities, interview, Korean War, L.C. McNabb, Latin, Little Theatre Guild, low pay scale, Madame Butterfly, Masonic Temple, May 1980, Millikin University, Mr. Hutchin's Experimental College, Mr. Norville, Mrs. Edith McNabb, oral history, Pandora Players, Peru NE, Ph.D in Theatre and English, Ph.D., plays, prejudice, Professor, Professor of Speech, Radio, recording, retirement pension, Robert Maynard Hutchins, School of Theatre, show business, Sir Anthony, speech, speech training, talking pictures, teaching, telecourse, Texas State College for Women, University of Chicago, University of Montana

Dr. H.J. Burstein's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dr. H.J. Burstein. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in February 1979. The interview includes his professional life in medicine and his love for music.

Tags: 1979, apprentice pharmacist, Article, Betty Turnell, Chicago Dermalogic Society, Citizen's Building, communicable diseases, conservatory, Cook County Hospital, D.M. Swarthout, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Medical Society, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur Oratorio choir, dermatology, District Health Superintendent, Doctor, Dr. H.J. Burstein, family life, February 1979, Gastman School, Goodman Band, Great Depression, Illinois College of Medicine, internship, interview, Lincoln Square Theatre, Marietta School, Max Von Luen Swarthout, medical practice, medical school, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Miss Florence Brown, Music, music festival, neurology, Noah Worcester Dermalogic Society, old Masonic Temple Building, oral history, Professor Neice, recording, residency, St. Mary's Hospital, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, State of Illinois Health Department, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois, venereal disease, violin lessons, Wood School

Dr. C.R. Cassity's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dr. C.R. Cassity. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on May 19, 1989. The interview includes his family and career in mathematics.

Tags: 1989, Adelia Sinkov, algebra, American Mathematical Society, Army Security Agency, Betty Turnell, cathedral, Chief Signal Officer of the Army, childhood, Community Concert Association, computer department, cryptanalysis, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr. C.R. Cassity, electrical contracting business, Elizabeth Smith, Environmental Research Corporation, family life, farm, farming, first street lighting, General Electric, geometry, Hudson River, interview, Masters Degree, mathematics, May 1989, Michigan State University, Millikin University, missile and space division, Music, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New York City, one-room country school, oral history, Orange NJ, Ph.D, publications, recording, Red Cross, SIAM, St. Paul MN, The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, tunnel, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Westinghouse, William F. Friedman

Hugh Baker's Oral History

This is the oral history of Hugh Baker. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Tags: 1985, alcoholism committees, automobiles, Betty Turnell, building homes, changes to milking, Chatanooga TN, childhood, City Milk Inspector, civic boards, company town, Construction, Cows, Dairy Farm, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Mental Health Center, diptheria, electricity, epidemic, family life, farm, farmhouse, farming, Great Depression, harvest dinners, hired hands, hobbies, Hugh Baker, interview, June 1985, Liberty Bonds, marine engineering, Mary W. French School, mechanical engineering, Milk Delivery, Mueller City, Mueller Company, Mueller family, Mueller IL, Mueller Pottery Plant, naval architecture, oral history, pasteurization, Plant 3, public parks, recording, Recreation, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Salvation Army board, sanitary conditions, South Shores, sterilization, tenant's house, The Mueller Land Improvement Trust, University of Michigan, World War I

Dr. Arthur C. Simon's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dr. Arthur C. Simon. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in August 1982. The interview includes information on the medical profession in Decatur and changes to surgical procedures and facilities.

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