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- Tags: interview
Residence - 321 W. William - Caldwell Home
Tags: 1887-1974, Article, Bernard Bradley, biography, Bradley Brothers Store, Caldwell House, Caldwell Livery, Carl Birk, Centennial History of Decatur and Macon County, Charles Caldwell, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, CM Caldwell, david Davis, description, Evelyn Caldwell Bradley, floor plan, Frank Harpstrite, Governor Bruce, Gustavis Smith, Herald and Review, History, interview, John Birk, Luther Ferris, Mabel Richmond, Macon County Coordinating Council, Margaret Meyer, Martha Sue Birk, Nettie Caldwell, Obituary, owners, Pernell Outten, photos, Portrait and Biographical Record, Register of Old Buildings, Robert Montgomery, Viola Harpstrite
Residence - 307 W. William St - Parke Home
Tags: 1866-1974, Article, biography, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, Decatur Diary, description, Elizabeth Parke, Firestone Factory, Guy Parke, Harvey Firestone, Herald and Review, History, interview, Macon County Coordinating Council, Margaret Meyer, Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Mueller Factories, Obituary, owners, Parke Firestone Wedding, Parke Home, photos, Portrait and Biographical Record, Progressive Decatur, Register of Old Buildings, T. O. Smith, V. H. Parke and Sons Company, Virgil Parke, William C. Parke
Residence - 715 E. Whitmer - Whitmer House
Tags: 1866-1974, Albert Condell, Anna Whitmer, Article, assessor's office, biography, Blanche Brown, Centennial History of Decatur and Macon County, Charles Allison, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, City of Decatur and Macon County, description, Emma Condell, floor plan, Henry Whitmer, Herald and Review, History, History of Macon County, interview, Joanna Condell, Mabel Richmond, Macon County Coordinating Council, Majore Warnick, Margaret Lyon, Margaret Meyer, Mrs. Paul Lyon, Obituary, Olive Warnick, owners, photos, Portrait and Biographical Record, Ralph Brown, Recorder of Deeds, Register of Old Buildings, Samuel Jack, Stamper and Condell Store, Whitmer House, Whitmer Place, William Forin, William Martin
Residence - 600 Powers Lane - Dr. Everett J. Brown Home
Tags: 1913-1974, Article, assessor's office, biography, Charlotte Collection, Charlotte Meyer, city directory, conversation, description, Dr. Everett J. Brown, drawing, floor plan, Florence Wood, Herald and Review, History, History of Macon County, home tour, interview, Jack Brown, Joseph and Marian Ankenbrandt, Lake City Publishing, Macon County Coordinating Council, Otiuary, owners, photos, Portrait and Biographical Record, Register of Old Buildings, Robert Wood, William and Grace Wood, William Nelson
Residence - 580 Powers Lane - TH Benton Blackstone Home
Tags: 1909-1974, Alvin Schaar, Article, assessor's office, Beautiful Home at the End of Powers Lane, biography, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, city directory, description, drawing, Edward Freyfogle, Helen Beeson, Herald and Review, History, interview, Macon County Coordinating Council, Margaret Blackstone, Marguerite Blackstone, Obituary, owners, photos, Register of Old Buildings, TH Benton Blackstone, William Hays
Residence - #3 Millikin Place - William Grady Home
Tags: 1910-1974, Architecture Ambition and Americans, Article, assessor's office, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, city directory, description, drawing, Ester Grady, floor plan, Harold R. Marquardt, Herald and Review, History, interview, Macon County Coordinating Council, Margaret Meyer, McKim Mead White, Millikin Place, Obituary, owners, P. Duane and Lynn Potter, Paul Potter, photos, Register of Old Buildings, Sarah Grady, William Grady
Professor Glen R. Smith's Oral History
Tags: 100 companies, 4-day week, 4hr courses, advisors, Alpha Kappa Psi, assistant professor, banquet, Betty Turnell, Business Administration, business machines, caroling, CCI Delegate, Chairman of Business Department, Chairman of History Department, changes to courses, Cherokee Indians, childhood, cookies, Daniel Gage, Dean C.L. Miller, Dean of Liberal Arts, Dean of School of Business and Industrial Management, Decatur IL, Director of Business Placement, Dr. Bill Williams, Dr. Clyde Dennis, Ed Plungis, faculty athletic representative, First National Bank of Decatur, former students, fraternities and sororities finances, future of Millikin, General Motors Central Foundry, Glen R. Smith, grocery book, high school, honors, Illinois Bell telephone, interview, interview rooms, interviews, John Waller, junior college, Kansas, Kansas City MO, letters of appreciation, manager, Millikin newspaper, Millikin radio station, Millikin Tea, Millikin University, new buildings, Oklahoma, oral history, placement forms, President Roger Miller, Principles of Economics, Professor Emeritus, Ralph Allen, ranches, Recognition, recording, retirement, rising enrollment, School of Nursing, student, student life, Summer placement, Teacher, Television, textbooks, University Center, Veterans Administration, Veterans Bill, Veterans' Counselor, World War II, yearbook dedication
Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History
Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School
Robert Walters' Oral History
Tags: 1985, 6" refractor, amateur astronomer, assignments, Astronomy Club, Betty Turnell, Big Creek, black and white photos, Blue Mound Fair, canvas, ceramics, color photos, Decatur Camera Club, Decatur IL, dog, Fall, First Methodist Church, Halley's Comet, honors, interview, jewelry, Judging, Katie, landscapes, Mr. Pfile, oils, oral history, painting, Pfile's Camera Shop, photo processing, photographs, pottery, realistic painting, recording, Robert Walters, Rock Springs Nature Center, seasons, streams, telescope, Winter, wood carving, World War II, YMCA
Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells' Oral History
Tags: 3I League, Awards, Baseball, Bavaria, Betty Turnell, Bishop Quail, Boys Club, Building Committee, business major, Campfire Girls, Chartered Life Underwriter, Chautauqua, childhood, Christmas trees, church activities, church board, Classes, clients, CLU, committees, concession stands, dancing lessons, Decatur Baseball, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Delovan IL, Denver CO, District Superintendent, Eloise Neece, Entertainment, Equitable Life Insurance Society, family life, First United Methodist Church, France, fundraising, future of Decatur, general insurance, German family, German fest, Germany, golf, Grace Methodist Church, Greyville IL, Hightide Dr., history/political science minor, Hudson River Dateline, insurance sales, interview, lay leader, Lebanon IL, life insurance, Louise Wells, Marion Plussen, marriage class, McKinley College, Methodist Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Minister, Millikin University, Minister, Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells, national committees, office manager, oral history, Peoria IL, preachers, Programs, Providence RI, R.C. Sayre, recording, retirement, Sanitary District Board, Secretary of Preachers' Aid, subdivision, sunday school, Superintendent of Junior Classes, Superintendent of Primary classes, superintendent of schools, talks, Television, tent meeting, Travel, trusts, United Methodist Church, Wilmington DE, YMCA
