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Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman)

This is the oral history of Mrs. Horace B. Garman. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 31, 1983. The interview includes her childhood and working at the YWCA.

Tags: "Crystal Bird" Club, "Decoration Day", "Frolic", "stock company", 1983, African-American girls club, Al Jolson, Alice Evans, army wives, Art Class, Bachrach store, Barney Fulton, Bijou Theatre, Billy Sunday, block man, Bob Hope, bond sales drives, Camp Kiwanis, Carnegie Library, childhood, Christmas store, colored girls, Corn Carnival, cottages, Crystal Bird, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Florence Love, Frank Curtis, Gastman School, Georgia Leaflet, Governor Oglesby Mansion, Great Depression, Greenwood Cemetery, Howard W. Schaub, interview, Jake Latham, Jane Hamand, Jane Hamilton, Kiwanis Club, Louis Nichol's candy store, March 1983, Marietta Street School, Miss Abel, Mrs. Alice Bering Evans, Mrs. James Millikin, new city dam, O.W. Smith, oral history, Powers Grand Opera House, Powers Grand Theatre, president, recording, Red Cross, renovated YWCA building, Roy Christy, Sam Malleous, social work, Study Class, vice-president, World War II, WWII, YWCA

Men Marching in the Red Cross Parade, May 1918

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WWI - Men marching with the flag in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.l

Tags: Decatur IL, Men Marching, Parade, Red Cross, Red Cross Parade, World War I, WWI

League of Women Voters - monthly board meeting - November 1954

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Decatur Illinois in Macon County

Tags: Chamber committee, Council Mayor group, Eleen Gebhardt secretary, Finance Drive, Katherine Donovan president, League of Women Voters, membership luncheon, Minutes, November units, Red Cross, resignations and appointments, taxation committee, treasurer's report

League of Women Voters - May 1953 - Board Meeting

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Decatur Illinois in Macon County.

Tags: "Call to Action", AAUW, absentee ballots, board meeting, Broyles Bills, Chicago State Convention, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Evelyn MacKay secretary, Judicial article, League of Women Voters, Minutes, Mrs. John Donovan president, Red Cross, Sewer Education Program, state president, treasurer's report, unit meetings, yearly agendas

Jane Conklin Bering's Oral History

This is the oral history of Jane Conklin Bering. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in May 1977. The interview covers her life in Decatur, playing golf, and working with the Red Cross.

Tags: Decatur IL, family history, golf, Jane Conklin Bering, Red Cross

Jackson School Boys - Red Cross Workers

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WWI - Group Photograph of Jackson School Boys, c. 1918. Writing on photograph "Jackson School Boys - Red Cross Workers"

Tags: Decatur IL., Jackson School, Red Cross, World War I, WWI

Illinois Traction System Employees Marching in the Parade

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WWI - I.T.S. (Illinois Traction System employees) in the Red Cross parade May 1918. See Red Cross 1918, p. 29.

Tags: Decatur IL, I.T.S., Parade, Red Cross, World War I, WWI

Eastside Red Cross Headquarters - Jasper Street School

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Ladies Sitting Around Picnic Tables Making Bandages, Written on photograph "Eastside Red Cross Hdq. Jasper Street School."

Tags: Decatur IL., Jasper Street School, Red Cross, World War I, WWI

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

Donald Muirhead's Oral History

This is the oral history of Donald Muirhead. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell November 11, 1985. The interview includes his childhood, changes to farming, and his volunteerism.

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