Amherst Hardy's Oral History
Dublin Core
Title
Amherst Hardy's Oral History
Subject
Amherst Hardy
Robert Williams
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur Public Library
Decatur, IL
early childhood
World War I
Millikin University
Student Army Training Corps
barracks
Dennis School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Decatur High School
Shellabarger Building
trip to Maine
Blue Book
Jeffrey automobile
Comet automobile
Pan-American automobile
assembly plants
streetcars
interurban line
buses
Jitney buses
Great Depression
English major
football
Herald and Review
reporter
police beat
old courthouse
city hall
pig vaccination
veterinarian
police radio
John Stacey hanging
telegraph reporter
Associated Press A-Wire
Kennedy Assassination
prize fights
newsboys
Moweaqua mine collapse
Bob Barracks
Sam Tucker
Paul Aird
Bob Yoder
Layah Riggs
Mr. Lindsay
Howard Millard
H. Allen Smith
St. Patrick Church
St. Patrick School
Father Murphy
newspaper plant
bill collector
Roosevelt New Deal Program
WPA
PWA
Kintner Gymnasium
Civilian Concentration Corp (CCC Camp)
removal of streetcar tracks
wooden block pavement
World War II
Navy
radio man
hospital evacuation ship
Solomon Islands
New Zealand
destroyer tender repair ship
Espirito Santo
amphibian forces
Japan
ham radio
short wave radio
Morse code
Pearl Harbor
flash signals
David Felts
Buryl Engleman
Otto Kyle
Forrest Kyle
changes to Decatur
Lincoln Theater
circus
carnivals
Robert Williams
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur Public Library
Decatur, IL
early childhood
World War I
Millikin University
Student Army Training Corps
barracks
Dennis School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Decatur High School
Shellabarger Building
trip to Maine
Blue Book
Jeffrey automobile
Comet automobile
Pan-American automobile
assembly plants
streetcars
interurban line
buses
Jitney buses
Great Depression
English major
football
Herald and Review
reporter
police beat
old courthouse
city hall
pig vaccination
veterinarian
police radio
John Stacey hanging
telegraph reporter
Associated Press A-Wire
Kennedy Assassination
prize fights
newsboys
Moweaqua mine collapse
Bob Barracks
Sam Tucker
Paul Aird
Bob Yoder
Layah Riggs
Mr. Lindsay
Howard Millard
H. Allen Smith
St. Patrick Church
St. Patrick School
Father Murphy
newspaper plant
bill collector
Roosevelt New Deal Program
WPA
PWA
Kintner Gymnasium
Civilian Concentration Corp (CCC Camp)
removal of streetcar tracks
wooden block pavement
World War II
Navy
radio man
hospital evacuation ship
Solomon Islands
New Zealand
destroyer tender repair ship
Espirito Santo
amphibian forces
Japan
ham radio
short wave radio
Morse code
Pearl Harbor
flash signals
David Felts
Buryl Engleman
Otto Kyle
Forrest Kyle
changes to Decatur
Lincoln Theater
circus
carnivals
Description
This is the oral history of Amherst Hardy. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.
Creator
Interviewee: Amherst Hardy
Interviewer: Robert Williams
Interviewer: Robert Williams
Source
Amherst Hardy
Publisher
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL
Date
February 28, 1990
Contributor
Robert Williams
Rights
The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.
Relation
Decatur Herald and Review
Format
.mp3
.pdf
Language
English
Type
oral history
Identifier
OH58
Coverage
oral history, recording, Amherst Hardy, Robert Williams
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Robert Williams
Interviewee
Amherst Hardy
Location
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL
Transcription
see .pdf
Original Format
cassette tape
Duration
1:02:41
Bit Rate/Frequency
unknown
Time Summary
unknown
Collection
Citation
Interviewee: Amherst Hardy
Interviewer: Robert Williams , “Amherst Hardy's Oral History,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/4871.