Richard E. Reeves' Oral History

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

Richard E. Reeves
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
First United Methodist Church of Decatur
Decatur, IL
childhood
Weldon, IL
University of Illinois
airplane mechanics
Rantoul, IL
Mississippi
Air Force
enlisted
World War II
Aviation Cadet
Yale University
engineering
faculty
Pentagon
U.S. Office of Education
San Francisco, CA
recruitment college tour
teaching aids and mockups
Architecture
Architectural Drafting
Wesley Foundation
Student Council
Dr. Paul Burt
Joyce Reeves
nurse's training
Barnes Hospital
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Ploughboy Prom
children
Bert Templeton
Decatur Pump Company
Burk's Pumps
salesman
Vice-President of Engineering
Vice-President of Marketing
Executive Vice-President
Sunday school teacher
building committee
educational wing of church
official board
council of ministries
pastor
parish relations
annual conference delegate
jurisdictional conference
national church
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Africa
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ghana
Kenya
water and sanitation problems
wells
missionary work
Board of Global Ministries
Webster-Cantrall Hall
Sertoma Club

Description

This is the oral history of Richard E. Reeves. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on April 19, 1988. The interview includes his childhood, family life, work, and missionary work with the First United Methodist Church.

Creator

Interviewee: Richard E. Reeves
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Richard E. Reeves

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

April 19, 1988

Contributor

Betty Turnell

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

First United Methodist Church
Burks Pumps

Format

.mp3
.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH45

Coverage

oral history, recording, Richard E. Reeves, Betty Turnell

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Betty Turnell

Interviewee

Richard E. Reeves

Location

254 E. Pierson Ave., Decatur, IL

Transcription

see .pdf

Original Format

cassette tape

Duration

40:10
7:18

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Time Summary

unknown

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/1f407dbc0f26bae2451bd419d2f3524a.pdf

Tags

1988, Africa, Air Force, airplane mechanics, Annual Conference, April 1988, Architectural Drafting, Architecture, Aviation Cadet, Barnes Hospital, Bert Templeton, Betty Turnell, Building Committee, Burks Pumps, Children, council of ministries, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Company, Dr. Paul Burt, educational wing of church, engineering, Executive Vice-President, Faculty, First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Ghana, interview, Joyce Reeves, jurisdictional conference, Kenya, Liberia, missionary work, Mississippi, mock-ups, national church, nurse's training, official board, oral history, parish relations, pastor, Pentagon, Ploughboy Prom, Rantoul IL, recording, recruitment college tour, Richard E. Reeves, salesman, San Francisco, Sertoma Club, Sierra Leone, St. Louis MO, Student Council, Sunday school teacher, teaching aids, UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief, University of Illinois, US Office of Education, Vice-President of Engineering, Vice-President of Marketing, Washington University, water and sanitation problems, Webster-Cantrall Hall, Weldon IL, Wells, Wesley Foundation, World War II, WWII, Yale University

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Richard E. Reeves Interviewer: Betty Turnell , “Richard E. Reeves' Oral History,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/4877.