William Franklin's Oral History

Dublin Core

Title

William Franklin's Oral History

Subject

William Franklin
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur Club
Decatur, IL
Mobil Corporation
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Danville, IL
St. Patrick's Grade School
St. James School
Stephen Decatur High School
St. Teresa High School
World War II
Navy
Millikin University
baseball
office manager
trucking firm
service station
insurance business
customers
Citizen's Building
family life
educational system

Description

This is William Franklin's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 18, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, work in insurance, and family life.

Creator

Interviewee: William Franklin
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

William Franklin

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

March 18, 1986

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

Decatur Club
insurance

Format

.mp3
.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH59

Coverage

oral history, recording, William Franklin, Betty Turnell

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Betty Turnell

Interviewee

William Franklin

Location

Decatur Club, Decatur, IL

Transcription

see .pdf

Original Format

cassette tape

Duration

36:53

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Time Summary

unknown

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/dad394043b9b9daae4592e40282be467.mp3
http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/c5c86a30d489403b7e29e1d47494ced0.pdf

Collection

Citation

Interviewee: William Franklin Interviewer: Betty Turnell, “William Franklin's Oral History,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed October 30, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/4896.