Edward J. Seymour's Oral History - Recording

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Title

Subject

Edward J. Seymour
Betty Turnell
Decatur Public Library
board room
investment counselor
A.G. Edwards Company
Decatur, IL
family life
childhood
Quebec, Canada
Chicago, IL
World War II
theater usher
Loyola University Chicago
engineering
Air Force
Tampa, FL
link trainer instructor
Army Specialized Training program
Carnegie Tech
India
airplanes
B-29s
flying over the Himalayas
North China
University of Illinois
College of Commerce
accounting major
accounting firm
oleo capsule inventor
Webber-Costello Company
cost accountant
Globe Ball
polio
spinal tap
rehabilitation
polio vaccine
March of Dimes
Champaign, IL
construction business
Belleville, IL
subdivisions
real estate investors
housing collapse
Oberweiss Securities of Chicago
investment business

Description

These are the recordings of Edward J. Seymour's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on October 23, 1986. The interview includes his time as a home builder and investment counselor.

Creator

Interviewee: Edward J. Seymour
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Edward J. Seymour

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

October 23, 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

transcription
A.G. Edwards Company

Format

.mp3

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH72

Coverage

oral history, recording, Edward J. Seymour, Betty Turnell

Sound Item Type Metadata

Transcription

see .pdf

Original Format

cassette tape

Duration

1:04:02
2:48

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Files

Tags

1986, A.G. Edwards Company, accounting firm, Air Force, airplanes, Army, Army Specialized Training program, B-29s, Belleville IL, Betty Turnell, board room, bombs, broker, Carnegie Tech, Chicago IL, childhood, construction company, CPA, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Edward J. Seymour, engineering, family life, gasoline, Globe Balls, Himalayas, home building, housing collapse, India, industrial engineering, interview, investment counselor, link trainer instructor, Loyola University Chicago, North China, Oberweiss Securities of Chicago, October 1986, OH72, oleo capsule, oral history, polio, polio vaccine, Quebec Canada, recording, rehabilitation, sound recording, sound recordings, spinal tap, supplies, Tampa FL, theatre usher, transcription, University of Illinois, Webber-Costello Company, world globe, World War II, WWII

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Edward J. Seymour Interviewer: Betty Turnell , “Edward J. Seymour's Oral History - Recording,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed October 21, 2025, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/4916.