Albert G. Webber III's Oral History

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Title

Subject

Albert G. Webber III
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur, IL
lawyer
A.G. Webber
immigrant
chopping wood
railroading
Rock Island Railroad
law firm
Des Moines, IA
Keokuk, IA
borrowing books
Bar exam
A.G. Webber II
University of Illinois Law School
World War I
Navy
World War II
law school
circuit bench
appellate bench
A.G. Webber IV
Millikin Family
James Millikin
close friends
confidential advisor
Millikin Homestead
Millikin University
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Rev. Hawkins
Cumberland Charter
apprentice
Hieronymus Mueller
legal work
general counsel
Mueller family
judge
Judge Morthland
Master in Chancery
Vietnam War
trial bench
third courthouse
office boy
legal notices
Judge John McCoy
county court
county board
fourth courthouse construction
Circuit Clerk's vault
Dorothy Brown
Macon County Sheriff
hangings
air conditioned courtrooms
public defendants
Richard Welsh
suppression of confession
sequestered jury
judicial amendment
Fourth District Appellate Court
appeals
class action suits
changes to judicial courts

Description

This is the oral history of Albert G. Webber III. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in 1982. This interview covers his family history and law career.

Creator

Interviewee: Albert G. Webber III
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Albert G. Webber III

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

1982

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

law career

Format

.mp3

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH57

Coverage

oral history, recording, Albert G. Webber III, Betty Turnell

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Betty Turnell

Interviewee

Albert G. Webber III

Location

Decatur, IL

Transcription

none

Original Format

cassette recording

Duration

48:11

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Time Summary

unknown

Files

Tags

1982, A.G. Webber, A.G. Webber II, A.G. Webber III, A.G. Webber IV, air conditioned courtrooms, Albert G. Webber III, appeals, Appellate Bench, apprentice, bar exam, Betty Turnell, changes to judicial courts, chopping wood, Circuit Bench, Circuit Clerk's vault, class action suits, close friends, confidential advisor, County Board, County Court, Cumberland Charter, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Decatur IL, Des Moines IA, Dorothy Brown, fourth courthouse construction, Fourth District Appellate Court, general counsel, hangings, Hieronymus Mueller, immigrant, interview, James Millikin, judge, Judge John McCoy, Judge Morthland, judicial amendment, Keokuk IA, law school, lawyer, legal notices, legal work, Macon County Sheriff, Master in Chancery, Millikin Family, Millikin Homestead, Millikin University, Mueller family, Navy, office boy, oral history, public defendants, railroading, recording, Rev. Hawkins, Richard Welsh, Rock Island Railroad, sequestered jury, suppression of confession, third courthouse, trial bench, University of Illinois Law School, World War I, World War II

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Albert G. Webber III Interviewer: Betty Turnell , “Albert G. Webber III's Oral History,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 26, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/4993.