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Hugh Baker's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Hugh Baker's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Tags: 1985, alcoholism committees, automobiles, Betty Turnell, building homes, changes to milking, Chatanooga TN, childhood, City Milk Inspector, civic boards, company town, Construction, Cows, Dairy Farm, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Mental Health Center, diptheria, electricity, epidemic, family life, farm, farmhouse, farming, Great Depression, harvest dinners, hired hands, hobbies, Hugh Baker, interview, June 1985, Liberty Bonds, marine engineering, Mary W. French School, mechanical engineering, Milk Delivery, Mueller City, Mueller Company, Mueller family, Mueller IL, Mueller Pottery Plant, naval architecture, OH65, oral history, pasteurization, Plant 3, public parks, recording, Recreation, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Salvation Army Band, sanitary conditions, sound recording, South Shores, sterilization, tenant's house, The Mueller Land Improvement Trust, transcription, University of Michigan, World War I, WWI

League of Women Voters - Collections - Organizations - Macon County - Day Probation - Diversion Service - Brochure

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: collections, Day Probation Brochure, Decatur IL, Diversion Services Brochure, League of Women Voters, Macon County, organizations

League of Women Voters - Collections - Organizations - Macon County Recycle Brochure - Recycle news Article - Electoral Party Organization Handout - Handbook Local Government and Districts - 1960s and 1994

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: collections, Decatur IL, Electoral Party Organization Handbook, Governmental Units, Herald and Review, League of Women Voters, Local Government Handbook, Macon County, organizations, Recycle Brochure, Recycle News Article

League of Women Voters - Collections - New Articles - 1940s thru 1968s

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1940s thru 1980s, collections, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, League of Women Voters, News Articles

League of Women Voters - Collections - In The League with Eleanor - Eleanor Roosevelt and the League of Women Voters - New York - 1921 to 1962

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1921 to 1962, collections, Eleanor Roosevelt, In the League with Eleanor, League of Women Voters, New York, Publication

League of Women Voters - Collections - Finance Workers Handbook - New York NY - 1948

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1948, collections, Finance Workers Handbook, League of Women Voters, New York

League of Women Voters - Collections - Lincoln IL - Brochure

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: brochure, collections, League of Women Voters, Lincoln IL

Dr. C.R. Cassity's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Dr. C.R. Cassity's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on May 19, 1989. The interview includes his family and career in mathematics.

Tags: 1989, Adelia Sinkov, algebra, American Mathematical Society, Army Security Agency, Betty Turnell, cathedral, Chief Signal Officer of the Army, childhood, Community Concert Association, cryptanalysis, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr. C.R. Cassity, electrical contracting business, Elizabeth Smith, Environmental Research Corporation, family life, farm, farming, first street lighting, General Electric, geometry, Hudson River, interview, Masters Degree, mathematics, May 1989, Michigan State University, missile and space division, Music, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New York City, OH67, one-room country school, oral history, Orange NJ, Ph.D., publications, recording, Red Cross, SIAM, sound recording, St. Paul MN, The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, transcription, tunnel, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Westinghouse, William F. Friedman

Dr. H.J. Burstein's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Dr. H.J. Burstein's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in February 1979. The interview includes his professional life in medicine and his love for music.

Tags: 1979, apprentice pharmacist, Article, Betty Turnell, Chicago Dermalogic Society, Citizen's Building, communicable diseases, conservatory, Cook County Hospital, D.M. Swarthout, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Medical Society, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur Oratorio choir, dermatology, District Health Superintendent, Doctor, Dr. H.J. Burstein, family life, February 1979, Gastman School, Goodman Band, Great Depression, Illinois College of Medicine, internship, interview, Lincoln Square Theatre, Marietta School, Max Von Luen Swarthout, medical practice, medical school, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Miss Florence Brown, Music, music festival, neurology, Noah Worchester Dermalogic Society, OH68, old Masonic Temple Building, oral history, Professor Neice, recording, residency, sound recording, St. Mary's Hospital, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, State of Illinois Health Department, transcription, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois, venereal disease, violin lessons, Wood School

Dr. Jere Mickel's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Dr. Jere Mickel's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in May 1980. The interview includes his career as a theater and speech professor.

Tags: "Blues for Mr. Charlie", "The Rivals", 1980, acting, actor, actors, Albert Taylor Hall, Betty Turnell, Bill Miller, Chairman of department, Chicago IL, Classics, criticism, Dr. Jere Mickel, Episcopal Church, Ford Foundation, Four Year College, G.I. influx, Gianni Schecchi, golden anniversary, Goodman Theatre, Great Depression, Greek, Humanities, interview, Korean War, L.C. McNabb, Latin, Little Theatre Guild, low pay scale, Madame Butterfly, Masonic Temple, May 1980, Millikin University, Mr. Hutchin's Experimental College, Mr. Norville, Mrs. Edith McNabb, OH69, oral history, Pandora Players, Peru NE, Ph.D., Ph.D. in Theatre and English, plays, prejudice, Professor, Professor of Speech, Radio, recording, retirement pension, Robert Maynard Hutchins, School of Theatre, show business, Sir Anthony, sound recording, speech, speech training, talking pictures, teaching, telecourse, Texas State College for Women, transcription, University of Chicago, University of Montana