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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Crosley recalls work for the U.S. Corps of Engineers in Cincinnati, Ohio; surveying the Ohio River; construction of Dam 39; and the 1937 flood in Cincinnati.

1 tape, 8 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Mack Davis discusses people who made their living on the Ohio River: riverboat captains, cooks, stewards, and rousters. Also discusses his service as steward, trade routes and cargo, and passenger traffic.

1 tape, 15 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

Scope and Contents Sid Dawson, J. Richard Lawwell, William J. Moyer, Captain Thomas J. Reynolds STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS This memoir consists of four separate interviews with individuals who have lived and worked on the Ohio River. Reynolds discusses running a showboat; Lawwell recalls the 1913 Manchester, Ohio flood and his grandfather Captain Prather; Moyer recalls the 1913 Dayton, Kentucky flood and the 1917 ice flood; and Dawson, the leader of the Riverboat Ramblers Band discusses showboat bands and...

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Captain Edgington discusses his family's involvement with steamboats and the Ohio River. He recalls the 1913 flood, shipping on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, boating conditions and hazards, sawmills, coal towing, and cargo hauling.

2 tapes, 27 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Harrison, operator of the Dayton ferry on the Ohio River, discusses his career on the river in the first half of the 20th century, riverboats, passenger service, people who made their living on the river, logging, fishing, and floods.

2 tapes, 31 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Hayhurst and Louden discuss their experiences working on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. They recall river traffic, adverse weather and accidents, responsibilities of the cabin boy, watchman, and mates, steamers, pilots, roustabouts, and dredging.

1 tape, 19 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Horton discusses his experiences serving on ferryboats, packets, and towboats. He recalls boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, 1927 Mississippi River flood, barge traffic, hauling logs, and hazardous weather conditions.

1 tape, 21 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Hughes discusses riverboats and steamboats on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Kanawha Rivers during the late 19th and early 20th century. He also discusses conditions on the rivers, "water circus" boats, freight traffic, Greene Line boats, coal barges, and the people who made their living on the river.

1 tape, 21 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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Sangamon Poets, a group of poets and artists associated with SSU, published a series of chapbooks and a magazine, "The Village Magazine", under the leadership of John Knoepfle. Money for these publications came from a a grant by the Venture Fund. The collection includes copies of the chapbooks and the magazine, as well as financial ledger pages, correspondence, and a report to the Venture Fund Committee. The Literature Program became the English program in the 1987-88 school year.

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This file contains novels and poems from John Knoepfle's creative writing classes, 1971-80.