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Brown, Douglas b. 1905: Interview and memoir
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B812
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Douglas Brown discusses WWII and its impact on local businesses: war-time restrictions, war-time production, rationing, transportation, ordnance plants and military facilities in and around Springfield. References are made to Pearl Harbor and Victory Gardens.
1 tape, 60 mins., 13 pp.
Interview by Joanne Wheeler, 1972
OPEN
See collateral file
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Brown, LeRoy b. 1884: Interview and memoir
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B813
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BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT
LeRoy Brown talks about his experiences farming, his work as a coachman, discrimination encountered in daily life, the 1908 race riot and its aftermath, Springfield neighborhoods, businesses, churches, and schools.
1 tape, 90 mins., 19 pp.
Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1974
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Brown, Louise (Mrs. George) (1910-1995): Interview
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Identifier: O-B815*
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Louise Brown discusses her husband's work in the coal mines in Fulton County, Illinois: mules, wages, strikes, union conflicts and violence, company stores, safety laws and hazards, and attitudes toward coal miners. She also discusses farm life in Buckhart, Illinois and factory work in Canton, Illinois.
1 tape, 90 mins.
Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977
OPEN
For collateral file see J9/5/24
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Brown, Ogden (1916-1996): Interview and memoir
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Identifier: O-B814
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Ogden Brown, long-time Springfield resident and member of the First Congregational Church, discusses church activities, Fore-Fathers' Day Dinners, destruction of the church by fire in 1956, support from the Temple B'rith Sholom, fundraising and reconstruction, and changes in the church over the years. He also discusses some of the positions he has held within the church including steward-, moderator, a member of the Handy Andys, and a member of the Pulpit...
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Brown, Suzanne: Interview
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B816*
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Brown, peace activist, discusses St. Louis; Vietnam veterans; birthing issues in Taylorville, Illinois; Sangamon State University; living in the Central American countries of Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras; and social change.
2 tapes, 150 mins.
Interview by Peggy Boyer
OPEN: narrator reserves right to review edited transcript.
See collateral file
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Brown, Suzanne: Interview and Memoir
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Identifier: O-B816B
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Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project
Brown discusses the impact attending Sangamon State University made on her life. She started SSU and obtained her master’s degree in Legal Studies. Brown continued into law school eventually becoming an immigration lawyer. She recalls classes with SSU professors Bob Sipe and Ron Sakolsy, and remembers writing for “The Radical Therapist” journals.
See also D2/1/3 Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project.Digital audio...
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Browne, Richard G. (1901-1995): Interview and memoir
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Identifier: O-B818
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ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Richard Browne discusses issues confronting higher education, the Board of Higher Education's budget matters during the early 1960's, the attitude of larger universities toward the establishment of community colleges, the work of the Junior College Board (1965-1971), his consulting work, and the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. He relates his experiences as student, instructor and administrator, his tenure as Director of the Illinois Legislative Council,...
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Brumfield, Lloyd (1924-1984) & Shirley b. 1933: Interview and memoir
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Identifier: O-B834
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SANGAMON RIVER PROJECT
Lloyd and Shirley Brumfield, owners of "Brumie's Bait Shop" near Mahomet, Illinois, discuss life along the Sangamon River. They discuss the fish and wildlife in the area, raising their children on the river, the change of seasons, trapping, hunting, fishing, fish fries and camping as well as the river's dangers. 1 tape, 90 min., 25 pp.
Interview by Judith Haynes, 1980
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See collateral file: interviewer's notes, correspondence regarding interview and...
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Brunner, Harold D. b. 1922: Interview and memoir
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Identifier: O-B836
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PRISONER OF WAR EXPERIENCES IN WORLD WAR II
Brunner, U.S. Marine, recalls his experiences as a prisoner of war. He discusses his capture by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands, imprisonment at the Osaka Prison Camp, treatment of prisoners, punishments, living conditions, working with Japanese civil-ians on work detail, prisoners' health problems, and his liberation and recovery. He also discusses some of the lasting effects of his P.O.W experience. 1 tape, 90 min., 25 pp....
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Bryden, Olive Leone (1896-1988): Interview and memoir
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Identifier: O-B843
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Bryden, a long-time Springfield resident, recalls her early years in Decatur and moving to Springfield in 1906. She relates stories from her childhood, family life, holiday celebrations, chores, housework, illnesses and remedies, marriage, and raising her own family. She also discusses the city of Spring-field and its transportation facilities, roadways, parks, businesses, social activities, recreations, parks, schools, and neighborhoods. She also discusses the 1908 Springfield race riot,...
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