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Oral History Interview with Albirda Briley, April 29 and May 16, 1994

Description: Interview with Albirda Briley, a nurse, about her experiences as a plant nurse at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Briley discusses the hiring policies for African Americans, racial problems, industrial accidents and plant medical facilities, social activities, U.S. Congressman Wright Patman's role in her being hired, and the effects of the depot on Texarkana. The Appendix includes a photocopy of a letter to Albirda Briley dated June 13,… more
Date: 1994-04-29/1994-05-16
Creator: Brantley, Janet & Briley, Albirda

Oral History Interview with Ann H. Gooch, December 7, 1993

Description: Transcript of an interview with Ann Gooch about her recollections of Texarkana, Texas from 1925 to 1950. Gooch discusses her mother's occupation, political, and social activities, her relationships with African Americans, her early education, business enterprises, social organizations, and family life.
Date: December 7, 1993
Creator: Rowe, Beverly J. & Gooch, Ann H., 1920-

Oral History Interview with Chester E. Hudson, October 12, 1993

Description: Interview with Chester Hudson concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Hudson worked at camps in Calico Rock, Arkansas (Company 4747); Walcott, Arkansas (Company 3799); and Ozone, Arkansas (Company 1708). Includes an appendix.
Date: October 12, 1993
Creator: Polatti, Gaylon & Hudson, Chester E.

Oral History Interview with Dorothy Cooley, February 21, 1994

Description: Interview with Dorothy Cooley about her experiences as an employee of the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Cooley discusses employment procedures, job assignments, swing shift, wartime rationing, safety procedures, housing, social activities, race relations, relationships among male and female employees, and the economic effects on Texarkana.
Date: February 21, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Cooley, Dorothy

Oral History Interview with Geralene Young, January 18, 1994

Description: Interview with Geralene Young about her experiences as an employee of the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Young discusses hiring and promotion practices, relations between male and female workers, social activities, and the social and economic effects of the depot on Texarkana.
Date: January 18, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Young, Geralene Mahone

Oral History Interview with Ildea Cutchall, April 1, 1994

Description: Interview with Ildea Cutchall about her experiences as an employee of the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas during World War II and the postwar years. Cutchall discusses the hiring procedures, the job assignments, safety precautions, social activities, swing shifts, race relations, relationships between the male and female workers, and the social and economic effects of the plant on Texarkana. Appendix includes a photocopy of a certificate from the Lone Star Ordnance Plant to … more
Date: April 1, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Cutchall, Ildea

Oral History Interview with Jessie Surratt, October 28, 1994

Description: Interview with Jessie Surratt about her recollections of women's lives in Texarkana, Texas during the Progressive Era. Surratt discusses the business community during her childhood, "Swampoodle" and speakeasies and prostitution, folk medicines, funeral practices, her education, her stay at Fort Worth Masonic Home, memories of her parents, church activities, her mother's membership in Maccabees, gender roles, child-rearing, and holiday customs.
Date: October 28, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Surratt, Jessie Marie Perkinson

Oral History Interview with John I. Bateman, January 11, 1994

Description: Interview with John Bateman concerning his recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining near Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1930 to 1950. Appendix includes 2 maps: a "Geologic Map of the Prairie Creek Area of Peridotite in T. 8 S., R. 25 W., 2 1/2 Miles South-Southeast of Murfreesboro, Pike County, Ark." and a map showing the locations of various landmarks in the Crater of Diamonds State Park area.
Date: January 11, 1994
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Bateman, John I.

Oral History Interview with Zelle Holman Moore and Marguerite Holman Magee, March 10, 1994

Description: Interview with Marguerite Magee and Zelle Moore, sisters, about their recollections of life in Texarkana, Texas. Magee and Moore discuss their parents, Junior Service League, family entertainment, women's suffrage and political activities, church activities, the Current Topic Club, the Wednesday Music Club, and women's household chores.
Date: March 10, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly; Moore, Zelle Holman & Magee, Marguerite Holman
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