| Completed | borerj15 | 6/27/2017 10:30:04 AM |
| Measured | khazanier | 6/27/2017 5:50:03 PM |
| Staff Checked | khazanier | 6/27/2017 5:50:08 PM |
| Cataloged | libdigital | 2/5/2018 2:54:02 PM |
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| OH0011.0.0 | Sallie Phillips Smith Oral History Interview | 12-Jun-73 | Mrs. Smith discusses her parents' lives as slaves and as free citizens. Particular topics of interest include the circumstances surrounding the sale of her mother from Hyde to Edgecombe County owners. Also two fables are recited, "The Lark and the Young Ones," and "One Simple John Proctor," originally told to her by her father. Some material in the interview concerns Mrs. Smith's years as a student at Bricks School. She describes how the school was established and recalls student life and her own experiences there. An educator for at least forty-four years, Mrs. Smith taught in several elementary schools, including a one-teacher schoolhouse. She describes her teaching methods, problems with attendance, tuberculosis among children and its treatment, student-teacher relationships, and general reminiscences of her career.
Transcript digitized under PID 00010925
https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10925
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| 37092 | OH0013.0.0 | Lucy Cherry Crisp Oral History Interview | 26-Mar-73 | In this interview Miss Crisp reads the dialectal verse which makes up Spring Fever. The poems are in Negro dialect and reflect life in the Falkland community of rural Pitt County during the early twentieth century. For related material see Collection #154. Miss Crisp, a Pitt County, N.C., native, has had a varied career as a poet, journalist, religious counselor, and art museum administrator. Among her published works are two volumes of poetry, Brief Testament and Spring Fever.
3 cassettes
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| OH0020.0.0 | G. Vince Howell Oral History Interview | 22-Oct-74 | G. Vince Howell was born in Waynesville, N.C., and attended North Carolina State College from 1939-1940. In 1942, Howell entered the U.S. Air Corps and was assigned to duty aboard B-24 bombers flying raids over Germany. His plane was shot down in April 1944 and the crew captured. Sent to the famous German POW camp, Stalag 17-B, Howell remained there for a year before being liberated during April 1945. In this interview Howell relates his experiences at Stalag 17-B. Descriptions of camp life include cooking facilities, bath and toilet facilities, German food rations, and general conditions. Of particular interest are contents of Red Cross parcels, trade rings between Russian and American prisoners, activities for prisoners, and radio reception by inmates. Mentioned are attempts to escape, means of communicating with friends and family in the States, and methods of punishment. Howell also discusses briefly the end of World War II and its effect on Stalag 17-B, the former inmates' march westward, and their existence until American troops arrived. For related material see Collection #213.
2 cassettes. Transcript digitized under PID 00010926. Tape #2of2 had to be re-spooled into new cassette shell.
https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10926
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| 37093 | OH0022.0.0 | William James Ruhe Oral History Interview | 20-May-75 | William James Ruhe, a retired Navy captain of McLean, Va., was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (June 1939). He was assigned to the cruiser USS Trenton (June 1939-August 1940), during which time he visited several countries, including extended stays in Portugal and France while assigned to Squadron 40T in the Mediterranean. Ruhe then transferred to the submarine service (1941) and throughout World War II operated out of Australia to fight the Japanese in the South Pacific. He left the submarine service in 1950 and between that year and 1967, when he retired from active duty, divided his time between commanding cruisers and administrative work in Washington, D.C. Ruhe discusses his experiences with Squadron 40T in pre-World War II duty in the Mediterranean and relates anecdotes about fellow officers and people he met while in Europe. Topics discussed include reactions of the local populace to U.S. naval personnel in port cities after extended stays, meeting an English spy in Portugal (1940), attempts to obtain information about U.S. naval security and activities, and sailors' shipboard antics. Among post-war problems described are disputes between naval officers and civilian administrators over manpower requirements, capabilities of current naval officers, and their lack of wartime experience.
1 cassette
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| 37094 | OH0025.0.0 | Stanley E. Yelverton Oral History Interview | 31-Oct-75 | Private Yelverton was a platoon runner in the 28th Division of the 112th Infantry. He was captured November 7, 1944 in Schmidt, Germany and was liberated by the Russians in 1945.
1 cassette. Had to re-spool master tape into new cassette shell.
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