For 10917 (first item) updated dates were added into the title. Some items need to be linked to corresponding transcripts online.
| PID | Identifier | Title | Date | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10917 | OH0001.0.0 | Merlin R. Doggett Oral History Interview | 12 May 1971, 27 October 1971, 9 December 1975 | Mr. Doggett discusses bright leaf flue-cured tobacco culture and marketing in China. Included are his descriptions of problems between the foreign tobacco companies and Chinese labor; Chinese law, courts, and justice, especially public executions; treatment of the Chinese and Japanese by foreigners; relations among foreign missionaries and businessmen; turmoil within China; and reminiscences of his life in China. | |
| 36928 | OH0002.0.0 | Delta Kappa Gamma Oral History Interview | 15-Feb-68 | Included is the memorial service (Feb. 15, 1968) for Miss Mary Hemphill Greene, former faculty member at E.C.U. The service was held at First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, N.C., with Dr. Hermine Caraway presiding, invocation by Rev. Richard Gammon and tribute by Miss Lois Grigsby. Also of interest is a program (August 1967) presented to the Southeast Regional Conference of Delta Kappa Gamma meeting in Mobile, Ala. The program was prepared by Mrs. Addie Lewis of Florida and Mrs. Antoinette Jenkins of N.C. For related material see Collection #117. | |
| 10918 | OH0003.0.0 | Quentin Gregory Oral History Interview | 22-Mar-72 | He tells of tobacco operations in China during his stay; Chinese attitudes toward American, British, and German businessmen; missionary reactions to businessmen; aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion; the revolution in 1912; travel in China; horseracing; railroads; and a visit to an opium den. | |
| 10919 | OH0004.1.0 | Louise J. Sills Oral History Interview | 16-Jun-72 | Louise Jelks Sills, whose ancestors came from Greenville Co., Virginia, and settled in Nash Co., N.C., recounts family history and tradition concerning life at Belford Plantation. The plantation was started by her great-grandfather David Sills and remained in the Sills family for a hundred years. | |
| 10920 | OH0005.0.0 | Lorena Kelly Oral History Interview | 18-Aug-72 | Kelly recounts her experiences on the mission field working in the rural Congo. Particular note is made of impressions of African life, organization of missionary stations, development of schools, students' prospects for success, leadership positions being undertaken by women, the Congolese Rebellion of 1960-1963 and treatment of missionaries during the outbreak, current control of the mission organization by African people, and medical care in the area. Included are samples of the Otetela language. For related material see Collection #208. | |
| 36931 | OH0004.2.0 | Louise J. Sills Oral History Interview | 16-Jun-72 | Louise Jelks Sills, whose ancestors came from Greenville Co., Virginia, and settled in Nash Co., N.C., recounts family history and tradition concerning life at Belford Plantation. The plantation was started by her great-grandfather David Sills and remained in the Sills family for a hundred years. |