Saginaw Valley Region Oral History Collection
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Title
Saginaw Valley Region Oral History Collection
Date
1972-1987
Description
The Saginaw Valley Oral History project collection was created and donated to the university by Dr. John V. Jezierski, a former professor of history at Saginaw Valley State University. The goal of the project was to preserve experiences of the past in the Saginaw Valley area. Specific topics of interest include the bean, sugar, coal mining and oil industries as well as information on American Indians, logging, sailing on the Great Lakes and life on the Saginaw River. The interviews were collected in 1972-87 by students in a Michigan history course with the aim of making the interviews available to scholars, both amateur and professional. The interviews were originally recorded on audiocassette and later transferred to digital audio format.
Disclaimer
The content of oral history interviews is personal, experiential, and interpretive because, by its nature, it relies on the memories, perceptions and opinions of individuals. Interviews should not be understood as statements of fact or opinion endorsed by Saginaw Valley State University.
Publisher
Saginaw Valley State University
Creator
Jezierski, John Vincent
Rights
The contents of this collection are the property of Saginaw Valley State University.
Collection Items
William Defoe Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Defoe Shipping on Saginaw River, (Bay City).
Edmund Fisher Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Indian events from 1819 to the turn of the century and to his life, which starts in 1900.
Emil Gansser Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to music in the Bay City Area and his experiences in World War I.
Arthur Spencer Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the history and life of Indian Dave (David Stocker); Tuscola County.
Walter Rummel Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the Luckhard Indian Museum, Sebewaing, Michigan.
A. W. Voges Oral History
A discussion with Reverend A. W. Voges about the development and future of the Lutheran Church in the Saginaw Valley.
Sister Ardeth Platte Oral History
Interview devoted to Saint Joseph's Drop Out Center in North East Saginaw, Michigan.
Bernard & Nellie Jochen Oral History
Social Life (Biography) of Mr. & Mrs. Jochen and history of Saginaw.
Emmons V. Riegel Oral History
Interview devoted to the beer brewing industry in and around Bay City. Mr. Riegel was an elected member of the Board of Education for 29 years and also served as the president of the Board. At the time of his death he was president of the Bay City…
Caesar Goode Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to changes in Bay City and opportunities for blacks.
Harry Jarkey Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Mr. Jarkey's time as a nightclub entertainer at Wenonah Beach Park in Bay City, Michigan.
Dorothy Arbury Oral History Interview
Dorothy Arbury was the granddaughter of Dr. Herbert H. Dow, founder of the Dow Chemical Company. She served on the Board of Control of SVSU and established the Arbury Fine Arts Building along with the Fredericks Sculpture Gallery.
John Ducham Oral History Interview
John Ducham was a retired firefighter from the Saginaw Fire Department. The interview includes his recollections of early work conditions of firefighters as well as various fire incidents that occurred in Saginaw.
Bruce Johnson Oral History Interview
An interview discussing the topic of shipping on the Great Lakes, focused mainly on the Bay City and Saginaw areas.
Terry Pruitt Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Mr. Pruitt's work as Deputy Administrator of the Saginaw Model Cities Program.
Ralph W. Stroebel Oral History Interview
The first interview of Ralph Stroebel took place on June 16, 1972 and covers the lumbering era in Saginaw, the Tittabawassee Boom Company and the logging industry. The second interview of Ralph Stroebel took place on July 19, 1972. Topics discussed…
Daniel M. Fitzgerald Oral History Interview
Daniel M. FitzGerald was chairman of the board of the Wickes Corporation. Topics discussed include the history of the Wickes Corporation, Mr. Fitzgerald's joining of Wickes, Harvey Randall Wickes, and the move of corporate offices to San Diego.
Herbert Dow Doan Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the Dow Chemical Company, of which Dr. Doan was the president from 1962 to 1971. Topics discussed include his views on the Dow Chemical Company, ecology, Vietnam, manufacturing of napalm, responsibility of business to the…
Burke W. Lodewyk Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to twentieth century Bay City, Michigan, its early years to the present as seen by Mr. Lodewyk. Mr. Lodewyk was a past president of the Bay City public school board.
Herbert M. Turner Oral History Interview
Herbert Turner was one of three republican delegates to the Michigan Constitutional Convention from Saginaw County. He served on the Committee on Finance and Taxation, the Committee on Public Information and the State Commission on Agricultural…
Gerald Noe and Harold Stevens Oral History Interview
Gerald Noe was the retired International Representative or Disctrict 10 Secretary for the Pattern Makers League of North American.
Harold Stevens was the retired committee member of the Pattern Makers League of North America of Saginaw and helped…
Harold Stevens was the retired committee member of the Pattern Makers League of North America of Saginaw and helped…
Chester Hey Oral History Interview
Chester Hey was a historian from Bad Axe, Michigan. The interview focuses on the German communal colony, Ora Labora, founded near Bay Port, Michigan by Emil Baur in the mid-nineteenth century.
Donald J. Comtois Oral History Interview
This interview includes a discussion of the history of shipbuilding in Bay City, Michigan.
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