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- Collection: Saginaw Valley Region Oral History Collection
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Edward O'Hare Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to O'Hare's background, his career on the Bay City Police Department, occupations and life in the old day's, and railroading during the 192O's.
Norman Osborne Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the contribution of black people in the formation of the Saginaw area.
Ruth Owen Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to early Bay County and Midland.
Edward Perlberg Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Edward Perlberg's first memories of standish, the town and outlying areas,
Sister Ardeth Platte Oral History
Interview devoted to Saint Joseph's Drop Out Center in North East Saginaw, Michigan.
Fred and Florence Porterfield Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Mr. Porterfield's 50 years operation of a garage; Mrs. Porterfield's ceramics business; piano-25 yrs.; and changes in Saginaw.
Carl C. Poston Jr. Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to participation in the Saginaw City Council and on the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners and the development and the affects of the Commission on the residents of Saginaw County.
John Prior Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the local union 12075 of the United Steelworkers of America in Midland, MI. Topics of discussion include the local union, John Prior's function in the union and his opinion of its present and future existence.
Frank J. Provost Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to banks and banking from 1912-1959.
Terry Pruitt Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Mr. Pruitt's work as Deputy Administrator of the Saginaw Model Cities Program.
Leonard Reed Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to American Indians, logging, early cars and the town of Sanford.
John Reid Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to a range of topics including early transportation and travel, politics, economics, religion, lumbering and American Indian life.
Perry Riddick Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the Saginaw Historical Society.
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…
John L. Riegle Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the history of Flint schools.
Eveline Ritchie Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Midland schools. Eveline Ritchie was a schoolteacher who started teaching in 1919.
John A. Roberts Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to railroads in the Saginaw area.
Hiel Rockwell Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to early Mercantilism in downtown Saginaw, contrasted to Merchandising downtown during the 1970s, and the impact of Urban Renewal on the Saginaw area.
Carl Ruffertshafer Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the following topics: coal miners wages compared to other industries; definitions of jobs and machinery at the mine; names, locations, and operation of Bay City area mines; labor problems, mine safety, and health conditions;…
Arthur Rummel Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the changes which have taken place in Rummel's General Store from its early days to the Rummel IGA supermarket of 1973.
Walter Rummel Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the Luckhard Indian Museum, Sebewaing, Michigan.
William H. Rushford Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the coal mines in the Bay City area during the years 1910-1920.
Thaddeus Ruzowski Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to coal mining in the Saginaw Valley.
Arnold Saluner Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to the Home Dairy Company in Saginaw, MI.
Ruth Scaife Oral History Interview
Interview devoted to Ruth Scaife's memories of life (school, church, jobs) in Bridgeport, MI.