Browse Items (319 total)

Interview devoted to history of the Saginaw Valley and Dow Chemical Company.

Position: 119 (402 views)

Interview devoted to the late Mr. Ennis's knowledge of the history of the Arenac County Area.

Position: 97 (437 views)

Interview devoted to the following topics: What influenced him to go sailing; responsibilities of being captain; life and living conditions of a sailor; shipping during the great depression; the Great Storm of 1913; changes in shipping during his…

Position: 60 (474 views)

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.

Position: 36 (536 views)

Interview devoted to early Saginaw jobs, from lumber yards to the Post Office.

Position: 79 (456 views)

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;…

Position: 53 (483 views)

A handwritten description of characters and comments for The Yellowcake Pirates in Follett's hand. The work was eventually published as Triple. 

Position: 180 (228 views)

Interview devoted to the Saginaw Labor Movement of the 1930's and local history, U. A. W.

Position: 103 (431 views)

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.

Position: 18 (625 views)

A handwritten timeline of the North African campaign during World War II

Position: 218 (106 views)

Interview devoted to the Saginaw County Fair and its history. Clarence Harnden was the manager of the Saginaw County Fair.

Position: 123 (397 views)

Interview devoted to the organization of the Hi-Steppers, Saginaw.

Position: 2 (1157 views)

A document with comments from Bill Gaylord on the second draft of The Bull and the Peacock. The Bull and the Peacock was a working title for On Wings of Eagles. 

Position: 288 (6 views)

Comments from EDS employee Glenn Jackson on the second draft of The Bull and the Peacock. That was an early working title for On Wings of Eagles. 

Position: 288 (6 views)

A list of suggested corrections from Jay Coburn to the draft of On Wings of Eagles. 

Position: 230 (15 views)

A cover letter to Anthony Cheetham with an expanded outline of The Yellowcake Pirates. 

Position: 163 (248 views)

A cover letter from EDS employee Bill Gaylord to Ken Follett. The notes mentioned in the letter are in a separate file.

Position: 278 (8 views)

Cuts from a draft of The Key to Rebecca

Position: 217 (110 views)

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.

Position: 11 (677 views)

Interview devoted to what it was like to grow up during the Great Depression and some of the changes in the landmarks around Saginaw.

Position: 65 (470 views)

Interview devoted to Mr. Avedisian's tenure with the Saginaw Eddy Band, the Eddy Band in general and other related subjects.

Position: 45 (504 views)

Interview devoted to the Great Depression, World War I and World War II, Prohibition, and the economy.

Position: 82 (454 views)

Interview devoted to past and present mining of Michigan's minerals. (Essexville)

Position: 63 (473 views)

Interview devoted to lumbering and pharmacy in early Saginaw.

Position: 43 (524 views)

This interview includes a discussion of the history of shipbuilding in Bay City, Michigan.

Position: 21 (608 views)

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