Browse Items · Melvin J. Zahnow Library Digital Archives

Emil Gansser Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to music in the Bay City Area and his experiences in World War I.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Music, United States. Army -- History -- World War 1914 - 1918

Position: 24 (473 views)

Emmons V. Riegel Oral History

A-013 Emmons V. Riegel (full recording).mp3

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…

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Beer, Brewing industry

Position: 32 (430 views)

Eugene A. Forbes Oral History Interview

A-025 Euguene A. Forbes (full recording).mp3

Interview devoted to the Catholic Church in Saginaw (St. Andrew Parish) And the K. K. K. in Saginaw.

Tags: Catholic Church, Catholic Church -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Catholics, Catholics -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), St. Andrew Church (Saginaw Mich.) -- History

Position: 62 (370 views)

Eveline Ritchie Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to Midland schools. Eveline Ritchie was a schoolteacher who started teaching in 1919.

Tags: Education, Education -- Michigan -- Midland, Midland (Mich.), Midland (Mich.) -- History, Public schools -- Michigan -- Midland, Teachers, Teaching

Position: 74 (357 views)

Final screenplay of "The Ups and Downs of a Soccer Star"

The final version of the screen play for "The Ups and Downs of a Soccer Star"

Tags: Ups and Downs of a Soccer Star

Position: 115 (316 views)

First draft of the script for "Fringe Banking"

The first draft of an episode for the BBC crime drama Target.

Position: 110 (322 views)

First outline for The Yellowcake Pirates

An outline for The Yellowcake Pirates. This work was evenutally published under the title Triple.

Position: 152 (176 views)

Floyd Byron Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to educational system, organizations, and memories of Saginaw.

Tags: Education, Education -- Michigan -- Saginaw County -- History, Public schools, Public schools -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Teachers, Teaching

Position: 97 (338 views)

Floyd Jessmore Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to his experience in the Grey Iron Foundry before and after the AFL Union came in. His role in the union is also discussed.

Tags: American Federation of Labor, Automobile industry workers -- Labor unions, Foundries, Labor unions, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Work environment

Position: 54 (377 views)

Fourth draft of the script for "Fringe Banking"

The fourth draft of the script for an episode of the BBC crime show Target. The episode aired on 13 October 1978.

Position: 133 (278 views)

Frank J. Provost Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to banks and banking from 1912-1959.

Tags: Banks and banking, Bay City (Mich.), Bay City (Mich.) -- History

Position: 50 (381 views)

Franklin W. Bromm Oral History Interview

A-036 Franklin W. Bromm (full interview).mp3

Interview devoted to Mr. Bromn's knowledge of the Saginaw Germania Club.

Tags: Clubs, Clubs -- Michigan -- Saginaw, German Americans -- Michigan, Germania Town and Country Club, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Schools

Position: 111 (320 views)

Fred and Florence Porterfield Oral History Interview

A-072 Fred and Florence Porterfield (ful recording).mp3

Interview devoted to Mr. Porterfield's 50 years operation of a garage; Mrs. Porterfield's ceramics business; piano-25 yrs.; and changes in Saginaw.

Tags: African American business enterprises, African American businesspeople, African Americans, African Americans -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Automobile mechanics, Business enterprises, Business enterprises -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Ceramics, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 38 (414 views)

Fred McAllister Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the following topics: how a day went as an ordinary coal miner; a mule's life in the mine; some comparison of Bay City mines to Illinois mines; wages and jobs down inside the mines; safety conditions of the mines and mine injury;…

Tags: Bay County (Mich.), Bay County (Mich.) -- History, Coal, Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, Occupations

Position: 93 (343 views)

Fred W. Jaus Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to farming machinery and the history of Cass City.

Tags: Cass City (Mich.), Cass City (Mich.) -- History, Farm life, Farm life -- Michigan -- Cass City, Farmers, Farmers -- Michigan -- Cass City, Farms, Farms -- Michigan -- Cass City

Position: 120 (306 views)

Full script of "Fringe Banking"

A full script for an episode of the BBC crime show Target.

Position: 128 (298 views)

Galley printing of part of Triple

Galley printings of chapter 8 through postscript.

Position: 164 (159 views)

George Loeffler Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to commercial fishing and what caused this enterprise to no longer be a thriving business on the Saginaw Bay. (Sebawaing)

Tags: Fisheries, Fishing, Lake Huron -- Saginaw Bay, Sebawaing (Mich.), Sebawaing (Mich.) -- History, Walleye fishing

Position: 94 (341 views)

George W. Anderson Oral History Interview

A-144 George W. Anderson (full recording).mp3

Interview devoted to the Eddy band of which George W. Anderson was the director.

Tags: Band directors, Band musicians, Bands (Music), Music, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 37 (417 views)

Gerald Noe and Harold Stevens Oral History Interview

A-007A Gerald Noe and Harold Stevens.mp3

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…

Tags: Labor unions, Pattern Makers' League of North America, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 19 (479 views)

Gladys Banaszek Oral History Interview

A-052A Mrs. Adam Banaszek (full recording).mp3

Interview devoted to life in Saginaw, beginning with her immigration from Poland.

Tags: Immigrants, Polish Americans, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 38 (414 views)

Grace and Ethel Durham Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the development along West Genesee Ave., Mr. Arthur Eddy's involvement in the development of the city of Saginaw, Mr. Eddy's different interests in the city, and the other people responsible for the city of Saginaw.

Tags: Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 57 (372 views)