Browse Items · Melvin J. Zahnow Library Digital Archives

Arthur Weiss Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the history of Weiss centennial farm in relation to area history and recollections of Arthur Weiss about area events past and present, Saginaw.

Tags: Agriculture, Farms, Farms -- Michigan -- Saginaw County, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 71 (502 views)

Article from the Washington Post "Top-Secret 'Iran Papers' Outline Role of U.S. There; Massive, Highly Secret Report Outlines U.S. Iran Involvement"

An article from the Washington Post entitled "Top-Secret 'Iran Papers' Outline Role of U.S. There; Massive, Highly Secret Report Outlines U.S. Iran Involvement." Due to copyright restrictions, the article cannot be reproduced here. Current SVSU…

Position: 365 (37 views)

Article on Ross Perot in The New York Times Biographical Edition

An article entitled "Texas Tornado Hist Wall Street: He's Wiry, Talkative, Unorthodox, and Rich" that appeared in The New York Times Biographical Edition. Due to copyright law, the article cannot be published here. Current SVSU students, facultym,…

Position: 480 (32 views)

August Vennix Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the early days of Hampton Township, industries and education in Essexville. August Vennix was the grandson of Geradus Vennix, a Dutch immigrant involved in the establishment of St. John the Evangelist Church.

Tags: Bay County (Mich.), Bay County (Mich.) -- History, Dutch Americans, Essexville (Mich.), Essexville (Mich.) -- History, Hampton Township (Mich.), Hampton Township (Mich.) -- History

Position: 48 (544 views)

Benjamin Baker Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to railroad history (C&O), Saginaw.

Tags: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Railroads, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw River Valley (Mich.)

Position: 14 (705 views)

Benjamin Boutell Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to Saginaw Shipping.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Saginaw River Valley (Mich.), Shipping, Shipping companies (Marine transportation), Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)

Position: 20 (670 views)

Bernard & Nellie Jochen Oral History

Social Life (Biography) of Mr. & Mrs. Jochen and history of Saginaw.

Tags: Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Saginaw (Mich.) -- Social life and customs, Women

Position: 32 (611 views)

Bernice Barlow Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the NAACP and Saginaw history. Bernice Barlow was the president of the Saginaw Branch of the NAACP.

Tags: African Americans, African Americans -- Civil rights, African Americans -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 89 (481 views)

Bernice Swincicki Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to being the wife of a coal miner.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Bay City (Mich.) -- History, Cable cars (Streetcars), Coal, Coal miners, Coal mines and mining

Position: 103 (464 views)

Bertha & Mary Ethel Hall Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to early life in Hemlock, Michigan.

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

Position: 93 (476 views)

Biographical entry for Ross Perot in Current Biography 1971

Photocopies of Ross Perot's biographical entry in Current Biography 1971.

Position: 518 (30 views)

Blank release form

A blank release form used for On Wings of Eagles.

Position: 480 (32 views)

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.

Tags: Shipping, Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)

Position: 26 (631 views)

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.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Bay City (Mich.) -- History, Public schools, Public schools -- Michigan -- Bay City

Position: 23 (648 views)

Caesar Goode Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to changes in Bay City and opportunities for blacks.

Tags: African Americans, African Americans -- Civil rights, Bay City (Mich.), Bay City (Mich.) -- History

Position: 22 (659 views)

Calendar marking when EDS staff were interviewed

Position: 518 (30 views)

Calvin A. Campbell Oral History Interview

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

Tags: Dow Chemical Company, Saginaw Valley Region

Position: 118 (437 views)

Calvin Ennis Oral History Interview

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

Tags: Arenac County (Mich.), Arenac County (Mich.) -- History

Position: 100 (471 views)

Captain Stanley Harrison Oral History Interview

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…

Tags: Saginaw River (Mich.), Shipping, Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)

Position: 63 (509 views)

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.

Tags: City council members, Local government, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 40 (575 views)

Carl F. Kettelhohn Oral History Interview

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

Tags: Lumbering, Occupations, Postal service, Postal service -- Employees, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 79 (495 views)

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;…

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

Position: 57 (518 views)