Browse Items · Melvin J. Zahnow Library Digital Archives

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: 82 (437 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: 60 (459 views)

Peter Jackson Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to American Indian life, politics, economics and religion.

Tags: Burt (Mich.), Burt (Mich.) -- History, Indians of North America, Indians of North America -- Michigan, Ojibwa Indians, Religion, Saginaw County (Mich.), Saginaw County (Mich.) -- History

Position: 44 (500 views)

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.

Tags: Birch Run (Mich.), Birch Run (Mich.) -- History, Indians of North America, Indians of North America -- Michigan, Religion, Saginaw County (Mich.), Saginaw County (Mich.) -- History, Transportation

Position: 74 (446 views)

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: 69 (448 views)

Henry Fries Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to early Saginaw. ( Depression, War, Unions, Streetcars, etc.)

Tags: Cable cars (Streetcars), Labor unions, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 47 (483 views)

Theodore Wolderzak Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the coal mining industry in the Saginaw Valley.

Tags: Coal, Coal mines and mining, Miners, Mines and mineral resources, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 84 (434 views)

Perry Riddick Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the Saginaw Historical Society.

Tags: Historical Society of Saginaw County, History -- Societies etc., Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 128 (372 views)

Rev. O.J. Eckert Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the Lutheran Church in Saginaw ( St. Paul's Lutheran Church).

Tags: Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Lutherans, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 114 (397 views)

Henrietta Krohn Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to Saginaw's downtown area in the early 20th century. Bancroft Hotel and other large hotels in Saginaw, Saginaw's auditorium, the Castle post office and other department and general stores in downtown Saginaw during that time.

Tags: Business enterprises, Business enterprises -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Central business districts, Central business districts -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Commerce, Department stores, Hotels, Hotels -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Postal service, Postal service -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 103 (413 views)

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.

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: 40 (510 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 (431 views)

Rev. Fred Bickel Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to his life in Amelith, Michigan from 1926 to 1972, religion, education, economics, and social life. Reverand Bickel was pastor emeritus of St. John's Lutheran Church.

Tags: Amelith (Mich.), Amelith (Mich.) -- History, Bay County (Mich.), Bay County (Mich.) -- History, Bay County (Mich.) -- Social life and customs, Economics, Economics -- Michigan -- Bay County -- History, Education, Education -- Michigan -- Bay County -- History, Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church -- Michigan -- Bay County -- History, Lutherans

Position: 39 (513 views)

Olaf Goodell Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to local Mayville History and lumbering.

Tags: Lumbering, Mayville (Mich.), Mayville (Mich.) -- History, Tuscola County (Mich.), Tuscola County (Mich.) -- History

Position: 112 (399 views)

Arthur Muehlenbeck Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to coal mining and early events in Saginaw.

Tags: Coal, Coal mines and mining, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Position: 119 (386 views)

Leonard Reed Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to American Indians, logging, early cars and the town of Sanford.

Tags: Automobiles, Indians of North America, Indians of North America -- Michigan, Logging, Lumbering, Sanford (Mich.), Sanford (Mich.) -- History

Position: 34 (528 views)

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.

Tags: Iron and steel workers -- Labor unions, Labor unions, Midland (Mich.), Midland (Mich.) -- History

Position: 122 (381 views)