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Missouri State Magazine, 2014 (Fall)
No full textAn issue of Missouri State Magazine for Missouri State University. Volume 9, Issue 3
Elaine Graham Estes interview
No full textInterview with Elaine Graham Estes conducted by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters at Essman Research in Des Moines, Iowa. Ms. Estes is the only child of James and Zelma Graham, who operated Graham's Rib Station on Chestnut Street in Springfield, Missouri, from 1932 until 1995. Interview conducted on November 21, 2014. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; Greene County (Missouri); Joplin (Missouri); Baxter Springs (Missouri); Des Moines (Iowa); Des Moines locations, including Drake University, Younkers Department Store, and the Des Moines Public Library; Springfield (Missouri); Springfield locations, including Graham's Rib Station, Graham's Modern Tourist Court, Alberta's Cafe and Hotel, Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque, and Chestnut Street (now Chestnut Expressway); and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Father Moses Berry interview addendum- transcript
No full textTranscript of audio-only interview addendum with Karl W. (Father Moses) Berry by interviewers Samuel Knox and Tom Peters at Father Berry's Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" Orthodox Church in Ash Grove, Missouri. November 10, 2014. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Includes discussion of the difficulties of African Americans using restrooms and encountering discrimination and police officers along Route 66. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/FATHERMOSESBERRY
Homer Boyd interview- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview with Homer Boyd, member of the Philharmonics music group, by Alex Primm at Homer Boyd's home in Springfield, Missouri. Interview conducted on September 12, 2014. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; segregation; Korean War; U.S. Army; Hyde Park baseball team; David Bidell; Harry S. Truman; Speedy Haworth; Miles Davis; The Ozark Jubilee; The Harden Brothers music group; The Philharmonics music group; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Springfield, Missouri; and Springfield locations, such as the Colonial Hotel, Landers Theater, Silver Springs Park, Lincoln School, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, and Graham's BBQ and motel. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/HBOY
Joseph Jefferson interview, December 29, 2014
No full textInterview with Joseph (Joe) Jefferson, conducted by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters at Missouri State University's Duane G. Meyer Library in Springfield, Missouri. Mr. Jefferson is a long-time resident of Springfield, Missouri. Interview conducted on December 29, 2014. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; Greene County (Missouri); Hartville (Missouri); Tulsa (Oklahoma); Springfield (Missouri); Springfield locations, including the Kentwood Arms Hotel, Steak 'n Shake, and the O'Reilly General Army Hospital; and individuals such as Earl Moulder, attorney and businessman John Thomas Woodruff, David Brand Woodruff (John Thomas Woodruff's son), and John Thomas (J.T.) Woodruff (John Thomas Woodruff's grandson)
Ora 'Cricket' Logan and Bert Adams interview- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview with Ora 'Cricket' Logan and Bert Adams by interviewer Alex Primm at Ms. Logan's home in St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 2014. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project." Topics discussed include Route 66, African Americans, segregation, Korean War veterans, Albuquerque (New Mexico), Los Angeles (California), Springfield (Missouri), and Springfield locations including Graham's Barbeque, Lincoln School, Boyd Elementary, Alberta's Hotel, Springfield City Hospital, Silver Springs Park, and African American churches. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/LOGANADAMSX
Father Moses Berry interview addendum
No full textAudio-only interview addendum with Karl W. (Father Moses) Berry by interviewers Samuel Knox and Tom Peters at Father Berry's Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" Orthodox Church in Ash Grove, Missouri. November 10, 2014. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Includes discussion of the difficulties of African Americans using restrooms and encountering discrimination and police officers along Route 66
Missouri State Magazine, 2014 (Summer)
No full textAn issue of Missouri State Magazine for Missouri State University. Volume 9, Issue 2
Artie Ayres interview
No full textInterview with Artie Ayres, resident of Stone County, Missouri, by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters at Meyer Library in Springfield, Missouri. February 25, 2014. Topics discussed include Stone County Missouri, Table Rock Dam, the White River, Branson Missouri, the Ozark Mountains, Yocum silver dollars, and paratroopers
Missouri State Magazine, 2014 (Spring)
No full textAn issue of Missouri State Magazine for Missouri State University. Volume 9, Issue 1