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Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park groundbreaking
No full textGroundbreaking ceremony for the new Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park in Springfield, Missouri, on May 22, 2014. Speakers include Greg Burris, Springfield City Manager; Ralph Rognstad, Director of Planning; Bob Stephens, Mayor of Springfield; and Jeff Schrag, Chairman of the Board for Springfield's Chamber of Commerce and owner/operator of Mother's Brewing Company. Recorded by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters
Jack Herschend interview, part 3
No full textInterview with Jack Herschend of Herschend Family Entertainment. March 24, 2014. Part 3 of 3 videos. Topics discussed include the Ozarks, Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson Missouri, Marvel Cave, Dolly Parton, and Dollywood theme park
Jean Coday interview
No full textInterview with Jean Coday, President of HomePride Bank and President of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association, by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters. Interview took place at Rocky Ridge Farm (where Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the "Little House" book series) just east of Mansfield, Missouri, on July 21, 2014. Topics discussed include Laura Ingalls Wilder, Almanzo Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, Roger MacBride, Abigail MacBride Allen, Rocky Ridge Farm, Mansfield (Mo.), HomePride Bank, Bank of Mansfield, the "Little House" book series, Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association, Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum, Little House Heritage Trust, and "Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography.
Elaine Graham Estes interview- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview 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. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/ELAINEGRAHAMESTE
Pete Herschend interview
No full textInterview with Pete Herschend of Herschend Family Entertainment by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters. Interview took place at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, on July 11, 2014. Topics discussed include Silver Dollar City, Marvel Cave, Branson, Taney County, Stone County, Route 66, and the Ozark Jubilee television program
Father Moses Berry interview- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview 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." Topics discussed include Route 66, African Americans, 1967's "Summer of Love" and the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, Big Sur, The Youngbloods band, the song "Get Together" Missouri Highway 1, Bagnell Dam, Salmon Creek Commune, Ash Grove (Missouri), Rolla (Missouri), San Francisco (California), Bakersfield (California), Springfield (Missouri), and Glenstone Avenue in Springfield. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/FATHERMOSESBERR
Ora 'Cricket' Logan interview- photograph
No full textPhotograph of Ora 'Cricket' Logan during Route 66 interview
Joseph Jefferson interview, December 29, 2014- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview 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). Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/JOEJEFFERSO
Missouri State Magazine, 2013 (Spring)
No full textAn issue of Missouri State Magazine for Missouri State University. Volume 8, Issue 1
Tent Theatre program - 2013 - Steel Magnolias
No full textA program for the MSU Theatre and Dance Department's Tent Theatre production of "Steel Magnolias.