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Missouri State Magazine, 2015 (Fall)
No full textAn issue of Missouri State Magazine for Missouri State University. Volume 10, Issue 3
David Knox, Jr., interview, March 26, 2015
No full textInterview with Bishop David Knox, Jr., founder and senior pastor of Deliverance Temple Ministries, by Samuel Knox at Bishop Knox's home in Springfield, Missouri, on March 26, 2015. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66, African Americans; Springfield (Missouri); Joplin (Missouri); Church of God in Christ; and Springfield locations, such as Lincoln School, Graham's BBQ, Timmons Temple, Deliverance Temple, Landers Theater, and the Vandivort Center
Ron Warnick interview
No full textInterview with Ron Warnick by Missouri State University's Dean of Libraries Tom Peters, on September 3, 2015, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; "Route 66 News" (blog); U.S. 51; "Route 66" song; "House of the Rising Sun" song; "Cars" movies; bridges; United States' infrastructure; international tourism; car wrecks; signage; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Native Americans; Cyrus Avery; Catoosa, Oklahoma; John's Modern Cabins in Newburg, Missouri; and race riots in Tulsa (Oklahoma), East St. Louis (Missouri), and Pana (Illinois)
Clarence Brewer interview, May 14, 2015- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview with artist and musician Clarence Brewer by Samuel Knox, Jr., on May 14, 2015, at Deliverance Temple in Springfield, Missouri. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; Tom Thumb weddings; the movie "Space is the Place"; photography; Oliver L. Brown; San Francisco, California; Springfield, Missouri; and Springfield locations, such as Lincoln School, Campbell School, Jarrett School, Parkview School, Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) and Tent Theater, and Timmons Temple. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/CBREWE
Ken Meyer interview
No full textInterview with Ken Meyer, co-founder of Meyer Communications and Missouri State University alum, by MSU Dean of Library Services Tom Peters. Interview took place at Mr. Meyer's office in Springfield, Missouri, on March 10, 2015. Topics discussed include dairy farms, farming, early radio, the Great Depression, the Missouri Farmers Association (MFA), Missouri State University, Meyer Farm Winery, and locations in Missouri, such as Hoberg, Mt. Vernon, and Lawrence County
John T. Woodruff, III, interview
No full textInterview with John T. Woodruff III by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters on September 9, 2015, at Mr. Woodruff's home in Springfield, Missouri. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African American soldiers in World War II; John Thomas Woodruff; John Thomas Woodruff II; David Brand Woodruff; Jessie May Doak; Lydia Brand; Catherine (Cass) Gibson; John Morris of Bass Pro Shops; the Heer family; golfing; prohibition and liquor sales; the Great Depression; the Woodruff Award; "Reminiscences of an Ozarkian"; Springfield, Missouri, locations, such as Killarney Cliffs, 1121 South Glenstone, 1660 Catalpa, Hickory Hills Golf Club, Kentwood Arms Hotel, Greene County Juvenile Justice Center, and Frisco Railroad West Maintenance and Repair Shops; Ha Ha Tonka Estate (near Camdenton, Missouri); Pinebrook Inn (Siloam Springs, Missouri); Bourbon Hotel (Bourbon, Missouri); Fellows Lake (Greene County, Missouri); and Table Rock Dam (near Branson, Missouri)
Tommy and Glenda Pike interview
No full textInterview with Tommy and Glenda Pike, conducted by interviewers Alex Primm and David Richards at Missouri State University's Duane G. Meyer Library in Springfield, Missouri. Tommy and Glenda are involved in preserving Route 66. They are also active with the Route 66 Association of Missouri. Interview conducted on January 22, 2015. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; Route 66 Association of Missouri; Historic Route 66 legislation; the Philharmonics; the Gasconade Bridge near Lebanon (Missouri); Cuba (Missouri); Mt. Vernon (Missouri); Villa Ridge (Missouri); Villa Ridge's Tri-County Truck Stop; Springfield (Missouri); Springfield locations, including the Resthaven Motor Court, Fay's Rootbeer Stand, Tindall's Barbecue, and Frank Campbell Trucking (Campbell 66 Express); and individuals such as Tom Snyder, Thelma White, James Powell, Bob Caps, Freeman McCullah, J. Dent Woodall, Tom Mitchell, and Skip Curtis
Abraham Clark interview, December 4, 2015- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview with Abraham Clark by Samuel Knox, Jr., on December 4, 2015, at Deliverance Temple in Springfield, Missouri. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; Native Americans (Creek and Cherokee); sharecropping; police discrimination; the Vietnam War; the Marine Corps; Disabled American Veterans; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); genocide; Forrest City, Arkansas; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Buford, South Carolina; Joplin, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Rolla, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; Springfield Apartment and Housing Association; the Walter Majors Classic Car Club; the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (Frisco); and Springfield locations, such as Taft School, Pipkin Junior High, Eastwood School, Kentwood Arms Hotel, Chestnut Expressway, Sunset Drive-In, Don Low's restaurant, Missouri State University, Camel Appliance, Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Paul Mueller Company, Graham's Barbecue, and Cozy Corner restaurant. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/ACLARK12041
Joseph Jefferson interview, January 13, 2015- transcript
No full textTranscript of interview with Joseph (Joe) Jefferson, conducted by Missouri State University Dean of Libraries Tom Peters at Mr. Jefferson's home in Springfield, Missouri. Mr. Jefferson is a long-time resident of Springfield, Missouri. Interview conducted on January 13, 2015. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; Ozarks Jubilee; Tulsa (Oklahoma); Springfield (Missouri); Springfield locations and businesses, including the Kentwood Arms Hotel, the Ritz Club, the Crystal Room, the Shrine Mosque, the Jewel Theatre, the Colonial Hotel, Graham's BBQ, Pitts Chapel Church, Alberta's, Greyhound Bus, Berry Tour Bus, the Rail Haven Motel, the Lily-Tulip Cup Corporation, the Springfield Underground, Barth's Clothing Store; and individuals, such as Be-Bop Brown, Red Foley, Susie Cradle, the Fellows family, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Recording can be accessed here: http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/Route66/JOEJEFFERSON
Norman Jackson interview
No full textInterview with musician Norman Jackson by Samuel Knox, Jr., on October 27, 2015, at Deliverance Temple in Springfield, Missouri. Part of the "Birthplace: Greater Springfield Route 66 Oral History Project."
Topics discussed include Route 66; African Americans; segregation; blues and gospel music; guitar playing; influence of religion; nursing homes; Martin Luther King, Jr.; B. B. King; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and Springfield, Missouri