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Harper Dolvin Interview
No full textHarper Lane Dolvin was born in Atlanta in 1923. Drafted into the military during his first semester at the University of Georgia, Dolvin trained as an aircraft mechanic and gunner in the Army Air Corps. Stationed in England from 1942 to 1946, Dolvin flew 13 bombing missions over Germany as a replacement for soldiers who were injured. He recorded his oral history interview at Kennesaw State University in March 2017.Oral history interview of WWII veteran Harper Dolvin
Homer Harper, 2011
No full textThis is an interview with Homer Harper, past resident of the Cleaborn Homes neighborhood. He says he liked the neighborhood when he moved in, but people came in and brought problems (e.g. violence, gangs). He also mentions the schools that closed and how Cleaborn homes was a community
R. Marlowe Harper Interview
No full textMr. Harper was attending the University of Alabama when he was drafted in 1942. He was trained in radar and was ground crew member for the B-29 bomber, maintaining the gun laying set. Harper spend the last 8 months of the war on Guam, where he supported missions bombing oil refineries in Japan. He was attached to the 20th Air Force, 15th Bomb Wing, 21st Squadron
William Harper to Frank Lillie, 1899
No full textHarper letting Liilie know he will be at home all Chirstmas season and until the 4th of January. Wishing Lillie could join.Typed; good condition.1 pageCorrespondenc
Harper, Don (Oral History Interview)
No full textDon Harper is an alumni of Saint Mary's Univeristy and graduated in 1972. He later came back as staff, and managed the University bookstore for over thirty years.Major topics include: the secularization of Saint Mary's University; student protest culture in the late 1960s, The Journal, student council election
Interview with Harper Peterson
No full textHarper Peterson grew up in New York State and attended college at the University of North Carolina, where he excelled in sports. After teaching school in Thailand for two years, he returned to the United States where he settled in Wrightsville Beach, married, and began raising a family. Peterson has served on the City Council and as Mayor of Wilmington. He is active in the 1898 Council and Commemoration, as well as being a champion for the education of African American members of the community. He also owns several local businesses, including a popular restaurant on Water Street which showcases up-and-coming musicians. Most recently, Peterson brought a championship soccer team to Wilmington, which infused an estimated seven million dollars into the local economy
John Harper
No full textJohn Harper was born August 24, 1855. He died June 4, 1910 and is seated with unidentified men on both sides of him. He married Nellie L. Powell in 1907. Photo can be found on page 317 of the Jensen Utah Book
Michael S. Harper, 1st Annual Arts Reunion
No full textMichael S. Harper teaches at Brown University. He is the editor of Heartblow: Black Veils, an anthology of black poetry. His own volumes of poetry include Dear John, Dear Coltrane, Debridgement, Song: I Want a Witness, History as Apple Tree, History is Your Own Heartbeat, Nightmare Begins Responsibility, and Images of Kin. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1976
Vern Harper interview
No full text38 p. transcript of an interview with Vern Harper conducted by Alex Cywink on June 23, 1983. Tape number IH-OT.023, transcript disc 115.Consists of an interview where he tells of life in a foster home and cultural suppression; gives a description of suppression on reserves in the 1950's; and gives a description of native values and philosophy and the role of sweat lodges.Othern
Goodloe Harper Bell
No full textAccompanied by his son Omar, who was 11 or 12, Goodloe Harper Bell arrived in South Lancaster on April 6, 1882, to take up his duties as principal of the school scheduled to open shortly. He and Omar lived with the Haskells at first. Bell turned 50 the month that the school opened. In addition to serving as principal, he taught the more advanced students. Even they, however, were all at the eighth-grade level or below.73.062 K
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