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Leslie T. Allen's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Leslie T. Allen's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on 5/3/1988. This recording covers his early life, time in the Armed Forces, college, marriage, and his time as the City Manager of Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1988, Armed Forces, Betty Turnell, City Government, city manager, College, Decatur IL, early life, interview, Leslie Allen, marriage, May 1988, OH4, oral history, recording, sound recording, transcription

Lester Grant's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Lester J. Grant's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 28, 1988. This interview covered his early life, time as the superintendent of Decatur Public Schools, and his retirement.

Tags: 1988, Betty Turnell, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Lester J. Grant, March 1988, OH20, oral history, recording, sound recording, superintendent, superintendent of schools, transcription

Mr. Donald E. Minton's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Donald E. Minton's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 14, 1988. The interview includes his time with the Decatur Fire Department.

Anthony J. Perry's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Anthony J. Perry's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 7, 1988. The interview focuses on his time as the CEO of the Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Tags: "The Vigil Never Ceases - Two Miles North", 1988, A.E. Staley Jr., Administrator, Anthony J. Perry, Assistant Administrator, Associate Administrator, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, bachelor's degree, Betty Turnell, board rotation, Chief Executive Officer, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur IL, Decatur Memorial Hospital, DMH Auxiliary, Dr. Will Barnes, early childhood, education, Ethel Goss, Executive Vice-President, family, Graduate Directors' Council, Home Health Care Program, Hospital Administration, Hospital Research and Development Institute, immigrant parents, interview, JFK Airport, June 1988, LaGuardia Airport, Leon Pullen, Lisbon Portugal, malpractice insurance, master's degree, Medicare, Meteorology, Military, Millikin Court, Millikin University, MMI Companies, modernization of hospitals, New England, New York University, Norman Bailey, Northwestern University, nurses, off-shore insurance company, OH44, oral history, Pan-American Airlines, Peruvian International Airways, president, radiology, recording, School of Nursing, sound recording, Staley Pavilion, transcription, truck farm, TWA International, Visiting Nurses' Association, Voluntary Hospitals of America, Volunteers, Women's Auxiliary, World War II, WWII

Richard E. Reeves' Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Richard E. Reeves' oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on April 19, 1988. The interview includes his childhood, family life, work, and missionary work with the First United Methodist Church.

Tags: 1988, Africa, Air Force, airplane mechanics, Annual Conference, April 1988, Architectural Drafting, Architecture, Aviation Cadet, Barnes Hospital, Bert Templeton, Betty Turnell, Building Committee, Burks Pumps, Children, council of ministries, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Company, Dr. Paul Burt, educational wing of church, engineering, Executive Vice-President, Faculty, First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Ghana, interview, Joyce Reeves, jurisdictional conference, Kenya, Liberia, missionary work, Mississippi, mock-ups, national church, nurse's training, official board, OH45, oral history, parish relations, pastor, Pentagon, Ploughboy Prom, Rantoul IL, recording, recruitment college tour, Richard E. Reeves, salesman, San Franscisco, Sertoma Club, Sierra Leone, sound recording, St. Louis MO, Student Council, Sunday school teacher, teaching aids, transcription, UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief, University of Illinois, US Office of Education, Vice-President of Engineering, Vice-President of Marketing, Washington University, water and sanitation problems, Webster-Cantrall Hall, Weldon IL, Wells, Wesley Foundation, World War II, WWII, Yale University

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #2 - Transcription

This is the transcription of Richard Rodgers' second oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on Decatur 12, 1988. This interview included information about Decatur in the early 1900s.

League of Women Voters - News Article - Legislative Candidates Air Views - 1988

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1988, David McCullough, Decatur IL, Heald and Review, Jim Edgcomb, John Dunn, League of Women Voters, Legislative Candidates Air Views, Michael Tate, News Article, Penny Severns

League of Women Voters - News Article - School Board - 1988

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1988, Constitutional Convention, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, League of Women Voters, News Article, School Board

League of Women Voters - News Article - Agricultural Forum Open to Public - Women's League Organization - 1988

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1988, Agricultural Forum Open to Public, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, League of Women Voters, News Articles, Women's League Organization

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #2 - Recording

This is the recording of Richard Rodgers' second oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on Decatur 12, 1988. This interview included information about Decatur in the early 1900s.

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