Oral Histories, 1968-2006, undated.

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Oral Histories, 1968-2006, undated.

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The collection contains coursework and materials from Timberg's Master of Science thesis at Iowa State University and audio recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Timberg during his time at Iowa State. Included in the tapes are the original recordings identified and indexed in the appendix of his thesis. Timberg gathered oral histories from a variety of Iowans including Jack Shelley, Albert Parks Butts, Mabel Bartenhagen, Abe Mezvinsky, Lewis Morris, Jack Musgrave, and Lida Green.

.71 linear feet (1 card file box and 1 half-document box)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146467

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Morris, Lewis G. (Lewis Gouverneur), 1808-1900

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Musgrave, Jack.

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Timberg, Bernard M.

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Bernard Mahler Timberg earned his B.A. (1971) in comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley, his M.S. (1976) from Iowa State University in journalism and mass communication, and his Ph.D. (1979) from the University of Texas, Austin in radio-television-film. While at Iowa State, Timberg worked with Professor James Dow of the Department of Foreign Languages on his Master of Science degree. Dow also had an interest in local folklore and oral history. Timberg's creative thesi...

Butts, Albert Parks, 1888-

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A. P. (Albert Parks) Butts was born June 12, 1888 in Knox County, Illinois. In 1909 he came to Boone, Iowa to visit his uncle, Rextor B. Parks. Parks was a railroad section foreman, and Butts was hired and put to work on his uncle's train. In March, 1910, Butts was made acting conductor to take a train to Lundgren, Iowa and then to the North Ogden Mine, also located in Iowa. His first regular run was between Rockwell City and Newton as a freight conductor. Butts held a variety of positions, incl...

Green, Lida.

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Mezvinsky, Abe.

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Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Shelley, Jack, 1912-

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Broadcast journalist John D. "Jack" Shelley was born in Boone, Iowa, on March 8, 1912. He graduated from Boone High School in 1929, and earned a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1935. In 1935, after a short stay with the Iowa Herald in Clinton, Iowa, Shelley went to work for WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa. He was assistant news director for five years, then became news director for both radio and television until he left in 1965. From 1944-1945, Shelley...

Bartenhagen, Mabel.

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