Panola College Digital Collection

- Black Gold - Vol. 2 : No. 1
- Oral History ; East Texas history ; African American history; Panola College
- Interviews with East Texas elderly African Americans.
- Black Gold
- Interview with Mack A. McLain - The Depression
- Oral history; Panola County; Depression; Courthouses; Cost of items; Education; Football; Jobs
- Interview with Mack A. McLain [40 min.] "One correction needs to be made. The Hillsboro Courthouse was not constructed by the WPA - some changes were made, but not the original construction. I found it very interesting that the depression did not...
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Vickie Christianson by Elaine Childs -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Ms. Christianson talks about attending Panola College from 1971 -73. [9:38 min.] She attended on a Gary academic scholarship and was a member of the Green Jackets.
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- Interview with Jeanene and Tim Helms by Holly Helms -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Mr. and Mrs. Helms talk about attending Panola College from 1968 -1970. [ 31 min.]
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- Interview with Vera M. Barton by Billy Diskinson -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Ms. Barton answers questions about growing up during the Depression. [ 5 min.]
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- Interview with Eugene Beard by Duane Beard -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Home front
- Mr. Beard discusses his experience on the home front during WWII. [9 min.] He remembers rations, saving bonds and gold stars in windows of the homes of service men that were lost.
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- Interview with Lee Clay by Velinda Clay -- MISD Alternative Education
- Oral history ; Marshall High School [Tex.] ; Alternative school
- Mr. Clay is the Director of the Student Adjustment Center and discusses how Marshall Independent School District's discipline works. [12 min.]
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Lee Clay by Velinda Clay -- Family History
- Oral history ; Clay Family hsitory
- Mr. Clay tells of his family history. [5 min.] Low Audio
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- Interview with Beatrice Gray by Trina McClure -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Ms. Gray answers questions about the being a young married women during the depression. [ 5:39 min.]
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- Interview with Layton Clay by Jennifer Forrester -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Mr. Clay talks about working for less pay after the depression hit. [11 min.] He worked 7 days a week for $5 an hour.
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- Interview with Delbert Green by Kim Green -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Farmers
- Mr. Green was about 15 years old when the depression hit. He talks about it with his granddaughter. [7:11 min.]
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- Interview with Edgar Clark by Betsy Foster -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Paper route ; SMU ;
- Mr. Clark worked a paper route in the Dallas area when he was 13 years old until he went to college, SMU in 1935. [23 min.]
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Rose Choate by Susan Brock -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Ms. Choate talks about being a teenage during the Depression. [16 min.]
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- Interview with J.R. Brannon by Keric Chapman -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Mr. Brannon talks about how he started working at Panola College in 1963. [9 min]
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- Interview with Artis Britton by Mark Atkerson -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII
- Mr. Britton talks to his grandson about his life during WWII. [15 min.] Mr. Britton tells of working in the CC Camp in Marshall, Tx for 3 years before being drafted in 1942 and joining the European front. He gives an account of a battle experience...
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- Interview with Betty Bradley by Erin Bradley -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII : Clothes
- Ms. Bradley remembers how food and clothes items were rationed and stamps were needed to purchase even shoes. [24 min.] She remembers button underwear because elastic went to the war effort. (Erin's voice can not be heard)
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- Interview with William Duke by Julie McGough -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Mr. Duke tells stories of attending Panola College during the 1950's. [26 min.] He remembers a prank in the sugar canes, his teachers, and friends.
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- Interview with Dorothy Bramblett by Shannon Roswell -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Ms. Bramblett talks about attending Panola College in 1961. [24 min.] She tells the story of how she meet her husband at Panola. Dorothy talks about Merle Glass sponsoring dances for the students.
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- Interview with Amanda Choate by Becky McDaniel -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Ms. Choate tells who created the first mascot, the college song and creation of clubs at Panola College. [15 min.] She attended from 1949-1950.
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- Interview with Allen Cheshire by Jason Cheshire -- Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Family
- Mr. Cheshire talks to his grandson about hard times during the depression. [ 20 min.]
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