Panola College Digital Collection

- Interview with George Yarbrough - Life in the Twenties
- Oral history; Panola County; Radio; Home brew; Sharecrop; Tobacco
- Interview with George Yarbrough [27 min.] "The gentleman's name that I interviewed is Mr. George Yarbrough. He is a black man born in Nacogdoches county, June 23, 1912. His father was a share cropper and as soon as he was old enough to hold a plow...
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- Black Gold - Vol. 1 : No. 1
- Oral History ; East Texas history ; Panola County history ; African American
- Interviews with East Texas elderly African Americans.
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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 James Gil by Tommy Gil -- Personal History
- Oral history ; Life ; Navy
- Mr. Gil talks to his grandson about his life. [45 min.] Mr. Gil tells of his ancestors, how and where they lived during the Depression.
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- Interview with D.C. Johnson by Melissa Green -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression : Share Croppers ; Army
- Mr Johnson answers questions about being a young man during the depression. [15 min.] Mr. Johnson left home at 21 and lived on his own until joining the army.
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- Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hooker by Helen Overstreet -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Army officer ; Artilitary fire
- Mr. Hooker joined the Army when he was 31 and was soon promoted to an officer. He tells of his experience in northern Africa and southern Europe. Mrs. Vera Hooker also tells of her life while her husband was away. [19 min.] He lost most of his...
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- Interview with Ronald J. Burch Sr. by Tracy Dykes - Panola College in the early 1970's
- Oral history ; Panola College ; Basketball ; Dorm life ; Mr. O'Neal ; Coach Greene
- Mr. Burch talks about attending Panola College 1971-73 where he lived on campus in the dorm with a basketball scholarship. [8 min.]
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- Interview with Thomas Allison by Billy Alexander - Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Cotton farming ; Baseball ; Price of Goods
- Mr. Allison talks about life during the depression. [15 min.] A 1934 Carthage High School graduate, Mr. Allison remembers working on the family farm where they grew cotton, corn, peas and cattle. He remembers when electricity was first brought to...
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- Interview with Paul Griffith, Jr by Misty Hedlund -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Pilots
- Mr. Griffith talks of how he was drafted after Pearl Harbor and describes a mission into Germany, Battle of the Bulge plus other missions at the end of 1945. [11 min.] Mr. Griffith was a pilot during WWII.
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- Interview with Eugene & Arlene Cleveland by Debbie Cleveland -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Rationing ; Navy
- Mr. describes serving on a cargo ship during the war and Mrs. Cleveland tells of waiting at home to hear from her husband. [21 min.] They tell of rationing,and censored letters and photos. Mr. Cleveland describes how his envoy was attacked,...
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- 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 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.]
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- 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 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 Harvey Clay by Evelyn Willis - Depression & WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Depression
- Mr. Clay tell about working State side in the Army during WWII. [ 30 min.] During the Depression he lived in Mississippi and talks about soup lines and the presidents of the time.
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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.]
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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 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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