Panola College Digital Collection

- Interview with Elva Dona Johnson by Traci Dunn -- Family Life
- Oral history ; Life ; Living conditions ; Garlinton family ; Johnson family.
- Ms. Elva Diona Garlinton Johnson talks about her life and the lives in her family. [41 min.] Ms. Johnson talks about her grandparents, her parents and her children giving some details about where they came from and how they lived. She has 8 kids,...
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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 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 Allen Dossett by Russell Laster -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Rations ; Tokens ; Western Union
- Mr. Dossett talks about living through the Depression. [31 min.] As a young man he remembers his neighbour receiving a telegram about her husbands death from the bicycle riding Western Union girl.
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- Interview with Glen Brooks by Kristi Kear -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Farmers
- Mr. Brooks tells about living in Books Community during the Depression. [40 min,] She describes how Snap is played and how the Work programs, WPA and cow killsing effected his family. He tells many stories about his youth.
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- Interview with Tom Helms by Kevin Holmes -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Dust Bowl ; New London School Explosion
- Mr. Helms talks about why he thinks the Depression occurred. [20 min.] He worked the oil fields, was in the New London school explosion, and talks about how the drought caused the Dust Bowl.
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- Interview with Sybil Fonville By Cara Parker - WWII
- Oral history ; Hughes family ; Fronville family ; Ration stamps ; Defense plants ; The Draft
- Ms. Fornville talks to her granddaughter about her family during WWII. [30 min.] Living in Fort Chaffee, Ark when the US became involed in the war, Ms. Fornille tells stories of her brothers plane crahs over England and about her POW...
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- Interview with Ercil Barnhart by Shane Smelly -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Life
- Mrs. Barnhart talks about her childhood during the depression and about her life in general. [30 min.] Childhood entertainments are described.
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- Interview with Berna Reeves - Depression
- Oral history; Panola County; Depression years; Sugar cane
- 91 year old Berna Reeves talks about life in Panola County, Texas during the depression. [20 min.] Low audio
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- Interview with Susan Aaron by Cody Aaron - Vietnam War
- Oral history; Vietnam War
- Ms. Aaron tells about the effects the Vietnam War had on her life. [12 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 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 Helen Gossett by Tracey Hunt - Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Sewing ;
- Ms. Gossett tells some stories about her sewing and her Christmas decorations living through the Depression. [ 17 min.]
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- Interview with Sena Goree by Shajuana Henderson - Family History
- Oral history ; Family history ; Juneteenth
- Ms. Goree talks to her granddaughter about her grandparents and family. [ 39 min.] She lived on a farm and remembers canning from the garden, the meats they processed and bathing in the local spring and No. 3 wash tub.
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- 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 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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