Panola College Digital Collection

- 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.]
- 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.]
- Panola Oral Histories
- 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...
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Versie Austin by Rhonda Leslie -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Neighbours
- Ms. Austin talks to Rhonda about being married with two sets of twins during the depression. [7:31 min.] She said her neighbors helped them through family loss and the hard times of the Depression.
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- Interview with Emme Austin by Brandy Hays -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Ms. Austin talks about being a school teacher at a country school during the depression. [ 15 min.] [Low Audio]
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- Interview with Fannie Dickerson by Susan Henigan -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Sharecroper
- Ms. Dickerson talks about being a teenager during the depression and helping her family by working at the 5 & 10 store in Longview. [21 min.]
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- Interview with Herbert Brooks by Alisha Polk -- Family History
- Oral history ; One-Room School House
- Mr. Brooks talks about attending a one room school house by San Augustine and later being a Staff Sergeant in the army. [6 min]
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- Interview with Mattie Dillinger by Schelli Belrose -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Ms. Dillinger talks about being a teenager and living in Center, Texas during the Depression. [10 min.] She worked at Perry's for $1.50 a day and was glad to have a job.
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- Interview with Herman Jeter by Kawan Jeter -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII
- Mr. Jeter tells of being in the war as a young man. [ 4 min] He was in England and went to France on D-Day.
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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.
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Carl Beason by Jeff Rogers -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Mr. Beason was a yound child during the Depression but he remembers how life was in Midett, Panola County, Texas. [14 min.] He remembers a Panola County school being burnt so boys would work the fields.
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- Interview with P.L. Berry by Shundra Tatum -- WWII
- Oral history ; WWII : Medic
- Mr. Berry tells of being in the European front for 2 years during WWII. [36 min.] He was in the medcial service.
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- Interview with Preston Brown by Brandy Reeder -- Great Depression
- Oral history ; Flour ; Depression : Sand welding ; Hay ;
- Mr. Preston tells of being a young man on a farm during the depression. [24 min.] He mentions how they baled hay in the fall.
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- Interview with Stephen Alexander Jr. by Tasha Jones - WWII
- Oral history ; WWII ; Marine Corps ; POW guard in Guam ; Pacific Theatre ; Soldiers, Black
- Mr. Alexander tells about being a Black Marine during WWII [25 min.]
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- Interview with Lillie Fae Fowler By Amber York - Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression ; Log wagons ; Laundry ; Socials ; Death rites
- Ms. Fowler tells about being born in 1930 and desribes her rural family life. [7 min.]
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with R.J Bolton by Mandi Jones - Life
- Oral history ; Life ; WWII
- Mr. Bolton talks to his granddaughter about his life. [31 min.] He went to school at Harris Chapel near Beckville, Tx. He describes his childhood home and tells of games played, Christmas and Fourth of July. He also tells of his WWII experience...
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Bill Applegate by Rebecca Davidson - Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College ; Football
- Mr. Applegate tells about being one of the first students to attend Panola College in 1948. [13 min.] He names some of the other students and describes campus. He talks of the early football team of Panola.
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- Interview with Chyrl DeHart by Sean Robinson - Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Ms. DeHart talks about being a student at Panola College in 1970 [7 min.]
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- Interview with Arthur DePresca by John DePresca - Great Depression
- Oral history ; Depression
- Mr. DePresca talks to his grandson about being 10 years old in New York during the depression. [30 min.] He describes playing ball in the streets and near-by Hoover City.
- Panola Oral Histories
- Interview with Gail DeJohn by Crissy DeJohn -- Panola College
- Oral history ; Panola College
- Ms. DeJohn talks about being at Panola College from 1970-72. [5.49 min.]
- Panola Oral Histories