Oral History Interview with Carl Swanigan, May 8, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Carl Swanigan, May 8, 2003

Interview with Carl Swanigan from Alabama and great-grandson of George Ricks a pastor from Tuscumbia, Alabama. The interview includes Swanigan discussing his family history and relation to religion, with a focus on his great-grandfather.
Date: May 8, 2003
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Swanigan, Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher and civil rights leader from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences as a preacher outside of the church, former president of the NAACP, and civil rights leader. The interview also includes Rose discussing his views on discrimination, police brutality, and the internal politics of the church. He also discusses his relationship to his immediate family and the deaths of his wife and father.
Date: October 26, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher and civil rights leader from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences as a preacher outside of the church, former president of the NAACP, and civil rights leader. The interview also includes Rose discussing his views on discrimination, police brutality, and the internal politics of the church. He also discusses his relationship to his immediate family and the deaths of his wife and father.
Date: October 26, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences with the church, his life up from childhood, and his family's background with a focus on his parents.
Date: August 13, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993 transcript

Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993

Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date: May 12, 1993
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993

Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date: May 12, 1993
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.
Date: April 12, 1983
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983 transcript

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.
Date: April 12, 1983
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Kolb, June 17, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Kolb, June 17, 1979

Interview with John Kolb, a preacher from Crenshaw County, Alabama. The interview incudes Kolb discussing his life, family history, and how he got involved with the church. The interview also includes anecdotes from Kolb about his childhood, late wife, prominent figures in the church.
Date: June 17, 1979
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Kolb, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978 transcript

Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978

Interview with John R. Flowers, a preacher from Wilson County, Tennessee. The interview includes anecdotes from Flowers regarding his life from childhood, family, and his relation to the church.
Date: April 26, 1978
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Flowers, John R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978

Interview with John R. Flowers, a preacher from Wilson County, Tennessee. The interview includes anecdotes from Flowers regarding his life from childhood, family, and his relation to the church.
Date: April 26, 1978
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Flowers, John R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977

Interview with Sam Holt, a church member from Holtsville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt discussing church history, his background within it, his life from childhood, and race relations in the community he was raised in. The interview also includes Holt's recounting of the history of interracial children during and after slavery and his family's connection to it.
Date: March 9, 1977
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Sam
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with O. L. Trone, Sr., March 14, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with O. L. Trone, Sr., March 14, 1975

Interview with O. L. Trone, Sr., Church of Christ church member from Birmingham, Alabama. The interview includes Trone's views on his family's and his personal experiences with the church. The interview also includes discussion about the broader history of his family and the church through the context of time period and race.
Date: March 14, 1975
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Trone, O. L., Sr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with G. E. Stewart, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with G. E. Stewart, 1975

Interview with G. E. Stewart, a preacher from Shreveport. The interview includes Stewart discussing his family history, his experiences growing up and around he church, and his views on prominent figures in the church.
Date: 1975
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Stewart, G. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969

Interview with Robert Woods, a preacher from Gallatin, Tennessee. The interview includes the broader history of the Christian Church he grew up in, prominent figures, the school he went to, as well as his personal experiences as a black person during that time. The interview also includes Wood's recounting his first preaching tour as a teen.
Date: March 8, 1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Woods, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X

Interview with R. N. Hogan, a preacher from Monroe County, Arkansas. The interview includes Hogan's experiences growing up and around the Church of Christ, his family history, and his past and current with the church. The interview also includes the broader history the church with context to time period and race relations.
Date: 1968/1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Hogan, R. N.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. C. Holt, September 25, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with A. C. Holt, September 25, 1972

Interview with A. C. Holt, preacher from Belfast, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt's experience growing up in and around the church, his education, family history, surrounding church history, and his time as a preacher and teacher. The interview also includes Holt's comments on other prominent figures in the church.
Date: September 25, 1972
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, A. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John. S. Winston, March 20, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John. S. Winston, March 20, 1973

Interview with John S. Winston, a preacher from Arkansas. The interview includes Winston's experience growing up in and around the church, his education, family history, surrounding church history, and his time as a preacher. The interview also includes his comments on and interactions with other prominent figures in the church.
Date: March 30, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Winston, John S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marion F. Holt, May 23, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marion F. Holt, May 23, 1973

Interview with Marion F. Holt, a preacher from Louisville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt's experience in and around the church and a discussing about prominent figures in the church.
Date: May 23, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Marion F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. D. J. Bynam, October 29, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. D. J. Bynam, October 29, 1973

Interview with Mrs. D. J. Bynam, widow to a former preacher of the Church of Christ from Lyles, Mississippi. The interview includes Bynam's experience growing up in and around the church, discussion about her family, prominent figures in the church, and the opinions around race during that time.
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Bynam, Mrs. D. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X transcript

Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X

Interview with R. N. Hogan, a preacher from Monroe County, Arkansas. The interview includes Hogan's experiences growing up and around the Church of Christ, his family history, and his past and current with the church. The interview also includes the broader history the church with context to time period and race relations.
Date: 1968/1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Hogan, R. N.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 2011 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 2011

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 2012 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 2012

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History