Browsing Cobb County Oral History Series by Title
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Interview with Alfred Jackson
(2021-09-23)Oral history with Alfred Jackson. Oral history covers a variety of topics, including education during the early twentieth century, agriculture, cemeteries in Cobb County, Naval service, and work at the Dobbins Air Force Base. -
Interview with Bernard L. "Bernie" Brown, Jr.
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2017-06-14)Oral history interview with Bernie Brown, retired administrator of Kennestone Hospital, author, and WellStar Foundation Board Trustee. -
Interview with Betty A. Gray
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2017-07-24) -
Interview with Bill F. Rohner
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2015-10-29) -
Interview with Bishop Christopher Walker
Oral history of Bishop Christopher Walker, Walker discusses his family tree, life, and path into ministry. -
Interview with Cecil Frey Bullard
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 1987)Cecil Frey Bullard was employed for 47 years by the Cobb County Sheriff's Department. Bullard discusses the Bullard family as well as farming, education, law enforcement, and historic properties in Cobb County. -
Interview with Charles Commander "Chuck" Clay
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2019-05-29)Oral history interview with Charles Commander "Chuck" Clay, a Marietta attorney and Georgia politician. -
Interview with David E. Miller
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-08-29) -
Interview with Dorothy Petty Odom
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-08-29)Dorothy Petty Odom worked at the Bell Aircraft plan in Marietta during World War II in the personnel department. -
Interview with Emory Ray Sewell
(Kennesaw State University, 1984-07-02)Emory Ray Sewell, better known as Coach Sewell, was an educator in Cobb County from 1956 until his retirement in 1984. He was a coach and teacher at Acworth High School and North Cobb High School but then worked at Awtrey ... -
Interview with Harold S. Mintz
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-08-29) -
Interview with Harvey E. Durham and Bessie H. Durham
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 1987-05-20)Oral history interview with Harvey E. Durham and Bessie H. Durham. The Durhams were Acworth natives and successful farmers. -
Interview with Hugh Lewis Grogan Jr.
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 1984-10-23)Hugh Lewis Grogan Jr. was the first African American council member for the city of Marietta, Georgia, serving from 1978-1982, as well as president of the Cobb County Branch of the NAACP for two terms, 1976 and 1978. -
Interview with James E. (Mack) Henderson
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2017-08-21)James E. “Mack” Henderson spent a 37-year career from 1952 to 1989 with BellSouth where he was a senior manager. He served as Cobb County manager from September 1989 to March 1993. He was a trustee of the KSU Foundation ... -
Interview with Jerica Richardson
(2022-02-25)Oral history of Jerica Richardson, Cobb County's District Two Commisioner. Richardson discusses growing up, moving to Atlanta on the heels of Hurrican Katrina, and her nontraditional track to public office. -
Interview with Joe B. Gabriel
(2017-05-23)Oral history interview with Joe B. Gabriel conducted by Dr. Thomas A. Scott. -
Interview with John Steve Frey, Sr. and Sara Skelton Bozeman Frey
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 1988-01-28)John Steve Frey, Sr. was born in east Cobb County on January 4, 1898. Owner of a Marietta grocery store for 20 years, Mr. Frey later farmed and ran a cotton gin in Kennesaw. He also worked as a Cobb County deputy sheriff. -
Interview with Martha and Mark Lemon
(2022-03-02)Oral history of Martha Lemon and Mark Lemon, Martha's son. This oral history mostly covered the history of the Lemon House and family in Acworth, Georgia. -
Interview with Michael W. Thomas
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2018-04-17)Oral history interview with third-generation Cobb Countian Michael W. Thomas. -
Interview with Philip Lee Secrist
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2001-12-26)Dr. Philip Lee Secrist was the chair of the Cobb County Commission from 1988 to 1992. After receiving an M.S. in Education Administration from Auburn University in 1955, he moved to the Atlanta area to teach high school. ...