Browsing Cobb County Oral History Series by Title

Now showing items 13-32 of 33

    • Interview with Hugh Lewis Grogan Jr. 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ); Grable, Jeffrey, B. (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 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (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 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (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 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (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 

      Cawley, Mary Boswell (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 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (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 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2018-04-17)
      Oral history interview with third-generation Cobb Countian Michael W. Thomas.

    • Interview with Philip Lee Secrist 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (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. ...

    • Interview with Reverend Steven Mints 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2021-12-01)
      Oral history of Rev. Steve Mints. Rev. Mints discusses growing up in Marietta, his path into ministry and his ongoing work in the community and in government.

    • Interview with Richard W. Croop 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-08-29)

    • Interview with Robert T. Garrison 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2018-06-07)

    • Interview with Ruth Asbell Ivey 

      Kelley, Kathryn (Kennesaw State University Archives, 1992-04-21)

    • Interview with Stanley R. Wrinkle 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-02-19)

    • Interview with Thomas V. Bockman 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-08-29)

    • Interview with William G. Booth 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 1995-06-15)
      Oral history interview with William G. Booth, whose family lived in Cobb County for generations.

    • Interview with William G. Gisel 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ); Neeson, Hugh M. (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2014-08-29)
      William G. Gisel is a former President of the Bell Aircraft Corporation. Mr. Gisel speaks about his time at Bell Aircraft and what it took to start the plant in Marietta. Katherine Lee Gisel is also interviewed. Kartherine ...

    • Interviews with Ernestine J. Slade 

      Kelley, Kathryn A. (Kennesaw State University Archives., 2014-08-29)

    • Interviews with Members of Zion Baptist Church 

      Adams, Ercelene; Andrews, Rosalie L.; Hudson, William H.; Johnson, Robert L.; Slade, Ernestine J.; Solomon, Annie Mae; Stovall, Elsie; Wilson, Hattie G.; Woods, Marion J.; Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 1986-04-29)
      A collection of oral history interviews with long-time members of Zion Baptist Church in Marietta, GA.

    • Lisa Cupid 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- )
      Oral history of Lisa Cupid, the Chairwoman of Cobb County's Board of Commisioners.

    • Michael "Doc" Rhett 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- )
      Oral History with Georgia State Senator Michael "Doc" Rhett