North and Northwest Georgia Regional History
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Oral histories pertaining to history of North and Northwest Georgia. Contains materials from the following collections and series:
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Rabbi Steven J. Lebow
Oral history of Rabbi Steven J. Lebow first full-time spiritual leader of Temple Kol Emeth. -
Interview with Bishop Christopher Walker
Oral history of Bishop Christopher Walker, Walker discusses his family tree, life, and path into ministry. -
Phillip M. Goldstein
(2022-03-11)Philip M. Goldstein, retired Marietta City Council Member, discusses the history of his father's business and the buildings it had inhabited. -
Johnny Fulmer
(2022-03-11)Johnny Fulmer discusses how he started the Marietta Square Farmers Market and how it expanded over the years. -
Felecca Wilson Taylor
(2022-03-11)Felecca Wilson Taylor talks about her mother, Hattie Wilson, and her one experience participating in a sit-in that occurred at McLellan's. -
Leigh Colburn
(2022-03-11)Leigh Colburn discusses the impact of Marietta High School on the community and her transition from working in elementary schools to high school. -
Deane Bonner
(2022-03-11)Deane Bonner, president emeritus of the Cobb County NAACP, discusses some of the early pioneers of the Cobb County NAACP. -
Dr. Tim and Reed Brown
(2022-03-11)Reed and Dr. Tim Brown discuss the Marietta School System, their careers, Reed Brown with West Side School and Dr. Tim Brown as a teacher and then Assistant Principal of Marietta High School. -
Bob Ormsby
(2022-03-11)Bob Ormsby, former Lockheed president, discuses the C5 aircraft development and the reduction of weight they needed to do for it, the creation of the Aircraft Museum, and the impact of the aircraft industry on the city of ... -
Bill Paden
(2022-03-11)Bill Paden, a retired Lockheed Martin engineer, discusses the restoration and history of a prototype C-141B. He details the reason the C-141As were converted to C-141Bs which essentially stetched the plane to increase ... -
Sherman Martin
(2022-03-11)Sherman Martin talks about going to Pyote Air Force Base to select B-29s to refurbished by Lockheed for the Korean War. -
Mayor Bill Dunaway
(2022-03-11)Mayor Bill Dunaway discusses the drug stores that were around Marietta and the integration of the luncheonettes that his father ran in the 60s. -
Louis and Josetta Walker
(2022-03-11)Louis and Josetta Walker talk about their experiences and work with the Marietta School System. Louis also talks briefly about attending Marietta High School in 1965. -
Jean Lindsay Galt and Jan Gault Russel
(2022-03-11)Jean Lindsay Galt and Jan Galt Russel discuss what remains of the original building after Theatre in the Square began using it and recall -
Fred D. Bentley, Sr
(2022-03-11)Fred D. Bentley, Sr. discusses why he started his law practice on Washington Avenue and about the history of the Bentley Firm building which is located in the original Cobb County Courthouse from the 1800s. -
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 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 Reverend Steven Mints
(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.
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