Browsing North and Northwest Georgia Regional History by Issue Date

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    • Interview with Emory Ray Sewell 

      Hames, Jean A. (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 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.

    • 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.

    • Interview with Cecil Frey Bullard 

      Cawley, Mary Boswell (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 Harvey E. Durham and Bessie H. Durham 

      Scott, Thomas, Allan (1943 -) (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 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 Ruth Asbell Ivey 

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

    • 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 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 Stanley R. Wrinkle 

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

    • Interview with David E. Miller 

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

    • Interview with Harold S. Mintz 

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

    • Interviews with Ernestine J. Slade 

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

    • Interview with Dorothy Petty Odom 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (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 Richard W. Croop 

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

    • Interview with Thomas V. Bockman 

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

    • 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 ...

    • Interview with Bill F. Rohner 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2015-10-29)

    • 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 Bernard L. "Bernie" Brown, Jr. 

      Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2017-06-14)
      Oral history interview with Bernie Brown, retired administrator of Kennestone Hospital, author, and WellStar Foundation Board Trustee.