MICHIGAN ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION

VIDEOPUBLICATIONS

Series I-VI

Series VI (2003)
“Oral History for Michiganians:  A Conference in Partnership with the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, 25 October 2003, Lansing, Michigan"

VHS video cassettes of seven sessions are available.  DVD of these sessions is available on request.

6-1 Digressions of a Michigan Historian.  Larry B. Massie
6-2 Oral History: The Michigan and National Scene. Mark Hoffman, Jamie L.Wraight
6-3 Oral History in the Classroom. Maxine Honkala, Sharon Richards, Jane Karoline Vieth
6-4 Oral History & Family History; Exploring the Connections. Jeff Charnley
6-5 Workers Speak Here Men and Women in the Workplace. Ann M. Francis,Nancy Rominger, Stephanie Pascaris,
       Pamela Rhoades Todd
6-6 People of Michigan: Preserving the Record.Bonnie Ekdahl, Leo J. Goodsell, Willie L. McKether.
6-7 Roundtable. Questions and Answers/Problems ad Solutions.  William R. Gulley, Ann M. Francis,
       Lynn Spietz Simmons, Virginia Bailey Parker.  James Cameron,facilitator.

Series V (1994-Present)

“Oral History Practice and Applications in Michigan”

5-1“Oral History in the Health Services Industry” Presenters Patricia Painter and Thomas Nanzig with Moderator Philip Mason,1 hr. 13 min.

5-2“Oral History in Museum Exhibits and Planning” Presenters Michael Smith and Barbara Hamblett with Moderator Julie Avery, 1 hr.

5-3“Anishnabek--The People of This Place--Native American Oral History at the Grand Rapids Public Museum” Curator Bryan Kwapil, 1 hr.

5-4“Memories of Main Street--Oral Histories from Elk Rapids,” Glenn Ruggles, 1 hr.

5-5“Oral History Workshop”Taped highlights of the Michigan Oral History Association Workshop at Bayview, Michigan 22 July 1995, 2 hrs.

5-6“Oral History and Documents--A Case Study When They Tell a Different Story--A Viet Cong Diary” Presenter Michael Unsworth, 1 hr.

5-7“Oral History Transcribing Tips” Presenter Lynn Spietz and “Oral History and Ethical Considerations” PresenterDr. Philip Mason, 1 hr, 15 min.

Series IV (1995)“Radio Days in Michigan”

4-1“Radio Pioneers in Michigan--John Fetzer” Presenter Scott Grimwood, “My days in Detroit Radio News Broadcasting”Recollections by Joyce Moffett”, 1 hr, 15 min.

4-2Keynote Conference Address “Radio Days--The Early Years,” Dr. Maurice Crane, Director, Vincent Voice Library, Michigan State University, 45 min.

Series III (1994)“Oral History and Michigan Sports”

3-1“Minor League Baseball Returns to Michigan:The Remarkable Story of the West Michigan Whitecaps” Lewis Chamberlain and Don Holstege with Moderator Gordon Olson, 1 hr. 15 min.

3-2“The Girls of Summer:The Grand Rapids Chicks of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League,”

Panelists Dotty Konwinski and Marilyn Jenkins with Moderator Gary Burbridge, 58 min.

3-3“The View from Behind the Microphone”Conference Address by Sportscaster Warren Reynolds 

of WOOD-TV, 54 min.

3-4“Looking for a Level Playing Field:African American Baseball Teams in Michigan” Presenters Dr. Richard Harms on “African-American Baseball Teams in Grand Rapids” and Recollections of Ted Raspberry, Owner of the Kansas City Monarchs,1 hr. 10 min.

3-5 “Two Sides of International Athletics”Presenters Dr. Lewis Carlson on “Going for the Gold:Oral Histories of Olympic Gold Medal Winners” and Reminiscences of Connie Sweeris on “Ping Pong Diplomacy to China”, 1 hr. 6 min.

Series II (1993)“Michigan Agriculture and Rural Life”

2-1“Agriculture and Rural Life--Century of Change”Opening Panel Session with Mabel Bauerle, William J. Chapin, Maury Kaercher, and Bethel Schmidt and Moderator Dr. Jeff Charnley, 55 min.

2-2“County Fairs in Michigan” Dr. Julie Avery, 53 min.

2-3“Changing Tradition;The Complex Role of Farm Women”Kim Earl Garland and “Homesteading in Northern Michigan” Rose Lockwood Moore, 54 min.

2-4“African Americans in Rural Michigan--Mecosta County”Panelists Marguerite Berry Jackson, Marvin Lett and Raymond Pointer, 1 hr. 4 min.

2-5“Germans in Clinton County:Reminiscences from Westphalia, Michigan” Panelists Evelyn Weiland and Norbert Fox, 1 hr.

2-6“Electrifying Michigan through the R.E.A.” Panelists William Winglar, A.J. Hodge, E.H.Daverman, Robert J. Daverman and Jack Van Dyke, 1 hr. 10 min.

2-7“Barn Rehabilitation and Oral History--Capturing the Stories behind the Barn,” Jack Worthington and Vera Wiltse with Moderator Terry Shaffer, 1 hr. 11 min.

Series I (1992) “World War II:Michigan Remembers”

1-1“Conference Highlights,” 2 hrs.

1-2“War Fronts Remembered”Opening Panel Discussion with LTC Bernice Couzynse, Ernst Floeter, LTC Alexander Jefferson, and LTC Matt Urban with Moderator Dr.Jeff Charnley, 1 hr. 31 min.

1-3“Conference Address”The Honorable John B. Swainson, 44 min.

1-4“Oral History and the Holocaust and Children of the Holocaust” Presentations by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky and Ms. Margaret Wiener, 1 hr. 45 min.

1-5“On the Trail of the Tuskeegee Airmen” by LTC Alexander Jefferson, 1 hr.

1-6“‘Rosie-the-Riveter’ Experiences in Michigan” Panelists Estella Gleason and Helen Nold with Moderator Geneva Wiskemann, 1 hr.

1-7“A Child’s View of the World War II Homefront” Presentation by Judith and Betty Mayfield, 1 hr.

For ordering information, please contact:

Michigan Oral History Association

5580 West State Road

Lansing, Michigan 48906.

Phone: 517-321-1746

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