Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives
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Chris Harter
8 April 1997
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 manuscript box (16 folders)
COLLECTION DATES: 1993-1994
PROVENANCE: Indiana Heritage Research Grant #93-3013
RESTRICTIONS: None
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: For railroads in Indiana, see card catalog under these headings: Railroad Companies and Railroads.
ACCESSION NUMBERS: 1996.0545
NOTES: This collection contains oral histories recorded for a project undertaken as part of Indiana Heritage Research Grant #93-3013. The grantee was the Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St, Michigan City, Indiana. The project was co-sponsored by the LaPorte County Historical Society, County Complex, LaPorte, Indiana.
The Michigan City Public Library and the LaPorte County Historical Society received an Indiana Heritage Research Grant (IHRG) from the Indiana Humanities Council and the Indiana Historical Society. The purpose of the grant was to document the history of railroading and aviation in Michigan City, Indiana. The project produced a series of oral histories, entitled "Getting There: Oral Histories About Transportation in Michigan City," combining videotaped and audiotaped versions and written typescripts. Completed sets are available at the Michigan City Public Library; the LaPorte County Historical Museum; and the Northwest Indiana Regional Archives, Indiana University Northwest at Gary, Indiana. Copies of the typescripts are also available at the Indiana Historical Society.
"Getting There: Oral Histories About Transportation in Michigan City" was completed as part of an Indiana Heritage Research Grant (#93-3013) awarded to the Michigan City Public Library and the LaPorte County Historical Society in 1993. This collection consists of copies of oral history typescripts, which detail the history of railroading and aviation in Michigan City, Indiana.
Interviewees who discuss aviation include: Harry Frey, John Griswold, Dale Phillips, Darin Phillips, Joe Phillips, Tom Ringo, Burton Ruby, Al Spiers, Dorothy Verdos, George Verdos, and Rex Westphal. Those who talk about the city's railroads include: Lucius Donkle, Steve Eldridge, William Harris, Ed Hedstrom, Henry Kintzele, Jr., and Eugene Moldenhauer.
The oral histories are arranged alphabetically according to the interviewee's name.
Folder
1 Lucious Donkle (Railroads)
2 Steve Eldridge (Railroads)
3 Harry Frey (Aviation)
4 John Griswold (Aviation)
5 William Harris (Railroads)
6 Ed Hedstrom (Railroads)
7 Henry Kintzele, Jr.--part 1 (Railroads)
8 Henry Kintzele, Jr.--part 2 (Railroads)
9 Eugene Moldenhauer (Railroads)
10 Phillips Family (Aviation)
11 Tom Ringo (Aviation)
12 Burton Ruby (Aviation)
13 Al Spiers (Aviation)
14 Verdos Family--part 1 (Aviation)
15 Verdos Family--part 2 (Aviation)
16 Rex Westphal (Aviation)
MAIN ENTRY: Getting there : oral histories about transportation in Michigan City, 1993-1994
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Transportation--Indiana--Michigan City
Railroads--Indiana--Michigan City
Aeronautics--Indiana--Michigan City
Michigan City (Ind.)--History
ADDED ENTRIES: La Porte County Historical Society (Ind.)
Michigan City Public Library (Michigan City, Ind.)
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