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Oral History: Theodore Hamlin
Theodore Hamlin talks about his life and about his grandfather, A.C. Hamlin, Oklahoma's first African American Legislator.
Oral History: Janey Crain
Janey Crain talks about her career as an artist, her time as owner of the coffee shop The Black Brick, and her days as a beatnik.
Oral History: Virginia Ferguson
Virginia Ferguson talks about her life growing up in an orphanage in Pryor, Oklahoma.
Oral History: Carl Carbin
Carl Carbin talks about his life growing up in Texas, moving to Oklahoma as a teenager, and eventually starting a career in real estate.
Oklahoma Voices: Jerry Barton
Jerry Barton talks about his childhood, his memories of 1940s-era Bethany, and more.
Oral History: Keely Covell Smith
Keely Covell Smith talks about her life and her family in Oklahoma City.
Oral History: Clarence Hamm
Clarence Hamm talks about his childhood growing up in Kentucky, his career as a mail carrier in Oklahoma City, his time as a minister, and more.
Oral History: Gwen Crawford
Gwen Crawford talks about her life as a teacher and florist in Enid, Oklahoma, becoming a pilot at 50, and more.
Oral History: Minnie Belle Churchill
Minnie Belle Churchill talks about her life growing up in Haileyville, Oklahoma and her time as a Latin teacher.
Oklahoma Voices: Thomas Street
Thomas Street talks about early Bethany, from 1919 to the 1940s, his memories of the Interurban, and more.
Oral History: G.D. Spradlin
Actor G.D. Spradlin talks about his life growing up in Oklahoma and his career in Hollywood working with people like Marlon Brando and Francis Ford Coppola.
Oral History: Lotsee Patterson
Lotsee Patterson talks about her life as a librarian and her work with tribal libraries and library services for Native people.