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Oral History: Jack Van Doren Hough
Dr. Jack Van Doren Hough talks about growing up in southwestern Oklahoma, his time in World War II, and his distinguished career as an otolaryngologist.
Oral History: Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett talks about growing up in Minnesota, his career as a baseball player, and more.
African American I
A description of the contents in a folder from the Metrolibrary Special Collections Vertical File.
Earnest Hoberecht Collection 2024.20
Earnest Hoberecht (pronounced HO-bright), was an American reporter who became a major literary figure in Japan just after World War II. He was born January 1, 1918 in Watonga, Okla., where he grew up; he earned a journalism degree from Oklahoma University, then worked as a reporter for the Memphis Press-Scimitar; he quit to go to Hawaii to work as a laborer at Pearl Harbor, and from there wound up covering the occupation of Japan, eventually becoming bureau chief; by day, Mr. Hoberecht wrote news articles and tried to recruit Asian subscribers for the wire service, United Press International and wrote romance novels for a Japanese audience at night.
Oral History Phil Gover
Sovereign Community School founder Phil Gover talks about starting a school in Oklahoma City.
