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- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh invites city golk to visit him on his farm.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rosa Morales hosts Michigan State University's Chicano History Month Read-In. Diana Rivera reads from Manuel Ramos' "Luis Montez Mystery Series." Eighth grade student Clinton Mireles reads four original poems. Sheila Contreras reads several selections of poetry and prose. Rudy Hernandez reads Nick Vacca's "Message to the People." Herminia Ortega reads a selection by L.A. Cris X from an anthology of Chicano literature titled "Infinite Divisions." Rudy Ramos reads Gary Soto's memoir "Living Up the Street." Rosa Morales reads the poetry of Octavio Paz in both Spanish and English. Dionicio Valdes reads from "Adventures of the Chicano Kid" by Max Martinez. Selections read are all held in the Cesar E. Chavez Collection at the MSU Library. The read-in was coordinated by Tama Hamilton-Wray and Diana Rivera.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush hosts a press conference dealing with developments in Europe and within the Soviet Union, the movement toward democracy in Eastern Europe, and answers questions on literacy and the deficit.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Welcome to Kalamazoo," actor and musician Tex Ritter and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay discuss their lives and careers. Ritter also talks about his love for baseball and makes some predictions about the upcoming season. Unidentified segments from other programs are featured.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-07-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- African American autoworker Horace Sheffield talks about his union activism in the UAW, his role in preventing a race war in Detroit in 1940s, and his role in organizing Ford. Sheffield also talks about his association with UAW leaders, serving on the union staff, working to integrate the union leadership, and forming the Trade Union Leadership Council (TULC).
- Date Issued:
- 1982-02-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer Patrick O'Leary talks about how he started writing science fiction while working as an advertising professional and his current work in progress. He also gives advice to young writers and says that good writers are good readers. O'Leary is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm. Part of the Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-10-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at green manufacturer and former Maytag plant, Trinity Structural Towers, in Newton, Iowa. It being Earth Day, President Obama discusses the work ahead to create green jobs and to project the environment. Obama talks about his administration's energy plan and encourages listeners to help make the change by keeping their tires inflated and using energy-efficient light bulbs.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Grant grew up in Boston and graduated from Boston State College. Grant says she was denied a teaching position in the Boston Public schools due to her race, but was later made Deputy Superintendent for Boston schools after earning her doctorate from Harvard. Grant talks about her work with Episcopal priest James P. Breeden on civil rights issues and with Jonathan Kozol in the Community Schools movement. She came to the Michigan Partnership for New Education in 1991.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970, recalls how he became an advocate for the environment. He recounts a number of accomplishments and says "the fight is ongoing". Adams reflects on following his passion and protecting nature and makes comments on the occasion of receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection