- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with J.W. and Gayle Spivey, 2014 September 17
- Creator:
- Spivey, J. W. (James W.), 1940-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Spivey, Gayle
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2014-09-17
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Medicine--Georgia--Houston County
Roads--Georgia--Houston County
Snow--Georgia--Houston County
Education--Georgia--Houston County
Barracks--Georgia--Houston County
Tornadoes--Georgia--Warner Robins
Day care centers--Georgia--Houston County
Water skiing--Georgia--Houston County
Lakes--Georgia--Houston County
Medical care--Georgia--Houston County
Medical centers--Georgia--Houston County
Medicare--Georgia--Houston County
Physicians--Georgia--Houston County
Houston County (Ga.)--Politics and government
Robins Air Force Base (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Warner Robins, Georgia's first orthopedic surgeon J.W. Spivey and his wife Gayle conducted by Mike Chalout on September 17, 2014 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
J.W. and Gayle Spivey are introduced -- J.W. and Gayle discuss where they were born and raised -- J.W. and Gayle discuss how J.W. got his medical practice started -- J.W. lists other local doctors from Warner Robins -- J.W. describes what Warner Robins was like in the 70's -- Gayle describes her and J.W.'s first date -- Gayle talks about the big snow storm of '73 -- J.W. discusses the local educational system -- J.W. and Gayle discuss local social life and entertainment -- J.W. discusses the growth of Houston Medical Center -- Gayle discusses the role politics has played in the medical field -- J.W. talks about the relationship between the hospital and Robins Air Force Base -- Gayle discusses her role in J.W.'s career -- J.W. and Gayle discuss their children -- J.W. and Gayle discuss how much the area has changed - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_spivey001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:spivey001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 50:28 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
