- Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Mr. Harrison Wiliford and Mrs. Oshie Wiliford
- Creator:
- Hall, Robert
- Contributor to Resource:
- Williford, Harrison, 1915-1991
Williford, Oshie, 1920-2013 - Publisher:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Date of Original:
- 1982-08-26
- Subject:
- Railroad companies
World War, 1939-1945
Entrepreneurship
Rural churches
School integration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Grady County, Cairo, 30.87751, -84.20214
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/wav
- Description:
- During an oral history interview on August 26th 1982, Mr. Harrison Wiliford and Mrs. Oshie Williford describe their family histories, occupations, and community involvement. Mr. Williford discusses his entrepreneurship, owning several local businesses including a dry cleaners, a funeral home, a hotel, and a concrete vault business. Mrs. Williford describes her career as a Home Economics teacher, noting school integration and teacher diversity. They recall their community involvement in local politics, and church life. Funding for digitization provided by the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, using Library Services and Technology Act funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-009a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-009a
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- [Interviewee's name] ([date of the interview]). Interview by Frank Roebuck/Robert Hall. They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage, Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA.
- Extent:
- 46:50:00
- Original Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Holding Institution:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Rights:
-
