Michael Kline
Interviewee Sort ascending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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William John Cowart, Jr. | Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
With a father and grandfather who ran a cannery at the steamboat wharf, John Cowart's telling brought to life the Adams Floating Theatre, the rich singing of the Black men in his family’s oyster house, and the dynamic interaction at the country store. |
Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | Unknown | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
William Crosby | Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Mr. Crosby was an African-American raconteur, a Lancaster County legend, who founded a snack shop just north of White Stone on Rt. 3. A veteran of the fishing industry, he knew every aspect of boating and sold seafood in Richmond over a forty-five year period. |
Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | Unknown | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Vittie and Thelma Lipscomb | Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Vittie and Thelma Lipscomb 4-3-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Michael Kline | Tucker County, WV | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Tom Bonner | Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Tom Bonner, The Flood of Jenningston 2-9-1986 |
Michael Kline | Tucker County, WV | Talking Across the Lines | |
Tim Potter | Grundy Virginia Flood Control Project |
Tim Potter is the personnel director of the town of Grundy in Grundy, Virginia. He is involved in addressing the town's opportunities and challenges, particularly focusing on the flood project with the Corps of Engineers. |
Michael Kline | Grundy, VA | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Susan Schmitt | Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Susan Schmitt 2-24-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Michael Kline | Tucker County, WV | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Sue Branham | Grundy Virginia Flood Control Project |
Sue Branham, born on July 18, 1937, is the owner of The Corner, a ladies' and children's ready-to-wear business in downtown Grundy, Virginia. She purchased the existing business in March 1977 and continued to teach at Grundy Junior High School until 1991. Branham was directly impacted by the 1977 flood that occurred a month after she acquired the business. She resides on Route 83, outside the floodplain, and has been involved in the community's efforts to address the recurring flood issues. |
Michael Kline | Grundy, VA | Talking Across the Lines | |
Ruth Ann Toth and Holly Meadows | Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Ruth Ann Toth and Holly Meadows, 10-8-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Michael Kline | Tucker County, WV | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Ruby Lee Norris | Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Rubie Lee Norris (1916-2012). Then still living in a pre-Civil War house built by her great uncle near Topping on the Rappahannock River, Norris remembered riding the steamers to college in Fredericksburg and told vivid stories of clerking in her father’s store, which was supplied by steamers. |
Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | Unknown | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Ronald Cole | Grundy Virginia Flood Control Project |
Ronald Cole is the operations manager for Virginia-Kentucky Broadcasting in Grundy, Virginia. He has been in broadcasting for over 26 years, primarily in Kentucky and Virginia. Cole was involved in broadcasting during the flood in Buchanan County, Virginia, in 1973. He received a phone call from the civil defense director, John Hash, warning of an impending flood due to heavy water systems moving in. Cole was responsible for opening the radio station early to announce the flood and provide information to the public. |
Michael Kline | Grundy, VA | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives |