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Title: A Get Together of Labelle Friends - Labelle Oral History Project.
Abstract / Description: A get together of Labelle residents who talk and share stories about their experiences growing up in Labelle and attending Labelle High School.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0093
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Amber Lopez for Communities in Transition: Hurricane Culture.
Creator: Lopez, Amber, Jones, Trina
Abstract / Description: Amber Lopez, a local and long-term resident, recounts her personal experiences with Hurricane Irma (2017) and the immediate aftermath of the storm. Her interview includes personal stories of her family’s experiences, as well as her involvement in the salvaging of her workplace, Jungle Irv’s Airboat Tours.
Identifier: fgcu_evergladescity_0005
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Ann Hamilton - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: Hamilton, Ann, Barbara, Ricky
Abstract / Description: Ann Howard Hamilton, daughter of William Thomas Hamilton who was instrumental in the development of FGCU, discusses her family history.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0145
Note: Audio and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Art and Kari Rice - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Rice, Art, Rice, Kari, Stover, Gene, Craichy, Sherri, Hartig, Mikki
Abstract / Description: Art and Kari Rice talk about how they were a part of the Calusa Valley Historical Society and how that led to them opening up the LaBelle Heritage Museum.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0124
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Arvid and Kenny Brown for Communities in Transition: Hurricane Culture.
Creator: Brown, Arvid, Brown, Kenneth, Brown, Kinsey
Abstract / Description: Arvid Brown and his son Kenneth, both lifelong natives of the Everglades City and Chokoloskee, discuss their family history in the area as well as their memories of past storms, including Andrew (1992) and Donna (1960). They also recount their experiences with Hurricane Irma (2017).
Identifier: fgcu_evergladescity_0011
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Audrea Anderson - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: Anderson, Audrea, Barbara
Abstract / Description: Audrea Anderson discusses her role as a member of the board of regents and a lifelong educator and higher learning professional, as well as her involvement in the founding of the university.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0146
Note: Audio and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Ben Hill Griffin III - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: Griffin III, Ben Hill
Abstract / Description: Ben Hill Griffin III discusses the history behind the state of Florida's acquisition of the land upon which Florida Gulf Coast University would be built.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0147
Note: Audio and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Betty Parker - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: Parker, Betty, Barbara, Ricky
Abstract / Description: Betty Parker, who worked as journalist for the News-Press in the '90s, discusses the early days of the legislative process to create Florida Gulf Coast University.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0158
Note: Audio and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Beverly McTarnaghan - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: McTarnaghan, Beverly, Barbara, Ricky
Abstract / Description: Beverly McTarnaghan, wife of President McTarnaghan and first First Lady of FGCU, discusses her role in the founding of the university and her first impressions of the building site.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0157
Note: Audio and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Bob and Vicki Wells for Communities in Transition: Hurricane Culture.
Creator: Wells, Robert, Wells, Vicki, Thinger, Edward
Abstract / Description: Bob and Vicki Wells, owners of Bob Wells Real Estate in Everglades City, discuss their experiences living in Everglades City. They address Hurricanes Donna (1960), Andrew (1992), and Irma (2017) and how they weathered the storms.
Identifier: fgcu_evergladescity_0013
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Bonnie Nobles - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Nobles, Bonnie, Howard, June, Craft, Joanne, , Lane, George, , Stover, Gene, , Craichy, Sherri
Abstract / Description: Bonnie Nobles, with help from her daughters Joanne Craft and June Howard, talks about living in LaBelle and her earliest recollections of the town. She shares stories about moving here and growing up with no electricity, catching rainwater to drink and wash their hair, and having to travel to Fort Myers to see the doctor.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0114
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Bryant Family - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Bryant, Norman, Bryant, Hugh, Bryant, Vicky, Bryant, Liz, Forey, Ida, Stover, Gene, Hartig, Mikki, Craichy, Sherri
Abstract / Description: The Bryant family discuss early life in LaBelle, including the town's history, their family's history, both personal and in military service, as well as how LaBelle has changed over the years.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0082
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Bullington, Howard, Williams - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Bullington, Freida, Howard, Margaret, Williams, Violet, Stover, Gene, Hartig, Mikki, Craichy, Sherri
Abstract / Description: Three sisters discuss early life in LaBelle, including their family's chicken farm, their friends, their marriages, their careers, as well as how the city has changed over the years.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0083
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Carolyn Thompson for Communities in Transition: Hurricane Culture.
Creator: Thompson, Carolyn, Blair, Victoria
Abstract / Description: Carolyn Thompson, owner of the Win-Car True Value Hardware Store in Everglades City, recounts her experiences evacuating the state in anticipation of Hurricane Irma (2017). The interview also covers the long recovery of her business, which is the only hardware store in Everglades City.
Identifier: fgcu_evergladescity_0009
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Cassie Daniels - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Daniels, Cassie, Stover, Gene, Craichy, Sherri, Hartig, Mikki
Abstract / Description: Gene Stover interviews Cassie Daniels about her family and life in Labelle.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0090
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Catherine Howard, Evelyn and Blish Greer - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Howard, Catherine, Greer, Evelyn, Greer, Blish, Stover, Gene, Craichy, Sherri, Hartig, Mikki
Abstract / Description: Catherine Howard, Evelyn and Bliss Greer all talk about growing up in LaBelle, they include stories about going to high school and learning how to use the telephone.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0097
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Charles and Martha Ray Humphries - Labelle Oral History Project.
Creator: Humphries, Charles, Humphries, Martha Rae, Stover, Gene, Craichy, Sherri, Hartig, Mikki
Abstract / Description: Charles and Martha Raye Humphries share stories about how they met, were married, and had children. They also share about living in LaBelle, and their own careers.
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0102
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Charlie Edwards - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: Edwards, Charlie, Barbara, Ricky
Abstract / Description: Board of Regents member Charlie Edwards discusses the early years of FGCU and the initial conceptions of what the university's focus would be before its founding.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0148
Note: Audio and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Chuck Lindsey - 20th Anniversary Oral Histories.
Creator: Lindsey, Chuck, Ricky, Barbara
Abstract / Description: Chuck Lindsey discusses the early days of FGCU and his experiences as one of the founding faculty members, detailing what life was like for students and staff shortly after the university's founding.
Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: fgcu_oh_0149
Note: Video and corresponding transcript available.
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Craig Daniels Jr. Interview - Communities in Transition.
Creator: Daniels Jr., Craig, Santos, Wilitza, Communities in Transition
Abstract / Description: In this interview, Craig Daniels Jr., a 7th-generation local of Everglades City, details his experience of Hurricane Irma (2017) and the immediate aftermath of the storm. Daniels also addresses childhood memories of other storms and the ways in which years of direct hits from hurricanes have molded the culture of his hometown.
Identifier: fgcu_evergladescity_0002
Format: Set of related objects

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