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Recording of interview with Grauel, retired Professor of English, from Southeast Missouri State University, during which he describes his life experience growing up in Ohio and eventually moving to Missouri and obtaining work at the university (then Southeast Missouri State Teachers College). Interview took place over the course of several days between June 26-July 3, 1979. Disc 1 running time: 00:53:29.Disc 2 running time:00:50:00.*also listed as University Archives Collection

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Recording of lecture by Dawson, from the State Department’s Human Rights division, presents “How Foreign Policy is Made.” This speech was made on July 18, 1968, in the Language Arts building at Southeast Missouri State University, and offers an interesting perspective on foreign affairs and policy during the Vietnam War era. Running time: 00:57:28.

Abstract Recording of interview with Dickey, a resident of Illmo, [Mo], by Dr. Paul Travis, a history professor from Southeast Missouri State University. Dickey was born in 1918 in Illinois and moved to Illmo as a child. He attended Southeast Missouri State Teachers College from 1936 to 1940, when he dropped out to work in the local railroad company. Dickey served in the Army from 1942 to 1946, traveling to Iceland and then to Europe, where he participated in the Normandy Invasion. After...

Abstract Film footage of various events of note in the Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri, and Mississippi River Valley region, in the late 1930s and 1940s. Includes scenes of Mississippi River flooding (c. 1937) at Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Wyatt and New Madrid, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois; and a later flood (c. 1940s) in the Cape Girardeau downtown and riverfront area; the burning of the Cape Girardeau Community Club House in February 1937; damage from the November 1936 tornado in Cape...

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Recording of interview with Buxton, conducted by Dr. Paul Travis, professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University. Buxton describes his life experiences in Cape Girardeau and in Scott County. Topics discussed include medical conditions and contagious disease outbreaks as well as campus life at Southeast at the turn of the 20th century. The interview took place July 11, 1979.

Abstract Digital album distributed by the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association to new graduates, created by Chappell Graduation Images. Contains an audiovisual welcome to the Alumni Association from members of the graduating class, a letter from the president of the Alumni Association, and membership information, images from campus life (e.g., arts, Greek life, athletics), select images from the commencement ceremony, and images of each member of the graduating class as they are...

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Recording of ceremonies for dedication of Grauel Building on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, named in honor of Dr. Harold O. Grauel, professor of English from 1928 to 1971. Running time: 00:42:12.

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Recording of speech made by Dr. Harold O. Grauel, a Professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University from 1928 to 1971, before the English Club in May 1971. His presentation focused on his experiences during his first decade of teaching at the college. Running time: 01:17:14.

Abstract Recording of dedication ceremony of the new Magill Hall science building on the campus of Southeast Missouri State College on October 12, 1961.The building was named for Dr. Arthur C. Magill, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, and took place on his 80th birthday. In this recording, the invocation is given by Reverend Donald G. Pelsue, and the welcome address is by President Mark F. Scully. Dr. Magill presents a speech entitled “From My Viewpoint.”Dr. E. U. Condon, Chairman of the Department...

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Recording of address by W. W. Parker, President of the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, culminating the laying of the cornerstone for the New Lorimier School. Recorded by Oscar C. Hirsch, owner of KFVS radio, April 2, 1937. Running time: 00:12:26.