This project contains interviews, news clippings, photographs and memorabilia collected in the 1970s by students of Shawnee Community College. The project covers people and events in Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and Union counties. Southern Illinois historians and genealogists can access information here that is not available anywhere else. Materials that are protected by copyright are available for viewing at the SCC Library.

• Personal Interviews
• Newspaper Clippings
• Miscellaneous

Massac County: Personal Interviews
	Libbie Adams, Interviewed by Jackie Meadows (19 Pages) Life in Massac County, Round Knob.
	Dora Artis, Interviewed by Gregory Taylor (32 Pages) Metropolis, Cairo and Mounds in the Early 20th Century.
	Malcom Beck, Interviewed by Lionel Waddy (26 Pages) Mounds City in the Early 20th Century.
	Charles Berry, Interviewed by Pam Lauderdale (4 Pages) Rural Life in the Early 20th Century.
	Lillie Bly, Interviewed by Tommy Crim (13 Pages) Life in Joppa and Metropolis.
	Avery Crim, Interviewed by Tommy Crim (7 Pages) A History of Joppa Illinois.
	Leola Crim, Interviewed by Tammy Long (9 Pages) Black History of Massac County.
	Alvin H. Caldwell, Interviewed by Jerry Ledsinger (22 Pages) Sawmilling and the Tie industry in the early 20th Century in Massac County.
	Mabel Davis, Interviewed by Amy Richardson (2 pages) Last Labor Day Queen Contest in Massac County.
	Leslie G. Easterday, Interviewed by William Kerely (17 pages) Life in Metropolis in the First Half of the 20th Century.
	Anna Fister, Interviewed by William Kerely (11 Pages) Industry and the Great Depression in Massac County.
	Robert Foreman, Interviewed by Pam Lauderdale (11 Pages) Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Massac Prior to World War II.
	Herbert Goyert, Interviewed by Amy Richardson (5 pages) 1937 Flood.
	Emma Griffey, Interviewed by Mary Roberts (7 pages) Life in Joppa in the Early 20th Century.
	Milfred House, Interviewed by Keith Snider (13 Pages) Histroy of Hillerman Missionary Baptist Church.
	Ruby Jackson, Interviewed by Jerry Ledsinger (12 Pages) Family Origins in Masaac County.
	Myrtle Lauderdale, Interviewed by Pam Lauderdale (11 Pages) Life in the Early 1900s in Masaac County.
	Joe Henry Lewis, Interviewed by Tommy Crim (18 Pages) Discrimination in the Army During World War II.
	Helen Lomax, Interviewed by Tommy Crim (25 pages) Life in Massac County in the Early 20th Century.
	Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Long, Interviewed by Tammy Long (8 Pages) Experiences as a Black Police Officer in Metropolis.
	Mary Long, Interviewed by Tommy Crim (6 Pages) A family history and Ancestory.
	Recia Long, Interviewed by Tammy Long (7 Pages) Race Relations in Massac County.
	George May, Interviewed by Amy Richardson (21 pages) Life on the farm in Massac Co., Illinois in the Early 20th Century.
	John F. McCluskey, Interviewed by Mark Foss (23 Pages) Life in Belknap in the early 20th Century.
	Gladys McCutcheon, Interviewed by Tony McCutcheon (6 Pages) The Depression.
	Ozie Meadows, Interviewed by Jackie Meadows (11 Pages) History of Grand Chain.
	Arthur Meyer, Interviewed by Jackie Meadows (13 Pages) History of Grand Chain.
	Harmon Meyer, Interviewed by Keith Snyder (6 Pages) Steamboats, Gabtown, Hillerman Landing.
	James A. Morrow, Interviewed by William Kerely (7 Pages) History of Brookeport Illinios.
	Ike Pfrimmer, Interviewed by Mary Roberts (7 pages) Life in Joppa in the Early 20th Century.
	Fred Riley, Interviewed by Keith Snyder (34 pages) History of Hillerman Landing.
	Frances Roberts, Interviewed by Pam Grey (8 pages) Life in Joppa in the Early 20th Century.
	Jack Taylor, Interviewed by Tommy Crim (4 pages) Life in Joppa in the Early 20th Century.
	Cassie Tucker, Interviewed by Keith Snyder (2 pages) Life in Joppa, Illinois in the Early 20th Century.
Massac County: Newspaper Clippings
Massac County: Miscellaneous
	Letter From the Birdman of Alcatraz (3 pages) Letter From the Birdman of Alcatraz