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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Photograph of Craig Beard taking a shot during a Samford University basketball game. Craig Beard became the first Samford player taken in the NBA Draft when the Chicago Bulls selected him in the fourth round of the 1985 Draft. Beard is Samford's all-time leading scorer with 1,925 points from 1982... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1985-11-14 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Billy Bancroft on November 14, 1985. Billy Bancroft was a star football, basketball and baseball player at Howard College in the mid-1920s. In the inaugural game of Birmingham's Legion Field, Billy Bancroft led Howard College's football team to victory over rival Birmingham Southern.... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Cruse, Irma Date: 1985-10-22 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of James G. Gann, Jr. on October 22, 1985. The interview was conducted by Irma Cruse. The following description was taken from the transcript of the interview: "The recording was made in order to secure information about the period during World War II when Howard College provided facili... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Thomas, Rebecca Date: 1985-10-29 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Allie M. Daugherty on October 29, 1985. The interview was conducted by Rebecca Thomas. A 1930 graduate of Howard College, Mr. Daugherty worked in the Treasurer's office the college as the assistant bookkeeper. In the interview, Mr. Daugherty discusses the business and social life on ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: McCravy, Eva Date: 1986-08-09 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Ben Fountain Robinson on August 9, 1986. The interview was conducted by Eva McCravy. Mr. Robinson graduated from Howard College in 1939. He played football for Howard College for two years. He was on the Howard College football team when they famously tied with Alabama 7-7. During th... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Lewellyn, Sharon Date: 1985-11-18 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Lizette Van Gelder Mitchell on November 18, 1985. The interview was conducted by Sharon Lewellyn. Born in Holland, Lizette Van Gelder Mitchell was an English professor at Howard College from 1944 until 1953. In the interview, Mitchell discusses Major Harwell G. Davis's influence on h... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: The Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, Atchison, Doris T., and Atchison, Ray M. Date: 1983-05-14 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Howard F. McCord on May 14, 1983. The interview was conducted by Ray M. and Doris T. Atchison. Born in 1888 in Calera, Alabama, Howard McCord received his B.A. at Howard College in 1910. From 1933 until 1958, McCord worked for the Bibb County Office of the Agricultural Stabilization ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Thomas, Rebecca Date: 1985-11-11 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Virginia Eagles DeTurk on November 11, 1985. The interview was conducted by Rebecca Thomas. Virginia Eagles DeTurk was the daughter of Howard College Professor Theophilus R. Eagles, who was a faculty member from 1913 until his death in 1938. DeTurk was a student at Howard College dur... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Purta, Kevin Date: 1985-11-12 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Hudson Baggett on November 12, 1985. The interview was conducted by Kevin Purta. Hudson Baggett enrolled at Howard College as a religion major in 1941. In June 1942, Baggett enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army. After the war, Baggett returned to Howard College where he became invo... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Sledge, James L. Date: 1985-11-05 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Interview of Maurine Slaughter on November 5, 1985. The interview was conducted by James L. Sledge, III. Maurine Slaughter attended Howard College from 1927 until 1930. In this interview she discusses her experience as a Howard College student and the many activities on campus that she was involv... View Full Item at Samford University Library