FAU Department of History Oral Histories
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Interview with Evelyn and Charles Johnson
Type: Moving Image
Year: 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Evelyn and Charles Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, Charles, Johnson, Evelyn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The Johnsons were interviewed in relation to their aunt and great aunt
respectively, Edna Pearce Lockett. She served as the third female legislator
in the state of Florida while operating one of the largest cattle ranches in the
state.
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Interview with Antonio Leon
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Antonio Leon
Contributors: Garreaud, Michael, Leon, Antonio
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Antonio Leon was one of 14,008 Cuban children who were part of
( Operation Pedro Pan (1961-1965). These children immigrated to the United States
unaccompanied by their parents under the sponsorship of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in
conjunction with the United States government. Antonio immigrated to the United States age
fourteen in October of 1961. Antonio's experiences within the Pedro… more
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Interview with Evelyn and Charles Johnson
Type: Moving Image
Year: 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Evelyn and Charles Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, Charles, Johnson, Evelyn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The Johnsons were interviewed in relation to their aunt and great aunt
respectively, Edna Pearce Lockett. She served as the third female legislator
in the state of Florida while operating one of the largest cattle ranches in the
state.
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Interview with B.D. and R. E. Thomas
Type: Text
Year: 2006, 2006, 2006, 2006
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Thomas, B. D., Thomas, R. E.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: B.D. Thomas was born in 1919 at Prayer Ridge in the Basinger, Florida area to a
cattle family. She became an orphan at the age of thirteen and was married at the age of
sixteen. After she married, she used inherited cattle to buy eighty acres at a tax sale in
order to begin ranching with her husband. The interviews were conducted on that same
ranch where her son, R.E. Thomas, herds approximately… more
Full Text: September 11, 2006 Interviewees: B.D. Thomas & R.E. Thomas Interviewer: Terry Dooley with Loisa Kerwin B.D. Thomas was born in 1919 at Prayer Ridge in the Basinger, Florida area to a cattle family. She became an orphan at the age of thirteen and was …
Interview with Khalique Ahmed
Type: Moving Image
Year: 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Ahmed, Khalique, Pickering, Mark B.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Mark Pickering interviewed science professor Khalique Ahmed at his Boca Raton,
Florida, office at Lynn University on February 10, 2015. The interview consisted of
Dr. Ahmed's childhood in Jhelum City, Pakistan, his impressions of the past and
current Pakistan, his graduate studies in Islamabad, Pakistan, his moving from
Pakistan to North America, and his observations of the differences… more
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Interview with Mary Lenzen
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Mary Lenzen
Contributors: Bresciano, Cora, Lenzen, Mary
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Polly Lenzen was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, on May 27, 1924. She is not
married, and she has no children. Ms. Lenzen attended Harris Teachers College in St. Louis,
Missouri during and after World War II. After college, she began her teaching career in Ladue,
Missouri, and then moved to Maui, Hawaii, where she taught eighth grade for two years. She
returned to the mainland and began… more
Full Text: Interview with Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Lenzen Cora Bresciano HIS 6939 Oral History Seminar Old Davie School Oral History Project Dr. Sandra Norman April 24, 2017 Florida Atlantic University Department of History Old Davie School Oral History Project …
Interview with Evelyn and Charles Johnson
Type: Moving Image
Year: 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Evelyn and Charles Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, Charles, Johnson, Evelyn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The Johnsons were interviewed in relation to their aunt and great aunt
respectively, Edna Pearce Lockett. She served as the third female legislator
in the state of Florida while operating one of the largest cattle ranches in the
state.
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Interview with Mary Lenzen
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Mary Lenzen
Contributors: Bresciano, Cora, Lenzen, Mary
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Polly Lenzen was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, on May 27, 1924. She is not
married, and she has no children. Ms. Lenzen attended Harris Teachers College in St. Louis,
Missouri during and after World War II. After college, she began her teaching career in Ladue,
Missouri, and then moved to Maui, Hawaii, where she taught eighth grade for two years. She
returned to the mainland and began… more
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Interview with Mary Lenzen
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Bresciano, Cora, Lenzen, Mary
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Polly Lenzen was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, on May 27, 1924. She is not
married, and she has no children. Ms. Lenzen attended Harris Teachers College in St. Louis,
Missouri during and after World War II. After college, she began her teaching career in Ladue,
Missouri, and then moved to Maui, Hawaii, where she taught eighth grade for two years. She
returned to the mainland and began… more
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Interview with Joan Kovac
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Joan Kovac
Contributors: Howald, Kayleigh E., Kovac, Joan
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The primary topic of this interview concerned Joan Kovac's experiences in local politics
in the town of Davie, Florida. Mrs. Kovac and her family moved to Davie after forty years in
Akron, Ohio for a new business opportunity. When they opened their frrst automotive repair
franchise in 1975, Mrs. Kovac quickly became involved in the unique community that thrived in
the town. After working… more
Full Text: ( Joan Kovac: an Oral History c Kayleigh E. Howald Old Davie School Oral History Project Old Davie School Historical Museum March 30, 2017 Table of Contents Summary Sheet ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Consent and Release …
Interview with Joan Kovac
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Howald, Kayleigh E., Kovac, Joan
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The primary topic of this interview concerned Joan Kovac's experiences in local politics
in the town of Davie, Florida. Mrs. Kovac and her family moved to Davie after forty years in
Akron, Ohio for a new business opportunity. When they opened their frrst automotive repair
franchise in 1975, Mrs. Kovac quickly became involved in the unique community that thrived in
the town. After working… more
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Interview with Stephanie Difton Scott
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Difton Scott, Stephanie, McGee, Yasmin
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: On February 18, 2017, Stephanie Difton Scott, a former student at the Old Davie School,
was interviewed by Yasmin K. McGee, a graduate student in the MA History program at Florida
Atlantic University. The interview was completed in conjunction with FAU and the Old Davie
School Oral History Project in order to preserve the local history of the Town ofDavie. Mrs.
Difton Scott provided details… more
Full Text: FAU F ORIDA ATLANTI UNIVERSITY Stephanie Ditton Scott, An Oral History by Yasmin K. McGee Dr. Sandra Norman • HIS 6939 February 18, 201 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABl • • • Summary Information Sheet Consent Form Release Form TAB2 • • • • Purpose Biography …
Interview with Joan Kovac
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Joan Kovac
Contributors: Howald, Kayleigh E., Kovac, Joan
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The primary topic of this interview concerned Joan Kovac's experiences in local politics
in the town of Davie, Florida. Mrs. Kovac and her family moved to Davie after forty years in
Akron, Ohio for a new business opportunity. When they opened their frrst automotive repair
franchise in 1975, Mrs. Kovac quickly became involved in the unique community that thrived in
the town. After working… more
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Interview with Bobbie Lou David
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Bobbie Lou David
Contributors: David, Bobbie Lou, Sielinski, Brent T.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The primary topic of this interview was to engage with the experiences of Bobbie Lou
David's extensive teaching career while honing in on her time teaching at the Davie School in
Davie, Florida. Bobbie Lou worked with various student demographics in Virginia, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, and in Davie, Florida. More specifically in Davie, Bobbie Lou's
compassionate experiences with many… more
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Interview with Richard McCall
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: McCall, Richard, Plumley, Brian
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The primary topic of this interview concerned the experiences of Richard McCall from
his birth in his home in Augusta, Georgia to his life and times in Davie, Florida. Mr. McCall
lived in and around Davie all his life and witnessed distinct changes within South Florida and
more specifically, the town of Davie. He joined the US Army after the Korean War and was
stationed in England. He was also an… more
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