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833 - George & Rink Goswick, 8 Apr, 1991, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee: George A. and Rink Goswick (b. 06/08/1919 – d. 04/09/1997)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  833
Duration: 00:52:03
Date:  April 8, 1991
Topics Discussed:  Family history, five generations of ranching, lion hunting, Cherry Creek, sheriff's posse

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160 - Grand Canyon Cowboy Band, 31 Aug, 1985, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

In the early 1930s a group of cowboys working as mule wranglers and tourist guides at the Grand Canyon National Park performed traditional cowboy songs, poems, and fiddle music for tourists.  They led tourists groups on mules down the Bright Angel Trail to the Colorado River and back in one day and in the evenings entertained guests at the El Tovar Hotel and later at the Bright Angel Lodge. 

Concert Recording

Performer: Grand Canyon Cowboy Band
Producer: Warren Miller, Sharlot Hall Museum
Recorder:  James Griffith, Southwest Folklore Center
Audio Number:  160
Duration:  01:28:20
Date:   August 31, 1985
Content:  Reunion concert of the last four surviving band members, Marvin Bennett, John Bradley, Sam Fenner and L.H. “Slim” Kite, singing their cowboy songs and poetry.

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904 - Grand Canyon Rescue (1944) with Howard Pyle, 29 Jun, 1944, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

National Broadcast Company's (NBC) "in progress" radio news program regarding the rescue efforts of WWII Army airmen Maurice Cruickshank, Charles Goldblum and Roy Embank who each parachuted out of their malfunctioning airplane bomber, while flying over the Grand Canyon during a night time training flight on June 29, 1944.  These three men ended up in the Grand Canyon, which prompted a search and rescue operation.

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1277 - Romaldo Granillo, N/A, Transcript: Yes and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Romaldo Granillo (b. 06/12/1926 – d. 09/04/2013)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1277
Duration: 01:40:26
Date:  January 7, 1999
Topics Discussed:  Jerome, Arizona, 1930-1945; Marler's Furniture Store; Barrows Furniture Store; & the Chateau Restaurant.

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965 - Helen (Martin) Trengove Gray, 6 Mar, 1993, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Helen (Martin) Trengove Gray (b. 10/05/1899 – d. 02/14/2000)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  965
Duration: 01:01:05
Date:  March 6, 1993
Topics Discussed:  The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake; Kenyon & Samuel Trengove; Prescott's Ice Plant; Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1920; & 318 Park Avenue Residence.

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1307 - Andy Groseta, 12 Jan, 2000, Transcript: Yes and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Andy Groseta (b. 09/27/1950 – d. xx/xx/xxxx)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1307
Duration: 02:32:27
Date:  January 12, 2000
Topics Discussed:  W Dart Ranch, Pine Creek Ranch, Verde Valley Water Rights, & Sheep Ranching and Sheep Trails.

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1308 - Mary Beth Groseta, 20 Feb, 2000, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Mary Beth Groseta (b. 09/10/1948 – d. xx/xx/xxxx)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1308
Duration: 00:25:35
Date:  February 20, 2000
Topics Discussed:  Yavapai Cowbelles, Women Cattle Ranchers, Cattlewomen & Ranching In Yavapai County.

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1412 - Ernest L. Hadlock, 29 Nov, 1974, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Ernest Lowry Hadlock (b. 09/03/1886 – d. 07/21/1978)
Interviewer:  Virginia Rice
Audio Number:  1412
Duration: 01:07:56
Date:  November 29, 1974
Topics Discussed:  Chino Valley, Dairy in Chino Valley & Chino Valley Irrigation District.

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880 - Frank G. Hale, 29 Sep, 1991, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Frank G. Hale (b. 06/12/1924 – d. 01/10/2018)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  880
Duration: 00:24:18
Date:  September 29, 1991
Topics Discussed:  Hale Family History, Works Progress Administration (WPA) Vocational School, 1940s; World War II (WWII), Town Scribe Shop, 1974; & Prescott Blueprint Shop.

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1142 - Roberta Hall, 12 Aug, 1996, Transcript: Yes and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee: Roberta "Bobbie" (Storms) Hall (b. 02/28/1914 – d. 02/09/2005)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1142
Duration: 00:57:31
Date:  September 12, 1996
Topics Discussed:  Beaver Creek Ranch, Yavpai County Dude Ranching in the 1930s, Soda Springs Ranch, Rancho Roco, & Casner Cemetery.

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