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1030 - Zoeleen (McLain) Blain, 29 Aug, 1994, Transcript: Yes and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Zoeleen "Zoe" (McLain) Blain (b. 07/16/1922 – d. 05/11/2000)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1030
Duration: 00:33:12
Date:  August 29, 1994
Topics Discussed:  Community Sings at the Plaza, c. 1930s; Tex Ritter; Demolition of old High School building on Gurley and the Miss Prescott & other beauty contests.

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171 - Neil Blair, 26 May, 1978, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Neil F. Blair (b. 08/25/1911 – d. 05/22/1984)
Interviewer:  Glenna Sanders
Audio Number:  171
Duration:  00:21:06
Date:   May 26, 1978
Acquisition Number: ACC# 2021.046
Topics Discussed:  Blair discusses Jim "J.R." Williams - his life and work as a cartoonist and the K4 Ranch.

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993 - Charles Blanton, 18 Nov, 1993, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

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Interviewee:  Charles Blanton (b. 07/24/1907 – d. 03/16/2001)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  993
Duration: 00:54:34
Date:  November 18, 1993
Topics Discussed:  Blanton Family History, Owl Drug & Candy Company; Chinese Gardens; Railway Mail Service; His marriage in England; Various businesses in Prescott area and Yavapai County Fairgrounds, c. 1914–1917.

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1295 - Elsie (Dansey) Blanton, 5 Jul, 1999, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Elsie Blanton (b. 07/xx/1920 – d. 04/11/2015)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number:  1295
Duration: 00:59:48
Date:  July 6, 1999
Topics Discussed:  Dansey/Dansy & Blanton Family History; London, England during World War II; Prescott Schools; Prescott Girl Scouts, Prescott Fine Arts Association; Yavapai Symphony Guild; Washington School PTA and Memories of Prescott businesses and people, 1940s to 1990s.

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963 - Donald L. Bloom, 10 Mar, 1993, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Donald Lawrence Bloom (b. 10/24/1916 – d. 10/14/2016)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  963
Duration: 00:38:11
Date:  March 10, 1993
Topics Discussed:  Bloom Family History; Jerome, c. 1937; Arizona Teachers College; Swedish Communities and Rohrer-Bloom Drugstore business in Prescott, 1946-1981.

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1299 - Keith Bochat, 12 Oct, 1999, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

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Interviewee: Keith Bochat (b. 02/22/1940 – d. xx/xx/xxxx)
Interviewer:  Sylvia Neely
Audio Number:  1299
Duration:  01:01:24
Date:  October 12, 1999
Topics Discussed:  Bochat family history,  Prescott and Verde Valley history, Miller Valley School, Bristow family, Ralston family, Middle Verde, Arizona

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1381-1382 - Kathryn H. Bonnell, 26 May, 1967, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee: Kathryn "Kittie" Margaret Hiltenbrandt Bonnell (b. 07/15/1881 – d. 05/22/1978)
Interviewer:  Sharon Sibley
Audio Number:  1381-1382
Duration: 01:03:26
Date:  May 26,1967
Topics Discussed:  Hiltenbrandt and Bonnell families, Humboldt, Arizona; Dewey, Arizona

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986-989 - Albert William "Bill" Bork, 16 Sep, 1993, Transcript: Yes and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:  Albert William "Bill" Bork (b. 08/12/1906 – d. 03/30/2006)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  986-987 & 988-989
Duration:  02:01:07 & 01:28:03
Date:  September 16, 1993 & September 23, 1993
Topics Discussed:  Bork, Hatz & Shanberger Family Histories; Prescott Snowstorm, January 6, 1915; Circuses in Prescott; First Congregational Church; Old Ball Park; Captain John Kinney; Klu Klux Klan in Prescott; Chinese; Pre-1916 Yavapai County Courthouse – Statehood Celebration; Bork’s Grandfather built Governor’s Mansion and managed Pioneer Hotel, 1882; 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic; Newspaper Office Locations; Yavapai Club; Smoki History, 1921-1990s; A.H. Favour “Old Bill Williams” book; Foreign Language teaching policies in U.S., 1940s; Naming of Paar Drive; Chris Totten; Boy Scouts and Sharlot Hall.

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1403 - Albert William "Bill" Bork, 30 Apr, 2002, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee:   Albert William "Bill" Bork (b. 08/12/1906 – d. 03/30/2006)
Interviewer:  Genny Ingram
Audio Number:  1403
Duration: 00:52:16
Date:  April 30, 2002
Topics Discussed:  Bork discusses his mother, Bessie Ethel (Hatz) Bork and her Hatz-Shanberger Family History; Growing up in Prescott; Prescott’s Library & Monday Club.

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1160-1161 - Dewey Born, 30 Sep, 1996, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes

Oral History
Interviewee: Dewey Eugene Born (b. 06/16/1926 – d. xx/xx/xxxx)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1160-1161
Duration:  01:15:01
Date:  September 30, 1996
Topics Discussed:  Birth and family history, Carl Born farm c.1893, Elks Theater c.1914, mining, Prescott landmarks

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