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Title: Interview with Elmer Matthews, 1986 April 11 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-04-11
Contributor(s): Ghazaleh, Valerie Abu (Transcriber), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (Interviewer), Matthews, Elmer Davis, 1905-2000 (Interviewee)
Description: Elmer Matthews discusses Oliver Collins, Anselma Mill, the Pickering Valley Railroad and shipping milk, coal, feed, hay/straw to Philadelphia, John and Horace Collins and their skills at repairing equipment, and a cow that was hit by a train.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AVD_2019226_01_05
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 June 18 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-06-18
Contributor(s): Collins, Horace Spencer, 1912-1989 (Interviewee), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (Interviewer), Ghazaleh, Valerie Abu (Transcriber)
Description: Horace Collins is shown a series of slides with photographs taken at Anselma Mill in 1972. The subjects vary widely and include the cider press, power hack saw, drill press, a dog tread power used to churn butter, and an old clock. Collins describes each slide, discusses the memories they evoke, and how they related to the running of the mill. There are 126 indivisual slides in the set.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AVD_2019226_01_03
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 February 27 [audio] (part 3)
Date(s): 1986-02-27
Description: Horace Collins recalls his early life and how his family came to live and work at Anselma Mill. He primarily focuses on the activities of his father, Oliver Ernest Collins, how the mill operated, and general life in Chester County. Supplementary topics include the Great Depression, Prohibition, his mother and siblings, attending school, neighbors, holiday celebrations, and domestic and wild animals living around the mill. He tells several stories in detail.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID05
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 June 18 [audio] (part 2)
Date(s): 1986-06-18
Contributor(s): Collins, Horace Spencer, 1912-1989 (Interviewee), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (ivr)
Description: Horace Collins is shown a series of slides with photographs taken at Anselma Mill in 1972. The subjects vary widely and include the cider press, power hack saw, drill press, a dog tread power used to churn butter, and an old clock. Collins describes each slide, discusses the memories they evoke, and how they related to the running of the mill. Slides 24 to 53.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID10
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-13
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07880
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 February 27 [audio] (part 2)
Date(s): 1986-02-27
Description: Horace Collins recalls his early life and how his family came to live and work at Anselma Mill. He primarily focuses on the activities of his father, Oliver Ernest Collins, how the mill operated, and general life in Chester County. Supplementary topics include the Great Depression, Prohibition, his mother and siblings, attending school, neighbors, holiday celebrations, and domestic and wild animals living around the mill. He tells several stories in detail.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID04
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 February 27 [audio] (part 1)
Date(s): 1986-02-27
Description: Horace Collins recalls his early life and how his family came to live and work at Anselma Mill. He primarily focuses on the activities of his father, Oliver Ernest Collins, how the mill operated, and general life in Chester County. Supplementary topics include the Great Depression, Prohibition, his mother and siblings, attending school, neighbors, holiday celebrations, and domestic and wild animals living around the mill. He tells several stories in detail.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID03
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-13
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07878
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Interview with Ada Gordon, 1986 June 15 [audio]
Date(s): 1986-06-15
Contributor(s): Gordon, Ada Davis, 1899-1987 (Interviewee), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (ivr)
Description: Ada Gordon discusses living and working in Anselma, Pennsylvania, primarily focusing on her time as an employee of the Pickering Valley Railroad, serving as the primary station agent in Anselma. She also speaks about the Collins family, how Chester County was affected by World War I, and George Upperman's country store.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID17
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1982 October 24 [audio] (part 2)
Date(s): 1982-10-24
Description: Horace Collins walks through Anselma Mill identifying rooms and equipment. He discusses how corn and flour was processed and bagged, how the cider press operated, the elevator his father built to transfer materials between floors, and how horses were used at the Mill. He also recounts personal stories about his interest in airplanes and the aviation industry, and the joys of listening to the radio at night. Part 2.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID02
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1982 October 24 [audio] (part 1)
Date(s): 1982-10-24
Description: Horace Collins walks through Anselma Mill identifying rooms and equipment. He discusses how corn and flour was processed and bagged, how the cider press operated, the elevator his father built to transfer materials between floors, and how horses were used at the Mill. He also recounts personal stories about his interest in airplanes and the aviation industry, and the joys of listening to the radio at night. Part 1.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID01
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 June 18 [audio] (part 5)
Date(s): 1986-06-18
Contributor(s): Collins, Horace Spencer, 1912-1989 (Interviewee), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (ivr)
Description: Horace Collins is shown a series of slides with photographs taken at Anselma Mill in 1972. The subjects vary widely and include the cider press, power hack saw, drill press, a dog tread power used to churn butter, and an old clock. Collins describes each slide, discusses the memories they evoke, and how they related to the running of the mill. Slides 109 to 121.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID13
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-21
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70200_07894
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-13
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07875
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Interview with Elmer Matthews, 1986 April 11 [audio]
Date(s): 1986-04-11
Description: Elmer Matthews discusses Oliver Collins, Anselma Mill, the Pickering Valley Railroad and shipping milk, coal, feed, hay/straw to Philadelphia, John and Horace Collins and their skills at repairing equipment, and a cow that was hit by a train.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID18
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 March 15 [audio] (part 3)
Date(s): 1986-03-15
Description: Horace Collins recalls his early life and how his family came to live and work at Anselma Mill. He primarily focuses on the activities of his father, Oliver Ernest Collins, how the mill operated, and general life in Chester County. Supplementary topics include the Great Depression, Prohibition, his mother and siblings, attending school, neighbors, holiday celebrations, and domestic and wild animals living around the mill. He tells several stories in detail.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID08
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins 1986 February 27 and 1986 March 15 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-02-27, 1986-03-15
Contributor(s): Ghazaleh, Valerie Abu (Transcriber), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (Interviewer), Collins, Horace Spencer, 1912-1989 (Interviewee)
Description: Horace Collins recalls his early life and how his family came to live and work at Anselma Mill. He primarily focuses on the activities of his father, Oliver Ernest Collins, how the mill operated, and general life in Chester County. Supplementary topics include the Great Depression, Prohibition, his mother and siblings, attending school, neighbors, holiday celebrations, and domestic and wild animals living around the mill. He tells several stories in detail.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AVD_2019226_01_04
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 June 18 [audio] (part 3)
Date(s): 1986-06-18
Contributor(s): Collins, Horace Spencer, 1912-1989 (Interviewee), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (ivr)
Description: Horace Collins is shown a series of slides with photographs taken at Anselma Mill in 1972. The subjects vary widely and include the cider press, power hack saw, drill press, a dog tread power used to churn butter, and an old clock. Collins describes each slide, discusses the memories they evoke, and how they related to the running of the mill. Slides 54 to 85.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID11
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-13
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07877
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-21
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70200_07896
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-13
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07879
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 February 27 [audio] (part 4) 1986 March 15 [audio] (part 1)
Date(s): 1986-02-27, 1986-03-15
Description: Horace Collins recalls his early life and how his family came to live and work at Anselma Mill. He primarily focuses on the activities of his father, Oliver Ernest Collins, how the mill operated, and general life in Chester County. Supplementary topics include the Great Depression, Prohibition, his mother and siblings, attending school, neighbors, holiday celebrations, and domestic and wild animals living around the mill. He tells several stories in detail.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID06
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1933-03-21
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70200_07886
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Interview with Horace Collins, 1986 June 18 [audio] (part 4)
Date(s): 1986-06-18
Contributor(s): Collins, Horace Spencer, 1912-1989 (Interviewee), Turner, John James, Jr., 1930-2019 (ivr)
Description: Horace Collins is shown a series of slides with photographs taken at Anselma Mill in 1972. The subjects vary widely and include the cider press, power hack saw, drill press, a dog tread power used to churn butter, and an old clock. Collins describes each slide, discusses the memories they evoke, and how they related to the running of the mill. Slides 85 to 109.
Collection ID: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews (Accession 2019.226)
Hagley ID: AUD_2019226_ID12
Collection: The Mill at Anselma oral history interviews

Title: Chester Springs Country School
Date(s): 1934-03-21
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_07881
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

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