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Title: U.S. President George Bush speaks to support the nomination of Clarence Thomas for Justice of the Supreme Court in his weekly radio address
Creator: Bush, George, 1924-2018
Date: 1991-09-07
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Segment of the President's weekly radio address dedicated to supporting the nomination of Clarence Thomas for Justice of the Supreme Court.

Title: Earl Butz predicts steady farm prices, unless there is catastrophic weather
Creator: Butz, Earl L. (Earl Lauer), 1909-2008
Date: 1976
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Earl Butz says that he will stay on as Secretary of Agriculture for the chance to fight against harmful legislation.

Title: Joseph Califano tells why and how he resigned as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Creator: Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931-
Date: 1979
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Title: Excerpt from news conference
Creator: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date: 1958
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Eisenhower talks about Secretary of Agriculture Benson and the farm problem.

Title: Confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate Zoe Baird
Creator: Baird, Zoë E., 1952-
Date: 1993-01-19
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate Zoe Baird. Closing remarks by the nominee include a discussion of her hiring an undocumented Peruvian couple as domestic workers.

Title: Interview of employees of the Lee Paper Company
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1948-04-19
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: In these interviews conducted as source material for "Western Michigan at Work," Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews employees of the Lee Paper Company. Dunbar interviews Andy Anderson about his work with Lee. He also speaks with Gordon L. Moore about his participation in a beard contest fundraiser for the Hospital Guild "Frontier Days Festival" in Vicksburg, which will also feature a rodeo, parade and log-birling (log rolling) contest.

Title: Western Michigan at work. 1947-07-05
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1947-07-05
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: The Clarage Fan Company is discussed in an installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar discusses various types of fans and their uses and explores the history the Clarage Fan Company from its founding in 1872 as an iron casting foundry to its shift into fan making in 1912. Dunbar interviews two of the company's longest serving employees, Bert Maas and Patrick Henry Sage, about their experiences on the job.

Title: Western Michigan at work. 1947-09-16
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1947-09-16
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Globe Knitting Works is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at Work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives a history of the company, which was started by Norwegian immigrant E.A. Clemmons in 1897, and describes the process by which garments are made at Globe Knitting. Edgar Charles, one of the knitters, describes his duties and the working conditions while Jane Radich, who works in the cutting department, explains how the cutters shape and form the knitted fabric into garments.

Title: Know your city. 1949-09-13
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1949-09-13
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and their upcoming season. Winship Todd, president of the Kalamazoo Symphony Society, and Norman Carver, symphony business manager, discuss the way in which the symphony is financed and their upcoming membership campaign. The conductor of the orchestra, Herman Felber, talks about how he puts together the programs and gives a preview of some of the material which the orchestra will be playing...
Show moreIn this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and their upcoming season. Winship Todd, president of the Kalamazoo Symphony Society, and Norman Carver, symphony business manager, discuss the way in which the symphony is financed and their upcoming membership campaign. The conductor of the orchestra, Herman Felber, talks about how he puts together the programs and gives a preview of some of the material which the orchestra will be playing in the current season.
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Title: Western Michigan at work. 1950-02-20
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1950-02-20
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: The Kalamazoo Paper Box Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives an overview of the company's product line, detailing the variety of boxes they produce, before describing their manufacturing process. Dunbar also interviews supervisor Velma Brown about her duties at the company and machinist Ulysses "Duke" Williamson about leaving Tennesse to work in Kalamazoo.

Title: Interview of M. Cecil Mackey, former president of Michigan State University and current professor of economics
Creator: Mackey, Maurice Cecil, Jr., 1929-2018
Date: 2015-08-25
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: M. Cecil Mackey, former president of Michigan State University and current professor of economics, discusses his education, career, and tenure as MSU President. Mackey talks about his efforts to maintain the authority of the MSU Board of Trustees and planning the Breslin Center while president and his time as an economics professor since he left the presidency. Mackey also reminisces about his early career as counsel for the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee and the Department of Transportation,...
Show moreM. Cecil Mackey, former president of Michigan State University and current professor of economics, discusses his education, career, and tenure as MSU President. Mackey talks about his efforts to maintain the authority of the MSU Board of Trustees and planning the Breslin Center while president and his time as an economics professor since he left the presidency. Mackey also reminisces about his early career as counsel for the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee and the Department of Transportation, as well as his early posts as President of the University of South Florida and Texas Tech. Mackey says that military conscription in both World War II and the Korean War had a definite impact on his education and discusses his opinions on the current state of higher education. Mackey is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Oral History Project.
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Title: UAW members and workers at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI, talk about their times in Fisher
Date: 2005-08-27
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: The speakers are all UAW members and workers at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI. Each offers memories, humorous stories, and descriptions of factory life during his or her time in Fisher. The speakers' experiences span from the 1950s to the 1990s. These interviews were conducted at the annual UAW Local 602 Family Picnic at Eagle Park in Eagle, MI.

Title: Western Michigan at work. 1947-09-16
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1947-09-16
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Allen Electric Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the genesis of the company, when Gerald H. Allen had the idea to create a cheaper test machine for car generators aimed specifically at Ford. B.E. Bertholet, the sales promotion manager at Allen Electric, discusses the company's new automatic battery charger and explains the role that the Allen Electric education program played in the war effort.

Title: Sandra Dragoo discusses her career at Diamond REO Trucks, Inc
Creator: Dragoo, Sandra L.
Date: 2004-05-27
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Sandy Dragoo relates how she came to work at Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, as an executive secretary, from 1971 to 1974. She talks about moving to the Capitol Area Transportation Authority (CATA), Lansing's public transit company, as REO began to die and recruiting other REO employees. She also describes the actions of Francis Cappaert, the end of the company pension fund and the emotional depression shared by REO workers. Sandy also talks about the many social activities enjoyed...
Show moreSandy Dragoo relates how she came to work at Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, as an executive secretary, from 1971 to 1974. She talks about moving to the Capitol Area Transportation Authority (CATA), Lansing's public transit company, as REO began to die and recruiting other REO employees. She also describes the actions of Francis Cappaert, the end of the company pension fund and the emotional depression shared by REO workers. Sandy also talks about the many social activities enjoyed by workers and how much fun she had, as an executive secretary, being invited to management's "REO Men’s Club". The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
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Title: "They all sort of disappeared" : the early cohort of UAW women leaders
Creator: Bromsen, Amy
Date: 2013-02-01
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Wayne State University Professor of Political Science Amy Bromsen delivers a talk entitled, "'They all sort of disappeared': the early cohort of UAW women leaders". Bromsen recounts the history of women in UAW represented workplaces and the associated separate pay scale, available jobs, and other discrimination. She describes attempts by UAW President Walter Reuther to address gender discrimination in the union, the creation of the UAW Women's Department, and the resistance these efforts met...
Show moreWayne State University Professor of Political Science Amy Bromsen delivers a talk entitled, "'They all sort of disappeared': the early cohort of UAW women leaders". Bromsen recounts the history of women in UAW represented workplaces and the associated separate pay scale, available jobs, and other discrimination. She describes attempts by UAW President Walter Reuther to address gender discrimination in the union, the creation of the UAW Women's Department, and the resistance these efforts met in the male dominated organization. A question and answer session concludes the session. Bromsen is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context and the MSU Women's Resource Center. Held at the MSU Museum.
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Title: Louis Garcia discusses his career as frontline worker and manager at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc
Creator: Garcia, Louis C.
Date: 1992-01-28
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Louis Garcia discusses his career as an assembly worker, press operator, and manager at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, Mi, between 1946 and 1975. Garcia talks about his Hispanic heritage and his childhood spent as a migrant farm worker. He says that in his early years at REO he was singled out and "tested" by other workers and management because of his ethnicity, but still excelled in the workplace, becoming a journeyman and later a supervisor. Garcia also talks...
Show moreLouis Garcia discusses his career as an assembly worker, press operator, and manager at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, Mi, between 1946 and 1975. Garcia talks about his Hispanic heritage and his childhood spent as a migrant farm worker. He says that in his early years at REO he was singled out and "tested" by other workers and management because of his ethnicity, but still excelled in the workplace, becoming a journeyman and later a supervisor. Garcia also talks about Francis Cappaert’s ownership of REO, the company bankruptcy, loss of the worker pension fund, the final days of plant operations, and employee depression and suicide. Interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
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Title: Western Michigan at work. 1950-08-08
Creator: Dunbar, Willis Frederick, 1902-1970
Date: 1950-08-08
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: The Little Brothers Company is featured on this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives a history of the Little family, from the time Henry Little moved to Michigan from New York in 1831 until Alvin and George R. Little took over the Little Brothers Company in the 1920'. He explains the operation of the grain elevators which are the primary component of the business and Ed Bauer, the company's farm service person, explains the company's efforts to...
Show moreThe Little Brothers Company is featured on this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives a history of the Little family, from the time Henry Little moved to Michigan from New York in 1831 until Alvin and George R. Little took over the Little Brothers Company in the 1920'. He explains the operation of the grain elevators which are the primary component of the business and Ed Bauer, the company's farm service person, explains the company's efforts to work with farmers to solve problems and help keep their skills current.
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Title: Doris Faustman discusses her three periods of employment at REO Motor Car Company
Creator: Faustman, Doris
Date: 1992-06-23
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Doris Faustman talks about her three periods of employment at the REO Motor Car Company in Lansing, MI. She says that she first worked as a clerk from 1945 to 1947, left to raise children, came back from 1949 to 1951 and returned to REO again in 1967 when her kids were older. She describes her work in the parts department, her coworkers, bosses, and being a grateful member of the union. Faustman talks about the first attempts to computerize REO administrative offices and how foreign and...
Show moreDoris Faustman talks about her three periods of employment at the REO Motor Car Company in Lansing, MI. She says that she first worked as a clerk from 1945 to 1947, left to raise children, came back from 1949 to 1951 and returned to REO again in 1967 when her kids were older. She describes her work in the parts department, her coworkers, bosses, and being a grateful member of the union. Faustman talks about the first attempts to computerize REO administrative offices and how foreign and strange all of the equipment seemed to staff. She also sadly recalls being laid off in 1975 when REO closed in bankruptcy. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
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Title: U.S. President Barack Obama holds his second prime time news conference on the economy
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2009-03-24
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Barack Obama holds his second prime time news conference on the economy. President Obama defends the 2010 budget and gives a positive outlook on the recovery. Obama answers questions from reporters involving cuts and increases in taxes, the national debt for the next generation, border control, the procurement system, and the AIG bonuses.

Title: The way we worked : the culture and history of work, workers, and workplace
Creator: Beck, John, 1954-
Date: 2012-11-28
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: John Beck, MSU Professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations delivers a talk entitled, "The way we worked: the culture and history of work, workers, and workplace". Using a slideshow presentation Beck describes how workers' identity is closely tied to their jobs and other aspects of their lives including music, diet, recreational activities, clothing, and art. Beck talks about several artists and the content of their photography and painting. He reflects on his own experience in the paper...
Show moreJohn Beck, MSU Professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations delivers a talk entitled, "The way we worked: the culture and history of work, workers, and workplace". Using a slideshow presentation Beck describes how workers' identity is closely tied to their jobs and other aspects of their lives including music, diet, recreational activities, clothing, and art. Beck talks about several artists and the content of their photography and painting. He reflects on his own experience in the paper mill with worker banquets, provides examples of worker humor and getting over on the boss, the UAW's "White Shirt Day" commemorating the Flint sit-down strike, and art created by workers in their workplaces with scrap, waste and appropriated parts. Beck concludes by reading Greg Shotwell's poem, "The world is in their care". A question and answer concludes the session. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held at the MSU Museum.
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