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The Abilene Village in my Heart

One of 19 items in the series: Abiliene Public Library Centennial Series available on this site.
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Greene presented a lecture for the Abilene Centennial Series on his memories of growing up in Abilene. His talk included stories about Abilene's Carnegie Library, when his grandmother was the librarian; selling newspapers on the Sunshine Special train; and encountering connections to Abilene as far away as New York City.

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Greene, A. C., 1923- Creation Date: Unknown.

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  • Greene, A. C., 1923- Greene, a noted writer and essayist, graduated from Abilene Christian University and was employed during his professional life by the Abilene Reporter News, Hardin- Simmons University, the Dallas Times Herald.

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Greene presented a lecture for the Abilene Centennial Series on his memories of growing up in Abilene. His talk included stories about Abilene's Carnegie Library, when his grandmother was the librarian; selling newspapers on the Sunshine Special train; and encountering connections to Abilene as far away as New York City.

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1 recording : sd., col.

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  • 1981

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  • Sept. 21, 2017, 11:34 a.m.

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Greene, A. C., 1923-. The Abilene Village in my Heart, video, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth744276/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.

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