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Interview with Jim Blagg, 1984

Description: Interview with Jim Blagg, new City Manager for the city of Abilene. IN the interview, Blagg discusses what led to his running for city manager, as well as the concerns and focuses for his term.
Date: 1984
Duration: 29 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Blagg, Jim & McCaleb, Gary
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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The Real Abilene Trinity: Bootleggers, Baptists, and Books

Description: In this lecture for the Abilene Centennial Series, Mr. Pendergrast describes three areas that have formed the character of the town of Abilene – fundamental religion, vice (or the losing fight against it), and education.
Date: unknown
Duration: 52 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Pendergrast, Sam
Partner: Abilene Public Library
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Farming and Ranching in West Texas

Description: This video is a recording of a lecture presented by Harry Holt on the history of West Texas agriculture as part of the Abilene Public Library Centennial Series.
Date: unknown
Duration: 32 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Holt, Harry
Partner: Abilene Public Library
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Pioneers of Abilene

Description: This is a video recording of a Jack North lecture for the Abilene Public Library Centennial Series
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Jack North
Partner: Abilene Public Library
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The Abilene Village in my Heart

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Duration: 31 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Greene, A. C., 1923-
Partner: Abilene Public Library
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Did the Jazz Age come to Abilene?

Description: A lecture for the Abilene Centennial Series with Paul Lack and Gerald McDaniel discussed the coming of jazz to Abilene. The program was a part of a research project conducted by Dr. Lack and Dr. McDaniel.
Date: unknown
Duration: 37 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Lack, Paul
Partner: Abilene Public Library
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