OH151 Frank Roberts Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War II
Series Number
OH151
Interviewee
Roberts, Frank
Interviewer
Hoyt, Michael A.
Date Interviewed
December 10th, 1974
Processed by
Benjamin J. Drake
Date Processed
November 9th, 2011
Description
1 sound disc (55 minutes)
Abstract
Frank Roberts recounts his experiences during the Second World War. He discusses effects of the Second World War in Calloway County, Kentucky. He then explains the changes which occurred at the Ford Motor Company at Detroit, Michigan during the war. He also describes rationing, prominent individuals and political organizations during the era. He concludes by describing racial attitudes and relations in Calloway County during and after the war.
Biographical/Historical Note
Frank Roberts was born May 10, 1908 in Calloway County, Kentucky. He was one of the first graduates of the Murray Training School (presently Murray State University) in 1927. Prior to the Second World War, he worked for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. After the war he constructed homes in Murray from 1944 until 1952, when he began working for the Pennsalt Chemical Company (currently Arkema Inc.) in Calvert City, Kentucky. He retired in 1970.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Roberts, Frank, 1908-
Ford Motor Company- History - 20th Century
Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation.
World War, 1939-1945 - Michigan - Detroit.
Kentucky - Race relations.
Calloway County (Ky.) - History Murray (Ky.) - History.
Recommended Citation
Hoyt, Michael A., "OH151 Frank Roberts Oral History" (2025). World War II. 21.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwii/21
Audio Transcript
