| Title: |
Gilmer, Oliver D.
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Reverend Oliver D. Gilmer was born in rural Kentucky on May 31, 1927. As he grew up on a farm, he attended a one-teacher school from primer through the eighth grade. During World War II, he was drafted into the Army. He served in the military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and then retired with twenty-three years of military service. In 1967, Reverend Gilmer entered the ministry. During his career, he earned his master's degree.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohgilmero.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Gilmer, Oliver D., 1927-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
31-May-1927
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Kentucky; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Clergy; Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
72
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| Document date: |
25-Oct-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Henderson, William
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025636-27531
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