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Conversations About Mobile, with Eugene Walter

Title

Conversations About Mobile, with Eugene Walter

Description

Oral history interviews of Eugene Ferdinand Walter, native Mobilian, poet, actor, screenwriter, cryptographer, gourmet chef, etc., known as Mobile's Renaissance Man.
These interviews were part of a series of oral histories titled "Conversations About Mobile," conducted by Jeanette Keyser Maygarden for Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, in the early 1990s. Originally in VHS format, the full series has since been converted to DVD and mp4, and is available for viewing at the Local History & Genealogy library.
In these recordings, Eugene discusses his 73 years of artistic endeavors and pursuit of knowledge.

Creator

Jeanette Keyser Maygarden

Publisher

Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy

Date

1994

Contributor

Eugene Walter

Rights

This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution.

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

Conversations-Mobile-Walter-1994

Collection Items

Eugene Walter, pt. 1
Part 1 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his early life and travels in Europe.

Eugene Walter, pt. 2
Part 2 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his return to the United States and Mobile.
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