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An Oral History Interview With Ethel Andrews and Erwood Avery

This Oral History is a discussion of The Great Swamper, a
local newsletter or newspaper that was published at
intervals during the 1940s and 1950s by William Gilbert
Nowell "Captain Bill"

An Oral History Interview with Paul E. Lee

Paul Ellison Lee was born on February 15, 1926 to Robert E. Lee and Sarah Isabelle Lee, née Rogers, in the family home in Shady Side, Maryland. He served in the US Navy and during World War II he operated and landed craft on D-Day and across the…

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Captain Bill Nowell and his wife, Martha

1950: Bill Nowell w/ wife (Martha) and dog "Tuffy" editor of "The Great Swamper"

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Oral History Transcript of An Interview With Ethel Andrews and Erwood Avery

TR.1994.010-Andrews,Avery-GreatSwamper.pdf

This Oral History is a discussion of The Great Swamper, a
local newsletter or newspaper that was published at
intervals during the 1940s and 1950s by William Gilbert
Nowell.

Oral History Transcript of an Interview with Paul Ellison Lee